The New York herald., 1869-02-14
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
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4 Progress Of Religion-Churches Dodicatcd-
\ Rewvnis, &c.
The past month has been remarkably prolific In
| the matter Of church dedcations throughout the
| country. We enumerate a number under their sepa-
| rate den0minational headingss-
METHODIST.
| few wears ago 1t would have been difficult to
find large and well appointed Methodist house OF
worship in Michigan. Now it is estimated that the
State is better supplied with such edinces than its
neighbors In Coldwater. Mich, the 26th ut well
| built brick mouse OF worship, which had cost
| $27, ,0OO was duly dedicated, free OF debt, by
Rev. 7. NJ. Eddy, D.D. Also at Augusta and
East Saginaw, In the same State, Methodist
houses OF worship have been lately dedicated; also
| at the following places:-Auburn, N. r.; Quarry
vle N. Y; East New York; Cedarville, N j.; Forest
Grove, N. j.; Camden, N. j.; Wiliamsburgh, Penn;
Glendale, Mass; Hartford Conn.,; Welchvile, Me-;
West Union, Ohio; Goshen Hill. Ohio; Peru, Ind;
Salem. md. Richmond. Ind.; Abingdon, ILL.,; Ever
| green, H.; PEORIA H.; Chicago (German); Paoli,
Wis; Klnnikinnck. WIS.,. Eureka. Wis; Pottsville.
Wis.,; Charles City, Iowa; Des Moines Iowa; Cresco,
| Iowa; Crescent City, Cal.
On Thursday evening Of last week an informal
meeting Of about thirty OF the prominent aymen and
clergy Of this Church held at the house OF John
B. Cornell in Fifth avenue, for the purpose OF con-
sulting as TO the most elcent means OF placing the
Gospel within the reach OF ali the city population
It was unanimously and earnestly resolved to raise
the sum OF half million dollars for building Metho
dist churches and chapels in destitute parts OF New
York, and 9100 900 was subscribed by those present.
BAPTIST
The Baptist church at Mahopac Falls in this State
dedicated Goth ult.. house OF worship, built at q
cost OF $4,000. Other edihccS Of this denomination
nave been lately consecrated at the following
N Y; Cincinnati, ohio; Beech Grove, Ohio; Prairie
Vine Me-; New Lebanon, H.; =; Leland sIa+d ILL., ic Deer
ThTee Oaks Mcs CEDAR Springs Men, WHINE
bago City Mlch Ort0nville Mich; Fall River WIS.,;
Garden Gity Mimi; Ashland, iowa; Denlson, iowa
| house Of worship has been lately built at Halle
s25,oOO ana has been presented by him to the Pres
byterian church OF that place. The new edi6ce was
| ville Penn; Taylor's Falls, Mimi; Delph0s, Ohio;
Unity. 0aio; Sharon, Ohio: Midland, Mich; Amity,
NY.
The new Congregational church lately erected In
Camden, N. " at cost OF $50 00O was dedicated on
the 14th ult. Other Congregational churches have
| been lately dedicated as tolows:-Newark, N. ";
ILL.,; Neqaunee. Mich; N. Portland, Me-. Berlin,
Wis.,; Cottage Grove, Minn.; Chester, Iowa; Inde
pendence, Iowa; Alden, Iowa; Benlcia, CAL; san
A large Lutheran church, built at an expense Of
| $4,000, was lately dedicated in Syracuse Other
Lutheran houses of worship have been consecrated,
as follows-Avoca, N. r.; Maryland, n. y; SAUCER
ties, N. y. Brush Valley, Pa. Olney, Ill. Des MOineS
| Iowa.
| Small German Reformed houses Of worship have
| lately been consecrated at Fulton ONO; Adams
Ohio; Florence, Ohio; Clearsprng. Md; Frostourg
| Md.
An Episcopal church. built at a cost or $4,000, was
recently consecrated In Alpena, Mich.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
During the past week Catholic churches have been
dedicated Brooklyn and Jersey City, full descrp-
tions Of which have already appeared In our
columns,
access0ns and conversions including 1900 Metho-
dsts 750 United Brethren 700 Baptlsts and 900 Pres
byterians. In Lebanon, N H., there is an extensive
Among the Methodists OF Grace church, Boston,
seventy conversions are. counted, and seventy
Baptist church, Boston. The interest in Pitts
neld Mass Is quite remarkable beginning
rGS verts All lib but two Of the students % in Mapewood
Institute are now believers, as the result or
the work There there in In Ledyard Conn, where no
years, In a single meeting In the Congre-
gational church eighty indicated their purpose
neva, N. Y; in Adams, N. "; in Amboy, N. j.; in
New Scotland, N. Y, where a Presbyterian church
ana two neighboring Reformed churches share q
rch blessing. In vineland, N. j., the MethodIsts
hold meetings afternoons and evenings with ninety
hold successful meetings. Among the Laaersns re-
vivals are reported In Lancaster, Pa; at Sonoro,
Ohio where eighty have confessed conversion, and
at other places. We hear OF 200 conversions In Mar
tinsville Ohio. In Boonville Ind, eighty have Just
joined the Methodist church. and the interest ex-
tended through the country. Among sixty converts
In Ames, Iowa, was lady in her one hundred and
first year. There Is considerable religious interest
coeass 'e Al observation-disclosures Pa Il is a said tSst
all the young ladies In the Irving Female College
have been converted.
Ihe good results OF the revival OF two years ago
In Wabash College tat Charlottesville, Ind have
been very manifest ever since The standard OF piey
students have been well sustained Especially during
the present college year.
work OF grace Is now going forward in the Rev.
Byron B0sw0rh's congregation Greenvllle, Green
county, N. Y. The frst tokens OF this revival APP
peared during the week OF prayer and they con-
evening Of February six new cases appeared. The
whole community Is moved. About thirty live pro-
fess hope. At Centerve, also IN the pre5bytery OF
Catskill. a revival Ii now IN progress with about
the same results as al Greenville.
There are Indications OF revival In the Presbyte-
rian church In Greenviile Tenn. under the charge
OF Rev. Mr. .McCorkle. This church for some years
has been In languisning condition.
Rev. L. Z. Headey writes from Adams, Jefferson
county:-A few days since came To this beautiful
village to assist the PASTOR Rev. Il. Lord, whose
health has been poor, In a deepening work Of grace
which Is pervading the whole community. All the
evangelical churches are active, and there lnd
cations OF a very extensive revival. There is a
similar state OF feeling In the .tone street church,
WATERFOWL the principal village OF the county, four
teen miles distant.
An unusual religious revival Is In progress among
the various Methodist churches along the Hudson
river, ana the conversions are numerous. Con-
pre2at0nal church at Buckingham has received forty
two members as the fruit OF the revival there.
The Second church OF Phlladelphia was founded
In ll43, as one OF the results OF the preaching Of
George Whitehed Ia that cisy.
The union daily prayer meeting In Ithaca Is now
In ts nith week, and IL accomplishing good.
The ddpunce says there Is still more than usual
religious interest In ODern, Pres Fnney preaching,
though occasionally interrupted by broken health
and sometimes, In the judgment OF many, weaken
Ing MS cause BY war upon such amusemenls as