New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-08
BAPTIST CHURCHES.

In The First Baptist Church in Broome street the
Rev Mr. Morris. 2 persons were baptized eetrtay.
In ths church meeting has been held every morning
from to O'Clock ever since October, short time
before tie union prsye,- meetings were established
AtDr. AnNITAGE's Chvrch in Norfolk street, .hero
were ffteen baptisms yesterday and meetings arc heh
almost every evening.
At the old Baptist CA,r in Stanton street, there
has been revival fer the past eighteen months, and
within year there have been more than 200 additions
TO the church. Eleven persons were baptized yester-
day week, and there are now about twenty candidates
for baptism. This church il mother of churches.
From Il have descended the Norfok-street Church,
the Sixth street Church, the church in Harlem and
Dr. GDlete's in Tweny-third street. Particular IN
terest il here manifested in the Sabbath School, both
by teachers and children. remarkable difference,
and one which is seldom taken into confederation, be-
tween Sabbath Schools and public schools. 70 that
Will, in the public schools single teacher frequently
has to teach as many as sixty OF seventy scholars,
in the Sabbath Schools there is generally
Dot more than one teacher TO eight scholars
The lfucpce Of the Sabbstb-Schoo teacher is, there
FORE generally as great and often greser than that
OF the weekday teacher. Here, in Or. Hiscors
church. in Stanton street, the Sabbath-Scboo is pre-
sided over by man nho on week d,ys buys more
msp-publsher has charge of the iofant depart nem.
The appearance of the children indicates that Sab
hath-scLoos are even greaer Jewelers. than pubic
schools Beautiful little konnets and furs are conn-
nall by the is ofthresdbarc hoods and shawl;
bu the children laugh: that hey all stand alike
with rsQard 10 Heaven and qusl endesyOr ~ nte 70
nslire oil with al aspiration for tho good time con-
ng As an extraordinary treat the scholars are some
times shown collection Of dos, more extensive than
any Other in the city which preserved 10 this church,
sent bone from time to time by it, foreign missionaries.
Perhaps nothing Is indicative Of the depth Of the
feeling in tbs church than meeting which was heh
on Monday evening. For than sixteen years the
church ba. been struggling under debt Of 81 800. "A
committee lately appointed to look TO IT, and they,
by crculsr called this ting without, however, indi-
eating Is purpose. There good many conject-
ues as 10 h6t was 10 De done Gnd fu stsndsnss Of
the Jowr.,own members 20 prevent the removal OF tho
church up town. The Committee. Nessrs. soc', sosI
and Il, bey, laid The fnspoial state cf the erntcn
b.f re the meeting. and Nr. I-biey c'nc'nie' tae
exus- tion With the story tod in the plem"s o tl'e
eccentric Peter Cartwright, of q ma who m an sh-
t0,tAt;on Thanked the Lord the. he bs"ose1 % nse
Churcb-for be said, be lad belonged 70 ths FfeseJ-
-, ftr,.b ton vca. and g 90 biD' go yev, but
III io,ed th, Net ID. Chgr.b, tSres years
a.. :, rad cply CO., bin .. yeEiy'd'e g os~. sr.
S,iv told then that 80 -. ~ preis~i - bs ;'sH
Cburch but they were A. 1io'r y h''+ ner "'a.
fel, ard on the spo sj,09 "'le t'~ '-'atei ,oTd'd
,evt;psuisbirg tie debt-an enorfs "hea sO'.y'so.
every body present.