Litchfield enquirer., 1858-03-25
Religious.

SPRIsGFIELD.-The Republican says that in that city tAe noon prayer meetings increasing i'll in terest. The hremen affected and the Ocean nose house was completely filled on Sunday niorn- Ing to hear sermon fruln Rev. MT. Traitor Eu- qulry meetings are appointed during the week by nearly all the pastors in town and there an un- usual number of appointments fer evening lectures and prayer meetings.
 WORCESTER. week fifty four persons were admitted to the churches Of Worcester and the Transcript remarks 1.-The crowded church every morning, the numerous conversions and the willing ness of the unconverted to listen to religious cunyer- sation, attest the depth and continuance of the vival spirit. We are of the opinion that the con versions in this city in all denominations would number between two and three hundred, and the number is quietly and steadily increasing.' Revi- yals are in progress at Holliston and Attol.
 UNION COLLEGE ScHsNEcTADY-Many persons iu Etchfeld will be glad to hear of the good work in institution under his change The following is from Student in the college. Public services are held in the College Chapel two evenings each week, and hardly an evening passes $ but some one of the four classes holds sociabe meeting for player and inter- change of feelings. These meetings arc intensely interesting and largely attended. It is difficult to dete ermine with exactness the number Uf converts Between thirtyve and forty attend the lectures of the Vice-President (Dr. Hickoxl to young converts But alnuch larger number than this, it is estimated have met with hopeful change.
 5 NEW HAvEN.-The following notice appears in the Cosrier.'
 The meetings for prayer, which for some time past have been held un alternate mornings ill tine Lecture Rooms ot theNorth and Chapel Street Chur- ches, have become crowded as to require more cppynn n n htv during the present week, longer, be held ill the church itsclf instead of the Lecture Room-in the Chapel Street Church on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. in the North and Center Chur- ches OH Monday, "Wednesday and Friday mornings, from eight clock to quarter before nine. They are opeil for all who choose to attend.
 NEW YoRK.-rhe revival is still in wonderful pro gress Among other noticeable events, Burton old Theater in Chambers St. has been leased for daily prayer meetings which are very largely attended -
 series of prayer meetings have been commenc ed under the conduct of Episcppalian ministers and with no little interest At one of these, recently Rev. Dr. CUTLER of St Ann's Church, Brooklyn. ad- dressed the congregation. He said that twenty years ago such a meeting as the present would have been denounced Methodistical, but he felt that he could almost say with Simeon of old Now Lord let thy servant depart i'll peace" for he bad witnessed that glorious Leviathan, the Episcopal Church. which TOT lUTty years llc ifpl see with all its noble qualities and precious gits being fast in the stocks, at last launched and mak inc fn! hea,lway in the river that flows from the City of Ged.
 The Springfield Republican has good arti- cle on s' The Great awakening. What Is It! !' from whci. we extract,
 Last fall there swept over the country great business rsvuIson. We did not know exactly where it ca,ie from, Some said "paper money," some s'tarff.'' scme eycr-inporlAiIon," and all said 'spanie." The thing passed the sea, and then it was not paper money, nor tariff, nor over- importation, bu! IL was something else, mixed with d great deal of panic. The panic was de- ethr,d ,o be the most senseess thing in the world, but ev, ybody teii it, and great many were ruin cd by 1t Exactly what slta, panic was We haven't asceTtained yet, but, somehow, It went every N here like this revival Vt having now. We are incliued ihink. not" ltstand;ng the impress sioa 10 the contrary which exists Ill the minds ot sulne, that there is a Gud, and that he Is so,Ie- what interested in liie affairs ut ti,ei. We are inclined to think that he sometimes adopts exlra- ordinary measures to bring nation 10 it's senses, and keep if en the right track. If this bc the case we do not exactly see now he could have managed this affair better than he has done. II looks .o us maryellously like matter of design -ot mos: beneaolent and benehcent desi yn-3 We ali trying to start of Ill business again. We have been brought to our senses, and, just in this time. comes the awakening and the Ieviva!, 10 bid begin upon d better Ioundalion, and go Into lie again win d new spirit.
 IL is not our province to preach or to exoii. but we very frankly express the opinion that the more of our people ho put themse,sts ln the Way 0! the influences which now prevail, the better. We iIaye yet 10 the inst man Hiio was sustained damage by becoming at heart, and in life, Chris tan. \ ou old sinnefs, who have led hard and careless life, put yourselves in the way of good Go into tae prayer meetings. They will not wuose characters are torn.lng, Il N Ill harm you To incorporate into your lie the Christian element On the contrary. wil do you world of good
 You men of middle age, you hard drinkers, you swearers you licentieus men, you sc"ting men, you double deaing men, all of you, look in upon tt,e prayer iueeing, and see how il effects you Tour friends in Clher pia.ts are doing It, aid de. clare themselves benefited. Oar opinion ii that II will beneh. you Try it and It would be d great ccnlor; to all to Springfield transfornl- ed into a religious city, and there certainly has never been ume in It's history when the thing could be so easily done as now. The leiiien' les are in that directlcn. The popular mind is turn ed that way. Go to the church, go 10 the confer ence meeting, go to li,e prayer meeting, and may God bless you
 Eouaral Maws