New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-22


arc attended By s laree amount Of prayer. la the
c'ty Of Ne~Y AZ TO preeen. momsot thsre "a not
be'tste oea engle hORf Of tire day, wherein Cnris-
srs ase net gstoere1 together cr ptsysT One church
oPess ne CORE hon i've O'Clock TIL AK for prayer;
eScS cr church o, ens oO six ~ s,ven sad summons
its praying ueo to offer TIE sacrifice Of supple s)s
s'T ooioo@ Is past end De6 are gene to tteir l.oo
SCttaer Class fu0 It ten oonyenleat-,uoh sS tbo7e
y oep-, VITO 60 to bVcih--s Ht eigbt OF niae-,Dd
IrorE to eight there another prayer u ssing
Fem eight TO LiSe & another il smother p,t u
tae ct:y "a wat " most maj veoas al hiS; nojs
from t~.tvs 10 cte the midst Of tre city OF New
Io,k. n e<e he'd Prsyer-neetirg in largo room
~hCo ciSImsc {" the po-s every dsJ, with Eua-
drtcs etsodiDe Suteids TVS prsyer uieet,1g is made
W ci merchants OF tie city. Who can spsre quar- re-
Uf a.. hour u 20 Hib cay word OF prayer AID thea
leeve ss;a; and tten fresh company come 10 t. nj
W. ti-e rsoks that il Is supposed that msUy hus-
dfeds ssernb. io o5e pl fci prayer durog tae
81 ,sc,ote< hCV. Tbs Ia the 4uatic0 e tbs rey
,e.. II this were done in LoLdGnif we for onoe
scuid ot,s,e I'D Roue. VITO kept Ter m ,Iks IN her
ea2ctsAH 6lTsys at pfai Or, both by night aud oy
csy--f We tog.tnet could keep Up one goieu chan
f pi~jts link sfte1 los Of holy brotherhood being
o0cd scgetAef IN suppIcstcn, then might we expect
al sOuDastt Dhpouiicg OF the Divide oPnt ffoA tue
IGId or God. lie boy spirit, az the aotu=l agent
-lbs Wosd preached, aud tue prayers Of tn, people.
az tie i.suuuebte--sld we have thus explained the
cAus-. II ~ 'rus revival 81 religion.
kUt Ios, WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF RKvi-
VAL or hSLICIoK1 Why, tts consequences are eve
rthins ct our hearts could desire for the caurchs
goCc. Wien he revIvs. OF religion comes Into na-
t,Oo, tbs DILisef begios TO be warmed. 1t Is said
tia IN Aaenca the most sleepy preachers have be-
gun TO was6 up tney have warmed themselves AZ
,!e general fe, VITO could rot preach with
Cut D0tet, cad Gno could preach with them 70 any
purpCse at all have found 1t in tnsr hearts to speak
rg4t out s9d sSeak with s tier might ~ the poo
pc. D,a these comes revival tio minister ell OF
su0den ir1s tns. the usual iGrms oaveotIonali-
tcs pf Ito pulpit Exactly suitable 70 tee tines
He breaks t!!ouga enc mcgee; then % finds himself
AK ssrG tOsiICu, ara he mas 10 break through
anCJue.. Tie tids nlnseif perhaps On SuiGay morn
ing t1Cughs Doctor f Djy1tity actually telling an
eco .te loYetiDg the dignity OF the pu pit BY actually
rsLg emile Or metapho -some.ime5 pernsp5 acci-
cou;s.ly making tbs people emile, and, what IS also
great N these solid tneOiogians, now and then
CropplIg "a tear. He does Dot exactly know nov 1t is
but the people catch up his words. ~ must nave
something sU1d iOr them" he says He asst burns
t.s. old lot OF sermOLs; ne puts them uEdsr toe
bed and gets scins rev Cnee, or sos noce at Gil, but
just gets text, and begus t. cy, Man and eta
reL Oeity. Oo The LOro Jesus Christ ara you shall
be ssyeJ. lite Old oeacGns say, W hat Is the mat
'.r WIN Gu minister 2" TIE old lsjie7 Eho rave
M t i,r many years aud slept IN the front Ut the
Ger That Ga5 happeaed - nim hoe ca0 It to Why,
ID breaches INC .ssn ne The tes- runs over 1t
os e. t; lis eOul ie u oi love for souls They can
re- nssc It cut; they naye Ufen said re was dull ADD
olea1y oIowsy. How Is it all ths is changed
" by, Is the revivs,. TIE revival has touched tha
= mister; tie sun, shipng q, brightly, has melted
't me e tie oIcW ON tho inOuLta,ntcp and 1t s ran
beg down, teIiZing TeamS, 10 bless the valleys;
BIC the people down be,ow re eshed by the minis
IatiCns OF the nan OF God. who Las awakened nlm-
elf up iicn bis sieep, AID hBds 'nssif, dks saoher
L.JsA, made strong for forty ds,s ot labor. We'll,
Dtn, directly after that the WI begIs to touch
he PEI PIE n large. The congregation Yves once nun
btItc by tEe eupty seats rather than by the fuh ones
But a suddeI-the miister does not understand It
ne finds the people coming 70 nosr him. He never
pof u.s Fever hoped 10 be all at once he wakes
~ sGi los hicsef faiDOLs so far a. large c0Ggre
,atios csu make MIN So. 1fcre the people and
.ov they listen! They are al awake, all Ill earnest;
hey hen Leads rwero. they put Their hsnds to
htr ca4s. Ills voice Is .eeJ,e; they Try 20 help him;
hey sie doilg anything 40 ina. hey n.ay near tue
" ora oi LIE. Ana then she members Of the church
,pon ther esee anc the chapel FULL ana they say,
: Hsw has t.lls come about We ought 20 pray
Jrs cr-nIee.ihg Is sunmOteo There nad been hve or
TX IL he vesJry; nov tbele are five or sx hundred,
and they tuin into the chapel. And OF bow they
pIsy Ihet old stsger, WHO used to pray Tor twsaty
utes, fines 1t Low ccnvenleDt u cohnuo Aiheu 10
i've; AKA thst good OLD man, ~h0 always ueec 10 re-
a. the SHINE form OF prayer when he sto@d up, aud
aked about he ho'se ia. rushed INTO tne battle and
TIC oi from vesse. TO vessel end al that leaves all
1; Sc thnSs - hons, ana JUS. Ifays' Loro, sWe
.llete tUf Jesus Chrsts soke." And there ara eobs
ana g'OtLs oesrC IN the 2IaJ er meetings. 1t Is evil
c,1. tntt not ODe, but a -Ts praying tue whole
Ii ss. seems moved 10 application. How Is tais
siu? VIZ It is jlst the effect Of tie revival, for
lien TIE revival truly comes, the minister aud the
COZ AID the ohIIch will receive goo1 by it.
But II dots lot cad he;e. Tie meinoers OF the
RI urci grow more eolemr, more serious. Family du
Tee tei,er attended to- tas home Gree Is brought
rIcei Deter culture Those woo could not spare time
for ills prayer uO tt at they 90 uow those
VINO aa opportunity for teaching ih7'r Children
Dew ara rot 60 DAY without doing ipr they hear
MAJ thtie ale tGren converted in tue sunday School
There ale e. ice rs many in ths Sunday school Ss
there usso 10 be- and, what is wonderful, the ttlc
c crea meet together to pray their little hearts
tcu,Aed, AID many OF taem show signs Of work of
eIsce begun aDd fathers ana mothers think they
Il ust thy what they 90 for tGeir families; God
is blessing little children, why should no not bless
theirs
And Ell. wien Won see the members Of the church
sci1 up 10 tue house of Gcd, you mark with what
s;esCy aid sober ar they go. Perhaps they talk on
tie way, tut they talk of Jesus; am It they Whisper
to e. er at gSt,s Of the sanctuary no longer
L. gossip; It is remark about, How DO you IKE
tie preacher WAIST do you tnink OF him Did you
rotce so-apc-sOl' Oh no! IL pray the Lord that
bc ight bless tie word of lis servant, that no might
Sd an urciion from on high, that the dying flame
nay 10 sirCled srd that where there Is life, It may
be promoted and streng 'hensd, and receive fresh
yigcr." This is tier whole con yersauon.
Aud teen comes the great result. There is an in.
qurers meetii he'd; the good brother who presides
EVER IL il astcnlsGed never eaw many coming IN
lis lie tefore. "Why" says he, there are hdn-
d. ed at least come TO confess what the Lord has done
for their souls Here fifty como ali at once to say
that under such 8 sermon tbey we're broaght 20 the
knowledge VI the truth. Who hath begotten me
Il ese How hath il come about How c.n il be
Is OF the Lord great God that hath wrought such
work as THE T. And then the converts who are thus
brought into the church, if the revival Continues
very esInest ones. You never saw sIoh people.
TT outsiders call them f,nacs. L. is blessed is nsti-
citm. Others say, they are nothing bu, enthusiasts.
II is a heaVeoly enthusiasm. Every thing TIN. is
dore is DO. with such spirit! II they siog i is ike
the or, shing thu oer if they pray, is Tx me swift
sharp fssh ti lightning Lighting up the darkness Of
the cod.hesrteo and msArg them for m oment feet
that there is something in prayer. When ,le minister
breaches he presohes like Bosnerges, snd when the