The Washington union., 1858-03-14

raj persons asAg the ps~Fes o The congregation Tor
different relatives unconyered e-isr of the board
then offered prayer Each prayer was ioiio"oa by a
hymn in which the whole congregation joined After
several prayers brief exhor,ations made onc by
excouncnan Purdy In which he painted Ia most glow
ing cooTs the Joys Of Christians upon earth. Mr. lry
followed by Mr. Halstcad, who gave account OF
the conversion Of - Awful Gardner" noted pusst,
who will commence public exhortations. A hymn
then sung, during which four young and three
ladies, amid evident excitement, forward and
kne at the altar Prayers then offered In their be-
half The servicts continued til late in the afternoon
nsrytaad The Baltimore Patriot ats Ia view Of the
deep and widespread religious interest mafsting itself
in New York and other cities and towns the clergy Of
city understand have IL in contemplation 10 hold
daily prayer meeting similar to that now being held at
the old North Dutch Church in New York and which Is
being attended, by crowds OF earnest merchants and
their clerks.
The New York secular papers now daily fed with
accounts of the various meetings held ia different parts OF
the city and in the midst of business hours, aud c-
Quoted by business rather than by the ciergyinen
These attended by very unusual evidences OF
sincerity seal and practical etiect The Dutch church
down town il daily thronged from IL O'Clock until J.,
and everything in that city indicates degree OF eiorma
ton in classes and zeal in Others quite unlike any
thing that has been known for twenty thirty Years,
and far more general In the Roman Catholic and
Episcopal churches, the regular dcvotons of Lent draw
many TO those houses Of worship. In other denom-
nations where such regularly observed,
however the attendance il very great, particularly
among the Baptists and Presbyterians.
In the cities and of the interior the religious in
is becoming deeper and broader every day. While
but little is said about general revival there is nconnex-
ION with nearly all the churches waking up among pro-
Tossing Christians such has not been known before for
long time.
Ohio.-sThe churches in Ohio says a correspondent,
manifest still greater interest in the affairs Of religion
The accessios the winter communions being held
in many of them very pleasing being frequently
from six to twelve persons with increased Interest and
marked attention"
Missouri The St Louis Presbyterian says there is "a
very revived state of feeling in all the Presbyterian
churches OF that city Two Of the Methodist churches
received about l20 probation 40 in one and so in
the other There have also been large additions made
to three OF four OF the Baptist churches
Iezs.ypDa "A deep religious feeling is manifested at
Pittsbug and other interior towns Philadelphia
respondent writes March 10th: '1he prayer meet
ings whic have been held daily at Jaynes Hall, from
II to / clock p m. during the past ten days have
been very largely attended Yesterday about half
of those who presented Themselves at the door obtained
admission The most of the audience, observed,
consisted Of merchants and business men, whose stores
are in the central portion OF the CITY, and among whom
were many Of most prominent and influential cti-
gems some Of whom rarely felt sufficient interest in
gious subjects visit similar meeting IL is remark
and even more strange TO such earnestnes In the
addresses delivered and prayers offered up to the Al
mighty