Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-04-02
The Great Religious Awakening.

Never in the whole history of the
world has there been such time of re-
lirious awakening as has been manifested
for the past few weeks through the coun-
try; and it is an excitement too which Is
greatly on the increase, not that short /.
lived, ephemeral existence which is too
often witr essed in revivals. This impor-
tant fact argues well forthe permanency OF
the cause and the honesty and the faithful
ness of those who are enquirlng the right |
road Of life. We confess ourselves TO have
been somewhat lax in not before giving |
the results of these revivalS. We shall
hereafter. take more notice of their pro-
rress. In New York City, thousands
attend the prayer meetings daily, and the
result has been the conversion of vast
numbers from the error Of their ways.
Burtons Theatre in that city has for
weeks been leased for holding religious
meetings. This is a strange as well.as a
bright feature in the work-the CONVEX
sion of a theatre into church. 1t is
like beating a cripple with his crutch.-
In Boston, and throughout the state OF
Massachusetts, the same interest is mani
tested az in New York, and it is attended
with the ike results. The same is true OF
Rhode Islard, Conn, ard in fact nearly
every state in the union. We may here
pause and ask is i not time that Christ
ians and honest praying men everywhere
should stir themselves and ask OF God 10
put better spirit into the hearts Of men
Is it not time for the professed followers
of Christ to get up counter movement
and endeavor to stay the tide Of corrup-
lion and moral pollution that is and has
been for the past few years sweeping
over the land.
We say it is time,and hope thai all
evangelical Christians Of whatever name
and creed will attack the powers Of sia
in the right quarter. We hope they viii
besiege the halls of Congress and turn
that den of thieves into house of pray.
er. We clip from our exchanges the
summary of the revival meetings, ant
our readers can see to what an exten
the religious excitement has spread:
Among the reported conversions by
the revival in New York, are those c
Chsuncey Shaffer, a well known Native
American politician, and George Law.
We give few statistics, but tens o
thousands would not cover all.-At leas
1000 converts are reckoned at Newark
N.J.-The aggregate Of baptisms by tht
Rarti.ts If New York and vicinity fU
one month are about 400.--In Eas
Tennessee, the Presbyterian churches
have received between 500 and 400 new
members.-ll00 persons have been re
ceiyed into toe NJ. z. Church in the Tren
ton District, \. J.-113 persons joinet
DIR. Burchard's church in New York OIL
one Sabbath.-In Newburyport, Mass
over COO have been converted, and il
South Hadley, 200.
The St. Louis News says that there
scarcely single county in the Wester
States that has not shared in the refresh
ing blessing. Almost every couutr
Westinghouse in Missouri and Iilinoi
has been, or now is the scene Of rev
walls.
Recent arrivals from California spea
Of increasing religious interest all Owe
that state.
Six hundred converts are counted u
in single Methodist church at Newark
n. J. In a Baptist church in the sam
city, l29 conversions have been made
There is also a vigorous revival in pr,
gress at a Uniyersalist church in the plac
At Yonkers, Poughkeepse, and in Eur
son there are very animated revivals.-
AT Yonkers over 300 have been CONVEX
ed at PeekskiIl whole freman's cor
pany are numbered among the convert
The ST.. Louis papers state that interes
ing revivals are going on in that city ar
at various points in that State and in Ill
nois. The venerable Peter Cartwrig
has been preaching in jacksonville, al
over 200 converts ale reckoned. In Il
Oskaloosa district Of Missouri the Me,l
odist preachers report 900 conversion
At Jacksonville, Iowa, 800 persons ha7
Joined the churches.
Jayne's Hall, in PHILADELPHIA, will hO
over 5000 persons, and yet it is crowds
at the prayer meetings every day. I'll
is supposed to be the largest number e
err convened at week day prayer meetil
in this country.
The Rutland Herald says the religio
revivals continue in that place with m
bated interest, and that meetings are he
every evening at tLa Baptist, Method
and Congregational Churches. All
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