New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-16
NEWS FROM NEW JERSEY.
THE GREAT REVIVAL IN ELIZABETH.

THE GREAT REVIVAL in ELIZABETH
IIorOR. SHOPS AND OTHER BUSINESS PLACES
CLOSE IN TIE MIDDLE OF THE WEEh'
Dur,c ,bo last two weeks remarkable religious
awakening has been in progress at EIizabeth' ""'.
eliminated last night I'm the farewell services at the
First PRESBYTERIAN Church, where the revival mecu"e'
have been held The special religious services h~'c
bccn conducted BY the Rev B.. Fay Mills, assisted DS
Mr. Greenwood who led the singing while Mr. Nii'''
delivered the religious calculations The latter Is
plain- spokcu man imbucd with deep earheetheSS'
crc has been no attempt at oraorcal fireworks but
the sneaker appealed directly to the better sentiment
Of his hearers, and to this his success Is largely u oc
ascribed.
All Protestant denominations have been united III
CARRYING on the work and Catholics have contributed
by closing their business places the day set apar.
for snccoI religious services. II Is estimated tEilt
900 people have protested conversion since the re
yival began Mayor Rankin had not been friendly
with the Rev Dr. Kcmpsha pastor OF the First Pres
byterlan Church, since the senate election In loSo
and had left his old pastors cLnrch lie NAyoi
arose during the service Wednesday night cohiessea
nj; fault and asked forgiveness OF Dr. kempSlali ia
Alderman Reeve had not for years spoken to the Kew
Mr. McAllister OF Trinity Episcopal Church, but they
met I'm spirit OF Christian forgiveness at the meeuheS'
where the cx-Alderman publicly acknowledged Ills
fault and after ward shook hands with the clergyman
with whom he had been on terms OF cnmity'
on last Tuesday nearly all the business houses III
Elizabeth clo,ed between the hours Of 9 80 ana l.
O'Clock a. M. also from . to p. m, ana again !"
the evening at O'Clock. Most OF the liquor shops III
the principal also closed their front doors ~
WAS an unusual spectacle for Elizabeth since Tues
day the attendance at the meetings has steadily III
creased until on Thursday night ard last nieho 'hc
spacious First Presbyterian Church was unable 10 iou
tho crowd and overflow meetings were held at othcr
churches There have been prayer meetings earn morn
ing at various churches in tue city since the feNN"
began and there have been regular afternoon and even
ing services at the First PRESBYTERIAN Church. whlch
were personally conducted by Mr.. Mills some OF the
meeting, have been for only Others exclusively ior
women Most Of the services, however, were Oh
general character. ,. M
Mr. MUS lcft Elizabeth at 10 O'Clock last night; ms
service, were paid for solely by voluntary oneriiS'
made I'm envelopes by those who felt benefited DIV nS
rrllclml. work 80 collections were taken, ana noun
ing va, paid to Mr. Mil, Mr. Greenwood from the
fuud previously raised defrIy the expenses 81 the
meetings. Whatever balance j. left OF TINS lntd VIII
be- expended for the services which Will begin al EUla
bcttp,rt In the Fulton street Methodist Episcopal
church next Monday. Tie Rev. Frank Wright VIII
conduct these meetings. .
Fully 800 people accompanied the Rev. u. FAY
Mil. from the First PRESBYTERIAN Church 10 the tram
last night and sang The sweet ~ aud By ana
waved their haudkrrchlcis and checred n the tram
pulled out Of tho station for Boston.