Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-01

crease OF crime and fraudthe progress of irreIgion
ana fashionable seduction-we have every reason TO
thank The Lord God, his only son, Jesus Christ and
even the blessed and beautiful Virgin that the Ne
'houis' persuasion is making greater mov ement in
reVivas and re nvigoration than ever has
been Gone IN New York since the time of Whitfield
and Wesley.
Whatever foies and absurdaies many religious
people commit, more especially at Camp Meetings.
and at long night class meetings. in private houses
we must yet allow that much good to society springs
out of these religious revvals, when they are con-
Quoted On the principle Of good sense, and imbued
with the spirit of the gospel.
We make superior pretensioas to sanctity or su-
perabandancc of religion but even cannot resist
the contagion of the day. few weeks ago the Rev.
Mr. GrIhn OF brooklyn, appeared in our Office one
day, and said, "Mr. Bennett, you have taken lber-
ties with my name-now am going 10 take liberty
with you" looked up in expec Iatiop. "You caus-
ed my removal by your Camp Meeting sketches,
from my church in Brooklyn. ] am engaged in
collecting subscriptions to build new church
aud have come to request mite of you" 'Mr.
Griffin said |, "we have churches enough-.and
preachers enough; what we want is more pIe,y rore
sense, more virtue, more Of that quality which be-
stirred the apostles. livery true said he ''but in
brooklyn we want a new church." every wen1' said
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dollars I'll thank you, SIR" 4
But building churches will never omen TIE Golden
gate OF heaven TO any sinner You must build u, tho
soul In godiness-construct the heart Of tlstoure
principles Of piety-and shed over the whole exis.
tence the spirit oftruth. %
In every Methodist church of this city, the work
of God goes ahead. We verify believe that the vir-
gin has heard cur prayers, and taken pi y upon the
young women of New York. Those Who can't get
husbands can get relgion-and as husbands now GOV
we believe the latter is the best. Men, women ard.
| children are crowGisg the churches, night and day
One OF the richest men in the city has had his soul
opened much wider to the grace Of God than his
purse ever was to +" melting charity" This took
place in Green street, where he was knocked over
one evening among dozen other converts. Many are
leaving the Presbyterian churches where there
life TO join the Me,hodsts where there is plenty Of
love, picty, religion and pretty women for saints
The Rev. DR.. Patton's church, and also the Rev Dr.
BrowHi.e's, have suffered great dmuntion in
cash paying saints. Even among the Catholics this
change is going Not many days ago a neat Irish
woman, good Catholic, got equainted with young
man, Methodist. He had good shape-fair cha.
racter-tclerabe basiness-and a large stock of re-
gion and dry goods. She could not resist such ar.
guments, and so she got a husband and religion on
The day, and is Of the prettiest and hap
picst Methodists in any Of the sensible streets.
The Methodist slergymen are also working hard
night aud day. Brother Rice is failing fast in con-
sequence Of his great labors. He is faithful 20 his
Matters cause, and deserves love feast worth $1,000
with the trimmings besides a mansion in Paradise
Brother Gilbert, another aborer in the vineyard
full Of business and works har1-so much so. that
though only - years OF age, he has Just got new
wig His excellent lady is fine plump MethSdist.
and il does ones heart good to look at her Brother
Lindsey is getting too fat for godliness-snd takes
his ease too much He must strip little, or Satan
will yet the start Of him. In Prssher Daviss church
there is too much abolition to do good The dew,
likes the aboliionists brother Jones il an inter-
esting preacher, but ke is in delicate health
let him reposs a month in Abigail bosom. Bro
Their Ferguson is studying the Hebrew language
with the great Oriental scholar, Professor Row
let him study the language Of the heart and airee-
tions and he will find il more useful.
Whiiethese things are going on successfully some
matters take place equally interesting, but Of diff
fcrent kind. In some Of the ehurches the meetings
kept up till two O'Clock ia the morning---and on
such occasions many nter esting scenes take place.
On one of these nights very beautiful young wo-
man, Miss IL, fell down before the altar among the
converted, rolled over and over on the Garnet ard
showed latte too much OF Of the pret,i.st leg.
'ual ever woman could possess. The spirit Gas
powerful within her, but young nan smooth.d down
her dearly beloved pe,t,coa,s, and helpe to mise
her TO her knees She tran threw her arms arou,i
him, aud givin him choice embr ace, called uno,
the Lord Je,us TO save her from perdi,ion-and not
to hang back-but, oh dear Lord, do IL risht off
The embrace had such an effect upon the Young
MAJ. that lac also was converted tight on, d
both are now married, and a. happy in the Lord Al,
the day is long.
very interesting Incident also took place at Dr.
Riee's church, which shall give in a day or two
One Of the converts in Brother Ferguson's church
in Green street, says that Jesus lives in his temple
but this is doubted 80 yet.
The same movement is felt in Baltimore Phil.-
delpha, and Albany; and during the last six month.
probably many thousand converts have been made.
The Methodists are undoubtedly doin- much good
The times are &C. OF joiHt-the Presb,terians and
many other sects quarrelng and the Methodisis
alone seem tobe soag ahead the right plan Ina few
days, great preacher, the Rev. Mr. Knapp. will bs
here, AMI then The great engine of religion will mako
y revelations, and the blower OF the furnace fully
900. During he last few years, men have become
50 bed, that there is no ether way Of reforming the
world. We say go ahead-put on mere steam
never mind sXposions-be like unto the preacher
who happened one day. on the brink Of deep river.
when he was baptizng converts, TO drop one Of his
converts "a The strong current, and was drowBe
Immediately sad-ts The Lord eiyetb. nm A The ora =.