New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-25
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Of "Rt'g,ous Revival
The PRyspESr IN AZ nourciDs TIE suh'sc. fr d,'cns-
,ion tcok occasion to say t,at j, oue well o.
cuiat. 20 bring on the We've OF The members y -
eiety not fec,anan IN ~ character.
Hy. LErcH opened the discussion. lie hkened the
present revival 10 the Spirit OF God moving ain upon
the face of the waters. The pubt3 had been wanting
in piety, and :he nDd polluted With crime. One
Of the best Of the daily newspapers h.d called us
ration Of gambler. Our council had en- debSBchsf
by exhibitions If drunkenness on the part Of some OF
s members. The cry Of exte nninson had gone firth
against the hOrnops, while at home there many
acting worse than they. Married men left their wives,
abandoning them TO die miserable death. He did not
believe tina. the late terrible panic accident.
Gods hand was surely in il, intending men 10 be bene-
fitted by it, and 70 teach them TO do better. There
was time when men and women looked npon such
times the present with indifference, but Tow It Is
different. Many would call these meetings held about
the city ianatica. Christ was called fanatic; hls
disciples were charged With being drunk; Paul Lu-
ther and others were called mad men. In majority
ofthese meetings there was calm religious feeling
apparent. Revivals were needed, but individual re.
vivas required most.
Mr.. Q. McADAn deplored The iniquity that existed
in our midst. II would be happy thing when the
true mears could be discovered to remedy the evil,
and it would be happy thing when these means
should be pursued 70 effect that result He had been
to some OF the meetings and had formed an opinion in
regard to them TO the effect they would have upon
result from them and he was half inclined TO think that
they would result in much evil. The American char
acteristc was apparent in this revival They went
into it beadlong everybody went into it. One offered
up prayer that the Spirit Of God might come upon
them that they might be more God-ike, or some
other expression which passes current for devotional
feeling Who is moved by it Who that had gone
to these meetings had come away better man o.
woman II these were but beatngs in the air,
a. be really believed they were it would bring their
cherished religion into reprOach. The results OF the
revival did not show the Institution of any chart
table movements. Did it make the merchant pay his
debts Had any of these women in brocade and
crinoiDe gone home and tried 10 impa the religion OF
Christ to theirl1omestics There too much thee
retrca religion in these meetings, and he wa dis
posed TO believe that the causes which led TO their
creation were depression in trade, and abundant
leisure time possessed by the people, His objection
to these meetings that they were entirely superb
ca and did not touch the that he felt it at all;
and be expressed bis belief that these revivals
calculated TO do evil and 10 make religion kind of
playtbing in mans hands, to be put put off like
a coat, at the convenience OF the wearer.
Mr.. GARDNER thought a delicate question might
be rased as to what a religious revival was. There
were insane revivals-hypOcritical revivals. He
thought this not purely religious revival, for he
considered it was brought about more through fear
than love Of God.
Mr.. BAKER, the Rev. Mr.. HATCH, Mr. CUSHING,
Mr.. OLmsTEhD, Mr. Plat and others offered
marks upon the subject, after which the Union ad-
iOulDed.