The New York herald., 1868-02-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGRNCE.
Christianity Among the Mo, mons.

In the HERALD OF December %, us-c ~.;elis,ous
Intelligence Is stated that tho efforts TO establish
Christian society at Salt Lake city has proved failure
and that the Snperin OF tho Sunday school
killed by the Morrnons
Tho writer s evidently not informed on tho progress
Of Christianity among tho Mormons The Protestant
Episcopal Church have established mission in Salt
Lake city, and two young m,n-thc Rev. G. w. Fooio
and Rev. Thos W. Haskins--went In Nay last and have
found 1t perfectly safo to labor In bolair OF
the church, and the services OF tho Episcopal
Church held in Independence Hail regularly, and
at the present time the mission is in 0ur >bng con-
dcn There twenty commandments, several
OF whom have been Mornons. Fortv-oae persons
ha .e been baptized fhe sunday school has one hun
dred and seventy eight scholars roll. Thew hayo
also n dsy school with apoit one hundred scaoars
They have never been interrupted in ther work, and
the only opposition ,frem tho MormOns arc articles
whion appear in the Mormon ridcIng them out
they amount to nothing The mission have purchased
acre and qdarer of land and aweiing house Ia the
midst Ot the cv, and only await assistance from their
friends In tue East TO 60 on and bniid msson house
and continue among tho Mormons The
bishop Of The diocese ends reside IN Salt City
himself, and VII Work vigorously TO establish tho Chrs-
tian Church.
A Trumpet Gail fnr Chrisiians 20 Unite nnd
Eepr, The Aagrcssious Of Wee.
Tho O6serrcr Tod School Prcs5Yleriin) calls upon
Christians to form national organization which wi
servo as brains aad comaloa Christianity IL
declares that The continued attacks OF n1dclty Popory
and vice upon the Bible and tho sabbath. which
resulted disastro ss'y in 81 Louis, Chicago and Pbia
delphia aud which threaten New York seriously will
sweep The last vcslISe of Christianity from our
statute books unless with effective wcapons
than have yot used. Nothing less tnan tins
II AYERS Is the avowed p4rpose OF Ger
man and ungoiy papers ATeady 4 leading
western paper, coniuacs ,ne O6sgr' ma orrnrd is
columns to the advocates of Tho ree love syt.m Zoe
maly proposing That al our MARIA Jaws b" repeh"d
aad marriage reduced t. purev cvJ contract bust
partnership 10 be dissolved Mt tho pleasure OF the
parties. Other ieadIag parc's " II son take he side
atfn.g flatt aftot4 do
themselves TO lie end. waiie inddeis arc or
ganized to destroy our M ional cnris,anty We
ought to uri.e ,no eyangolcal g oront of all the
churchcs, mc'oy TO hold mectnes and NAVE
speeches say how mech ove another and how
agreei. bat TO work to CT TO bring the
means o lrcs 70 every son' 10 ieacn oht ai,cr en-
save .hcm, through the iogcr Of God IRON sin anu
hell
HIassncha-etts Christian Copvrntion-s'Danc-
inE',-t' 'hurchea Versus RcNivnI-.
con- vehtion OF four EcangeiicaI denominations, In.
Guiding the Congresatonaiiss. the naptsts. tho
Me,hodisis and the Epicopaiaus, n session last
week in Boston, hr. william Clann prosidnS Ten
questions proposed for discussion. Tha' entitled
swbat are tho In the way Of revival roll
gionf" eIiciicd interesting debate Rev. j. A. N.
Chapman sad the first obstac in the way
parave want Of pcrsonai holiness the part OF
Of professed dscipes Of Christ There great
a discrepan,y between the follower and the Master.
fheir creed was like garment and did not strike
do vn into tho heart and crush ont all evil
feelings. The church Of tie wilderness
before she could be omopotont. fhe church.
10 order 10 Obtain the highest degree Of
efficiency. must be both taotongh aud uniform IN hcr
piety. Another great obstacle III the way of revival
OF relivon tho fact that with two members cf
the caurch religion Was not the snrrcmc cnd 81 ile
the world inst and Heaven second. No iuidel
could begin to do Christianity the harm that pr0cscd
Chyidisr Id 'saca hc praerred 'cor dy m1see g. ne
God wardlg ran zeal for IrIa o,usc. Another
gssst obstacle OF thorough Christian charity.
There Should he bonds OF genuine hnsia" 10y = be-
t~a I'M uul ION ma forc.
the world TO sas, ~ they did OF old. oeo how these
Christsnslove one another y
siace the OF n revival Of religion the reia-
ton or professors Of religion TO sinfu amusc-
men,s ne hard Of repfvai
sdcac sag'' c,arrb, in church tsat coaascpanc
visf,i' O hedt icai dn,use0'aS. Tue tendency OF
all these nuisements 70 undermine all
morn and religious ,afac'er. II Zach inousoi IN all
these amusenens by Itself there souil not he
barr |. the nipgling OF the sexes that made
Rev. Mr Savage, OF Holis'on, said that there w.ro
two especls dlncucs In the wav OF a rcvival-dfst
general belief that revisas ouid come in Code time.
whether prayed o. not. He believed that tho idea
fase. Il men waited for Goods time" Goods
me' would wat for them, and nothing would over be
Rev. NJ. Trass. OF Fichburg ssId that preaching
could be eGt ctual long dead aud fen-
dcrcd deaf by lhe use of noxious substaucas Ahay
persons In state were N abnormal condition to-
nav az 10 ter minds by ,he nae OF ot iun tr.rr drink
and tobacco. II these ufcua could he removed tncrc
would be sudden awakening to tho truths OF tie
Christian religion.
ing, the proceedings having bccn generally acceptable
10 all participants.
RcvivaI-.
Rev. ". y. Watkins, of Hanson place church, Brook
lyn, reports extensive and most interesting revival
among his people Tho revival at Bcvidorc, N. j., Is
progressing with great rsenty persons
received into the Congregational church At Bethel
Conn, January 5.... Tho revival In tho Heddug
church Poughkeepsie continues witt Incrsa sed interest
M
held svrrY evening, IN which Tho CanGregaticnasts
aud Methods unite and sixty conversions hayo occur
revival OF great power has been IN progress st
Upton. Mass, several months Nineteen persons
added 70 the church In Newport VI, the rst SAP
os os'r religious ~ interest," preyas January was
day long TO be remembered by the church and comma
nifty at North Yarmouth, Mass Thiuy-cieht were re-
cs ,ed the congregational church, the largest number
ever admitted to this church at time Nine per-
baptized q, the oolored Union Baptist church.
Cincinnati January b.. There bas been fruitful
revival In the Lutheran church at Altoona Pa, during
tho past six weeks. The number OF converts is
hundred and fcry.....In New Hampshire
the young Congregational church at South Sea
brook recently received an addition OF seven by
cbus eta al Belcherlown, twenty conversions are re-
pore d. .1bs Congregational church in wibraham
received sry new members oy profession and ssysn y
Dr. Tobey's cohgraFatiop, at Durham, still continues
and about twenty five persons rive evidence Of recent
change OF heart A revival rs Ia progress In the Con
gregstonai Society al Sandwich, und somo twenty
conversions arc repored. Nineteen persons united
Tue cnufcn IN Inelsea W., Janutry hrssANAt
OF great power began 10 Weston, Conn., last OCTOBER,
and apou Atty united with the church the lrsl sunday
In this month. Many OF these are heads OF families,
aud ersl entire households have been converted.
Rev Frederic A. Ross sends 70 the Central Prssbyriqn
an account Of . work Of grace In tbe Pre-byte-
rian church At Hunisvie Ala lie says 's3oms
OF those born sgain are heads Of families
aud macy of the youih, especially OF Inc
schools, are OF tho number The work seems
thorough Christian conventions have within fee
wceks neld In Of the counties Vermont
asd would soon be held In Vie other i've These meet