Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-03
Prs.hrtsrlan church.


We take the following from the
ChristiGn Herald and Recorder:
The Last PresJyterian Banner has the
following: "a very quiet and pleasing
work of grace has been in progress for
some time in the Church of Pisgah
Clarion Presbytery, under the labors oil
the Rev. j. s. Elder. Twenty-three have
already been added to the Church on
profession of faith, three of whom were
returned soldiers Four of the number
were bsptised others are anxious.
An interesting series Of meetings has
just closed in the Church of Licking, Of
the same Presbytery, where nine have
been added on profession Of faith. 10
these services, the Pastor, Rev. Mr..
Matter, was assisted by the Rev. Mr.,
Shirley. EfL gs q % (s
In the Church of Upper Path VALLEY,
meetings were commenced on the 20th
of December. The Pastor, Rev. w. A.
West, in private note, says: " God has
been pleased to hear the prayers of His
people, and bless the labors of His ser.
wants, by sending as q refreshing. Saints
have been revived, backsliders have been
reclaimed, and the impenitent awaken
ed and converted. A more deeply SOL
emn and impressive season / never wit
messed. AS the result of this delightful
season, about seventy srs entertaining
an apparently wsll-founded hope that
they have passed from death unto life,
and others are still anxiously inquiring
what they must do to be saved.
An encouraging state of things exist
at present in the Church at Rillands,
Allegheny City Presbytery, Rev. NJ. l.
Workman, Pastor. Every evening during
the last week, the large house Of worship
was well filed. At the communion, last
Sabbath, ten persons united with the
Church on profession Of faith, among
whom we're two returned soldiers.
The Pres6ytersan states that there ia
q very pleasant state of religious interest
in the Church Of Upper Octorora, in the
Prssbytery Of Newcastle, of which Rev.
Mr.. Pomeroy is Pastor. Between thirty
and forty inquirers have publicly maLi-
feated an interest in the salvation oil
their souls. In The same highly favored
Presbytery is the First Presbyterian
Church of Delaware, of which the Rev.
C. D. Kellogg is Pastor. Here Gods
spirit has been manifested in the saliva
ton of men. Forty-one persons were
added to the Church, on last Sabbath,
and others are iuquiring the way to the
Saviour, who, it is hoped, may hereafter
be gathered into His fold.
In the Cohocksink Presbyterian
Church, in the Central Presbytery o!
Philadelphia. there ia a revival which
seems to grow constantly in interest and
power.
The same paper also speaks of very
pleasant work OF grace in progress in
the Mantua Female Seminary in West
Philadelphia. = - ~ "a
In the Church of Shade Gap, Hunt.
ingdop Presbyiery, r. L. McCone, pas
tor, as the result of series of meetings
commenced two or three weeks ago,
over so persons-old aud young-hHve
attended inquiry meetings, and from 30
to 40 have professed faith in Christ
The interest is vide spread over the
community, aud many are mourning
over their siDs in secret
The pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at CentreviIle, Delaware, writes: We
have had good work going on for
some time past; 10 fact, since my set
Element in Delaware, Gods spirit has
given many Indications OF His presence.
We found the membership only 20 when
We came here. To little over four
years we have increased to l3l, On
Sabbath we bad an addition OF Fl more.
II was precious season. To see the
old, the middle aged, aud the young, all
coming ont on the Lords side, was q
glorioas sight, and how encouraging to
us who preach the gospel r
This has been a fruitful season within
TIE bounds Of the Presbytery of New
castle. More than 500 souls have given
evidences of their conversion to God.
Let the great Head Of the Church be
praised. There 10 On animated interest
10 Olive College, aud in the whole COM
muniiy.
There Is quiet and interesting reyi-
val 40 progress amoug the students OF
Kslsmazoo College.
Eight members have recently been
ADDED TO the Church ct Weston, Ohio,
as The fruits Of the labors Of Rev. p C.
Baldwin, Synodicsl Missionary of the
Western Reserve Synod.
a promising week Of grace is now in
progrsss in the Fourth Rrsshytsrisn