The New York herald., 1868-05-17
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Confirmation at St. Peters Church.

RELIGIOUS INTELLlGENCE.
Confirmation at st. Peters Church.
The Most Rev. Archbishop McCloskey administered
confirmation at St. Peters church, Barclay street.
yesterday, to some four hundred and fifty persons,
including many adults and children belonging to the
schools attached to the church. The work OF the rev.
erend and jealous pastor, the Rev. William Quinn.
and his young assistants and the good Sisters of
Charity attached the church is in this district ex.
ceedingly labOrious. Endeavorng to maintain large
schools which bring no pecuniary return; to impart
religious instruction TO those who attend the public
schools. and to reform the large number of children
who in the lower wards, either from choice or neces.
sions; but it has been well and ably performed, and
portion OF the results OF that work were Yesterday
made maniiest Inc altar was handsomely decorated
and the boys clean smart and devout in appearance
lined the pews on either side, and the church as
crowded by members OF the congregation and their
friends, all ntently watching and listening to the
venerable quiet and solemnly impressive Archbishop
as he spoke words OF cheerful advice 10 those TO
whom he had administered the sacrament of strength
an the faith, and to whom many blessings would
come If that faith were preserved.
Healthfnl Progress Of Pratical Religion i'm the
United States.
While the regular old anniversaries in this city
nave not shown an extraordinary amount OF busi-
ness success in the principal denominations boards
and societies during the past year. IL is gratifying to
know that pure and unde1led religion is exhibiting
itself most hopefully in all parts of the country in
more humble, perhaps, but still more practical
spheres of life. Since our last report fifty churches
have been heard from, to which more than 1900
verts have been added Eleven OF the fifty are Pres
byterian, and have received to their communion 327
persons profession of their faith. OF the Congre-
gatiOna churches ten have lately received $50 con-
verts, and eleven churches in Vermont report 400 a-
ditiOns. Over eleven thousand converts the Roman
Catholic church are reported within the past few
weeks.
Extraordinary Revival Among the HOOsicrs--
Its Curious Effects.
Among the most re renarkable OF the many revivas
during the past winter is that in New Albany, Ind.
In order to better understanding of the SUBJ
ect it is, perhaps well to state that New Albany pos
sesses population Of twenty thousand Protestants
The revival seemed to spring up spontaneously
soon after the week OF prayer i'll thirteen
Evangelical churches. or these the seven
Methodist churches have admitted about 1000 as pro-
batoners; while the three Presby churches have
received about 400 new members, the Episcopalians
and the Lutherans 40 each and the 'Chrstians" 20
making 1000 in all. The whole city has been per-
vaded by the deepest sOlemnity. One attempt was
made by fashionable family to get up q ball. Many
were invited. the rooms gayly decorated cost
Iy supper was prepared; but there no guests
and consequently there was no dancing. The new
opera house, built at the Of 100000 is a super
fluffy, and the Methodsts talk of buying and trans
forming it into house OF worship. The directors of
business. In the midst of it one OF the
number, millionaire, turned to another and
tant business than this You, my friend, are
the only one of our number yet uncOnverted. VIII
you not at once give your heart to Christi" And
they turned their directors meeting into a prayer
meeting Thieves, drunkards, gamblers, liquor sell
ers, dissonte women, blasphemers, nideis aud even
ed by the love of God and are to-day reformed regene
rated and recognized by the whole community as
true Christians. The means used In the Presbyterian
church were simple the prayer meeting, the sermon
and the decision seat, which those were invited to
occupy after a sermon who decided iOr Christ. Forty
or fifty have sometimes come forward at once. After
the congregation was dismissed all who had come
forward ana any others wishing to do so remained
for religious conversation. Repeated meetings
held for young converts attended by hundreds whose
hearts are glowing with Christian love.
German Evangelism i'm the West.
The special Berlin correspondent Of the HERALD
writing under date OF April so, furnishes the follow
ing Information on subject very interesting to ome
Of our Lutheran communities in the west:-Some
months ago circular from the Evangelical conssto
ries called the attention Of young cergynen to the
vast field OF activity open to them Abroad especially
in Wisconsin and other States of the onion, whence
invitations from German Evangelical Lutheran CON-
nunties had been received. Ths pleasant chance for
theoiogsts in the want of G,ck has lately been dis
couraged by another clrculs- coming from the same
consistories BY order OF The High Church council
stating that the said syrod OF Wisconsin had evnced
such hostility to the i1h ha eAs,g IN PRUSSIA ana 70
as t would insist rpOn It's antagonisc views II would
be impossib c tcalIow ministers employed there
turn to their rtlve congregations.
compliant OF the Jewish congregation in Schwe-
rim addressed to the Bund chancellor, relative to the
right OF itzenship and free settlement, independent
OF RELIGIOUS creed, within the North German conlede
ratca, was answered the 18th TO the effect that
sec,on one of the Bund law did not abrdge the pri-
yege Of State governments to attach such condi-
Ions as they may see lit TO the possession OF real
tate, not excepting the right to exclude citizens
d lu nuE no
Curious and Important Facts in Relation TO
Professionalism I'm France.
The Protestant Bible Society Of Paris held its an
nual meeting on the Goth of April at the church of
the Oratoire, in the Rue st. ionore. The President
NJ. Guzot, commenced the proceedings with an ad-
dress opening in these words:-"The present assem-
bly, is one OF peculiar interest as we are now arriving
at the period at which, fifty years ago your assoca-
tOn was founded. In the month OF October next II
will celebrate its first jubilee In 1918 fortyve Of
the most notable Protestants in France asked the
government Of Louis XvIlI for authorization TO
found permanent society for propagatmg in their
Church the Bible that great monument consecrated
by history and the Christian faith on the 9th Oco-
Der of that year NJ de Cazes replied them tnat the
OBJECT OF the meeting was III no way opposed to
the state of the law or the intentions of the govern
ment. and the permission asked for was granted.
ON the nth October your committee held its first
official sitting and the worthy descendant OF one OF
the mos illustr Gus, faithful and vrtuous of French
Protestants, the Marquis de Jaucourt, became your
President ana remained 80 until his death.n The
speaker then alluded 70 the numerous political
changes which had taken place In Europe since that
period and then asked had been the conduct Of
tne french Bible society during so many convul
sions, the answer being as folows:-"it has simply
quiety and necessarily continued 10 distribute the
HOLY scriptures II has persisted In presenting them
~ tne source and rule OF faith for Christian life.
On mat condition alone, and by following that rule
OF conduct, could your society pursue It's work and
accomplish ts destiny" The chairman terminated
in these words:-"Let us continue with the same
hope and the same perseverance and we shall
end by obtaining like success. In using that word
will not anticipate the report OF the committee
which Will tell YOU OF the results we have accom-.
pshed during the last fifty years. In our modest
French Protestant Church Bible society has dis.
ributed 500 600 copies OF the Scriptures al cost OF
more than two millions Of francs But what Is that