Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-08-30

90 bs bysiber tie Prscsp.or Of H1,si!for Oneida
.feadsny Svrifren IN fbe sins Of rt- J5riss "a
cation, ond dated at Farmisstoa. (Coan.) He,
30, 1901.
. ihiuk IL cannot but be agreeable that
mould I'LL the remainder of my paper with an
account of the late wonderful revival of religion
At College revival greater than ever l ex.
peeted to witnefs.
About year ago, the members of the church
commenced their weekly meetings for PRAYER
and religious converlation. Thefe meetings
have been continually more improving and an
imating. Chriiians have been peculiarly en-
gagged 20 chsrifh religion in their own hearts,
and TO render il, ar leaR more Respectable
among their fellow audents in general While
they thus {" ipeak often one 10 another
thought we had reaion to expect that the
Lord would hearken and hear !" but never
could realize that the fpirit would come " like
a mighty ruihing wind" However on the hrf
Sabbath 10 March, one was admitted To our
communion; on the 6ra in May, three oilers.
AT that time there appeared to be conf 1sra.
bic folemniiy on the minds Of the audience
The PRECEDENT, was alto peculiarly eogaged in
prayer for a revival of religion at College
On the fucceeding Monday, ieveral were knowo
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unable to attend to their fudies. On Wednef-
day we had a meeting in the morning, which
was very folemu, at private room. Many
were in tears, The other days Of this week,
we had conferences, both in the mornine and
at evening. On Saturday, the work became
general throughout College On the evening
/ Of that day, we had meeting, as has long been
cuitomary buS nfiead of our ufual number.
twenty or thirty, almot every individual IN
college was preient. Monday until ten O'Clock
at night, was devoted almoa altogether to re-
ligious meeting. On Tuefdav. WHICH WIS the
day before vacation, we had exhibitions as ula.
al but the quarter ball, tho prepai atoms were
made and tickets diitribured, was diir-n nj
with. Inltead of the ball we had parting
meeting, which was very affecting ard f0lemn.
: When | came home nearly twenty had
obtained conlolasion beiijes eight who have
made projections this tsrm. II was calculated
that about fifty were or had bsen under work
Of convitton-almo every individual we're
I io'emnized. and all were obliged TO fay, : this
is TO other than the finger of Cod -that is
I'll. Lords doing and it is marvellous in our
+, eyes" Thus in about one week change was
produced in the face of College. totally new.
unexpected and aionilhing. The work GRO.
dueed an mutual harmony and love nong
the Rudenrs, broke down many college ditna.
ions, uni ed thoie who were before enemies. and
!. famiiarized thoie who had been almolt araa-
gers 70 each other The NOTES AM diAurb
ances, which ths combined erertions OF The au-
thority could not wholly iuppref', now ceafed
II OF courie.
"The work. tho il has been wickedy called
enthuliaim, is, think. undoubtedly of God. -
No outcries. no fwoonings, no high projections
have appeared. Tho fome of the sonvitsrons
have beea remarkable, both in their manner
and dsgree, he general appearance has beea
that OF the g Gill imall voice." convincing The
understanding, and changing the heart.
"a few of the many remarkable inltsnces
will mention, though in a very brief manner.
tss~-. youth of about Il years OF age,
! who had been conf jer: as not only ignorant,
sut thoughtlefs of religion, came out 1t the
be ginning of the awakening remarkably bright
His cafe was then thought iurpriiing. On
| Monday Of the week preceding vacation, two
were deeply imprehed, who had been cecbrat-
ed as fcoffers of religion and lis protectors, IS
| light minded, unPrinciplej; tho not olherw 4
much addicted 70 gsois acts OF vice. Ii was
expected that they, mod of all, would ,iiicsie
| the work But their concern and anxiety can
not be expreded. Towards the clole of the
week "s**- of s*"-**~- was imprehed.-
He had but one equal in College for profanity,
and grois vice in geGeral.He confeded that he
was 40 In6del. He had long been cauie OF
grief to his parents, and OF diihonor to college
But fince. as hope, the fountain is puriiei
the cream will now flow pure.-The cafe of
"*s"* with could relate at length. Freh
man year he had deep convictions, which left
him in defpair. Seafons Of depar have ever
iince returned, after ihe.t intervals of care
ietineis. But in thelate work, they were much
more violent than ulual. Saturday evening
tetore vacation, he was delirons-Such pic
ture of woe | never befor. beheld: when BIZ
only aeppng into another room, might wit.
neis as grea, degree of Joy. Perhaps could
not have = more lively exhibition Of the differ
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