Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-06-11
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
GENERAL REVIvAL.-The Revival |
still continues, and in many places with
undated interest. In fact, districts not
before affected by it are just beginning
to be visited /; and reports from out OF
the way places, from which news of pas
sing events is always slow in reaching US,
are just coming in. But taking the
whole work together, the Revival is
waning. This decline, however, is ma
tural. 1t is not to be expected that SO
intensified state of religious interest as
has been witnessed since last fall, should
be perpetual. Such phenomenon. would
be unlike anything ever before known
in the annals of the Christian Church
and if by forced measures the Revival
such form as the present, the result
would be undesirable, because unnatural.
The divine influence that has passed
over the country is already without pa
rallied in its history, and will make the
past year and the present memorable in
all coming times. But while the Revival
now lacks the special manifestations Of
peculiar interest which it exhibited
month or two months ago, it has by no
means lost its undercurrent of power
The wave has, as. yet, lost only its crest,
and is still rolling with majestic swell
over the whole land. A statistical Of
the number Of conversions since last
October has appeared in some Of the
daily papers, giving the total, thus far,
at about 100000. The extract number,
of course, can never be given; and bow
near the present approximates to the
truth, it is impossible to say.
The recent interest is bringing forth
fruit in numerous additions to the
,, churches in number of places around
US. In Plattsburgh, Rev. Mr.. Cham
berlain's labors have been greatly
blessed. Fifty persons joined the church
from his congregation on the first of May.
The revival in Keeseville continues. In
Montpelier also, the interest in religious
things continues to be great !; a large
number of conversions have taken place
among young persons, and the work is
reaching heads of families It is the
greatest revival in that place for the
last twenty years. To the church in
Swanton, under care of Rev. J. B. Per
2 ~, forty-two have been added lately
tbirty-fve Of them by profession.
The anniversaries of the various Bapt-
list benevolent societies have just been
held in Philadelphia. The report Of
the Home Mission Society, states that
the number of missionaries employed
o are ninety three, in sixteen States and
territories. The report of the Ameri-
can and Foreign Bible Society shows
It the appropriations for the past year tc
d have been. $19,365. The number of col
) porteurs employed by the Publication
Society, is SO, and during the year 640C
:: volumes and 100000 pages of tract;
u have been distributed.
: The America SIS. Union celebrated its
u 34th anniversary on Wednesday. Dur
P ing the year have been organized 1872
o new S. S. Schools, into which have beef
gathered more than $4,000 children anC
% books have been put in circulation to thC
S, value of 21,860.
II The American Missionary Associa
e ton met on Thursday. The foreign mis-
P sions are seven in number, comprising 2;
/ stations occupied by 60 laborers. Their,
Is are l6 churches connected with them
/ and 1850 members. In the Home FielC
/ are employed 81 missionaries. Th
J. number of church members is 1921; II
cd
L sions.
r The American and Foreign Christian
Oh Union met on Tuesday. The humble
n of laborers in the home field is 81, tn
ID number of papal children gathered int
lie schools is 2946, and the number of con
II versions among Romanists 250.
Re The American Unitarian Association
III met on Tuesday. The receipts for tn
. year have been S13,402.
u The Association for the promotion {
. Collegiate Instruction at the West, me-
lo on Wednesday. There are now unde
IL its care 16 institutions in different states
SC Revivals in these institutions, have bee
e frequent and powerful, having alread
70 resulted in the hopeful conversion
le some 5000 young men. The annual a,
10 dress was delivered by Rev. Dr. Vince
IS er of this place.
!; There were interesting meetings
- many more societies, notice of all whic
. would take more room than we ca
I'LL spare.
NJ AT the meeting OF the N. E. Tro
q conference at Middlebury on the 19h
IL about $50 ministers were nresent