Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-11
THE GREAT "REvIyALs,, OF fs5s.

THE GREAT "REvIYALs' OF fs5s.
The following revival incidents we take
from New York papers:
(Ffom the Express
Inc secular, as well as the religious journals,
give large attention to the religious feeling in
the city, which seems in q greater or less de-
gree to have reached all denominations The
awakening has continued for several weeks
and the sphere of its influence is becoming
wider every day The details of daily move
ments and meetings in this great city would
fill the columns of a daily journal. The nu-
merOus prayer meetings are all crowded.
The experience of a sailor was thus related
ut Plymouth Church:
When | went TO sea left behind me one of
the best mothers that ever lived. She was a
piOus woman, and used to pray for me- She
used TO pray for me before L went away from
home, and after l had gone she prayed more
than ever. Her prayer always was that
might become Christian. In my early youth
before went away from my fathers house i
was scholar in a Sunday school where
learned many lessons that shall never forget
When L was at sea, off ST. Vincent, a great
storm arose. 1t was tremendous gale, and
many vessels were wrecked. There seemed to
be no pOssibili y that the ship could hold out
against ii, and We gave up hope. There was
hot single person on board that was Christian
Il
in view Of preparing for eternity. | sat
alone, by myself, thinking what l could do
was afraid to meet death, for L was unpre-
pared to die. All lessons that had learned in
the Sabbath school came up before my mind
Ii seemed as if all that had ever heard, or
read, or known, flashed before me, and ap-
Peared as if it had all happened but yesterday
thought OF my religious instruction; thought
OF my mother prayers L thought of the Bible :;
L thought of God; L saw my mothers tears;
determined to pray, and did pray. l made
u Vow before God, that if he would spare me,
and suffer me to get ashore once more L would
consecrate all the rest of my life to his service.
lie heard my prayer, and we were saved Not
one of the crew was lost, although the storm
proved fatal to many vessels One of these, the
bark Resolute, of New London, went down
with all on board. Another lost eight men,
and came near losing ALL with the vessel itself
In a day or two afteERard. we ran into ST.
Vincent, and We're ashore safe The danger
was over, and so was my resolution. forgot,
In great measure, my solemn obligations to
God. There was no house of worship in St.
Vincent, but if there had been doubt whether
l would have gone into it. We are always apt
TO forget, when peril is past, the prayers we
utter when it is upon us. A short time after
ward we were at st. Helena. Here there was
o CHURCH, and when L saw it 1 began to re-
iaeESber what had told God in the storm 1t
>ne upon me with great seriousness. We did
a. not remain long at the island, but / deter
mined if possible to fulfill my promise. de-
termiaed to seek and to find Christ. / began
10 pray, and to pray earnestly for my saliva
tion; and now | rejoice with great joy, and
thank God with many thanks that he has
Gh0wn me the wey of life, and led my feet to
walk In it. The prayers of nv good mother
are now answered for l trust that am a child
Of God. redeemed by the blood of Christ
These words were uttered with some hest
fancy, Occasioned by great emotion, and were
llstesed to with great eagerness.
Two other seamen related the circumstances
OF their conversion at sea.
from the Tribune1
"JEssIE's" GOLD RING-In Mr.. Beecher's
Church, Brooklyn, at the close Of the morning
service, Sunday, collection was taken for the
benefit of the poor in the congregation. Among
the audience was Mrs. Fremont O. Our Jessie y
Sgbo, happening to have no money in her pock-
sst, rs the plate was passed, took from her fin
ger heavy gold ring and threw it in, as the
oniy contribution which she was able at the
moment TO make. The ring contains on the
outside an engraved bee lin allusion to a
seautiful incident in Col. Fremont's passage of
the Rocky MOuntains,) and on the inside the
inscription, March 4, 'j9.' It will be sold
iOr charitable purpose, and will, no doubt,
bring high price.
THR "FLYISG GARrILLERY''-MoRE ABOUT
ABFUL GARDNER. Some months since the
leading members Of many of the Methodist
churches in the city, we'll known for their ex-
emplary piety, constituted themselves a society
with the object of promoting among the people
an interestin religion. Their efforts have been
attended with success beyond their most san
guine expectations. Prom its continually
changing field, it has been christened the
Flying ARTILLERY" Sunday the Artillery
opened their batteries in the Norfolk street
NH1taIIEf hp uft. nd
evening services being passed entirely in e1-
hortatlOn and prayer. The church was crowded
20 its utmOst-all the available space, either for
sitting or standing, being occupied. The artil-
Iery force consisted of between 80 and 40
mostly OF middle-aged persons, who took their
Alderman Wesley Smith, whose conversion has
been recently announced
Mr.. Samuel Halstead, who led in the services
of the afternoon, then read the requests of sew
eral persons asking The prayers of the congre-
gatIon Tor different relatives uncOnverted. A
member OF the band then offered prayer. Each
prayer was followed by hymn, in which the
whole congregation joined
After several prayers brief exhortations were
made, one by ex-Councilman Purdy, in which
he painted Ia most glowing colors the Joys of
Christians upon earth. Mr.. .Purdy was fol-
lowed by Mr. Halstead, who gave an account
OF the conversion OF - Awful Gardner, at Port
Chester.
After alluding TO the fact that ard ner' $ wife
was Christian woman, and that he had at
tended upon the revival that was now pro-
crossing, and was frequently importuned by
les and others to seek salvation and forsakc
ihe siAful life he had been lesding,-Mr. Hal
stsaa continued the narrative as follows
4 Christian who had been labOring with him
said Nsv, Mr. GariRer, don't you feel as if
You ought 10 change your course of life! - Said
he, =. do. . Then, he asked, why don {
you do So - Well, said Gardner, 81 cam t
begin now Why not now?'' - have
some matters in New York to settle up fl rst "
Alb, said the gentleman, but You had bet
ter settle with your Maker Erst." Well, :"
said Gardner, /" 1 am going to the city to-mor
row morning, and when i return l will seek
salvation" Well, in the morning he had his
carpet bag ready to start, but said he. " guess
/ will wait until tomorrow morning, ;" and SO
he kept on putting it off until Tomorrow for a
week The spirit of God had kept him there
On Friday night he went to the meeting, and
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