The Connecticut Observer, And New York Congregationalist

REVIVALS.

From the intelligence which we have received, and the statements we have noticed in many of our exchange papers, we are led to believe that there is an increased and considerably extended religious influence in various parts of the land. Many of our cities and principal towns have been thus visited; as Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Portland, Portsmouth, Albany, Troy, Poughkeepsie, &c. In our own city there is evidently a more deep and extended attention to the interests of religion than has been found for a considerable time. These tokens for good should excite all Christians to pray and labor for the ingathering of a precious and abiding harvest.—Christian Intelligencer.

Since our last we have heard of several places on the Reserve where revivals have commenced. Several cases of hopeful conversion have recently occurred in Kinsman. In other towns in Trumbull County, there are hopeful appearances. In Berlin, Huron County, several young persons have recently obtained hopes of saving mercy, in consequence of the death of a young man, whose obituary notice we publish this day. In Lyme also there has recently been an interesting revival of religion. Also in Huntington, Lorain County. A letter from a brother minister, received last week, informed us, that in addition to the powerful work in Franklin, " an interesting state of things is witnessed in many of the churches in Portage County, and in some there are interesting revivals." The Spirit of the Lord is evidently among the churches, throughout the Reserve, and becomes all to be humble and to prepare for a rich and an abundant blessing.-Cleveland Observer.

Boston.-We have evidence that the good work of grace is steadily progressing, in this city ; and would express our thanksgiving to God for the continuance of his mercy. We feel, however, that we greatly need the prayers of Christians throughout the country, that we may not be permitted to grieve the Holy Spirit; and that the work may go on with greater power. The importance of this place, as a central point of influence, will suggest to every pious mind a sufficient motive to earnest prayer in our behalf.

The meeting in Park street Vestry, which is held every morning at eight o'clock, except the morning of the Sabbath, is attended with increasing interest; and the large vestry is insufficient to accommodate the numbers who press in to "pray before the Lord."

On Tuesday last, a gentleman recently from the West, made some interesting statements respecting a revival in Quincy, Illinois, of about 3,000 inhabitants. He said he attended a prayer meeting of the church before the work commenced, which was as unpromising as anything he had witnessed." There had been also a division. and a portion of the church separated, and were without a pastor. But, in this state of things, they sent for a minister to come and preach to them, who was formerly of Massachusetts. He came; and the meetings under his direction were conducted with great propriety, and free from undue excitement. He first preached to the Church, and called upon them to repent of their sins, and " take up the stumbling blocks." This led to the reconciling of differences and the confession of sin. Injuries which had become public were confessed in public; and he said he had seen persons rise and leave a meeting, to go and find those with whom they had private matters of difference, and seek reconciliation. This too was a time of confession, and heart-humbling, on account of worldliness and indifference to the objects of their profession. Then the spirit of the Lord came down with power. He had heard professors of'religion from New England, in the deepest agony, confessing how far they had gone astray. He had seen them get on their knees and confess their sins before God, in public. All denominations of Evangelical Christians were united in the work. He had seen a hundred young converts assembled and conducting a meeting, many of whom were from this part of the country. Even the children, from the ages of 8 to 15, assembled under the direction of older persons, and conducted their meetings with great propriety. Almost every family in town, of all denominations, was visited, and there was not probably a man, woman, or child, in the whole place unaffected. He concluded, by urging a similar course of humiliation, repentance, and reconciliation, on the part of Christians here, to prepare the way of the Lord.

Boston Recorder.

Philadelphia.-We learn, from a gentleman who spent Sabbath before last in Philadelphia, that it was stated publicly by Dr. McDowell, that there would probably on that day be added to the evangelical churches in that city not less than one thousand persons.-Ib.

New York.-The work is increasing. It is stated that there were recently more than 200 inquirers in Rev. Dr. Patton's church.-Ib.

Baltimore.—The Revival still continues. It is said that scarcely an inhabitant of the place is free from serious impressions.