The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14
REVEALS.

While there is very little 10 report mmc
diatcly about home in the way Of religious
awakening or revival work, the papers are
full of memoranda indicating that there is an
unusual amount of religious interest abroad
all over the world. The old Catholic move
ment in Germany, with the oppugnant feel
ing it has excited, especially in France, and
the renewal OF hosillties to which it threat
ems to lead between France and Germany
have tended 10 awaken much dormant reli
gous feelings throughout all Europe. Indit
ierentsm is arrested and men begin seriously
to review the claims of a religion which
threatens such grave political disturbances,
and Christianity always gains by such
scrutiny
Among protestants in Europe the most no.
table revival is at present IN progress in Scot
land All the denominations appear to be
engaged in the work, the ministers of the va
rious branches of presbytesiSnism, as well as
the Scotch Episcopal clergy, AM the clergy of
the other denominations uniting AMI making
common cause against the hosts OF Satan.
During the week Of prayer all the churches
were open, and the Sunday following Dean
Montgomery, Rev. Mr.. Douglas and other
Episcopal clergymen in Edinburgh Alluded
forcibly to the necessity for EpiscoplliGn and
Presbyterian alike throwing aside their pre-.
JUDGES and cooperating heartily in this and
every properly. conducted movement for the
advancement of Christian truth
The revival thus inaugurated is reported as
spreading all over scotland and making itself
felt in England
This, however, is only by way of introduc-
ton to brief abstract we propose to make
of several columns of reports the Chicago
Post 81 Mail of Monday gives of the revival
work now in progress in different portions of
he west The Z. d W. deserves credit for its
in the matter and its reports have
yeen read with profound interest by every
christian.
MIssoURt--Of course, The work of the
treat revivalst Hammond, in st. Louis, at
racls the first attention, lie had been hold !
ng daily meetings for week, and the inter.
st was at It's height Hammond himself re.
,lles to the dispatch of the Post d Nail, and
lfter speaking of the numbers who crowd to ,
lear him, says;
My daily prayer meeting crowds one OF the
argest churches in the city, and if it were
vice as capacious it would be packed. The
eading Protestant ministers of the city are
most earnestly cooperating with me in seek
ng to win souls to Christ. Hundreds are Wis.
ting the city to participate in these gather
ngs. | have not heard the number of con-
ersions estimated, but the interest extends
throughout the city and to the surrounding
country. Over one hundred applications for
prayer are daily handed into the morning
meetings.
AS to other portions of Missouri, great
evival is in progress tn Kansas City, the Con.
and Presbyterlans being main
y engaged in the work, the conversions in.
,ludiny business men, bankers lawyers, &c |
There is also growing interest at Jefferson
Jity Atchison, &c.
OHIo,-From Cincinnati Richard Smith
clegraphs revivals in progress mainly among
he Methodists and Quakers. Reys Inskp
md Mcdonald are preaching nightly to large
audiences, and in one of the Methodist |
churches the conversions of a week were ia, |
II another 30, and in other churches as many
more. All the churches are too small to hold |
heir audiences.
IowA-Rcvivals are in progress at Avcca,
Newtown, Council Bluffs, Hamburg, Red
oak, Sidney, Taylor, Davenport, Grinnell,
ritfin, &c, and the interest generally growing
leeper.
Observation-Disclosures begun at Kenosha,
and few other points, but the
work is only in its beginnings.
lLLINoIs.-There are very animaiing re-
ports from so many localities in this state as
10 Indicate that Illinois is just now especial
~ favored with an outpouring of the revival
spirit. At Atlanta a revival has been IN pro.
gress for the last eight weeks, the interest
undated. In Altoona and Boards
town reviyal> are in progress mainly among
the MethOdists and Swedcs, and men, women
and children are earnestly seeking the Lord. "
In Bloomington great interest Is manifested
at the Christian Church. and rs have been
added within 4 few weeks. All the churches
in Decatur appear to be engaged i'll revival
effort with growing interest. There have been
from 30 to - conversions among the Mctho-
dists and Baptists in Galesburg. FoIty-two
persons were converted during an effort in
the German Evangelical Church at Geneseo
last week. Eight accessions to the Methodist
Church in Henry are reported for the week
% a. lIeyworth; $50 in Joliet Al Moline
nightly meetings have been held in the Meth |
odist, Baptist and Congregational Churches
for the past five weeks, with numerous con-
versions. Same in Monmouth, with CONVEX.
Sions in all the churches. Same report from
Morris, Neponsct and Oneida. In Pontiac
the churches are prosperous and generally
adding tn their membership; in Rock Island,
mainly under the miuistraiiOn of ihe Roy II