New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-08
PROGRESS OF THE REVIVAL.

The religious world appears to be psusing in 10
activity perhaps in view of the anniversaries next
week. There is very little Of interest in the city The
day prayer-meetngs continue At that in John street
ten or twelve persons generally rise for prayer out Of
the hundred or who attend AT the Baptist Pastors
Conference on Monday last 526 baptsms reported
twenty less than for tho month of March, This
makes an aggregate Of $50 for the year 90 far. Tho
uptown prayerDeetng was held last week in DR..
Smiths Church, and was we'll attended. On Saturday,
children were brought, and large congregation wss
addressed by the Rev. DR.. Humphrey and others. Il
is held this week in Dr. Phllipss Church, corner Of
Fifth avenue and Eleventh street. where parents are
invited to bring their children this afternoon - the
exercises will have special relation 10 them.
NEw-YoRK STArE.-AccOunts are still coming IN Of
large numbers Of conversions Ill over the State, and
day prayermeetDgs held in many Of the cities and
villages The Methodsts and Bsptists have pro6ted
most largely In very large portion Of the churches
throughout the State there have been from twenty TO
one hundred conversions.
NEw-EsGLAsD.-There have been nearly 300 con-
versions within two months 10 Bennington, VT The at
tendance the meetings in Boston is reported TO DO
decidedly falling Of. A pastor 10 Lawrence, Mas,
has received into bis church. within eight months l72
by letter and experience, and 32s by baptism. On
Sunday 2S6 persons were admitted TO tho various
churches in New. Bedford and l43 in Lowell. In Hol
lesion 20 were received into one church, 50 Of whom
were heads Of families. There have been about 100
conversions in Springfield. The Republican says that
there is encouraging interest in the County jail; on
Sunday considerable number of the prisoners for
prayers. Eighyons added to the Congres ationd
Churches Of Providence on Sunday. In Jewett City
and Exeter, r. l.. l40 have been converted
The SoUTH.-The returns of the Revival from tho
South are just at their height. In Washington 100
we're received on Sunday week. Two prsyer-meetipgs
are held daily by the Students in Richmond VA Col
lege. In mary places throughout the country Unioo
prayer-meetngs are held in the Cour. Houses. Tho
main work in the country, however, is done BY pro-
racted neetir gs It is said that within year the Bsp-
st Church hes received AGGRESSION of 500 900 mem
beers, mort Of whom are at the South.
The WEsr.-The conversions in Detroit number
1000. The wofkmen in Msnnys Reaper Factory, IN
Rockford, Ill., hold daily prayer me etings which sie
said to be unusually interesting. 10 Chicago twenty
were baptized the last Sunday 10 April The Uni
versslift Churches in Cincinnati have received con-
siderable accessons. From all parts of the West the
Methodist Episcopal ministers report Q very large
number OF conversions frequently or two hundred
TO each Church.
REVIVAL IScIDESTs.-A letter from FarminEou,
Ill., to The Congregational Herald of Chicago, gives
the following incidents:
At Methodist meeting at Lancaster, one evening, .
hardened wicked man, who was present, msnfested
some seriousness. He invited TO take his place ct
the altar Of prayer. This he declined doiog but
promised to pray for himself before retiring to rest.
De went from the church 10 the residence of his wes
mother, and there be found sxiof hi associates who
were as wicked as himself. AZ Ii O'Clock he informed
them that he had promised to pray before retiring and
always kept bis word. He instantly fell upon his
kbess and commenced crying aloud for mercy. Socs
one after smother Of his associates followed his Gs-
ple until all were on the floor calling upon God ct the
TOP ~ their voices for salvation. They remained IN
this atuee crying for mercy thee and hall nours.
at2 clocS, Elk Of the rose from their knees,
"Jol,ing 10 the sense Of pardoned lin. The ssvsoth
ga Iyng upon the floor, pale, apparently lfssss.
AFTER sone time he restored 10 Consciousness;
aDd before morning wss rejoicing with his companion:
IN God. Among the " brshds plucked out Of toe ire
We reJolce over one who hiss long been considered
leader ard high priest OF tue Spirit Deusion, of wbica
orr village has been stronghold The circumstsnces
OF this brothers conversion interesting, and car
culated 20 give it effect. hs was laid upon oed on
sickness, AID bic LIE was despair Of. AL Cnislso