The New York herald., 1868-05-31
Progress of Religious Interest In the United
States.

We continue to receive encouraging reports OF the
progress of religious interest throughout the country
Specially encouraging intelligence reaches US the
present month from Congregational churches. At
the meeting Of the Mendon Conference In East Med
way Mass April % 1t appeared that all Its churches
but one have enjoyed revivals, which have been
attended by five hundred hopeful conversions since
the week Of prayer Evidences Of the continuance
religious interest among the Baptist churches abound
in all their religious journals. At Yonkers and
Tarrytown. In this State at Wlamsport Pa, and at
Fall River and Berlin, Wis, nearly one hundred and
nfy converts have been baptized, while rom many
other towns and States similar good tidngs are con-
In North Cornwall and Seymour, Conn.,. strong
religious interest prevails. AT the former place ~
aad IN % one &c al
are reported. In the same State, at Putnam, twenty
were added to the congregational church on the Sd
inst, eleven to the Methodist, seven to the Baptist
and ten TO the East Putnam Congregational church.
Others are waiting for the next communion
correspondent, writing from stockton, CAL, thus
refers 10 the two Oldest societies there-s the
First Presbyterian and the Methodist Episcopal
.,fhese two churches, as also the Baptist Congrega
tional, Episcopalian and German Methodist, have
been greatly blessed during the past winter. over
100 united with the Methodist church. About
forty with the Epscopaiian, twenty with the Ger,
man Methodist and ten or twelve with the Con-
gregatlonal."
The thirteenth street Presbyterian chu rch In this
city received to their communion In January hrteen
In March, forty y-nine and during the present month,
twenty y-seven, Every pew In the church Is rented,
and the sunday school is very efficient. The pastor
meets those who desire to on the subject Of
religion upon every Monday evening. Ordinarily
from twenty to thirty are present This great work
has been wrought by the spirit with the use Of the
ordinary means Of grace. Prayer and inquiry meet
ings have been held as the exgency seemed to re-
qure and all the fruits righteousness and peace.
At Clinton and Cumberland, in tins State, the Pres
byterian churches have received TO their communion
nearly seventy converts, and are still rejoicing in the
quiet and wonderful work OF the spirit. Also at
Homer, N. Y, on the 81 instant, l0l persons made
public profession OF their fath and for the first time
took their seats ct the table of the Lord
Twenty-one converts united with Ovet church,
Milwaukee, on the 3d inst. This society organized
I'm January, now numbers 160 members The new
church edihce Just projected Is urgently needed as
the chapel is too small for the rapidly increasing
congregation.
Four churches Of the Plymouth Rock Conference.
Ohio, received last month as the fruit OF recent
religious interest $50 new members and on
the 81 inst. In Chicago fifty were added to several
Of the Congregational societies. But it is In New
England that the communion seasons OF the present
month have been specially blessed to the churches
In ten towns OF Massachusetts,, and in nearly as
many Of Vermont, $50 have publicly confessed Christ
and Joined the number OF his disciples.
The Presbyterian church in Panama. n " has
been visited during the past winter with precious
work Of grace. II took its rise In connection with