The New York herald., 1877-02-04
REVIVAL NEWS.

the wide world whero enthusiasm rightly belongs u
Is IN the Christian pulpit
REVIVAL NEWS.
Al the Central Methodist Episcopal church IN this
city precious revival work is In progress. aud in
crcasng in interest The pastor Rov. c. s. Narrower
has been assisted during the week by Rev. Benjamin
II. Adams and Others Mr. Samuel Halstesd, loader OF
the veteran New York Praying Band aiding Rcv. J.
w. Buckley In good revival now In progress In Ssam-
ford, Conn Thirty i've more In addition 10 those
previously reported have recently professsd conver-
sion and tho interest Increases daily worry gracious
revival progress In wos,ey chapel, this city.
dozen or moro have already proisssed faith In
Christ Sixteen were at the altar lust Sabbath
evening" aud number Of others rose Tor
prayers in the congregation. The converts statis-
tics at various points gathered from our latest
exchanges follows:-At westown, n. Y, 40; at
Point Pleasant, 40; at Hanespurg, n. j., so, and
meeting has been commenced u. Columbia: at South
Mundy. Mich, 90; at Bapksville. Pa, 90; ut High
Prairie chapel. on Muscatine Circuit, Iowa, 10; at
Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal church, Pha-
delpha %; at Grace church, Philadelphia II at Port
Richmond. Pa Il at Park avenue 81; Front street. 32
and Memorial church, Pniladepnia co. At Montclair,
\. j.. II received last Sunday, converts OF tho
proceeding week; At Lewiston, III II; at Williamsburg,
8s ut Lcechs Corners Erie Conferences, l05 ut Audu
bon, ILL.,, 45 on Cincinnati charge. Iowa 81; Co.
lumbia charge, Des MONIES Conference, 10. very
powerful revival Is prugressin. IN Salem Va. under
the ministry oi the Row Dr. Leo Rosser, evangelist,
who has 10 converts there within couple three
weeks, has gone 10 Big Lick. Roanoke county, Va,
where he abored with only partial success owing ~
the great depth OF snow on the ground and the difficulty
OF travel 10 reach the church He has just gone 10
Fincustle, where nine converts greeted his advent
alter the first day two ln othcr paris Of Virginia
and West Virginia our exchanges report l16 conver
song and additions to the churches Tho Asbury Park
IN. Journal reports gracious revival in ST. Paui's
Methodist Episcopal church at that place. large
d the
In Twentysoventh street Methodist Episcopal church.
this city, and Thrtieth street church. where Mrs.
Van Cott has labored Tor two three weeks 800
persons have been converted. Last Sunday evening
seventy five persons presented themselves Ut the altar
penitents. An effort IS 10 be madc 70 retain Mrs.
Van Colt labor this city during the or tho
winter. Her engagements arc made usually one year
ahead, and her present engagement here was undo by
Mr.. Corey III February, 1876.
The Rev. A. q. Morchouse took In twonty three per.
sous probation IN West Eleventh street Methodist
Episcopal church on last communion sabbath. Three
received into full membership ut the same ttmo.
Forty persons have reccnty united with the Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Foreslvillc Baltimore Con.
ference. At Media Pa, seventy new members have
been added; AZ COvcnant, Reading. Pa, twentv-nve
have joined OH probation revival is In progress ut
Grove charge, PhiudelphiN Conference, In which
thirty have proessed conversion on Fulton circuit,
conference, sixty ono have united IN full mein
sons have been received INTO full membership in
Village Green Circuit, Philadelphia Conference. and
parsonage has been built ut cost OF So 800 AZ
East Newark Valley charge forty conversions re-
ported; at South Paris Me-, ty have proiessed faith
10 Christ and the revival continues.
Tho interest Is scarcely loss intense among the Pres
byterian churches throughout tho land than among
the Methodists but the former do not
and regularly give the results to their people as the
LAT ter. The Rev. f. =. Hammond evangelist, closed a
OF meetings in Newburyport Mass, few days
ago. where upward Of 500 persons protessed saving
had such religious awakening since the days OF
Whlcned. Mr.. Hammond has gone 10 Tcrre Haute,
~ op Sabbath! tSo
wcro received on profession o faith aud solemn
interest pervades tho congregation. Several
continued their meetings right along from
the week OF prayer, and with very marked
success At Branchyille church. sixteen we're reccved
last sunday others expect to bs received the
next communion service Tho interest continueA In
the Chambers Presbyterian church. Philadelphia, there
jcct OF personal salvation Sixty have been added
profession Of faith during tho last months, and
twenty.eght by letter. Last October the Rev. X. G.
Mccarthy OF San Francisco assumed tho pasoraie OF
the Presbyterian church at Windham, n. r., and
during the week OF prayer the Methodss ana Presby
terians held services which they have
right along, the result being nty CONVERSIONS Rev.
j. n. Lewis commenced his iabors with the Milton and
Bagdad churches In the Presbytery Of East Ala.
bama in 1866, with ton rembers In both places.
In 1868, the Milton people built and pa'd
Tor house Of Worship, aud a church was
organized with twenty-eght members In 1873,
church was built ut Bsgdad. Eigbty.six persons
have been added to the churches profession Of their
fath and thrty-sx by letter during the ten years.
Durpg that time the people have given about $2
various church objects The accessions to tho
Second presbyterian Chicu2O-Dr. j. NJ. Glib
son, pastor-at the recent communion reached tho
round number OF eighty Sixty were ON proies.
sion Of their faith. Nearly US many more who
connected with the Sabbath schools OF the church.
evidence OF CONVERSION, Tw.nty.six received ut
the First Presbyterian church, Chicago, Rev. Arthur
MitchcI's and a number have united ut tho Railroad
chapel supported by this congregation. In the Third
Presbyterian church OF that city 161 added
TO tho membership ut the last communion season,
when for tho hrst time In the history 0i the
church the elements had to be administered in the
galleries well In the body Of the $50
cago, received eighteen, tho Fourth Presbyterian
church twenty three, the Fifth, at the communion
preceding, twenty -one, the Sixth eigbty.two.
good state oi Interest elt In tho Baptist church.
at Worthwhile, N. Y. Rev. J. q. Shrine, the pastor
baptized lately and others expected to follow
soon. Tho Rev. \. =. Caiihopper OF Eiatbush, L. L.
has received fourteen by baptism lately, and at aigh:
street Baptist church, in this city, last Sabbath tho
Rev. DR.. Knapp baptizcd eleven recent converts AT
the FIRST church, in Brooklyn ;here very marked
religious interest. Early morning meetings are held
IN the PIerrcpont street cdihce ut nine O'Clock,
simo.. every % evening number of' o marked co
versions have occurred, and on Lords day evening,
at the close OF the sermon, seven believers were bap
tiZed by Rev. Dr. Thomas, IN the presence OF
crowded congregation. At tho Baptist church Of
Waveriy, /. l., there arc tokens of great interest
The Rev g. t. Harding expects baptizc a number OF
recent converts thus evening Some very Interesting
and fruitful meetings have lately boen held by the
church at Pine Pains. n. y. Rev. H. d. stsarns.
pastor Over nity have been hopefully converted At
Lock- port n. " sixty persons have sought the Lord
during the past month; at Clarence. ~. Y, twenty
nave Occn cOuVeTttC, at NunsOnvnlc, ~. l., Twelve;
at Sanborn, iour. Tho Reading tIa.l Eagle records
immersion IN the SchuyIkiil River. near Green
Tree, Aorrisiown. which barely escaped being
disaster. The Rev. Jacob Gotwals, Dunkirk
minister. Was baptIzing uvc converts ut
the place named. wnere the current Is
cccdingiy swift and strong. The water WAS extremely
cold. The Duukard ceremonial differs IN some re-
spccts from that OF the Baptist Tho converts enter
comparatively shallow portion OF the watcr and kneei
down. They are dipped three times, immersed
IN the name OF the Father, the Son. and in tho
naInc OF the Holy Ghost Between each immersion
the convert Is gwen time TO recover breath One 0f
the novitiatcs In this case rather stout lady
When she entered the she lost her balance. Mr.
Gotwns Dot very strong. and was pretty thoroughly
chilled, and when he caught her hc too WAS carried
away thrill or horror ran through the crowd tho
pastor ana the lazy about to DO swept swittiy
under tho solid Ice. Two gentlemen on the bank
pluE ged boldly caught them aud saved them from
their peril Another lady, alter she had emerged from
tie water, came near iainting from the cold and K
posufe.
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
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