The New York herald., 1868-05-31

the "week of Prayer.6 Before the close OF that
week some hopeful conversions took place, and the
was such that all felt that the meeting must
not close. The number In attendance was at first
not large, but there seemed such manifest convict
ing power present that scarcely mpenitent person
conversions occurred daily. There have been more
than one hundred individuals in attendance upon
sstv sne % a. nq9irers Of whom probably some
are some cases OF special interest," quite number Of
returned soldiers nine husbands OF praying wives,
ana most OF tne converts were from fifteen to thirty
In Deposit n. r., on the nrst Sabbath in March,
church. and the occasion was Of great interest, Is
openly proisssed their faith in Christ Again, on the
first Sabbath In May thirteen were received into
communion some on profession, the rest by letter.
Thus fortyeght have been added to the church this
spring.
The Presbyterfan Assemblies In Reunion.
The Ooseruer (Old School organ learns from the
Old School Assembly at Albany that "a majority is
decidedly favorable to reunion with the New School,
but large MINORITY is evidently inclined to the be.
lief that the time has not yet come for Its consum-
nation" From the New School Assembly at
Harrisburg the Observer has the same statement In
regard to the majority, with the additional informa-
tiOn that the opposition to union on the terms pro-
posed is disappearing. Both assemblies agreed to
spend the morning hour OF Tuesday in prayer for
divine direction in regard to the matter Confer
ence and prayer have been wonderfully fnstru.
tl0ns in overcoming the obstacles and opposition to
reunion.
Auricular Confession in the Episcopal Church.
The catholic World in its number for June has the
following:-There is no doubt that there is quite
party in the Episcopal Church which uphods the
practice OF aurcular confession and seeks to extend
1t. There are ministers of that communion who are
anxious to set up the confessional and disposed to
teach its necessity In the city Of New York 1t is well
known that the clergy Of ST. Adams are solictOus to
hear confessions and love to be styled fathers on
count OF their spiritual relation to their penitens.
The Rev. DR.. Dix, the respected rector OF Trinity
church, the oldest and most influential corporation
OF his denomination, is said to have quite number
of penitents and to be the most popular conessor,
especially among the higher class We presume he
makes no secret of his practice while his position
the spiritual director of the Sisters of st. Mary is
notorious.
"H0w many Of the bishops favor auricular confess
sion does not appear. SO far as we have heard, no
one has openly recommended it; but the Right Rev.
Dr. Potter of New York, has allowed manual to be
dedicated to him. in which the practice is strongly
urged, and devOtiOns for its use extracted IRON
Catholic prayer books. While he has rebuked the
Rev. Mr.. Tying for preaching in Methodist church,
ne goes openly to st. Abans, and to say the least,
gives sanction to rituastic performances. We have
right then, to conclude that ne favors the confess
sl0nal. and Is willing to set 1t up in the churches
which he superintends.r