New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-02

THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.
IRE PRAYER MEETING NFIFTH AVENUE.


Dr. Macauley's church, to which the prayer meeting
in that vicinity was yesterday transferred crowded
betwees Al and - o'clock. A thousand ladies were
present and more than fifty gentlemen, although Fifth
avenue is a long way from Wall street. 1t had been
msciousy. asserted that these afternoon prayer meet
Jugs were 70 largely attended for the reason that
the Matinees at the Academy are because there are
80 many ladies' who have nothing to do and fine dresses
TO show but the ladies who filed the church at the
ner of Twenty first street and Fifth avenue yesterday
81 owed by the rich simplicity of their dress that they
had another object than to exhibit it. Quietly and
oennly they in and sat down. mostly before the
hour of commencement.
The Rev. DIR. GILLETTE, who, with several other
clergymen, occupied the pulpit opened the meeting by
giving out hymn, which was surg by the congrega-
ton; the choir was not present and the organ was
silent. Then he read psalm and said few words
upon it, Alerthis another hymn was sung and one OF
the cergymen asked the prayers of the meeting for
lady who was much exercised in mind
GrsrLEsAs followed in prayer, fervently remem-
bering the lady, and devoutly entreating that she
might soon be convicted Of sin. In this prayer nearly
all Of the vast audience of ladies participated by bow
g so low that scarcely than their shoulders was
seen, and the pillar, which support the nave OF the
church seemed to rise out Of flooring carpeted with
sables.
Amid this grand solemnty; il touching to See
little girls hiding, in miniature devotion, their demsre
heads in the gray and she OF their Siberian squirrel.
Another hymn, and old Knckerbocker rose to pray.
He spoke in such deep, hearty words that, when he
had ended. more than pair of lovely eyes were
moistened in sympathy Another hymn sung and
small gentleman with thin voice. spoke rapidly for
a few minutes, ending with prayer. Another hymn
and Dr. DE Witt spoke, saying that was under the
auspices of their Dutch Reformed) collegiate church
that this great awakening commenced, they hsv-
ing appointed good layman to endeavor to bring to
the means Of grace people who did not before attend
and occurring his mind while visiting the places
of business and hotels downtown, that noon prayer
meeting would meet the needs of many who could be
best reached in that way. Another clergyman spoke
in voice naudible to most of the congregation, clos
ing with prayer after which it announced that the
meetings would hereafter be held from Il TO 5, p. m,
and the meeting was closed with the doIology and
benedicton.
OPENING or DIR. CIIEEvRRS CHURCH
The Church Of the Purtans, DR.. Cheevers, was
opened last evening for weekday evening meetings,
to be held every week day except Saturday. The at
tendance was not large; about fifty attended the
hundred at the preaching meeting. DIR. Cheever
preached the sermon.
East SIDE USIoS MEErISG.-M meeting OF the
posters of twenty churches east OF the Bowery lDr'
KREBrR in the chair) it resolved to hold daily
prsyer meeting in the Seventh Presbyterian Church
THE Rev. r. r. Smith's from IL to | O'Clock. The
meeting will be under the supervision OF the Kew
Messrs Armitage Baptist, Roach (Methodist Smith
lPresbytsrian), Cuyler Reformed Dutch and Jones
Mariner Church. Il began yesterday.
MARKEr-sTREEr CHuRcH.-An awakened religious
interest exists in this church. The evening services
are crowded, and goodly number of inquirers have
lately visited the pastors house for prayer and conyer
saiion. The pastor, Mr. Cuyler, preached DIS
cou,se to Inqurers on Sabbath evening last TO
large and solemn AUDITORY
FoRsYTH.srRHHr CHURCH.-Wo were in error IN
stating that .uaiOn prayermeeting is held IN TINS
church. The members of this congregation unite WIN
their brethren of neghbOring churches IN sustaining
the BrooDestreet prayer-meeting.
CHOICE or TERMs.-A "Dutch Reformed iriend
requests us to correct the statement that in any the
churches there is "high pitch Of excitement" oh
the contrary the revival work is yet confined 70 out
portion of the churches, and in them it is Of deep,
solemn and earnest character Innone OF them Is there
any evidence of " false fire" or " high excitement
NEW PAsToR.-The Rev. MATHEW HALE sAirH
has been supplying the pulpit OF the Snth avenue
Dutch Reformed Church for several months WIFI
great success HIS preaching has attracted large con
eregatiOns and he il about to become their s'aIed pas
tortbe position formerly occupied BY the Rev. Joseph
Mckee A. NJ