The New York herald., 1879-03-16

Keys is VERY septlbe TO cold. ana takin that cold
and the pitchin' hof the ship. and the confinement
that made em sick. Some might call 1t seasckness,
but has they hexhibited none hof the hindications
Of seasckness and hall hof the hndications of
dumps. I calls it Dumps
1t very desirable. If one would give clear no.
ton Of the great thoughts that Il his mind to possess
some slight knowledge of the restraints grammar
In the following announcement. for instance we at
once catch the meaning Of the writer, and yet tho
impression left with the reader that the
of the sentence is not all it might be-The Captain
swan ashore. So did the cham bermaid: she was in
sured for large sum and loaded with pig iron."
REVIVAL NOTES.
HOW CHRISTIANITY FAILS AT HOME AND
ABRoAD-rHoUsANDs OF CONVERTS ADDED
DURING THE WINTER.
Religious revivals have been very numerous
throughout the country during the winter. and at
the beginning of this month it estimated from
the reports that not less than twenty thousand per-
sons had been converted in the Methodist churches.
But the work has gone on in many charges circuits
and districts since without abatement. And the same
thing substantially of the Presbyterian and
Baptist churches. The most remarkable revival
among the churches of this vicinity that going
forward at St. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church,
Brooklyn, E. D., where, ut the beginning OF this
month. l25 converts were received on pro-
baton On the first Sabbath in February
1856 moro were received in the same way.
and during January 40. So that since the
new year began over three hundred have been aided
this church by conversion and several besides by
letter. DR.. J. O. Peck, the pastor. from Balt-
more. where his ministry produced similar results.
In Embury Methodist Episcopal Church. Brooklyn
about forty Ave have been converted during the win
ter and in the regular services still occasional twos
aud threes seek religion. At Reid Avenue Church.
Brooklyn. the converts number sixty three; at Ono
Hundred and Twenty-ffth Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. Harlem, forty converts
are reported and the work going on: at
Wesley Chapel. Attorney street. New York. six
teen, and at Eleventh street an equal num-
ber. These two churches under the management
and of the City Church Extension and Mission
AIRY society," At Bcekman Hill Church tFftieth street,
with the help OF praying bands and evanh elsts
twenty have been adaed by conversion. Among the
Church--about forty of whom reported-was
Japanese merchant doing business in this city. At
fremont. N. y. twenty persons were converted the
first week of this month and as many more during
the preceding month. Thirty persons have recently
professed conversion ut Hedding Methodist
Church. Jersey City. At Pcapack. n. j.. extra meet
ings for four weeks resulted forty and
the work is still in progress and at Keyporf. N j.
when the Newark Conference met, ten. In the last
versions which aggregate 345S. OF this number 30
are reported from churches in this State. $40 from
New Jersey. including iI6 from Trinity Church.
Jersey City; 365 from churches Ia Washington
ID. c.. in, ludng 225 in the Foundry Church, where
DR. Jonn Ianahan. formerly Book Agent in this city.
pastor, and 800 from Madison Square Church Bal
timore under the labors OF Rev. Thomas Harrison.
Connecticut, largely represented in the New York
East Conference, reports 2s3 converts and eight
other States make up the remaining s65. While the
great revival in progress In the Foundry Church.
Washington. the people also paid OF provided
a debt OF $4,000 on their property Now. II the ag-
gregate 20.oOJ converts previously reported cor
rect allows only average of convert to each
Methodist Episcopal church in the country And Yet
those returns come from less than four hundred
churches. very large proportion Of the churches
OF the denomination seldom nave or report any con-
versions.
BAPrIsrs AND PREsBYTERyANs AT WORK.
The Presbyterian Church III Jamaica. L. l., also. at
its last communion service received thirty-seven
converts profession of their faith In Christ and
ut the time the Reformed Church in that Village
took in fifteen converts. Both churches had held
union meetings alternating between their churches
aud this IL the result in part. There few more
yet be received. The second Prcsby church
at Richmond. Va. of which Rev, DR.. Hoge, formerly
the Brick Church. In this city, pastor, added
twcntycne to their membership ut last communion,
and revival services are still In progress. About
fifty converts have been added to the First Presby-
teran Church South, at Atlanta the result of o
revival now DING forward.
very remarkable revival has been In progress for
som, mont hs i'll Owcnsboro, n.y. where nearly two
hundred and fifty converts have been added to the
Baptist church; that they propose erect
tonal members. crafty ing reports of progress
also from other parts OF tnat state Tho revival IN
Union Park Congregational Church, under the preach
ing Of Rev. George Il. Pcntccost and Mr.. George q.
Stebbins, cvangciists, has resulted in some four
hundred conversions. In the Central Baptist Church
DR.. Herr has baptized hfty converts, aud there are
more follow. The Baptist churches in Trenton
are enjoying very gracious work. Dr. Lucas OF
the First Church has baptized about forty and more
will follow. At the Central Church there are also
numerous converts. At the Clinton Avenue Church
DIR. Miners ministry has been greatly blessed, and
over fifty conversions reported The Rev. Will
lam Lawrence OF summit. is now aiding Dr. AIinrr.
Under the labors OF Rev. j. spencer Kennard, at
the Central Square Church, Boston, there s a deep
interest. The congregations large. ana
more than thirty have professed hope. with tho
work increasing. Mr.. Kcnnard was formerly pastor
in this city rho great revival in India among the
still continues. Recently over 10000 had
been baptized by baptist missionaries, and 10 is
believed that the number OF converts has reached
2D.WW.
According TO the just published Baptist Annual
the State Of New York contains $40 regular Baptist
churches and y total membership of 1l3,J51 or the
hurches 2t3 have less than so members each while
81 have 500 each and more. Tho seven largest
churches are Abyssinian tcolored. Now York city).
] .3sl: Strong Place tbrookiynl S92; Owego, sl3;
s13: calvary (New York;. 1856; Washing.
ton Avenue (Srooklyn). 762: First tBrookyn), T5y.
Leaving out the reports from 81 churches in the
largest cities the average OF pastors salaries about
1851.