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The New York herald., 1868-03-22

During the last fortnight intelligence has reached
rs Of reyivals in more than 10 churches not be-
fore heard from. The number of new converts is
$3.50, Of whom 2,s43 have become members
Of the church. From many revivals already
reported in onr columns additional and cheering
Intelligence has been received and we can
announce that since January l accounts have
reached us Of 700 revvals l3 500 conversions and
s,540 additions to the different evangelical
churches excluding the Methodists, of whom we
have kept no accurate record. good work is
also going on among cur brethren of this persua-
sion, and an exchange states that S20l cases of
hopeful conversions have been lately reported in
single week by Methodist pastors.
The most remarkable perhaps, Of the revivals
reported the past fortnight Is taking place mt
New Albany, Ind. All evangelical Christians
share IN the blessing. Daily meetings are well
attended IN the churches. A correspondent of
che Christian Herald says-"Religion ia the chief
fheme oil conversation in sti eets stores banks
and everywhere Business men had rather talk
about the conversion Of rouls than the sale Of
goods. The work exceeds Cnything that has been
witnessed here for many years. Il Ia stated in
the secular papers that more than one hundred
Joined the various churches Of the city the week
before last, and in all three hundred conversions
have taken place since the beginning of the year.
The same reviving aud converting spirit Is bless.
ing the city of Stockton, in California The San
Francisco Occicent says of tine gracious work.
Inc NongreRaG0nal, German, Methodist Epts-
eopal and Presbyterian churches are united
W the services which are held in t1e First Pres
oyterian church. The attendance Is very large,
many gong away for want OF room 10 accomno-
sah them. The interest Is unusual. Forty have
afeady been hopefully converted and many more
are anxiousiy seeking the Saviour. The tone OF
pley ia the churches never more harmonious.
Many members of the Episcopal church are in.
.erested workers in the meetings and give thelu
their hearty support %
Forty OF the churches most recently revived are
Presbyterian. The Cohocksnk church. phiisaeI
phia, has lately received to its Communion seyenty
Asven members on profession OF their fath H
~ arysville and Milford Centre forty.tbree bars
been received, while six other towns Of Pennsvlva
mia have been blessed with similar tokens az tbe
ypirh presence Eleven churches in Illinois, aye In
Indiana, and three in Missouri are enjoying fruit
Jul sesAons OF religious interest At the last com
munion in the church of Stanton, Va, twenty.
three confessed their faith in Christ. Forty con.
yerts were added the present month TO the Second
Presbyterian church In st. Louis, of which Rev.
DR. Niccolls s pastor In San Francisco the First
Presbyterian church, under the pastoral care of
Rev. DR.. Eells, has received accession of twelve
and the Central church one Of eight
members. At PhillipSburg, NJ. j.; Bantam, Ohio;
Grand HaveR and Mfcgan, Mich, and Troy, Cla-
rinda and Montezuma, Iowa, TIE spirit has been
The New York herald., 1868-03-22
THE RAILROAD WAR.
RumOrs and s--Reported Arrest Of One
Ot the Directors.

RumOrs and Scares- Reported Arrest Of One
Ot the Directors.
There ~ not business man IN our midst who does
not realize the moral Of that excellent OF fables
"Turning the Grindstoner From the wealthiest
merchant to tile mcauest corner oafer we meet every
day somebody who has to grind. Old Daniel
Drew may be what Is termed exceedingly world wise
but II h plain lie has not clear comprehension OF
the extent 10 which designing men, who have axe
old story "a 1carc Of cOurse) that armed men were
preparing To move on his camp from New York.
Presently the police force Is doubled, and
the old man very naturally feels troubled.
Will be continued for there Is vast amount at stake
and men never feel 80 comfortable as when they
are ON the winning sidc There is an additional
safeguard Tor Drew IN tue promptness with which
the New Jersey Legislature have lent themselves /.
TO nun at thus crisis Citizens and legislators alike
are sensible Of tile Importance 1t Is to the that
be defended IA all hazards, and that, according
ne sOuides principles o political economy, the free
and unrestricted development OF the resources OF
such corporation as the Erie Railway Company
Will add immensely to the wealth Of the State.
Hence aaythng tat may be denied to the refugees In
New YORK Will lie granted ungrudgingly at the
other SIDE Of the river. The bill which was
deemed Of such importance to the directors that ~
was put through both houses Of the Legislature and
placed IN the Governors room all within .wo noura,
secures to the company all the privileges wnlcn they
Possessed IN New York. besides Iega''ang sn' ~ issue
0 new stock. The forcible remark OF one OF the
directors, that they would transfer their households
To Jersey early In the coming nlont appears 70 nave
more truth IN u than at first supposed.
simultaneously with the scare OF another INVASION
last evening came the report that Henry thompson
one OF the directors committed To the fortunes or Mr.
Drew, was arrested 10y deputy sheriff IN the Aston
ING parties whom the sheriff may light upon has,
beer, dxed Mt $5O0,000 cash down. To all appear
ance the sherns are likely to have long vigil
The New York herald., 1868-03-22
RRELICs0Us REPORTERS.

The London Star of the 81 Of March reports -
At meeting of the clergymen of Durham and
Northumberland, held at Newcastle on Thursday,
relative to the Bishop of Durham's fund for church
building in the diocese, the proceedings were
opened with prayer, and when It was over the
Rev. j. Richards, NJ. A., incumbent of Hun
wick, rose aud complained TO the presi-
dent OF what he termed the indecent and ire
weren't conduct Of the gentlemen of the press
in retaining their seats during the devotional exer
cises, instead Of kneeling upon the floor Of the
vestry in common with the rest of the clergy. The
reporters were displeased at the Interference.
The reverend gentleman added that he hoped the
chairman next time would that the
porters conformed with the rest Of the persons at
the meeting in going down upon their
knees Neither the chairman nor the archdeac0n
of Durham (Mr. Prest), or other Of the
digntaries had word to say on the subject, aud
Mr.. Richards was therefore replied TO by Mr..
Charlesworth, one OF the reporters at the request
Of his colleagues. Mr.. Cha1esworth said that Mr..
Richards remarks implied that the reporters were
wanting In respect TO the chairman, to the
Of indecency but of irreverence to Almighty
God. They had TO protest publicly against those
assumptions, and to express the opinion that Mr..
Richards, on reflection, would regret what he had
said in the liberty which he had taken. He fMr.
Charlesworthl felt that the gentlemen Of the press
had been greatly wronged. IL IL was any satks-
faction to the Rev. Mr.. Richards he might tell him
that when he engaged in prayer st home II was
BIS custom 10 kneeI; but In the public meeting the
removal Of the chairs would have created noise.
coh,usoB, and disturbance far more irreverent
Than the retention Of the seats was alleged TO |
be. Further Mr.. Richards had no right to assume
as to the opinions Of the reporters and the attitude
which auy one ought TO adopt in public prayer.
Mr.. Richards explained that he saw one of the re.
porters Leaking back In his chair and seeming |
indifferent daring prayer. II he was mistaken he
was glad lie slmply judged from appearances,
and iet the indine renee keenlys One of the cler-
gymen expressed the hope thot the reporters
The New York herald., 1868-03-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
NEW CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

The conservation of the new Church OF Mes
sah (Dr. Osgood's) will take place on the even
hg Of April 2. The sermon will be preached by
Me pastor, and the prayer of conservation will be
offered by DR.. Gannett, of Boston, the colleague and
successor Dr. Channipg. 1t ia expected that there
will be large attendance of the clergy from New
England and this vicinity. When finished il will be
sne OF the handsome churches Of which this city
boasts. The front 'of the edfce h of brown stone,
With Cleveland stone trimmings, and the style
G she architecture Rhensh The face Of the
church is to be beautifully carved and ornamcnted,
and In the centrf. of it is handsome rose window
81 stained glass with the painting Of dove in the
centre. There will be three entrances, and the caps
sf the main pillars will be symbolical in their
crchitecture. The height from the floor TO
sne ceiling is fifty feet, and the interior is
90 be furnish led in accordance with the exterior
Ihere VIII Je side galleries in the building, which
WIZ rest er tirely upon brackets doing away alto
Rether WI pillars. Behind the pulpit is very
handsome chancel piece, upon the four pillars of
wnch ar represented the Evangelists, and in beau
al scr ,li work over all, appropriate inscriptions.
ahere fill be tive organs, or properly speak
Mg, cn organ divided into two parts, one part at
each nd of the gallery. When finished 6ae church,
ncad ing the galleries, will seat about fifteen hun
ored persons. There is also a handsome lecture
foeu attached'to the rear of the main uilding.
The New York herald., 1868-03-22

poured o0t. The Fifth church, Of Cincinnati, at
its recent communion, admitted seventeen con-
verts on profession of their faith. In Jefferson
vile, Ind. twenty-five have joined the Presbyte-
Seven out Of the thirty Baptist churches of this
city have lately been revived. Twelve have been
added to the church in Brooklyn, of which Rev.
Mr.. Barrelle Is pastor, and the churches in Wood
received large accesions Of new converts
Seventy have just united with the High street
church In Baltimore. From five baptist
churches in Chicago accounts Of fruit,
towns OF Indiana, three of Illinois, four OF
Pennsylvania, four Of Connecticut and two OF Mas
sachusetts, the Baptist churches have been re-
vived. At Manchester, Ohio, and at Danviie'
KY, one hundred converts have been baptised
new church was organized at Union Mills, Iowa,
in February, by forty persons recently converted
under the ministry of Rev. S. g. Nelson: In 1--WE
other towns of the same State mu0h religious IN
terest pre- walls. Within the last fortnight, in ALL
fifty Baptist churches have been heard from, and
report an aggregate accession OF ,240 members
Revivals have taken place in twenty more Con-
gregational churches. In Brooklyn the Puritan
church has received fifty, and the State street
church thirteen new members. In Chicago seventy
have joined the Tabernacle, the New England and
the First churches The Vine street society, Cincn
mali, have just admitted eighteen converts to men,
bership. At five towns in Vermont, at Keene, N.
H.; Little Compton, r. l.; Mystic and Seymour,
Conn.,; Holliston and Sandwich, Mass; New Balt-
more and st. Joseph, Mich, revivals are now
enjoyed, and marry have been added To- the
churches. The tswn of North Hampton, MINI,
has population OF about 200 adults and church
with thirty members. So general is the religions
interest prevailing there that at recent meet
ing fifty to ask for the prayers of Christians.
A correspondents writes from NerwaHk Ohio:-
.The revival in this vicinity has resulted in over
eighty hopeful conversions" Thus from twenty
| Congregational churches we receive reports OF
| more than 500 conversions.
| Rev. Mr. Schenck, pastor of the Reformed
church of Pompton Plains, N. j., writes:-"At
our communion on the LIST inst, we received forty
members confession of their faith, as the fruit
of the precious revival we have been enjoying
during the past two months. Sixteen of this number
heads Of families" The same day thirty eight
| were added to the Reformed church at Greenpoint
! Long Island. Twelve Lutheran churches report
an accession of tl6 members. Five of these
churches in Ohio and three in Pennsylvania.
The Lombard street church, in Baltimore, Md.
has admitted twenty-six new converts. At Lock.
port, NJ Y, Fleetwood, Ind, and Zion, ILL.,, the
Lutheran churches are rejoicing in q season Of
religious interest.
The New York herald., 1868-03-22
INDIANA BAPTlSTs.

Indiana has population Of 100000. Among
these 3O397 Baptists, gathered in 457 churches.
which have only l96 pastors. Only forty-one
churches in the State have settled pastors,
who preach every Sunday, and twelve of
these are sustained in part by the State Con-
veution and Home Mission Society. Last Con-
vention year the denomination in this State
ployed 81 missionaries, and contributed S,44l 70
tewards their support, sum which is perhaps
twice as large as ever before contributed by
the same people in the same length of time. This
is one of the most encouraging signs of the times.
The New York herald., 1868-03-22
A,Yrorp SWIM

ALLEGED swiNpLrNe UNDER GursB OF RELIGION.
A man, giving his name as Mccormick, has been
collecting donations through Hudson county durines
the past two weeks In the name OF the PassionsS
Fathers ut West Hoboken. He is about twenty three
years Of age and OF respectable appearance. During
the early part Of the past week he made GreenviIle
the field Of his operations. This man has no authority
10 collect any funds behalf OF the aforesaid com.
munlty.
Trenton.
OPENING or THE DELAWARE CAvAL.-Tne Dem
ware and Raritan Canal will be open for nsvirss,on
tomorrow The water will be kent ak inobaa hsto~,
the usual full head until the LIST Of April. -
The New York herald., 1868-03-22

The Holiy Springs (Mss) Reporter says several
acres In MAJ shat county viii be planted In The castor
bean this year IL states that before the war tue
bean was ra sed successfully and pro1taoly in
poutotoc count,'. anu mil was established from
which large supOv Of cold pressed castor oil was
furnished.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-04
Drinking Saloon,
BARBER SHOP,

which will be waited on by experienced and
attentive BARRIERS, is well fitted up with all
furniture appertaining to first class Barber
Shop and
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-04
A BARGAIN.
FOR THE PiDICAH FAIR.
The light draught Packet
UMPIRE.

DATEMAaS, Master, o. W. DAVIS, Clerk.
VIII leave Clarksville ON Mon
sWeE, day, the 2lst day OF september,
g.. ssesrA nj Oo'clock n. n. Tickets VIII be
gwen iOr the round trip al $500 for passcn-
gers, and e5.UO for Stock.
The Umpire viii leave Paducah ON Friday
at 5 o'clock A.. 81.
For freight, passage or Information aF-
ply 70 ,.,.,. NM
Aug IS, 'GS-3w. Whnrf-boat iroprietors.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-04

Breathes there man with soul 80 dead
Who never to himself hath said
Weillsthe best and cheapest house in town
If such there be, go mark him we'll,
For him no minstrel's raptures swell.n
Respectfully,
Z A. WE'LL.
GAINESVILLE, April II, 1868.
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