Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-03
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The interest IN, religioss. masters in this vi
cinity continues unantsd. The numerous
meetings for prayer md preaching are throng-
ed daily, and the fruits are becoming more APP
parent the increased number Of conversions
reported. Accounts from different parts of the
country all concur in representing the work as
still advancing and extending. We have
Igathereda fewoiVths more striking facts, from
many columns Of similar items that have passed
under our eye within few days:
AtRev. ]. w. Dadman's church, Hanover
street, in this city, on Sunday, there was
continued series of services for fifteen hours,
commencing at SIX o'clock A. NJ, and ending
at nine O'clock P. M. ,f3i'a @ n,
Among the most interesting religious meet
ings held in Boston, are the daily prayer-meet-
ings of the Young Mems Christian Association
held at their rooms in fremont Temple, from
five-afid a-half to six-and-a half o'clock p. M.
If the parents or friends Of any young man
who is in Boston, desire the he should attend
these meetings, and will send note express
ing that desire, giving the address Of the indi-
vidual, directed to g. d., Box 1850, Boston, he
will receive a personal invitation from some
member Of the Association, as N Il III, Y
It's stated that Legislative prayer-meeting
is held every morning at Albany.
About $50 conversions are reported in Saco
and Biddeford, Me- 4.
In Rutland, VT, 100 persons have professed
conversion in the Rev. DR.. Aiken's church,
and at the close of recent meeting, from so
to 70 inquirers remained for special religious
conversation and prayer. ,5, ....s .b1., ~
A correspondent writing from Bridgeport,
Conn, says that about 800 recent conversions
have occurred in that city. I'll -f5 d7ssi..l7dF
At Rockaway, L. l., the revival, which has
been for some time in progress has had such
an influence upon the community that there
are notmore than a half dozen adult persons
in the place who have not become members Of
churches. Among those who have been re-
Gently converted are 800 fishermen.
In Trenton, among the Methodist, churches
there have been upward Of 200 recent addi-
tons.
We find in our Western exchange papers,
universally, long accounts Of the progress Of
the revival at the West 1t extends entirely
through the Northwest, and on the border of
the Southwestern tier Of States.
Prayer meetings are held in Cincinnati three
times day, morning. noon and night. AT De-
triot and Grand Rapids, union prayer-meetings
of all denominations have been commenced.
AS the bell strikes noon in st, Louis, hundreds
of merchants, mechanics, professional men,
laborers, with one accord quit their places Of
business and gather for prayer.
In the Virginia Conference of the Methodist
church thereare reported S57 accessions to the
churches within the last few weeks; in the
Erie Conference over roo; in the jamestown
District, more than 1900, and in the Pittsburg
Conference, more than 1000.
The daily prayer-meetings in Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and Harrisburg are very large.
In Newark, N. j., the union prayer-meet-
ings are attended to overlooking. Some of the
stores in the chief business streets are closed,
with notice on the --"Will reopen at the
close Of the prayer-meeting.
The New York Post of Monday speaks OF
the interest in that city as follows:
"The revival is extending. In no less than
fifteen churches in this city are noon prayer
meetings held on secular days, not to speak o.
Burton's old theatre, which is so crowded that
negotiations are pending to obtain some larger
building, like the Museum. In Brooklyn also
an increased number of churches will be OPEN
ed for those who are concerned on religious
matters, and all the signs portend that the ex-
element has not reached its elimination
The Hartford Oourant says: - V
We have still to chronicle the extent and
power Of the great relgious.revival Nothing
within the memory Of the present generation
has ever equalled it, probably nothing even in
the history of this country. 1t came on with
out any extra effort of man and is continued
and is conducted with very little of the ordi-
nary machinery which man has hitherto used
on such occasions. tits still marked by the same
unquietness and freedom from external excite
ment which has characterized Il from the first.
One remarkable characteristic has been its
freedom from opposition To certain extent,
this is owing to the fact that the quietness, ex-
tent and power of the revival have 50 evident
ly manifested its divine origin that the mouths
of opposers have been stopped. They cannot
gainsay that origin, when no human efforts
have been employed to produce its strength
and universally. Sympathy cannot explain a
simultaneous seriousness over whole coun-
try. spf ~ am1 yAalTaQa Usgo
One Of the consequences has been the break
ing down of the exclusiveness and bigotry Of
the different sects and their union in the work.
We have not room in the crowded columns Of
a secular paper to detail the events Of the re-
vival or even to mention the long lists of places
where it prevails. We have only space for the
following few particulars n, ea- s ,a,
A noon prayer meeting has been commenced
at Newburyport, at which on the first day per-
sons were present from most of the societies in
the city. The Herald says: "Thiswas most
beautiful spectacle, when men talked not OF
Methodism, Unitarianism, Prcsbyterianism, or
any other ism, but Of God as the father of all,
Christ as the Savior Of all, and religion as the
joy and hope Of all Some gave accounts Of
the reformation MS it was spreading in other