New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-14
UOHK IN TIE CHURCHES.


A VISITATION or ALL THE CHURCHES IN THE PREs-
BY1rnY-ErFoRTs To AROUSE GREATER RE-
IIGlor, l<rERtsr-wHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
The need of a revival of religious interest
h u.u fell by the Presbyterian pastors of New-1ork
for some months. Informal and social DISCUSSIONS On
a., s,iieci bct veen different pastors when they met
md the pastors and the eldersln their chrches'
luallv led in the early Winter to the determination
To- hiring the subject before the PresbyteIy to see " some
concerted action could agreed upon IL was as-
,c:i that the membership OF tdc Pfesbyt cHuIches
had largely fallen OIL and that interest In spiiual na'
ierS particularly among the young was slowly p"'
.,,, waning Several mea sures proposed; among
others the AID Of Moody and sankey TINS ana ho' noo'
with much favor ana rather haatty drOpped
presentation OF the subject made before meet
, ~ Tho Preshv,crv held on February O. committee
was appointed Of which tire Rev. DIT BeVan Moderator
80 the rrcshyrv was chairman, to arrange for the Wis
nation Of the churches This old plan revived
II was formerly custom for each church TO be Wis
tied once in "a certain timc by delegation OF n'gnnor
In pnsrors who would hold special religious services
Notliur of the sort had been done for upward OF
,ventv wears This committee reported to special
,,.t. OF the Plesbytcry held in the Scotch Preshy-
terrain Church February 10, the following pan oi
>,.t,. t,op which was unanimously adopted:
Three ministers were TO visit each church, ana were
,.s f,kc with them an elder The services were TO
l., held Oh four evenings Of each week Tuesday "eunes
day Thursday ana Friday, except the hrSt week. "heh
Tuo-d,y. were to be omitted. Beginning al Toe
ct,,,crc. f1rthcst downtown, the meetings were to
l., hc ia regular order IN the churches on each ide oil
me civ up 10 the limt of the PrcSbytcry at Onehun
d,a .pahutcth-st IA Harlem, and then The remaining
meetings would b. IN the large and influential churches
m and near Finhavc.. In the centre OF the city The
plan inclu led u meeting IN each oil the l''S ""oo
,,.,,. tlc AGGREGATE OF whose membership rs estl-
mated m 800 and orytwo pastors were "SHsnei 20
The work The meetings were TO be TOT prayer ana
,.,,..t sntrituol confcrencc-nO sermons beng
ptehed II WAS believed 10y most II not by all OF tue
minister. that earnest quiet work woulu prove n"'o
effective than the arousng Of extraordinary eA''heu'
10 be- followed by reaction aud consequent depr' sSion
TWO thirds OF the meetings have Dceh aH'"uS nel"'
s,, ro, cd.cis have resulted IN every instance Inc
hr, meetings were held follows simultaneously on
each sldc OF the city: February IL In inc Ohur'" VI
Sea and Land ia Oyerst, attended by inc Kew '''sS'
Rufcaard Hoadley and McKttrick, and IN the cana
e,ret church where the Revs. E. ID. Alexander. J. d.
Murphy and D. Wilson held services; February ~ III
the German Church IN Macsonsi the Revs f. H. MARI
Inc / / Ian,ue and s b. Rossiier. and in the spring
etrrei Cnurch the Revs A H. simpson W; '" TX az az
u l. Grandlouard. Ga February ~ setNISe s
m IA, s.ye1th Church by the Rev Messrs T. hooper,
W ConIng and :. " Hamilton aga ~ thf wse
Church by the Rev. Mcssis A MehoIne9 a. ~, Ill Ill
Aad ] Il Kerr. On Tuesday. rebiuait - ~
sFeot Church the Key pr '0 ona M he IireentR
sr,e, church he KEYS. r. r Hastings T. seq mour anu
1,"IsS hy the ReyS e. ~ White " W. Page ard
D. Flmofe and IN the scotch CnrGh ~ uu, & - ~
IN y. - =
Ros-iter; February 20. services IN Enmanuel SSalT
bv tie Rev Dr. L. d. Bevan, t. IL Marihg anu = ~, "a
Hamilton nd Ia the Westminster Chufch Dt tho hcN.
Mr Homer DIT Howard Crosby ana q. @ Phelps on
Iebrnary 81 ia tie Fourteenth street church uy tn'
"a e. a stoddard, r. l.. Clark and a. Van Deuser
aud IN The West Twenty hfd street CnoIc1 by the rev
Dr n II Vincent. A. III. Moment and H. T. Hunter.
In the pressnt month the following meetings nave al
ready been held on Tuesday. March IN Grace Chaps
Inv he Rev Messrs :. ID. Alexander. j. ID wilson ana IS
Knisi m shiloh Church by the Rev. DIR. . Is. BuIchara
a seynour aud ]. III. HOadley March ., ia FOURTH
Ivgrne Church, by the Keys. ". Nj. Paxton, T. D. Muir
pay and j. g Ramsay, and N the NorI Sh9Ieh oy 'nS
fcy ri = Hastings, j. X. Kerr and ii. J. Huperi on
March a. In the Madison Square ChnIch, ~ INC NV
IJrs Howard Crosby, H. X. Vincent aud A. o. simpson
and IN the West side Chapel by the Rev J. ~ Nhlte
Ur Beysn aud w. W. Iago on Aarch o. IN inc hulkSi;
Church by the Revs T. ID. Alexander fth haIiins .no
i II Iampe aud In the Fourth Churcn DS lbt lsS Dr
John Hall Ia. A. Talbot ana A IL Moment pntihS th'
meetings held March 10 the Seinof "a
6s,i nv me KeyaC A. stOddard. :. b. Rossltcr and IL
l. Grandiienard and In tae Bnck Chapel by ,ne heY
6f a a RobInson, is. krusl and J.. Pratt on MeoRcs
.Isx Msreh 10 ia The Covenant Caurch - tbs HsVs
* Kerr b. n. Hamilton and A. o. T. AletgaTs' qua y
Tsirh CaspeI by tue kcys u. ID. Murply. =: o. Pas.n
ven n.nasrf March IL, IN tie Murray Hi