The New York herald., 1875-12-12

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which II has had to contend Called into
| being at tho beginning Of this present
gigantic financial crisis i has been compelled 70 struggle
the Church whence she sprung and latent but deep
seated opposition from almost all the other old estab-
shed churches, she has had to labor for foothod.
Let ministers and people be patient and prayerul
and both these obstacles will be removed, and the Re-
formed Episcopal Church will then stand for all time
PROGRESS OF THE REVIVAL.
GLEANNGs FROM FAR AND NEAB-wHERE ARE
} MooDYs BROOKLYN coNvEETs2
without any great noise or flourish OF trumpets the
work OF revival advances steadily in and around New
York and throughout different parts OF the country.
Very much OF It is done and carried forward by lay
few weeks ago gave statistics OF the revival
up to that time. We have additional figures and facts
present to-day One Of the quietest and most sue
cessfu revival meetings this city is held In
street Methodist Episcopal church. The neghborhood
OF that church had become un- -Methodstic and
given TO commerce that some time ago union
effected between the Greene and Duane churches
and the union awaited tho legal sanction which the
conference could give it When Messrs Moody and
sankey to Brooklyn, and Christians here and
there were starting MONDAY prayer meetings, few
merchants clerks in Canal and the streets
around hired the lecture Of Greene church
In which to hold such meetings for week. On the
opening day sixteen young men entered and engaged
IN prayer for hour The number doubled the next
day. and has gone increasing since until the
place too strait to hold all who would participate
And yet the meetings have been advertised
the papers But the young who carry II pass
the word around from store TO store and place place
and hundreds go there who rarely attend ordinary
church services Ministers have nothing to do with
the meetings They are led in turn by merchants,
CLERKS, PoRrERs, MECHANICS
and others every calling and trade, and all contro-
versia subjects are ruhessy turned adrift- The re-
marks experiences and prayers arc necessarily BRIEF
and the variety thus Introduced necessarily imparts in
terest and vitality TO it From q dozen to OF
non-Chrstan processing men stand up IN the meetings
daily to ask the prayers OF Chstlans Tor them
selves, and great many have been converted
through the influence of tho meetings Sankey's
hymns are sung and Brooklyn gentle
man leads the singing. There seldom more than
dozen twenty Indies presents but an effort is to be
made induce the shop girls and saleswomen of the
vicinity who attend the meetings This may
invitation TO them to attend and
to them of hearty Christian welcome The fame of
these meetings thus noiseessy begun and continued,
has reached distant places, and tomorrow, by re.
quest, half hour will be spent in prayer for the
churches Of Newark and Passac, N. j., which
ported being nearly In the condition In which Jesus
Christ found Lazarus Of Bethany when he called him
committee Of young men from Greene street will 60
over 20 Carmel chapel IN the Bowery, to start the re-
vival fire on that side or the city.
The revival meetings in DR.. Tyng's and DR.. Ar
mtage's churches, which have been continued during
the past week, win be united this week and be held in
the Church Of the Holy Trinity where special
Will be preached every evening revival work
in New York Nearly all the Methodist
churches on the east SIDE OF the city are con-
Quoting revival meetings. and once week union love
feast is held alternately in other OF the contgu
GUS churches. The churches on the west side have
taken up this feature, and tomorrow evening such
union will be held in twenty street Meho
dist Episcopal church The influence of song In relg.
ious meetings Is becoming more fully recognized than
has been for many day, and portion Of the prayer
meeting service in very many OF the churches IS now
devoted to singing In Fourth street Methodist Epis-
copal church, when Rev. Mr.. Lloyd devotes half an
hour song, the crowds who gather can't find stand
ing accommodation even In Wiiett street church,
also when Rev. Mr.. Saunders leads, very much the
same condition OF things And often during the
singing Of some hymn sacred song penents rise for
prayers or seek the affairs OF the churches
Quest OF FORGIVENESS.
In Brooklyn there is q pretty thorough shaking
among the dry bones But this shaking seems to be in
is by many believed that that the churches contiguous
TO the Rink would be and are greatly benefited
by Mr.. Moodys meetings. But we under
stand that Dr. Talmage IN whose taber nace daily
meetings held, will take in just four new members,
caught in Mr.. Moody's net The Rev. W. r. Davis,
pastor OF Simpson Methodist Episcopal church, where
all Mr. Moody's inquiry meetings were held will take
just two, of them being Bradlaughs nfdel pupil
out OF whose conversion so much revival capital has
been made We have not heard how many DR.. Thomp-
son has taken in will take in, and DR.. Cuyler will
receive half a dozen The Rev. Mr.. BowdIsh will
take in four but the great bulk Of the
eone-who knows whitherY During the first week Of
Mr Moodyis meetings In BROOKLYN 500 converts were
reported , we would be glad TO know what church or
churches have received tenth OF this number. In
Fleet Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn, the
W. "
Fortynve have united with the church during the last
weeks and several went forward tor prayers on last
Sabbath night johnson street, Carroll Park, First
place and DE Kab avenue are also enjoying the blessing
Of revving grace. At the last named church on Friday
night reckless, hard drinking man, who had not ac-
cordng to his own confession been inside a church
thirty that number Of years, raated hls expe
rience very touchngly. He went TO Moody's meetings
In Simpson church and was convicted but his re-
gious Impressions or and he
as bad as until last Friday week, when
he went to revival prayer meeting in Do Ralb avenue
and was there converted. In Embury Methodist Epls
copal church, Brooklyn the Rev. Charles E Miller has
re 5vai work going forward every evening" which has
already added LIS the church, and last Sunday
ing 100 persons for prayer religious revival is
progress the Church OF the Strangers IN THIS
city, and AZ the last Conference Of
TuK BAPTIST PASTORS HERB
they reported for the month Of November 40 additions
by baptism. The National BGptts OF Philadelphia mas
l. cleaned among its constituents 43l additions by bap
i lism during the past Eve or six weeks In Franklin,
Pa, the Rev Frederick Evans, formerly OF this city
i baptized Is during November among them Congress
man Egbcrt: In Sharpsylle Pa, Mr. Hile took IN Il In
Flatwoods Pa Mr. Patton received 10; in Holmesburg
Pa, 25 have united with the Baptist Church and in
Olivet Pa IS Baptststown, Pa, 20 have proiessed
| faith; in Boardman chapel, Philadelphia, IL
have been baptized and In Berean Baptist
church. same city, s. In Gicnn's Falls NJ Y, 10 con-
yerts we're reported in the Baptist church. and IN tho
Second church Harlem, New York Rev. Hasey Moore
bas taken converts Among the Baptsts Of Trenton
and Chambersburg, Pa, revival influences very
largely felt The Third Presbyterian church Of Chester
Pa has received addition Of 100 converts and the
| work continues In the Pennsylvania Military Acad-
envy that place meetings have been held for the
last two months and 90 cadets have professed
/ SION. Swartswood Methodist Episcopal church. New
Jersey received "a converts upto December Stockport
Methodist Episcopal church. New Jersey, 20 Markers
Methodist Episcopal church. 20 and IN other places
| fewer IN numbers And thus tho work goes forward
without noise or tumult
THE CHILDRENS FOLD.
Nine years ago the Episcopaians Of this city opened
an orphanare under the titlo Of the Chndrens Fold