The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-04-08
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK. March, 90.
Editor Of the Home Journal.

Editor Of the Home Journal.
Never since the fall Of man, Cardina
Wosey, Seva,topol, or whatever othe
unfortunate thing over caught historical
tumble, has there been such genera
time Of Revival such National Reyi
val,--such combination OF Revivals al
in one, as at this present time peVade:
this great Republic. "Trith crushed tc
eanh," with whatever power Of superin
cumbont pressure, topples over the OBJ
struc,on and revivcs again in all direc
licas. We have at least four distinc, ant
we'll defined revvals on our hands--revi
val Of business, revival Of political aeiia
ton. revival Of the Slave Trade, and re-
vyal OF religion, each Of which has its
propaganda, its devoted worshippers
and its prospective Gland of pure de.
light"
} Just here, however, and in the imme.
date present, the Religious Revival over.
shadows and absorbs all the others
Nearly every church in the city is up and
doing in the eames. work, and the re
suits are seen not only in religious cir.
cles blu. in all worldly haunts-in the
coarts,--in the counting houses,--in The
market places, and at the corners Of the
streets. In Broadway, especially, the
signs OF revival are numerous and pn.
mstakeable. The book. sellers have
brushed the dust off :heir standard reig.
ious works, brought them forward 10 their
conspicuous windows, and set forth their
devotional va ue in attractive placards,
in place Of the late seductive display Of
the attractions Of light literature. The
secular pictures in the windows Of the
prnt.shops have given place to "The
Deluge," The Last Supper" 1.-The Heav.
emily Plains" and "The Day of Judg.
mont;" so that not only "Baxter's but
many other "calls" meet the unconvert.
ed as they pass unconcernedIy over that
fashionable through(arc, Of which, if it
may not truly be said, BROAD is the way"
ye, "many 60 in thereat,"
At every few steps, by the doors Of as.
ssmbly Lals, and especially at the
churches, temporary signs in large fair
manuscript, invite passengers to call for
a few moments prayer. One Of these
invitations met my eye this morning in
this shape: "Uncontrover!ional Prayer.
meeting from 5 to 6. Call in Is or 20
minutes at your convenience The he
teroloxy Of the or,hography, | feared
might become contagious and spread to
the doctrines as we'll, SO | declined the
invitation and passed on. Near the City
Hall met a celebrated lawyer hurrying
TO court and humming as he went
"How vain all things here below"
OF course, under this all.prcvading
state Of feeling the churches are largely
recruiting their membership, and from all
classes Of people. \ family of noori.
Gus pusilists, the Gardners. one Of them
high, "Awful," have been brought to see
the error Of their ways, and to fight the
good fight no longer in the ring bu, in
and for the church militant. The daily
press here for tho last three weeks has
given more space 10 the Revival than to
any other subject. In Nassau street yes.
terday the s.boys were handing GU,
the Daily News, without money and
without price," TO all passengers who
would take it on those terms. accep.
ted copy to see what the LecomPton or.
gan would be driving at now, and found
the paper. under most startling display
of types. given TO 1.-THE Great Revival!
Careless Sinners Powerfully Awakened!
Thousands Hopefully Converted Il
Thrilling Scenes and lcidents!" So just
now. turn where you will, even &c the
theatres, hotels, and the very haunts Of
the wicked, the felt influence and talked
OF topic everywhere is tho Grea, Rovi.
val.