The New York herald., 1869-02-28
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2 1862 TRIPLE SHEET
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
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Third Sunday In Lcnt-Februnry %.
The Lenten season has thus far been very gener
ally observed IN all the Catholic and Episcopa
iurches this city, and indeed all over the country
We have given copious reports OF the exercises II
the a nerent churches not only in New York AM
vic,r,s, but, by the aid OF the telegraph, In th
nr,ne,.A cities at distance the morning after the
ocrnrrsSush We have thereby added AN entirely
new (eassnc 0faterest to our religious readers and
one which, e are happy TO find, Is duly appreciated
by them. S> ~
Prosress of Chrfstla, 'ity In the United States.
The number oi revivaIs NE past week. not hitherto
reported gives total Of 20 accessiOns and hope
ful conversions. ,lOf these tsAez are among the
Methodsts, 2O71 asong the Bapt sts, l2oo among the
United Brothers, 7eo among the Weseyans, 63s
among the PresbyterAns, 454 among the Frcewill
Baptists 4O2 among the Congregatonalists, and 247
among the. Lutherans Of he Synod. Restva,s are IN
progress in Buffalo, Rochester; HamptOnbnrg,
Orange county, N. r.; Campbell, steuben ccunty, N.
r.; Big Flats, Chemung county N. r.; Washington
VILE, Orange county, N. r.; Nswart, OHIO; Rock ISL
and, ILL.,. New Boston, N. H.; Lawton, Mich; in
Dover, N. H., where II. +. Duranf, who stood q fSw
years ago at the head Of the Boston bar, has been
preaching. as well as at Brimheld Mass; In Royal
ston, Mass; In Littleton. Farmngton, seabrook
Cornish Lebanon. planieid Danblny and Hanover,
reckoned In the Baptist churches unaer Mr..
EarleS preaching. Rev. Il. y. Hammond mas been.
laborng four weeks in Rochester, n. T.. He Ia
effective worker than ever before On single occa-
marAabe feature the work In the House OF Refuge,
where II Is believed that seventylare converts, and
ape REV. s y a
gelist has lab0red at Scotchtown, where ninety-ve
have been added to the church, where are forty con-
verts, and since at Hamptonbnrg. At Clifton, Ash
KUN and Tonica, ILL.,, the Congregationalsts report
interesting revivals The meeting At the two former
places have been Led by students the Chicago Sem
nary in the latter there are sixty or seventy con-
verts
Archbishop McCloskey lately confirmed 1870 OF the
inmates OF the almsh0use and hospitals OF Black
well s Island.
Our Religious Correspondence.
THE FEELING II SARATOGA COUNTY.
SARATOGA, Feb. 25, 1859.
Religious revivals are in progress in majority Of
the towns in this county Hundreds are being hope
iuily converted.
Rev. A. T. Pierson, Presbyterian clergyman at
Waterford, has accepted call from the Fourth
Since his acceptance he has been offered 600 per
year to accept the OF the Thirteenth street
Presbyterian church OF this city,
rector OF the Episcopal church At Charlton, an en-
terprsng little town In the north part OF the county
THE FEELING IN MASSILLON, OHIO.
MAssILLON. Ohio Feb. 70. 1850.
The Methodist Episcopal Church has been running
revival which begun with the beginning OF the
year and wiz be continued indefinitely or as long as
sinners come into the fold.
SpIritualism has IN other days made some demon
strations among u.s. but at presens s comparatively
quiet still there are warm friends or tue movement
In and around the city.
Postponcment Of the General Conferenco Of
the Evangelical Alliance.
The Executive Committee OF the Evangelical ALI
ance OF the United States have received intelligence
from the branches OF the alliance in England, IN
Germany and in Holland. that the brethren in those
countries are not able to make it consistent with
their ARRANGEMENTS to attend the General Confer
ence at early period as the autumn OF 1869, and
suggesting tas o. LIS han or
gone far with their arrangements that they were
extremely reluctant to contemplate the proposal.
But as the grand design OF uniting the coun-
European and other countries could not be
time for preparation both for the conference and
the Journey, the United States committee con,
resolution at their meeting on Friday last to defer
the cali for general conference Of the Alliance to
future period.
Presbyterian Reunion.
In pursuance OF resolution OF the General As
sembly at its meeting at Harrisburg Pa, May. 1885,
continuing the Committee ON Reunion for the pur
pose OF furnishing such Information they may
deem best to the churches In order to secure intel
ligent action on the subject Of reunion" the said
committee met in the city OF New York on the goth
day OF January, 1859. 1t appeared, from the hest
evidence that could be obtained that while large
proportion OF the New School Presbyteries, acting
on the overture set down by both General Assem-
bies had given their approval OF the same, most OF
the Old school Presbyeres had given their approval
only to an amended basis, for which their Assembly
had expressed preference In case the Assembly
at Harrisburg should concur; that Ii, to the basis OF
,ne tne IoIoWe0 w,so being
or AZ some OF them have expressed their action,
the basis OF the standards pure and simple
concluded 10 submit the following form, and IN Or
der prepare the way for definite and uniform &C
submit the following form. not to supersede but to
follow their previous action, In case they have
Presbytery having already approved OF the basis
reunion overturned by the last General Assembly, DO
now, In order 10 q fna aud harmonious adjustment
OF the whole case, consent TO the amending OF the
basis by the omission first, or thai part OF the nrst
article OF the basis that begins with the words AZ
being understood &c, and ends with the words
in the separate churches and second, OF the whole
OF the tenth article OF the basis"
A National Penticosf.
A correspondent OF q denominational contem
porary makes the following suggestion Il would be
good thing II carried out =
Throughout the United States II Is hoped that spe-
cal prayer will be offered on the Attn OF March Tor the
new President for the new Congress and for q gen.
eral revival OF religion IN all parts of our beloved
country. Let us implore the outpourng OF the Holy
Spirit upon al-Anglo-Saxons, Africans, Indians
aud Chinamen-that we may witness q national pen
ticosf. In pressing around the throne Of grace and
approaching to Jesus we sb all get all nearer
to each other and thus form, united by love DIVINE
one vast national evangelical alliance God, In his
infinite love and mercy, can supply all our NATIONAL
need. according TO his riches In glory, BY Christ
Jesus.r
A Jewish Synsds
IN Pursuance of resolution adopted at the Con-
vsntion Of Rabbis, held In Cassel last summer. Drs.
Adler Phillipsop and Aub have issued call ad-
dressed to the presidents OF the leading European
congregations, and asking them TO meet In confer
enoe during the present year. The Jeuish Messenger
ceedingly benlcial; whlle on the other hand n I'M
properly constituted, IL could be converted INTO
mere farce"