Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1858-04-29
From the New York Daily TFibuns.
Progress of the Revival. ara

Progress Of the Revival. 1a
The Revival in this city Is scarcely abaiing, az
though some Of its more novel manifestations havs
considerably declined. The day prayer-meetings.
mni f were SO largely attended month ago. have
stink to an aggregate average atsepdance Of about
chi, .To.sano. The number of these meetings ie
iuiiy Kept W, and the decrease of attendance Il
p'nespay among those who went from curiosity
seventh street Methodist Church fcr sI,o1s q az
months. For three and half months fhsre -
hecn preaching nearly every night, ard about l5ll
have 1roessed conversion Of these Sos have betff
received on probation in the church. The Religions
Interest continues undated. The altar Gas iilIe1
on Sunday evening, and during the day 100 we're
received into the church. The Sabbath sclool cen.
neeted with this church. has $50 scholars Of wbonf
lou young men and women, from 10 to 30 ycays ~
age are in the Bible class. OF there % have been
converted. - Il - ~
The Baptist churches Of the city have agreed "a
observe mex. Tuesday as day Of fasting humia-
ton and Thanksgiving" 49,
Statistics h that the Episcopal Church is large
~ Pfchtihg ny the present awakening. The cs n.
hrnailons in Trinity Church and two II her ehap.is
nave lrrgeiy exceeded those for 1857.
pa Lour'ee. n"n.red persons have hec eonrmedby
b.sh"p fottcr within the last two lnonthA
NEW YORK STATE
inlo' shcut the slate there appears to be onite AZ
great an awakening as in this city. 1-
FROM nan NE towns in the state We have &C.
counts Of ais and large GATHERINGS Of e. nv.,tx
AT Waycriy. 1cga Co, the Union PRAYER meeting
leu 10 evening preaching, and in few DAYS 90 deer
solemnity rervaded tie whole Community that Z
grand eif' ball at which $1,000 in presents weIe 10
have been distributed and which WAS IA have :, "a
off in the large hall now occupied ly the daily o,s
lnI meetings. was by public consent abandoned m.
propi"tors refusing tie ball. and the public al,uol
TO an individual refusing 10 attend.
NEW JERSEY.
Twelve thousand five hnndied end twe D. ryors
nave hcen received into the Methodist Episcc nal
Church in New Jcr cy during the last six month
twice as manly last year.
! There have been 275 conversions among the Pres
hy'erian Churches of Now Brunswick ricsbytrrv
! acne.
| The Baptist Church in Paterson I,ns received an
accession oi q new members. The churches Of tbs
same denomination i'll Newark are receiving about
| 5000 "'""'
Fifty-fve persons Joined the Reformed Du,.h
Church at Fail field N. j.. at an extra commun;,,n
on Su day m king in all eighty who have idned
this chur' Ii since the LIST Of March.
CONNECTICUT.
Inc Mcthdist Prcs.!ig Elder Of the Hsrtro,d
District stated in q rel gi,us reeiag few evenings
since tint, o: the trty-fo"r Oh, rchcs under his
charge. forty four were blessed with REVEALS The
work is wonderful in the BAPTIST and Congrt CATION.
! al Churches. TIE Secretary records accessions 10
Baptist churches in Hartford South Windsor. Plain
vile, Bristol Eranf',d. Sufiield and soulhineton.
In n w Haven 1"S y. is,rns have Tern confirmed
within three weeks IN the Episcopal Church
| In Haddam. on the lst of April, o young man
picked NJ piece Of Iufer. On which was written.
. Come to Christ = this pitce of paper was the
means If his awakening and conversion. AnOth-
ei young man went to Ha,lam On the same day.
determined not to he sfct ted by the religions in
huence. but NJ t day evening, lie constrained
to call at knsman and ask prayers, and returned
to his home on the 5:h . new creature.
One of the pastors Of Hartford bias suited that
within the last four CT five weeks more thin one
thousand pc "nns have called him to converse On
the subject OF religion ~
PENNSYLVANIA
Ore hundred and seventy ire persons were added
to thirteen OF the Presbyterian churches Of Phila-
,elp,a at their lat communion seasons, and about
250 to the Baptist churches.
OHIO.
Reviyals and business mems rrayer-meetings per.
vale the State In Middletown. where the Rev.
Jacob Knapp is preaching. the work is going ON
with wonderful results In female college ut Ok
ford, of the hundred Young ladies connected
with it, all but four five seleus In Bedford.
the Rev W. Lcet has baptized twenty one within
few wet Ks. "a
A. the Business Mems prayer meeting. on Mon
day morning. in the Firss Prcsbyte CRm,h, tie
Hon. Bellamv Stcrer stated that last 11iursday
morning. at l0o'cieek egsntlsmanl apred at the
door Ct the Hev pf Fiskct s stndy, ihe Sc end
eshyteriaii Church Berg inyi' j., he inquired
f II the sexton saying, II am the editor f an nh-
del paper in the City Of New York and travelling
on the cars last night and this morning, awUks
with a sound ringing in my ears. saying, Repent
repent j! and it l. as been sounding In my ears ever
since ; and passing by this house. / saw in front VI
il card tating that there is a praycr-meeting In
this house every noon. | wish to send n request to
that "rayer-meeting for their prayers in my bchal
DR.. Fisher conversed with him for some time. and
found him under the most deep and prngent
viction and they knelt down together. and uni:.d
in solemn and earnest prayer. After which, at the
ctor's request. he PRAYED for himself, and arose
from his knees rejoicing in hope. Then he snid 'I
once had "a praying wife Int by my infdel influence
.rI,,
ask for the prayers Of that meeting for her..
THE NORTH WEST.
Throughout the Northwestern States the revival
prevails The work is general in Chicago At 8
noon prayer-meeting. it was lately stated that pi-
OTIS gentleman had been out OF town anu re-
turning in the He vas introduced to o lady.
and anorg o;ter topics of conversation. he spuke
ahont the welfare OF her soul. Not more than ten
minutes wore taken up with this sub, ct, and yrs
impressions were made on her mind never to be ct"
feed They separated and in few days the gen.
tleran received letter fri m the Lady, irf rming
him of ler CONVERSION, end saying that his shest
conversation with her hlcssod of Col TO this
haply re, Mt :" How Glad " mist feel, said .
friend to him. that you improved that oprortE-
nifty p Yes" he replied. Tut how a'llamed
an, that have lost so many opportunities equally
good =! a
Many vonng men in Chicago have bccn convert
ed for wh their friends in other pacs Fave b en-
maxi special aver. Said one who WAS LATELY
from the East wher. he left praying mother whtT
ask,d how he had been led into the narrow wSy.
- felt that there no ether way fer me 10 Ros
for my mother La completely walled nc in Win
her prayers"
Business prayer meetings were commenced at st.
Pauls on the 31st ult. r
In Dubuque there have been 100 converts in nue
church, and daily meetings are held in the julien
Theater. .tF e
THE SOUTH.
The business mems prayer-mceting in st. Louis
hrs bee, transferred to the Mercantile Library Hall,
he largest in HE city. and On Monday one thou
and persons were supposed to be present
lett r to Tie Hcsten Rdfclapan SAYS Of the Fan
int boy preacher in Missouri, Fuller. who Is only
Z years old. that at one Of his frst prOtructsd
meetings.. over fifty converts wire added to tie
hurch, and at the other, now going on at Gilead
u have already united with the church
In C,v gam. Kentucky, business prayer IN. MS
Meeting is held daily. s5tE
Nearly 200 conversions are reported from ths
Iethedist, Presbyterian and Baptist Churches In
Tennessee.
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