New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-06
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NINTH STREET METHopIsr CHURCH.

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NrSTH-srREEr METHODIST CHURCH.
revival Of reb ion Is now in progress IN the Ninth
street Methodist Episcopal Church, Of which the Rev.
JosEPH HgsSoS is pastor. Meetings are held every
plight in the week. a, which sermons are preached by
various ministers. prayer meeting is held at the
same place under the direction OF The yo1ng men Of
the church, which is very largely sitende3s Many
new members have been received into church is.o q
,lip as the result Of these efforts.
NEW Union PRAyER-NEETING.
new meeting Of this character was begun DAY De-
fore Yesterday, to be continued iay. fnotn H. TO
O'Clock. at the Reformed Dutch Church ths Rev. Mr..
SrRYKrES curner Of BrooGe and Gree nc streets, two
blocks west of Broadway. This B.cetiag UNDER the
auspices Of the COMMITTEE on DevO<ionai Erercses
of the Young Mems Christian Association. The eSer-
cises to-day will b. with special reference TO the ooa-
version of children and youth.
CENTRAL PARK B,rrIsr CHCRcu.
sponden, writes to US frm uptown as soliows;
Siuce you have given such large and countnendable
notices of tie prevailing religious in,ers, permit me to
furnish you with ore item. There great work
in progress in the Central Park Baptist Church. ocsted
in FiAy-hrd street between Eighth avenue and hOai-
way. Meetings have been held every eyeu'ss for tho
past two weeks. There is no unusual exStemcnt; but
deep. solemn and earnest fcelins-s feeling which
tells every incomer that men and women are engaged
in contemplating things Of vast moment. On Sunday,
March T. the ordinance Of baptism viii be administered
to large number ol the cose If the
ing service. The oldest Of the candidates Is siuy
year, of age, ard the Youngest tweve-Bcu ling gmen,
women fathers motlers, brothers, sisters and neigh
bors.'
THE MEETING IN FIFTH AVENUE.
At IL prayer.mee ing yesterday afternoon In the
Rev. Dr. Macaultys church corner of Fifth avenue
| and Tw.nt, first street, which 6led with adde's,
it was stated that not only 10 these upper circles"
| but among the poor amorg CRIMINALS, the work was
goir on. The city missionary found very diifereot
spirit among those whom he visited longer
dic u to call attention to the subject Of religion but
he was urged TO afford help and support BY persons
| who had hitherto been cold or lukewarm. Al the
Pentenary in Albany, the speaker recently saS up
ward Of 100 Of its inmates most Of whom wore under
81 years of age seated together, each with Bible or
Testament in his hand. When addressed, they burt
into tears and gave unnstsksble signs OF the change
which was taking place within them. The neft
speaker rejoiced to hear OF these good hdings but
begged the brethren to believe that the work wss
DONE There were still many churches which had not
been aroused, and many families which had not re-
ceived the Gospel. All should be vgaant over
themselves and take to be more than hdf swahs.
lie had that morning parted from young lady, who
sy upon the bed OF DEATH She did not fear the uture
but the passage thither; not death, but dying. lie
pray ed with her that the transition might be pescefu
and easy. On taking her hand at parting, to his sur
prise be found il cold. She was dead. During tho
recital of this narrative the church was perfectly still;
whisper could have been heard across it, Az tho
close of the services parents were urged to bring their
children and Sunday School teachers their pupils to
the meeting this afternoon, which will be at the usual
hour 1t was announced that next week there would
be daily prayer meeting at the Rev. y. G.. ClArks
in Twebty.thrd street, between Eighth aud Nia'h
avenues.