The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-09

these days when the daughters as well as the sons
shall prophesy. The denominations complain that
young will enter their colleges and semnaries
10 study for the ministry, and consequence about
seventy three Of all the Presbyterian churches and
seventy Of the Baptist and Congregational churches
ana seventy four perhaps Of the Episcopal churches
IN the land are without pastors The Roman Catholics
and Methodiss the only sects that make provision
the supply Of all their churches and for the
places Of the land with the ordinances OF the Gospel
There Is not great stir spiritually in many of the
churches OF this city or Brookyn and yet there Is in
most of them
A STEADY AND HRALrHFUl GROWTH
Last sunday ninety-seven added 10 DR.. scud-
ders church and twenty-nine to Plymouth
church. The gracious outpouring OF the spirit at
Embury church, Brooklyn, still continues. The work
has now been in progress three months, and over 200
have made profession OF religion, while 100 nave
Increased, so that II has been decided to enlarge the
church at once. The membership Of the church has
more than doubled since REV. Charles L. Milers APP
pontment as pastor.
At East Norwich, L. l., j. 7. Thomas pastor, about
forty persons have been converted. Ashland N. Y,
+ s. Wilson PASTOR hity-nve converted. Cayuga, N
y, g. W. Reynolds pastor, twenty-five converted
South Stirling n Y, j. +. Williams pastor ninety
converted East Homer, n. Y, H. W. Williams pastor
iorty-fve converted.
Thrty-two persons were added Sabbath before last
TO the Presbyterian church OF Chester Orange county,
\. Y. The Baptist church IN Rcndout, n. y, Rev.
James Cooper pastor, is having the most powerful
revival ever known in its history Between twenty
and thirty rise for prayers nights, and the inter-
continues to Increase In the Baptist church at
Greene, n. Y. revival still in progress has added
sixty -four to the membership The revival IN Rome,
n. y, IN connection with the labors OF Rev. II. @,
Dewitt was one OF great power. The churches OF the
city united many merchants agreeing to close their
stores in the evening that they and their clerks might
have opportunity TO attend the services More than
200 were reported as the fruits OF the revival Dr
Strykor the First Presbyterian church, formerly or
this city received twenty-five new members last sun
day as part of the harvest Mr. Dewitt IS now labor
ing among the Baptist churches IN baltimore The
Reformed church at Westcrlo, n T., has gathered IN
forty one persons IN It's revival
FROM
Turning from State to others find the
state of things, In Hacketstown, N. j., 100
verts added 10 the Methodist Episcopal church and
meetings held daily in saloon in Rockaway, n, j.,
twenty eight added to the Presbyterian church. and in
Knowlton twenty-five. At Boss River, n. j.. where
extensive revival is IN progress, large number have
been converted and the Methodist church altar is
nightly crowded with penonts. The entire COM
munity is said TO be IN serious mood Over twenty
hve persons have protested religion at ST Pauls, New
ark ~ J. Ten persons have recently joined ST. Pauls
Elizabeth on profession of faith In Eighth Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church, Newark ten joined the
church week ago and aity more seeking
salvation, In ST. Johns chapel city, fifty eight
conversions reported, nearly the numbers in
Prospect street church. Paterson and the First Metho
dist Episcopal church, Orange, N j.
In Madison there have been twenty conversions in
the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs Lowery is TO
labor there IN few days. AT Danvle, N. j., twenty
have been added to the Methodist Episcopal church,
and at High Bridge thirty At Lambertvie forty have
Hill, Pa outstaton of the Baptist church at Stock
ton, n j., twelve have been converted. The Second
pastor, are enjoying precious work of grace young
peoples meeting has been organized carried princ
pally by those who have recently protested Christ
CONNECTICUT.
successful series of daily meetings has been
held during the past month in the South
Presbyterian church, Bridgeport, Conn, the
pastor, Rev. Edwin Johnson, being assisted
by Rev. Messrs. Northrop, Of Hartford; Griffin,
of Milford and Underwood of Brooklyn. Many Chris.
tians have been quickened, and fifty persons
have been converted The church Thompson, Conn,
Rev. J. A. Hanna has been holding special services for
htNh tI.a Oh
reshed and nearly seventy persons have come into the
inquiry room asking what they might do TO be saved.
All classes have been reached In one instance I'VE
sons in one family now begin the Christian lie. re-
markabe revival has been in progress in Woodbury.,
Conn, for the past three weeks and about 800 have
sought and many found the Saviour The work
menced and progressed in the Methodist Episcopal
church till over 100 had sought the
Saviour Members and pastors of the other
churches coming in or less and catching the fire.
and numbers being present from all tho other churches
or congregations il was thought advisable that the
work should extend, consequently union meetings
appointed The union has been wonderfully blessed
All the meetings have been under the direction and
preaching OF Rev. L Davies, evangelist. large
number or heads of families have been converted,
among them some that had not been in church for hf
teen years.
A WONDERFUL REVIVAL IN HARRISBURG, PA
But the most remarkable revival work now in pro-
gress in the United States is that at Harrisburg Pa 1t
exceeds IN its practical results anything that Mr.
duced among The Rev +. p. Hammond, evangc-
list has been laboring there for few weeks and sno
building IN the city has been large enough TO contain
the multitudes who have desired to hear the Gospel
from his lips Hundreds who have never been in the
habit OF attending church have been at those meetings
daily The number OF conversions has been very large
Conviction of sin has been overwhelming in
many Mr. Hammond says he has not any
thing like il for years Many have been In such terri
BILE distress they would have fallen upon the floor and
laid there in agony had not ministers and Christian
friends literally held them up. Nearly every of
those who were in such agony of soul rejoicing
IN the finished work of Christ Cries at times have
been loud that in the large Opera House during
the inquiry meetings when the singing stopped for
moment they heard beyond the precincts Of the
building These remarkable manifestations have aston
ished Mr.. Hammond and the ministers aborng with
HIM. over 500 covenant cards have been signed by
Many have come from the surrounding country and
gone home rejoicing IN The hope OF eternal life
Mr. Hammond's method OF conducting the
inquiry meeting is such as TO awaken the
less as well to bring sinners to Christ He
not only contrves to induce the anxious to go
into adjoining room where they may be spoken to by
Christian workers, but contrives to hold all who have
heard the sermon in the audience room. He divides
the house up Systematically so as to make that
every has been spoken to: thus many remain,
though not under very deep conviction OF sin, have
words spoken to them by ministere Christians and
perhaps young converts which lead TO their conN
sion From 200 to 1000 thus remain in his inquiry
meetings from nine O'Clock until nearly mdnl ghL
Last week Mr. Hammond went TO Lancaster, Pa 70
labor for a few weeks
A PRECIOUS WORK OF GRACE
is in progress in the Presbyterian church OF Mount
JOY, Pa Meetings have been held nightly for over
week and seventeen have found peace in believing
Christians greatly revived and praying and
working The interest is very deep with all classes
In the schools, IN stores and on the streets the
topic Of conversation is that of religion.
In Philadelphia, also as might be supposed from tho
presence OF Moody and Sankey, deep religious inter-
pervades all the churches there The North Broad
street Presbyterian church has added SO TO mem
bership recently; the Tenth Presbyterian church 20
Mr.. Newkirk's church III Bethesda Presbyterian
church 70, and Hope Mission, Philadelphia, % AT
Frankford, Paul street I. A. Fernlcy; frankfort
nue., Rev. f. o. Griihths, and Orthodox street Metho
dist Episcopal church. Rev. z. S Merrill there are re-
vivals In progress AT Orthodox street, which is a
new charge, about $50 conversions. AT Greenfield Pa
the Baptist church has received 81 and Goshen Pa
50 have given evidence OF conversion the Baptist
church there. In Washington pa Presbyterian
church more than seventy persons have been
awakened, and many have professed faith
in Christ The meetings continue, and the house is
crowded at all the meetings AT Crooked Creek Bap.
list church eleven, and al Mahoning Pa, Baptist
church bave been added by baptism. In the Meth
odst Episcopal church at Frederick City, Nd seventy
souls have been converted nearly all Of whom have
joined the Church. and there Is deem and wide spread
religious feeling in the community. These gleanings
only small portion Of four States and that GOV.
ering only from two TO four weeks and yet the result