I immediately called together the officers of the church, stated to them my observations, instituted a series of meetings for almost every evening, followed them with conversation with enquirers, and a large ingathering of souls rewarded our efforts and prayers.

I have no doubt that very often a spark of divine influence is allowed to die for want of being fanned by prayer and prompt labors, whereas, it is sometimes dashed out, as by a bucket of cold water thrown on by inconsistent or quarrelsome church members.

It was to Christians that St.Paul sent the message, "Quench not the Spirit." In 1858 there began a marvelous work of grace, which extended not only throughout the churches in New York, but throughout the whole country.
The flame was kindled at the beginning of the year in a noon-day prayer meeting, instituted by that single-eyed servant of Christ, Jeremiah C.
Lamphier, who had once been a singer in the choir of my church.

The flame thus kindled in that meeting soon extended to my church in Market Street, and presently spread over the whole city.

The special feature of the revival of 1858 was the noon-day prayer meeting.