Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-04-13

inc reyiyals are going on in the churches Of that city. and at various points in that State and in Illinois. The venerable Peter Cartwright has l been preaching at Jacksonville, H., and over 1 POO converts are reckoned. In the Oska.oosa district of Missouri the Methodist preachers re- port 900 conversions. At Jacksonville, Iowa, 300 persons have joined the churches. The revvals this winter at Decatur have re- suited in the accession of $50 persons to the several churches.
 The Peoria Transcript says the religious re- vva interest in the several churches iu hat city still continues Daily noon prayer meetings are held in the vestry of the First Presbyterian church and are fully attended. In Pennington Fulton county, correspond- ent writes that about one hundred conversions have taken place. and the interest still eontln- ueS.
 At Pleasant Vale, Illinois. ffty-three per sons were baptized by immersion last week. | At Barry. in the same vicinity, forty-two were similarly baptized-twenty-hv being heads oi families.
 In Mission, Illinois. Methodist extra meetings have been held for three weeks resulting thus far yn eighty conversions. In Cincinnati it Is the same thing but really we have no space for further extracts. | In the midst of the gay season at Washing ton, during the most exciting debates, and de spite of the fashionable parties and balls the re- vval seems to have reached there. We copy this paragraph from Washington paper: | .'The interest in prayer-meetngs is unabated At the suggestion of a United States Senator, a committee was appointed to select suitable 1 place, not far fir m the Capitol, that members | of Congress can attend such meeting one hour | each morning before the houses proceed to busl- | ne>s''
 1 In Tennessee the feeling is manifestng itself
 and our nei shbors of Memphis are at the work. i We clip the following from late Memphis paper:
 The noon day prayer meetins at the Cum beraud Presbvterau Church are iucre ising in interest; a true union of effort among Christians seems in fair way of being established Re ! lyous meetings are also held at the different churches at half past seven every night.
 Not only are meetings held on shore but on the steam b ats, and instead of cards and l;quor prayer meetings now occupy .he time of the passengers.
 An exchange says:
 I've are informed that night before last, while the steamer Telegraph, of Cincinnati and Lou isvile mail packet line, was on her trip up, the rel Siou, revival was the universal toplc of con versatoo in the cabin during the afternoon. Atte- tea, the organization of prayer meeting in the main cabin was proposed, aud the officers ot me boat readily consentjng such a meeting was organized. The passengers generally par ;cipated. Hymns were sung, prayers offered ur, aud eXortatious delivered by business men, VI ho were among the passengers. The meeting was kept up 10 d late hour, aud Is sad to have made an apparently deep impression on the mud, oi the lrrehL Lious.
 N t are also informed tha; prayer eting was organized last night, on one oi the river packets, and that 1t proved very interesting occasion. The prayers of the meeting were soiI1tei by some peNlteut souls present, who became the >ubjec,s of deep solicitation. The meeting was kept up until l o'clock in the morning.
 FIndnsit impossible to give the various state meuts detailed in our exchanges, we have At some pains collected d list vf reported acce3sious to the lterent churches i'll the States named beow
 Maine 5000; New Hampshire 3, 400; Yer mont 800; Rhode Island ,, POO; Massachusetts 1000; Connecticut 5000; New York 28OOO; New JerseF 6,0O0; Pennsylvania l7 900; Ohio 16O0O; Indiana 18,OOO; Illinois 13,OOO: Wis con,in l8,0O0; Michigan 1900; Iowa 1000; Minnesota 900; Missouri 25OO; Kentucky g. 4UJ; Tennessee 1000; Virginia POGO; Maryland l5OO; North Carolina 800; South Crrolina SOO: M;e-i..i,,,i ,nO. I g,,;-;... -bn
 The reyial differs from others in regard to it's gradual rise its earnestness and steady progress. l. appears yet to be but the beginning of great movement.
 .! course various theories are submitted as explanation of this great fact The more en- thuslastlc look upon t as the beginning of the milleniun, or at least har inger of is approach, while others regard it but as the reaction of the late commercial distress, prompting men to seek refuge for the cares of worldly strife.
 A writer who professes to take a philosophi- cal, and practical view of the matter appears to re-sr.l it as one of the natural ebbs and flows of humanity. Con,eudng that man is naturally are'idous beng, he aver, tha; periods of skeI- ticism are followed by those of fervor and often of tana, cism
 Whatever may be the cause the great effect is here; and shouIl it % no further il is alrea- dy of sufficient importance to stamp the opening of the year 1858, in the United States d. char acterzed by the most rem ,rkable rel .ou, movement m the history of the country, even exceeding the extra rdiuary effects of the preachngof Wesley and Whitfield in EnglAr.d, that of Jonathan Edwards in New England. or the great campmee.ins revivals in the west, yet remembered by many.