Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-03-30
From the Ledger, March "The Revival" in Philadelphia.

PRAYER MEETING AT JAYNE's HALL-LARGE ATTENDANCE,-The prayer meeting announc- ed to take place yesterday, from 12 to 1 o'clock at Jayne's Hall, was largely attended, the body of the saloon being unable to seat all present. It %was estimated that about two thousand were in the hall at one time, five hundred of whom were females. The male portion of the assemblage was made up largely of mer- chants and business men, with fair represen. tation of the professions, ministers doctors, law yers, etc. In front of the stage, which was se- | parated from the hall by a crimson curtain. was card containing the following announcement.
 Prayers and exortations not to exceed five minutes"
 "No controverted point to be admitted"
 The meeting was opened at twelve o'clock and an old gentleman, whose name was undnr, stood to be Parker, selected to conduct the ser vices.
 After hymn had been sung, the leader made some remarks expressive of his unftness for the position in which he had been placed - Though an old sailor, he said, he felt himself unequal to the task of managing such a crew as he saw before him. He then read from slips of paper which had been laid on the desk. reauests for the prayers of the meeting for various per sons.
 mother desired her erring son to be prayed fir.
 The prayers were requested for an aged fath CT and three sons who love darkness rather than light
 An earnest prayer was solicited for a sea captain, now on the ocean, who had escaned many perls, but who had not been converted
 The prayers of the entire assemblage were desired for the conversion of President Buch- anan.
 After the reading of these requests, the Rev. Henry Green made few remarks in reference to the present religious revival It was, he said strikinglv indicative of the power of God; manifestation of the abundance of his saving grace Throughout twenty States the revival had spread, and many thousands had been brought to a knowledge of their own unworthi- ness.
 At the close of Mr. Greens address some fur therremarks were made by the leader, and other requests for the prayers of the meeting read gentleman now stated that he had received five dollars from a stranger for the purchase of tracts to be distributed among those attending the prayer meeting, and he had no doubt all had been supplied upon entering the hall. He thought that much good might be done by the distribution of tracts, and recommended those desiring to aid in the work to go to the tract de- po>torv on Chcsnut street, and obtain supply MT. Thomas Watson here announced that prayer meetings are being held in the baptist church, Arch and Broad streets, in the afternoon and evening, and gave all an invitation to at tend.
 MT. George H. Stuart thought the reading of such notices calculated to take up time which should be otherwise occupied.
 The Rev. John Chambers now lead off in prayer and asked for the conversion of all in office and all out of office: all merchants me- chanics and laborers; all mothers and fathers: all sisters and brothers the unconverted in all parts of the earth; the President of the United States; the governor the judiciary; for the uni versal spread of Bible holiness; for the conver- sion of sailors that they may bear the glad tid- inqs of salvation to islands of the sea.
 Another clergyman then made some remarks on the subject of the recent revival but his voice was not sufficiently strong to make himself heard in the part of the room we sat- He was followed by the singing of hymn, in which large number joined.
 The Rev. Dudley Tyng next spoke. He that no such sight had been witnessed since the days of the Apostles as that then presented, of merchants leaving their places of business and mechanics their workshops and assembling in the house of prayer The manifestation of Di- vine power had been seen and felt in all parts of the country; hundreds had been made to see the error of their way. The reverend gentleman closed with prayer, in which he asked for the conversion of all mankind, especially for those in authority.
 The speaking and praying was continued up to o'clock, and the hall continued full up to the close.
 There were clergvmen of several denomina- tions present. including the Protestant Epsco- pal, which is said to have opposed the move ment in New York.