New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-08
THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK.

| THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK.
The revival does not aba.e, but rather increases.
Tb- il true both Of this city ard Of tbe whole country
The number Of conversions reported in various journals
both secular and religious during the past week,
ceejs the number Of the week previous and the work
il everywhere spoken Of only continuing but in
creasing and as becoming more and more matter Of
common conversation, eicng o;tentnes expressions
Of wonder and astopishment. II "a spreading and
more widely over the whole land and extends even to
California and Oregon. We hear Of large numbers Of
conversions in some of the churches of San Francisco
and Of religious meetings Of unusual interest in Sacra
mento and many adjacent places. It cannot be
questioned that the revival is longer lived than
it would be If it partook more OF the character Of
citenent; for meIe e1citements whether religious or
otherwise, do not last long, But the progress of the
present work, while it is rapid is temperate and is
marked with very few instances Of wild and unregu
lated enhusasm. II il, OF course, impossible TO pre-
dict how lorg such state Of things may exist though
it j. likely that as the present popular interest in reli
gion, which has created the revival not Of sudden
but gradual growth the general feeling will sul-ide
much in the same way as il arose. At present. how
its power and influence everywhere ausmenting.
PRAYER-MEETING IN PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
A prayer-meetiIg Of deep interest was held yester-
day afternoon in Plymouth Church. Brooklyn Of which
the Rev. Mr.. BrECnIE s minister. Several sailors,
recently converted, were present and related their
spiritual experience: and from The feeling manner in
which their stories were told, there hardly dry
~ tba A ia held in the
lecture-room Of this church every Sunday afternoon,
from TO A. o'clock. 1t is not attended by the pastor,
being exclusively under the control of the aty of the
church. The conductor of esch meeting IS appointed
by the conductor Of the previous meeting. The eIer
cises are opened with prayer and hymn, after which
passage Of Scripture is read Of which an ezposi-
ton ia made. The further exercises vary according
to circumstances. Mott of the tine is Usually occu
pied with prayer and singing, though any ons r at
Liberty TO make such remarks he may thibk r.oper
on any subect connected with religion, or more par
tieularly bis Own Christian experience great variety
Of remark is =ometimes elected and the meetings
oftentmes have air Of great novelty and interest.
The hymns that sung usually those that have
been faIoilar in ew-England chur ,he- for mtny
years and are 70 lie found in Mr. Beecbeis Plymouth
Collection
Yesterday afternoon e gentleman who Is connected
with scme missionary enterprises in bchsf OF sean1en,
introduced The of the sailor and urged hi claims
upon the confederation of the Christian community.
lie sad that if onetonth Of the money thnt has been
expended for missionary effort, through the agency Of
various Missionary Societies, had been expended in
Efforts for the conversion Of seamtn, the progress Of
Christianity in foreign lands would have been easier
and speeder than it is a. present. He said that
sailor, properly trained makes the most effective OF
all missionaries, ard this too, without going out OF hi'
regular vocation. He visits foreign pOrt' and is con-
tinuaully afforded opportunities Of doing good,
if he chooses TO embrace them. A Christian sailor
sometimes has q greater influence over his shipmate
at iea than minister at home car have over hi con
grega,ion Bat the calling which presents such great
opportunities for good presents equal opportunities Tor
evil. VERY few men can exert wore influence than
wicked seamen. "Jack, when he oon,Os ashore with
money in bis pocket is determined 70 have spree IN
spending it and he accordingly indulges in reckless
and vicious dissipation, ruinous not only to himself
but TO all whom he makes HE associates or influences
BY his example The duty of caring for the faor was
ulged as part Of the general Christian duty OF the
Church, both as collective body and az Individuals
Tie leader OF the meeting then announced that sew
,rsl teafaring men, recent converts from The Baptist
Mariners Church, were presert, who requested
sA'
an American, arose and spoke a. follow:
Il am stranger here, but trust a'n n9t o
stranger 10 Christ Il is not long since ] was COZ
yerled, yet uow / know Him, aud an no longer II
etrs1 yer 10 His love. speak with great trembling
before my be,hien, because feel my weakness, yet
! an made strong through the grace Of God. When
welt TO sea left behind one o. the best m0her1
that ever lived She pious woman, aud used to
pray for me. She used TO pray for me before
| went away from home, and after lad gone she
prsyod more than ever. Her prayer always
VIZ. that ! might become Christian. ln
| my early yeuth, before ] went away ito,a my
fa:bel's house. Wa scholar in Sundsy-Schoo!
where learned many lessons that shal. never forget
| When / was at sea of Il. Vincent, grea. storm
arose. II wes q tremendous gale and many Iesae!7
were wrecked. We all thought that We should 60 10
the bottom. There seemed to be no possibility that Inc
ship could held out against il, and we gave up hoPe'
There was Lo; single person or board that was q
| CbIliar-poDc TO whom could 90 - seek counsel N
| thinking whet | could Do. wa afraid TO meet
death, for | wa unprcpared to die. Al the
lessons that | had learned in the Sabha.h-schoc!
csre up before my mId. 1t seemed if all
that had ever heard, or read or known flashed be-
fore NE and appeared a. Il It had al happened bet
yesterday | though, OF ny religious instruction;
thought of my mother prayers: | thought OF the
Bih.e; though. OF God; saw NY mother tears
detenited to pray and id pay. made q yow BE-
fCre God that l. b. wogt Pare mt, and suffer me 70
got ashore more would consecra.e all the res
lofr itp IN hfS "a. II oa-jt