The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-31

government as to place MIN in circumstances Of ease
aS % me ss G s Mr. Paine
II there could be ANY lngratitude more sneakingy
lnhumanr
be our theme let every American read the following
extract from printed letter, OF the most abusive
dressed TO George WashingtOn:-'As TO You, Sir,
treacnerous In private friendship and hypocrite
In public life, the world WIN be puzzled 10 decide
whether you are an apostate or All lmposor whether
you have abandoned good principles or whether
you ever had anyl" DO our cheeks tinSlc at utter
ances like this leveled against the Father OF Our
Country We forget that the same man VINO wrote
thus could hurl ribald blasphemes at the very
Yet, after ali this ana win mass Of other his.
torcal testimony to the same points, man comes
forward and actually intimaies that we ought TO
esteem this impudert foreigner this disgusting sou
this professional oasphemer above our own WASH
ington and the rest Of those pure aud noble patr OTIS
who were the true fathers OF our republic YES,
Mr.. ..An declares that the name OF Thomas Paine
"shOuld be the brightest star III The national hrma-
ment p Much more | might nave a saao. anu anu,
rest assured that the bow Is not yet unstrung nor
the arrows of truth expended. M. W.
Wonderful Revivals All Over tho Country.
The revival record for the past week is especially
gratifying. We learn from the independent that
not less than one thousand persons have been con-
verified in Lawrence, KAN, and that in Topeka and
Kansas City similar state OF affairs exists. In
Lawrence 700 names have been attached TO the
following covenant
"We. the undersigned, hope that we have found
the Saviour, and promise, with Gods help, 10 live
as his loving children and faithful servants through
lie.n
The Lawrence Home Journal OF March 81 de-
votes SIX columns or Its space to reports or the
rally. We notice In the reports the names Of at
least two Episcopal ministers In the city who have
taken active part In the work: and the Mayor and
several Of the Journalists are mentioned as among
those who have entered upon The Christian lite.
From Topeka, where The labors OF Mr.. hammond
great awakening OF thought ana large attendance
upon the meetings.
vtval influences. About twenty OF the students of
Philips Academy, AndOver, have been converted.
Nearly all the young ladies IN the institute at Gran
been brought 10 Christ.
In the church and College at Ripon. wis, an In
March eighty six were added to the church. and be-
sides these large number have been propounded.
Is sharing the same blessing. over forty students
have been converted leaving only aye IN the uni.
In North Hadley. Massachusetts, there o deep
religious interest. The largest hall In the place Is
packed, and not unfrequenty nfty persons rise Tor
The Rev. John 8. G. Abbott received at the Second
Congregational church., Fair Haven, Connecticut
at the last communion, 100 persons. Seventy more
were waiting 10 come In. and the interest was I'M
The Congregational church at Lisbon, New York,
recently received ffty.iour new members, out Of
over hundred who have been hopefully converted.
The Rev. J. ID. Potter has been holding union
meetings In Southern Central New York with great
success. In BinghamtOn CandOr, Norwich, Spen-
Ger and OwegO between three hundred ana four
hundred conversions are reported DIR. Taylors
church IN BinghamtOn received fOrtytwo additions.
The Congregational church at Burlington, WIS.,,
revival began with The Week OF Prayer, and Is the
most general and remarkable ever experienced IN
the town.
The Rev. F. Nesblr, OIL the Lake avenue Baptist
church, Rochester reports elghty-two recent addi-
TONS TO MS church,
In the Fifth street Baptism church. IN Troy, the
10th inst. twenty-seven persons were baptized.
AT south New Berlin there have been 146 bap-
uSmS.
The Presbyterian church of Mahopac Falls, Of
which Rev. O. U. Wallace Is pastor, had added
fOrty-siX MEMBERS
Fifty -four persons were added on March to the
Presbyterian church at Amsterdam, ana seventy.
TWO to the Presbyterian church in Portsmouth,
ONO.
In the Presbyterian church at Great Bend, Pa,
nearly one hundred and hfty have manifested q
a desire to become Christians, and about seventy
are now hoping in Christ.
The Reformed church at Colts Greek. n. Y, has
lately received ninety nine additions.
The Methodist churches report large accesSiOns.
We give q lew ngures:-Greenvile, N. y, 100 con-
versions, 81 additions; ROsyn, N. Y, SO conversions
40 additions; Berwick, Pa, 20 conversions, Is add
lions: Petersburg. N. Y, 20 additions
A revival Is also reported In the Universaiist
church at New Haven, Conn, OF which the Rev.
Mrs. Hanaford is the minister.
In South Brooklyn the Baptists are making many
conversions.