Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-30

were made, one 1DYl Yle1s1ouncntnau 1uI
dy, in which he painted in glowing colors
the ioyssof Christians upon Teadhn Mr..
Purdy was followeddby Mr.. Halstead.
who gave an account of the conversion
of awful Gardner" noted pugilist.
who will soon commence public exhorta-
tions. A hymn was then sung, during
which four young men and three ladies.
amid evident excitement, came forward
and knelt at the altar. Prayers were then
offered in their behalf. Services contin-
ued till late I'M the afternoon. The New
York secular papers are now daily filed
with accounts of the various meetings
held in different parts Of the city, and in
the midst of business hours, and conduct
ed by business men rather than by the
clergymen. These are attended by some
very unusual evidences Of fsipoerity, zeal.
and practical effect. The Dutch church
down town is daily thronged from l2
o'clock until /, and everything in that
city indicates degree of reformation in
some classes and zeal in others quite uns
like anything that has been known for
twenty or thirty years. and far more gen.
eral. In the Roman Catholic and Epis
copal churches, the regular devotions of
Lent draw many to those houses of wor-
ship. In other denominations, where no
such seasons are regularly observed,
however, the attendance is very great,
particularly among the Baptists and
Presbyterians.
In the cities and towns of the interior
the religious interest is becoming deeper
and broader every day. While but lit
tie is said about general revival, there
is in connection with nearly all the chur-
ches, waking up among the protesting
Christians, such as has not been known
before for long time.
Maryland Baltimore Patriot says:
In view of the deep and wide spread re-
ligious interest manifesting itself in New
York and other cities and towns, the cler>
gy of our city, we understand, have it in
contemplation to hold a daily prayer
meeting. similar to that now being held at
the old Dutch Church in New York. and
which is now being tended by crowds of
earnest merchants and their clerks.
Ohio.-"The churches in Ohio" says
correspondent. manifest still greater
interest in the affairs of religion. The ac-
cessions at the winter communions. now
being held in many of them, are very
pleasing, being frequently from 6 to l2
persons, with increased interest and mark
ed attention"
Missouri.-The st. Louis Presbyterian
says there is "a very revived state Of
feeling in all the Presbyterian churches
of the city. Two of the Methodist church,
es received about 12o on, probation; 20
in one. and SO in the other. There have
also been large additions made in three
or four of the Baptist churches" Fe
Pennsylvania.-A deep religious feeling
is manifested at Pittsburg and other in
terror towns. A Philadelphia correspon.
Nent writes on March 10th "The payer
meetings which have been held daily at
Jayne's Hall. from 12 to P. M, during
the past 10 days. have been largely at
tended. Yesterday about halt, of
those who presented themselves at the
door obtained admission. The most OF
the audience, we observed consisted Of
merchants and business men, whose
stores are in the central portion of the
city, and among whom were many Of our
most prominent and influential citizens,
some Of whom rarely felt religious inter
est enough to visit similar meeting. II
is remarkable to witness the assem- blages
at Jayne's Hall daily. and even more
strange to see such an earnestness in the
addresses delivered and prayers offered
up to Almighty God.