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Southland Times, Issue 1074, 16 December 1868, Page 4

Religious WEEK OF PRAYER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. JEkA.-^UNUM CGBPUS SUMUS IN CSBISTO. JANUARY 3—10, 1869. Beloved Brethren in Christ of every Land: — In prospect of the coming New Year, and mindful of the great blessings graciously vouchsafed by God in answer to the united supplications of His people, the Evangelical Alliance cordially renew their invitation to Christians throughout the world, to observe a Week of Prayer in January next. Very gratifying reports have been received of the observance of this Annual Week of Prayer in different and distant countries ; still, there is reason to know that in many Towns and Cities of our own and Foreign Lands, Christians have not in this way been brought into sympathy with the Universal Church of Christ. The Evangelical Alliance therefore, desirous of manifesting the union of all true Christians, and of extending the benefits which in various ways have attended these Annual assemblies for United Prayer, affectionately call upon the children of God everywhere to take counsel and to make arrangements for observing it in their respective localities. The Alliance feel assured that thereby the hearts of Christians will be refreshed, and the hands of those Brethren strengthened, who in other places at home and abroad, plead before God for the gifts of His grace and the outstretching of His arm to bless His church and Convert a perishing world. •Fellow Christian sJ Let us with one accord, if spared to see the commencement of a New Year, encircle the world with our faithful, fervent, and united prayers. Let us then gather around the Throne of our Heavenly Father, forgetful of our differences of language, nation, and ecclesiastical system. Let us plead in the name of our One Lord, Redeemer, and Intercessor for blessings which the circumstances of our times shew to be most needful, urg«!ht, and important. "If two of you agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in Heaven." " O Thou thathearest prayer, unto thee shall &U flesh come." The following topics, amongst others, are suggested as suitable for exhortation and intercession on the successive days of meeting : — SUNDAY, JANUARY 3. Seemons. Subject : The intercession of the "High Priest over the House of God" the motive and model of united prayer. Heb. x. 19— 22. ; MONDAY, JANUARY 4. : Confession op Sin, and Thanksgiving for special and general mercies during the paat year, to Nations, Churches, and Families. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5. Nations : for their temporal and spiritual prosperity ; edifying intercourse and the maintenance of Peace ; for increased openings for the Gospel ; for the removal of social evils ; for the better observance of the Lord's Day ; and for Kings and all in authority. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6. Families : for Children of Christian Parents ; for a blessing on home influence j for all Seminaries of Christian learning ; — Universities, Colleges, and Schools; for Sunday Schools, and private instruction ; for our Youth abroad j and for a blessing on Christian literature. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. The Chttech : for more knowledge of God's Word and increase of spiritual life 5 for sound and faithful preaching adapted to rich and poor ; growing love to Christ ; a more earnest love to Christians of varied name and of all Nations ; and for the sending forth of more Labourers into the Harvest. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8. Mission : for the conversion of the Heathen and Mohammedans ; for the growth of missionary zeal ; for the removal of hindrances to preaching the Gospel among all Nations ; for recent converts ; and for all who are suffering persecution for the truth. SATURDAY JANUARY 9. . General : for the conversion of Israel ; for the circulation of the Holy Scriptures; for Christian and Philanthropic Societies j and for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Christians and Christian Churches throughout the World. SUNDAY, JANUARY 10. Seemon. Subject : the duty of the Christian Church in relation to the Religious wants of the World. A. G. Btteeows, James Davis, Heemann Schmettau, Ph. D — Secretaries of the British Branch of the Evangelical Alliance. William E. Dodge, H, B. Smith, D.D.— President, and Chairman of Executive Committee> of the American Branch. Gttillaume Monod, Geoege Fisch, D.D. — President and Secretary of the French Branch. Heemann Messneb. — Secretary of the German Branch. Leonaed Anet, Clement de Fate — President and Secretary of the Brussels Committee. Van Wassenaee Van Catwijck, J. W. Van Looh, M. Cohen Stttabt — President, VicePresident, and Secretary of Dutch Conference Committee of the Evangelical Alliance. A. Capadose, M.D. — President of the Netherland Protestant Society. "J". 'Adbien Nsttllu, T. Meylan — President and Vice-President of the Geneva Committee. Johann C. Beegee — Secretary of the Swedish Branch. Feeling Millingen, Edwin E. Bliss — Chairman and Secretary of the Turkish Branch. TUESDAY, JUNE 1. DAY OF SPECIAL PRAYER FOR THE CHILDREN OF CHRISTIAN PARENTS. The blessing of God so graciously vouchsafed in previous years to the united prayers of Christian parents for their children has suggested to the Council of the British Branch of the Alliance to renew their invitation for this purpose. Taking advantage of this circular, they cordially and affectionately invite Christians throughout the world to set apart TUESDAY, JUNE Ist, 1869, for earnest and united prayer for the conversion, holiness, and usefulness of their children. |^° EVERY CHRISTIAN IS EARNESTLY REQUESTED to Promote the holding of United Prayer Meetings during the Week in his Neighborhood, and TO COMMUNICATE TO IHE SECRETARIES of the British Branch (7, Adam Street, Strand, London) any circumstance , of interest arising out of its observance. | JTtPPS'B HOMCEPATHIC COCOA.— Vt Homcepathic Practitioners and the Medical priession generally, recommend COCOA as being the most healthful of all beverages, being the doctrine of homoßpathy was first introduced into England, there were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either attractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied in the crude state or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J .EPPS, of London, homcepathic chemist, was in- ! duced, in the year 1839, to turn his attention to this subject, and at length succeeded, with the assistance, of elaborate machinery in being thp first to' introduce an ; article pure in its composition, and so refined by the perfect trituration \t.. receives in, the process it passes hr6u'gti,'&s to be most acceptable to the delicate , stomach.