CHAPTEE VHI.
 

"gtiimsU tax frapo.
 

Almost from the commencement of the Meeting, it
has been custom.ary to receive requests that some
particular person or persons should be especially re¬
membered in the supplications of God's people.

In many cases the applicants arise in the midst of
the assembl}' and state the character and circum¬
stances of the object for which they desire interces¬
sion to be made. In a few instances, persons awak¬
ened by the Holy Spirit, have been impelled by
their deep distress to make known their state of mind
in the same way and ask Christians to plead for
them with God. At one time it was proposed to
make it the leader's duty to call for such requests, at
a stated part of each day's proceedings, but the pro¬
posal was discountenanced as injudicious, and as
opening a door for other measures not consistent with
the great design of the Meeting. At the same time
it was  distinctly stated, as indeed had always been