Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-30
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Religious Interest.

The religious interest il the city is
very manifestly on the increase. The
meetings for preaching in Rev. Or.
Kinks church, and for prayer in the
Park street vestry have been deepen
ing in interest and increasing in num-
bers during the week. The latter,
for the last day or two, has been so
crowded that many were obliged to
stand. The feeling is deep and ten
der, but there is no evidence of the
presence of the Holy Spirit, in con-
verting power, to any extent, and this
we understand, is the condition in
many of the churches. Christians are
praying and laboring for the CONVEX
sion of the impenitent, and with more
or less faith they are expecting to see
it. The meetings in DR.. Kirk 5
church and in the Park street vestrv
are to be continued next week Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri
day, and there will also be preaching
in the latter place on Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
There is very interesting revival
of re- ZION at Mount Holyoke Semina
ry. Nearly fifty in the institution
have been converted since the Semi
nary year commenced. In Yale Col
lege there is deep religious interest.
Prayer meetings are held every even
ing in the Presidents room, and quite
a number of conversions are reported.
A very interesting revival has also
commenced at Amherst College. A
correspondent thus describes it:
"The College fast, March |, was
observed by the usual prayer meeting
in the morning; the sermon in the
afternoon-this year preached by
Prof. j. HI. Seelye, and prayer meet
ing in the evening. The meetings
were solemn, and the spirit present.
Previous to the College fast, few
were led to the Savior. Although
Christians had prayed earnestly for
the descent of the spirit, its coming,
like on the days of Pentecost, was sud
den, and surpassed our faith. The
work among US is quiet. Almost
every heart is affected Our meet
lngs are melting seasons. One after
the other rises and testifcs to a new
found Savior, or asks the prayers of
Christians. Every class is visited
Some of its subjects have been the
most hopeless cases in College. Al
ready over thirty have protested con
version. and others are enquiring. In
the three upper classes there are but
few who are not rejoicing in Christ"
The religious papers contain ac-
counts of revivals all over the country,
many of them are of a very interest
ing character.
Our correspondent "Burleigh" in
late letter, has given an interesting
account of the great revival in Brook
Ign, n. Y. A correspondent of the
Congregationalist thus speaks of this
interest, and a scene growing out of
it which took place at Rev. Theodore
l.. Cuylers church:
"For two months past special meet.
lngs of preaching and prayer have
been held, and God has graciousIy
heard those prayers and smiled upon
those efforts. The first gray dawn
OF this revival appeared in their Cum
bertrand Mission Sabbath School du-
ring the week of prayer; and on the
occasion of a special day Of fasting
the sunrise AS part of the fruits
of this blessed revival, the pastor and
church yesterday welcomed to their
fellowship and communion one hun
dred and twenty light new members.
Of this number one hundred and one
were received on profession of faith,
and twenty-seven by letter. Fifty
seven were males, and seventy-one
females. Thirty-six were from the
Sabbath School. Twenty husbands
and their wives stood side by side to
confess Christ forty husbands and their
wives, who heretofore were separated.
met for the first time at the Lords
Table. Thirty-four sons and daugh
tiers took their places beside their pa
rents, in their first commemoration
OF the Saviours love- Forty one re-
celved the ordinance of baptism. i Il
think L have never witnessed a more
impressive and solemn scene. The
spacious house with 1900 sittings Was
crowded to its utmost capacity. and
deep solemnity pervaded the vast as
semblage. In front of the pulpit and
In the aisles stood up one hundred
and one new born souls, to witness
Christ before the world. There stood
the aged man, over whose head nearly |
threescore and ten years had passed. |
whitening it for the harvest of death
ard beside him stood the man in the |
prime of life, the matron and the maid
the young man and the youth, down |
to the boy and girl of but nine to
twelve summers. There is 10Y in
heaven over one sinner that repenteth'
was the pastors appropriate text
That young church, the youngest of
the Presbytery, now numbers $50
members. A large number of young
converts are expecting to unite with
the church at its next communion
many of them from the Sabbath School.
The blessed work still continues"
GREAT FIRE IN CINCINNATI-Tnss
$4,000, OOO,-Cincimnati, March %
M. Pixies Opera House took fire