New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-06
NEW RELIGIOUS MOTEVENE

REVIVAL IN TIE SOCIETY OF TRIENDS-MEET-
INGS IN BROOKLYN.
Tie members of the Society of Friends in
Ncw-York and Brooklyn have been holding, for some
DAYS past in the Friends Meeting House Washington
and Lsfayctcavrs., Brooklyn series OF revival meet
ngs. This movement, which Is called revival by the
Friends themselves is the utgrowth OF sentiment that
steadily gaining ground in the denomination for
several years. For nearly IL century the Society OF
Friends has held what might DO called peura ground
among the great religious sects and while other denomi-
nations have been spreading far and wide they have
paincd comparatively inactive and the work Of Chris
tianzng the world has been done by other Churches
But for some years there has been growing feeling
among the Friends that they, q body, should take
| a moro active part in evangelical work. In the
West particularly this sentiment has been very strong,
and has there manifested itself in tho form Of meetings
like those in progress IN BROOKLYN. These DO not
materially differ from that class Of gatherings known as
revvals and the Friends Themselves have everywhere
characterized them by that name. century AGO. in
England, and during the time immediately following INC
of George Fox. meetings " this KIM were very ON
mon among Them and the Society then in it, most
vigorous days. ,But since that time, in this country
especially they have seemed to be losing ground, and
the Society has felt that something should be done 10
u,u.a now ,f into ..~urcrs At the same time they
deny any purpose Of dcnomnational ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
and claim only ia; ty wish to do their share of "a i
! ceca work.
Their meetings in the West especially in par, Of
Indiana, have been very successful and have possessed
peculiar interest from the fact of their being held by
body hitherto more ne sative than positive s char
acter. In these meetings they entirely ignore all dis
functions OF class sect, and take their stand upon the
broad ground OF brotherhood and fellowship which DIS.
tin-u>hcs the denomination. The movement has been
gradually creeping eastward, until at the yearly meeting
held in New York, in $780, and comprising delegates from
do Eos N,u -Nnr nd of
resolved that revival should he attempted III this state,
and a committee appointed to take the matter IN
charge. The Quarterly Conference held in various paris
., took up the subject and appointed committees
10 conduct the meetings and secure the attendance Of
eminent speakers OF the denomination. The first re-
Vi,a prompted by the movement in this State held AT
Pennington, Monroe County created great Interest, and
WIS emnently succe s,ful. Not only the nunb
Society greatly increased, hut other churches
equally benefited. Another series of meetings Wa,
also herd short time ago -: PonEhherpNe. ~hrt, 'nr
c"n,moia,c the plumbers that gatheret ant , a. 'i re-
occupied The large cIuIch e'hhce OF his own deh"ni
| ination.
the Goth of November. Twoof these held daily ana
a constantly increasing interest IL manifested They
are largely participated in by Ill" MINISTERS and me
beis OF nh,r denominations III the city N"'n ngs for
conference are GENERALLY held in the ornns. ana i
usual style Of public worship Of the Society one n"I!
able feature Is that while very great Interest Is ln'n
fcsted there utter ahsence of all, thr Ike intend
pcratc cxcitcnoD'. This IL said to he 'h "tsI~ilc 81
their gatherings wherever they have been held nnIl
her ~ eminent speakers OF the Srrieiy from di;ferc
parts OF the country are In alton lance incIung J"n
Henry l)Ouras OF lnhiana, R'bccca Collins Of ~"
York Caroline Talbot Of Ohio Luke Woodward of Indi-
Henry Dckcns"n Of Brook IN. David GpIerah OF
ONO, Samuel Reibs Of Vermont Brother Chase
lem, Mass; Jonathan Devoe Of Glen's Fails. N \, ami
David Chappaqus N " 1t Is expected that the
meetings time. definite period
having yet decided upon for bringing them To Il
close. At the meeting Monday afternoon, tn" Com
nittee stated that soic persons were distributing ~,
1t 10 he understood Ivy the public that done with
authority and against their wishes. II APPEAR
from, thus that they wish make the ga' rings
s,ctarin possible 1t expected thai s,Ncra uf iic