Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-30


noon day prayer meeting at q church in
New York. This took place during the
height Of the late financial crisis. This
meeting was located near the very centre
OF business n!that city. 1t was confined
to no sect, but was open to all. 1t pre-
sented "a spot where the harrasssd and
wearied mind might take momentary, re;
fuge from the tumult and the strife of
worldly struggles and give brief space
to prayer and serious meditation. There
was no excitement. no urgent appeal to
the feeling, no eloquent persuasion or
narrowing idenunciations, but the silent
work of serious conviction, the feeling of
human weakness, the realizing of the me-
cessity Of higher support than mans
feeble powers and resolves. and as the
fruit thereof there was doubtless often the
consoling assurance of having found it,.
This religious feeling grew, spread and
increased itcaught. as it were, almost
like contagion. The restorative pro-
cess commenced where it was most need.
ed, andlin the very centre of corruption
that has thence extended its influence
over the States and cities almost of the
whole continent.
Porteland, Me.-A correspondent writes
US from this place: "Religious prospects
are frightening in Portland. A morning
ptayer-meeting in the Free State Baptist
vestry, crowded the first week, expands
into three the second week, at different
hours, at Dr.. Dwight's and Mr.. Moor's.
DR.. Chickering and his crowded yestry
assembly, on Saturday evening last, were
electrified by a speech from lawyer,
who had till lately been worldly and
skeptical, but now frankly avows new
purposes and expresses the joyful as
surance that he has found the Saviour.
New Rampshire.-It is stated that evil
walls of religion are in progress in Hamp
ton, Hampton Falls, Greenland, Rye.
Portsmouth and other places Of New
Hampshire. In the last-named place
more persons were admitted to the differ
ent churches last Sabbath than ever had
been known before.
Massachusetts.- prayer meetings
are held at several churches in Boston,
and at Lowell, Hayerhill, Newburyport.
Worcester. Springfield and other places.
Some Of these are "business mems meet
ings," into which those engaged in bust
ness go for ten or fifteen minutes. "The
people come to them as doves to their
windows and the churches are receiy.
ing large accessions to their numbers.
A Newburyport correspondent states.
as "a gratifying fact, that quite proper
ton Of the new converts are young men,
and that the change in life has been rad>
ical and thorough. So wonderful revi-
val. as regards number, has never been
known in this section. It's influence is
felt in every department of life, and the
tone Of society has materially changed.
In business. as well as in pleasure, one
cannot fail in detecting the wholesome
atmosphere which has grown out Of the
interest. And what is most gratifying.
the work continues unabated in zeal,
though not daily bringing out SO many in
numbers"
Rhode Zslana.-=tThe Woonsocket Patri.
OF says: "The religious interest in this
and the neighboring villages and towns
to be baptized by the Rev. Mr.. Breed, Of
the Baptist church, in this village, next
communion day. In North Uxbridge
several conversions are announced, and
qite number at Whittinsyille. A cor
respondent informs us of the revival at
Thompson, seventy five conversions at
Woodstock, seventy at Pomfret, and thir-
ty at Putnam. Similar reports came
from all parts of the country"
Connecticut. religious Herald, of
Hartford, Connecticut, says: "There has
been more than usual interest in nearly
all the evangelical churches in this city
for some weeks past. In the Pearl Street
Church there has been union prayer
Thursday and Saturday evening since
the first Of January, and the interest has
become general Afternoon prayer-meet-
ings we're commenced this week. and are
now held at half>past o'clock every
day, for all who desire to pray for the in
fuence of the Spirit" The New London
daily Chronicle says: An. extensive reyi.
val has been in progress among the chur>
ches of this city for some time past, aud
is now going on without any apparent
abatement Of the interest manifested. A
large number has experienced CONVEX
sion. and numerous accessions have been
made to churches of various denomina.
tions. The Baptists and Methodist cspe-
cially have made large additions to their
numbers.
New York.-In the city. according to
express. the awakening has continued for
weeks. and the sphere of its influence is
becoming wider every day. The numer>
GUS prayer-meetings are all crowded. and
the number Of additions to the churches
is reckoned by hundreds every Sunday.
Among the "feyivalists" in the Metho-
dist church is. a society of members
which, from its cuntinually changing
field. has been christened by the Flying
| ArtillerY." Sunday the artillery epened