Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-31

RELIGION IN New YORK" Several congregations
In this city in interesting state II would be
there many anxious inquirers after the way Of ife
and some rejoicing in the belief that they have foand
thatway The prospect is that the work will ex-
tend to many churches"
We copy the foregoing from the leading Protestant
religious paper of this city the ~ y Observer OF last
Saturday Three fourhs Of the readers OF the Obser-
yer appraised of the revival it alludes to some
weeks ago, through the columns of the Herald-since
then the details of its daily progress have been furnish
ed If the editors Of the Observer do not themselves
come under the influence of Of these awaken
ings," our Sunday Herald will suppant them in the la
test religious news does admittedly the Wall street
press in shipping and commercial intelligence We
would inform the Observer for its benefit, that IN
stead Of several congregations merely being in an inter-
estng state many have already passed that condition Of
things and presented ullments of the divine figure OF
speech which the ruler of the Jews, Nicedemus found
it so hard to comprehend The work has already ex-
tended TO churches of almost every denomination,
cept the Catholic and Episcopal and we wait only the
completion Of ST. Peters Cathedral to bring the former
of these also into the hasten the millennium.
Our accounts from Philadelphia represent that sim
liar religious excitement is in existence there like
causes producing like effects The philadelphia Courier
extensive ana genuine work of grace has commenced
Places that have long dry ard barren are beginning
10 assume new aspect"
Tomorrow afternoon we shall show the workings of
the spirit in different aspect, exempliRed in
trial in New England where the sayings and doings of
Pastors and their hocks and various mysteries of re
gon and morals, viii be presented in striking form.
NEW FIELD FOR NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIsE.---A
melton, in the Massachusetts Legislature supply
the members with newspapers, elected rather pro-
fame observation, which met by very happy and
pertinent although obvious, rejoinder
"Mr. Adams, of Charlestown, said since gentlemen
DESTROYS of taking newspapers rom all parts OF
the world he hoped they would be INDUCED in extend
ing their patronage little further. He had recently
read the works of Emanuel Swedenborg, and from
them he learned that there printing presses and
newspapers IN heaven. This was fact. Swedenborg
had the presses in operation and read the newspa
pers. He hoped of the gentlemen would order
their papers from the celestial regions, that they and
their constituents might know what going there.
Mr. Perkins said the gentleman last up need not send
doing in the celestial regions All that know
of the affairs of those regions already in print, and
he hoped in the hands of every person. II to be
found in the old-fashoned Bible, and amply sui-
silent for all earthly purposes"
BOARD OF Misunderstanding Of any interest
cured in the Board Of Aldermen last night subsequent
TO what we published this morning
The Of the business consisted Of the sanctoning
by the board Of great number Of Of reports respecting
corrections of assessments.
report was confirmed that Church street, from Full
ton to Reed streets, be repaved.
The Board adjourned until Monday next, at five