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REVIVALS '^-RELIGION.
Federal ConJiJlencies.
O In a late federal paper ibeie appears
in one column, the most unqualified
abuse against Republicanism, against
Mr. J&rlon, and Republicans gene
rally, vgsir.fi Virginia and the Southern
states; in fhorr, against ever, thing
but drifarac, or Nro En^andijm ?—
in one column,.we fee the state of T«*
wfareprefentea as being inhabited &
governed by infidels, by a set of difla
fate, debauched, detestable animals,
in the form of men, funk in the most
^%^^^
portion of the Union, is described as
being peopled by a race of prefl gate
Wretches, esteeming it a " tow, to get
drunk $" who Ipend their time in the
racing of horfer, in gambling, drunk
ennefs, riming, larivioufnefs, and all
manner of evil——breakfafling upon
•'wbiftey j ilu? aud gin fling !" and
spending their evenings in ale houses
arid grog Chips I—Alas! alas! the a-
Abominable Sitton states! Oh 1 the
wir& state of Tenneffce ! .
We need not wait for our Southern bre.
thren to put the question, Defo
jour pious New England puritans drink
New Rum before Irtakfe,? and behave
as wickedly as those they accuse ?—we
need not wait for the reproff of " ph,
ficians heal yourfelves,"—For such is
the abfordity of these federate beads,
that frequently we fee in their devoted
papers accounts of the mad profligacy
of the People of Kentuckey, Tennet
f-e, &c. and io the fame feet they tell
us of the most remarkable, extraordina
ry, extensive and even miraculous re
rivals of Religion in those very states 1
What can their readers think of those
! barefaced inconfifteAcies ?— Can the
people of Ten ne(fee be all drunkards
and gamblers and all Saiwe and Christ
ians at the fame time ?— [
In the fame confident, paper, which in
one column deferibes the people of
Tennessee as such execrable infidels,
in the next column gives the following
detail, beaded with
-More Religious Intelligence.
Sumner county, State of Tennessee,
September toth, rßoi.
I HAVE never, until now bad it
fully in my power to comply with
your injunHion in giving you a
narrative of the T orris work in
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,ft ft my ft^
afeA rnl nilTrv aorep that parti ifnfl
'an ^rAiinf thereof in our own
particular bounds.<
I now cheerfully offer my mice
>h nrnmntP fhP divine 10 TV in flc<
livenng to the aprou^
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LIBERTY AND THE CONSTITUTION.
PRINTED AT CONCORD, N. HAMPSHIRE, BY E. RUSSEL L, FOR THE PROPRIETOR.
God's gracious dealings in begin
ning and carrying on his work a
mong us for more than a year pad
—The bounds of a letter will not
include a relation of particulars.
From Shiioah congregation, a
number of p^rfons in Aug. 1800,
some of them out of curiosity, at.-
tended a Sacramental occasion at
Gasper river, Logan county, in
Kentucky, having heard of such
extraordinary things as took place
in that country.; The spirit and
power of the Lord rendered the
place awful and glorious —Many
of the chriltians IromShiloah were
quickened and comforted ; their
prejudices against the extradrdiv
nary appearance greatly removed
—Many of the unconverted sank
under conviaions, and several of
them got religion. Among ibefe
was a little ton of Mr. King's who
returned home on Wednesday e
vening—He was met by a young
friend, King immediately, with
awful concern, told him he was a
finner, going to hell—The boy
took the alarm, and running home
funk down helplefi and almost
speechless, under the deepest con.
biaions— It was not long until
the Lord gave him deliverance ;
he sprang at once into all the ex
ercise at the sacrament, though he
had not been there, nor heard^any
thing ofthem; he spake to theafe
tonifhment of all present, in the
praise of God, the wonders of re.
deeming love, of the beauties of
Christ, ^nd warned sinners in a
most affeaing manner ; he called
with anxiety to a young dear
companion of his, who when he
came near fell, thoroughly con.
vinced of his danger, and in a
short time broke out in praise and
thanks to God for salvation. The
next morning the whole neigh
borhood was alarmed, and met
for social prayer, having never
heard such things before. There
was much weeping, great outcries
for mercy ; and some more were
added to the number of the con
verted—The work now began to
spread like a rapid flame, through
the congregation, so that against
fabtath morning 18 or 20 persons
profeffed to have found peace.—
There was great opposition from
the Drifts, and many of the old
profeffors, but all ineffe&ual, the
blessed work went or until there
was scarce a family (except oppo.
fers) but more or^^^
ther obtained religion, or un
der folemri awakenings.
On the third sabbath in Sept.
Sacrament was aaminiftered in
this place. Here the greatest mul.
th m
tne ot the Lord were inaeca;
By CITIZEN NESCHOOL, Esquire.
THE \
camp they were lying in heaps &
scattered all around , —the sighs,
groans, and prayers, seemed to
pierce the heavehs, while the Ho
ly Ghost fell upon almost all pre
sent ; there appeared but a few
idle ipeaators. Through every
part of the camp, there were some
under iheir firft alarms of danger,
others struggling under the pangs
of the new birth, many chriftians
under exercise of foul travail for
finner.; Before and about the ri
sing of the fun on Monday morn
ing, there was a most glorious re
furreaion among the spiritually
dead; every minute almost, for
& considerable time, shouts of
praise every where broke out at
the con^erfion of rouh,jln|il they
became almost incrifaqi.< Q, ihe
joy and gladneis that ran through
the great congrega iorf.——Now
neighbors, frrends, brothers fifi
ters, patents and children wefe in
each others arms; yes, even ene
mies were reconciled and met in
bonds of mutual peace with God,
and each other, in the Lord Jesus
—The number profeffing to have
found peace on this occafiofi can
not be precisely afeertained, but
is generally supposed to exceed
one hundred. For many days
after we could hear of many fall
ing in feir corn-fields, cotton
^paicnes, yards, houses, andonrt^
road, under deep conviaions ;—
and many of them in a few hours'
obtained salvation.
At Hopewell (part of Shiloah) in Nov.
' the ficrameni was administered ; thcLord
appeared remarkably propitious on the
whole occasion ; many more were added
to ihe church ; social meetings were set
up, and ftri&ly attended all winter,which
the Lord has blessed with the salvation of
many. On the 4, sabbath in March,
1801, foment was admifiltered at Shi
losh ; neither the number attending nor
those profeffing were so great as the for
mer, yet it was a precious time. On Mon.
day evening the gentle heavens leemed
to bow pfophious to sinners cries ; num
bers obtained salvation— Several old pro
feffors had their ftreogth renewed, and
took a new start for the kingdom. Be
tween 30& 4.0 profeffed on this occasion.
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public meetings, amongst chrifttans, for
I the prosperity of the church. Many sin
ners are earnestly faking, and some have
I found the Lord. At Goose Creek, the
I Lord's work broke out about the close of
rhe iaft winter. I had preached there,
Ifbrted|y,once a month during the prece
ding fart of the winter, feeding!, with-
I out any apparent success, to a careless,
unconcerned people. On sabbath even
ibg, when the congregation was dismiss-
I^^h^'fa^'fo'mewhft Xa^hav
iog awwpuintment to preach next da,
some miles distant,! had to set out that
I evening-ri spoke a few words to them,
requested him to go immediately & con-
I verse with them ; adding, that perhaps
! Lt rr RAT f 1€ -' rk naivnhmra had wnn^
I hfofnrm thru raifmd thm nivciv : it foreau
ihome-^:^"by
i the unuluai cry, they returnee ; me ex#
1 irs A That ni^ht
Volume ll.— Number LXXX.
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account of the whole blessed exercise, the
power of the Lord fell upon all io the
boufe. Every unconverted per son in the
house was Prized with a deep pungent
conviaions and in two or three hours I
was wi'nefs to the found convcifion of 4
inthst blessed family. Social meetings
were now appointed ;— —our chriftian
friends in the Metbodift church met with
us ; union of heart took place ; joint
prayer was made ; the Lord heard and
-answered, and to 2 few weeks 30 or 40
pre felled religion. Gres' uppefition was
made by carnal profiffors&ihe profane ;
but in vain, thyraged and combined a?
gainft the Lord and bis gracious work.
The number of God's people increased
daily ; and now there is a large, agreea
ble, happy congregation of Metbodifts
and Prefby erians in sweet unfor—Never
was I more delighted than at a quarterly
meeAe held there (the particulars of
wh%Mo doubt you will bear) where you
'm'gbt have seen Methodist and Ptefby
terian preachers, and people in each oth
er, arms. Love to God and each other,
.gidwed in their hearts, while bigotry,
prejudice, and part, spirit fuuk in cbli
jion. .-
The next and last account I ffiril trou
ble you with is Cedar Creek. This isa
young frontier focieiy, on the sooth of
Cumberland river.—&cramint w- a held
there on the third sabbath in Aug. where
there was much deep fen! exerciiata^g
hints and sinners.—--There affi^m@
chriftians io both churches pembed,
prayed and converted together/,a, great
harmony, during the occefion. ^ The so
lemn, gracious exercise bro't frequent!,
to my mind that agreeable peedi&ion—
"The wilderness and the foli^ry places
shall be gid for them, and the defect
sh Ul rejoice and blossom as the rofe."—
about 14 profeffed 10 find the Lord ; and
ww&ag ffgy^fjkra
'° J mail now coriclufom, narrative by
. declaring to you, that children from fix
years old, to men and women of 60 and
upwards, are the blessed fubjs& of this
divine work. Ethiopia is allo stretching
out her hands to the Lord —Great num
bers of the poor black people Income
Christ's free men and women.
Revd. Sir, I am with the utmost re
fped, yours, &c.
WILLIAM HODGE.
Rev. Francis Afbury.
.f ? POLITICS.
WHEN the New England ad.
ministration arbitrarily rukd=-
the expenses of the government
were double the aQual income.
The national debt was yearly in.
creasing, and money, could not
be , borrowed from the most vo
ciferous friends of order and reg.
ular government at less than 2 per
cent, above lawful interest !—
Now that New England does not
rule arbitrarily—the public ex
penditure is reduced below the
income, while the whole of the
internal taxes are abolished—the
national debt in one year has been
reduced more than two millions—
and white provision is made for
equalizing the payment of foreign
debts, so that the country may
not be drained of its fpecielty,
heavy draft in one year, the gov
ernment actually by fagaciom
and providential measures has &
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Dundant that there is reafoii te
per cent.—rtwora. .
1 i auaa&um iiiiyvu.
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