tleWittobutO_Oaxette , Amu:air. lanes; 0., 14E7 THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL OF EMIL For more dun). two 'months a reVglons awakening of unusual power and inter est has been progressing in thew' cities. It commenced during the weelsof 'prayer, early IP •I'aliugit , 4" 1 I,l * g'Nutr- ing :breadth and -intensity ever ainco. During that week the meetings in the *lnv cral churches; *ere 'Oiler than common, and a profonridopiritual inteteatwas man. ifeated among churez members. Instan ces of hopelhl 'conversion goon occurred end then, multiplied. Daily meetings haie been held In quite a number of conk gregations, and while some abatement' of zeal hive been experienced in one ci" i more assemblies, on the Whole, the tti sentience is much larger now than at may i former period, and the exercises 'are marked with more fervor and power • To a better comprehension of the , 'we state tint several of the pastor se of the tWo elites, joined in: a, call for wo Union Prayer Meetings, as a sellable prepsiation for the "Week of Prayer," utucli is now quite priori:ly observed .throughout the Protestant , world, com mencing with the first Sabbath of each year. These Union Meetings were held in the' Second Presbyterian Church, (Rev. Mr. - iI.OIC . XRD'I3,) on Thursday and Friday 'evenings, - January 3d and _4th, and were lergely.attended. The following Sabbath, the first'of the yedr, a number of clergymen, by agree . meat, preached from the text, "My san, give me thiMe heart," and this opened the "Week of Prayer." . Seririces were held in nearly all the churches, and they were unusually solemn and impressive. In the Third Presbyterian Church, (the :Rey. attune& youweon'a,) the in terest was marked and decisive. A deep seriousness characterized the evening meetings, and Christians seemed to bo stirred to unwonted earnestness In pray er, and unwonted activity in effort. Marked and special cases of interest oc, curred in immediate - connection with these openlng - services of. the year. Those long indifferent to religious truth were made to feel its power, and some were led to a radical change of heart and I Se. The meetings have been continued in this Church every evening, except Sat urday,' of. with week, from the opening Week in January until now. Thuinter est has deepened and widened, extend ing with especial power among young men, some forty or fifty of whom have • been led to an open confession of Christ. Tho young men of the Third Church have heen.particularly active, noblYsup.. porting their pastor. The. Monday ev eningmeeting of each week has always been condudted by some one of them, the pastor taking hie seat with the people. There hare been unusual demonstra . lions of grace and power in connection with this scrim' of meetings. Strong men have been bowed to tears. Careless and reckless young men hare been trans formed. Christians' hare been greatly moved and blessed. ' As one result of these services in eon - - nection with the Third Church alone, upwardsof eighty individuals have been led to profess faith en Christ. The organization of the "Young Men's Cliriatian Association" arose out of the pressing necessity for a place of resort for young men at evening'. place that would be attractive and home-like, and under moral influences. A few young men met:legal@ "end inaugurated the movement, which was completed in De. cember,...lB6G. -"The Directors their meetings daily for. several Weeks. No rooms were immediately available for carrying out plans for the social and in tellectual improvement of the class spe cially : designed, to be, benefited, but moral and spiritual culture might be ad vanced without such appliances. - Oa 3londay neon, -December 24, 1866, the day before Christmas, 'the first daily prayer meeting was, held in the First Methodist Church on Fifth street. Twenty-five or thirty young men were in attendance. Thew meetings were held regularly, not intermitting even for holidays, with varying numbers, and only a slight 'average increase, but with a insatifestangmentation of feeling. In order to present the objects of the Associatlan to tko public a meeting wait held in the First Presbyterian Church, (the Rev. Mr. Scovnitat's,) on Sabbath evening, December 30t1i, which was"ad. I dressed by Mr. D. W. MOOD; of Chi cago, among others, with the eloquence of heart obtained by intimate relation ship and "work with is similar organiza tion in that city. As one result of his address; two bopeful.• . conversions were announced. ;Another resell was a deeper - -interest in• the daily prayer meetings, following by increased attendance. As interest deepened, it spread and diffused itself. Soon the lower room became too small, and the . meetings were removed to the main audience hall above: ' Frem the first this larger room was full, and has so continued ever since, In order to accammodatethe people of Allegheny a daily noon prayer meeting was started there by, tbet Astociation; by: the Rev. J. B. Clark's church,"and, a few weeks afterwards; -still another in the Rev. Mr. Swift's church, on Beaver street, bOth of ; which _have , beeriand are now well attended. In Pittsburgh& second meeting oflike character Was started in the. Trinity Methodist Church, lathe Ninth ward, fo inset the "wishes of those too far away in that direction to be present at the Fifth street meetinge. • Thesefolie.Aisemblles are in charge of a Committee of_ the, - Association, who attend , to -all matters pertain ing therebs.• • in - alphabetical list Is kept of vOlcuiteer leaders of each, meeting, and they lead in - turn. Deriving the t rom these convocations, young.merieennect ed • with differ,ent chi:Reims organized weekly prayer meetings in.theb* regular places - of worship. As a consequelice, • .the spiritual activities of this class have become greater and more potential than ever before. At flat, - these noon-day prayer meet ings conflated for halt an - kgnir-i-from 12 to l2:30. .Now": that in pifth.'street • continues till 'l2l - 45. The - Oritierii," ad dresses and singing are short, the rule being three minutes, and are altogether • voluntary, after a brief opening exercise: under the direction of the leader for the day. Maniladies'attend.' l- ' In the Baptist Church, under the vire] of the - ReV. Dir. Dicspasotr, great iiater-_! oat prevails, as also in other churches of that denote:million. - We regret that our information is not ampler touching the movements in.-par ticular churches. , But we cannot_ pass: over in silence the" earnest' and" Most continuous labors 01' the ministers of teyeral or. them:. Never have men wort-'; ed with more constancy and fidelity than they. Roused to unwonted energy, they poor forth their warm-hearted messages, flay after day, and night after night, With no apparent abatement either in physical-or spiritual power. Perfect concord between the several denomina tions prevails, and from present appear ances the work Is likely to go on Indefin itely. OPINION El-gOWIICItE • The Philadelphia North .4,nerican has 'steadily and intelligentlY advocated a Free Railroad Law, presenting in that particular a contrast to the other journ als of the _eastern metropolis of this Commonwealth. It sustained Governor 0.64111(.9 veto of the bill indefinitely in creasing the stock of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. In a judicious arti cle, reviewing the existing condition of these affairs, it says: • "So much it is proper that we should say, at a time when a contest is threat ened in Which the company may be placed in a farse light. We are prepar ed to sustain the. company in its efforts to obtain whitever legislation may be really needed to enable it to.contend suc cessfully for the great prizes of western, Pacific, European and internal trade. Butthere must be a limit Wall sublunary things, and we are not willing . to aid in promoting any legislative action in vio lation of. public rights and interests, as well as of those of the stockholders of this very company. "We deplore the occurrence of this difficulty, because it most Inevitably in creases the unhappy bitterness of feeling against Philadelphia that is so rife in western end souttiern_Pennsylvania,and in all kindness We say. that we think the interest of the Pennsylvania Company, as well asbf the State, demand the abandon ment of the untenable position assumed at Harrisburg in seeking to hamper the Free Railroad act with providons that would render it nugatory. No member of either House of the Legislature can possibly sustain himself before hie con ' stitnents upon any platform like that, and the , agitation on the subject 'has 'grown to such an extent that it will be found to be a formidable element in elec tions hereafter." _ This view is concurred in by dispas. sionato and well-balanced men in all parts of the State. The calmness and dignity with which it is presented befit the occasion. Rant, foam, gasconade, exaggeration and misTepresentation have no proper place in each a discussion. Manners, in- a suborditiate sense, are morals; and When 'these are forgotten, however much a journal may delight the coarse and -vulgar, it can do a worthy cause no good whatever. icnuTLKILL couTrx. For some years past Schuylkill court:. ty has not been.goyerned by Penneylye. nia, but by tho "Miner's Union." Ex. eeption should be made of a few months, when the United States interposed, and went Gen. Stout there with a regiment or two of troops. The strong hand of military discipline reduced the members of the "Union" to some sort of outward respect for the rights of their fellow chi zena. Coal having receded very greatly in price, the "Union" men are on a strike. So far; well. Men who have labor to sell, and do not. see fit to part with it on the terms offered, have an un doubted right to keep it, so long as they pay their way, and do not get on to the pauper lists. Bet this Is not the point at which they stopped. A notice was post ed through the county, in those words : MAncu 1, 1867.' "Take notice from this time, it you want to live, for I think your time will be very short, so you must look out for all you get, and any man en the colliery until the 20 cents is put oa." [Diagram 01 a coffin and pistol]. : Higher wages, or death to the employ em'who refuse! Four Superintendents of mines have been personally Warned to leave under penalty of death for non compliance... Several murders have been committed, and a number of hoases rob bed. These same miscreants have-com niitted a bandied murders in that same county, during the last few years, for - which none of them have been brought to punishment. Governor (IWO' has now been appealed to for aid, and the suggestion has been made that the gen eral government be solicited to make patrille a regular militati post. As case stands the "Union" has com plete "jurisdiction." It is high time the penitentiary and the gallows received their dues. . • A 'PRISON COMMISSION. "31a. Wrr..sosr, from the Committee of Ways and Means, has reported the fol lowing highly important joint , resolu- - don Into the House, authorizing the Governor to appoint a Commission to inquhe into the various systems of pris on discipline: 'Te ft retoteed, .le., That the Govern or be empowered and authorized to ap point a Commission of citizens -of the State, not to exceed flee in number, whose duty it 01111 be to inquire into the varl ons systems of prison discipline as prac ticed in other States and countries as compered with what is known as the Pennsylvania system and report there on to the next Legislature, tonether with plans\ and estimates for a central State penitentiary should such an institution be in their judgment desirable or' neces• 8147." The passage of this bill is of the ut most importance to Allegheny county, as the overcrowded condition of the Western Penitentiary, makes it impera tive that a chatige of system be adopted. Ma. Smarts has great faith in con. stantly accumulating severities as means for uniting the people of the South to ihose of the North, in bonds of fellow. ship, never again to be broken. Therein we differ widely from ham. His new Confiscation Scheme has only one sec— tican:we regard with any sort of favor, and that relates to the division of the lands belonging to the governments of di:acceding States among the emanci ,pated blacks, in small parcels, and to be inalienable for a period of ten years. .Nolaetter disposition, could be made of these larids: The welfare of the whites and blacks, of the local governments and of the peOple,'. would be promoted by this measure. Tali New York, Trebuse furnishes this esplanatlon "Frdifiand Volz, Collector of Inter nal Revenue for the Pittsburgh, Pa., Dis trict (Copperhead), was confirmed on the - promise by the President to nomi nate a Republican, GoL L Stewart, for Assessor, vice IL A.Weaver, Johnson , lied Republican, to he removed after the confirmation of Wiz waa setured. The name of Stewart, which had been sent in, was withdrawn." A RECISTILY Btu. Ss befoi. the Sen ate, which might as well get no farther. It constitutes bonnie of election, boards of registry, and then provides that per sons who know the officers of election of the district in, which they intend to vete need not be registered. Ballot-box sniffers • would • drive a coach-aud-four 'throng:4'B9th a law. z! . .E Reading Journal proposes that 'lois of these years, after national at- fairs are settled," the question of a Free Ilailroad Law, be "brought fairly be fara-the people.” Why not ibis year? A IPECIAL ISZETVICO Of the New York Association for the Advancement of Science and Art was held last Fnday, to consider the propriety of organizing a central and permanent institution for educating females. A clergyman sent them this encouragement: MT DEMI Dn. Garscon: I wish I could be present at the meeting this evening, which Is to consider the pro priety of taking measures for a central educational institution for women. I have long felt very deeply the need of this movement. Our women aro fast be coming butterflies for want of :a true training,. Most of our female schools are fashionable hot-houscsoo encourage the growth of listlessness, affectation and extravagance. Society is made ar tificial, the laws of God are despised, and all things set topsy-turvy; wives lord it over their husbands, and children lord it over .their parents; wisdom is driven into the corner and folly wears the crown. • I trace nine.tenths of the flippancy and falsehod of modern society to the mockery of an education which the daughters of the land receive. God help you and your colleagues in this good work to send the devil yelping to his den. Yours, very truly, HOWARD CROSBY. 106 Second avenue, March 21,1667. FRANCE not only retires ignominious ly from 3losico, hut is forced, through absolute fear of Prussia, suddenly and wonderfully aggrandised, to seek allian ces for mutual defence with Holland, Belgium and Switzerland; and Belgium, at least, has rejected the overtures. Meanwhile Prussia has made a close al liance with Wurtemburg. Prussia can now put; into the field a much larger military force than Franco can com ' wand. A new arbiter of Europcaa des tiny has arisen. Tue joint resolution for the relief of destitution in the Southern and South western States was so amended as to au thorize and direct the Secretary of War, through the Freedmen's Bureau, to ap ply to this purpose so much as he may deem necessary of the unexpended moneys heretofore appropriated to sup ply freedmen and refugees. This unex pended balance is two millions of del lass. - . —The English are doing more in the way of collecting the materials of his. tory—Tarticularly their own history— than any other nation in Europe. WANT SUPPLIED. LOIVITII Ale, Bottled Ales, London Porter. Brown Mout. To get genuine Imported London Ale, Porter or Brown Stdut. has been almost sn Impossibility In this