Hints for the Prayer-Meeting.
In the Annual Record of the College street Church, New Haven, we find these suggestions, from the pen of the pastor, Rev. James W. Hubbell, we presume:— 1. Be punctual. You come to meet your Saviour, to confess your sins, and to render thanks for his mercies. Come not, therefore, tardily nor reluctantly. 2. Pray as you come, that the Holy Spirit may be present, revealing Christ and quickening your own heart. 3. Bring others with you, and strive to do your part to make the meeting interesting and profitable. 4. Let the prayers be short and fervent. Let the remarks be brief and to the point. Let there be some word of experience, some thought of Christian life or doctrine, something calculated to cheer, comfort, and encourage. 5. Do not wait for others. After the meeting is opened, take the first opportunity to offer a short prayer, or to speak a word for Jesus. Do it heartily as to the Lord. 6. Let those who come first take the forward seats. Those who are obliged to come late, will thus find places near the door, where they can quietly take their seats. Sit so as to make room for others. Be cordial and courteous to those near you, for they are guests of your Master. The formalities of the world have no place where the friends of Christ are gathered.—Methodist Recorder.