The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-07-31
NEW MIRACLES.

A new sect o. believers, says an Enlns
burg paper, has lately sprung up in Care
loch, Scotland, whose faith and works ire
beginning to attract the attention of the
learned, as they have for some time excl
ted the warmest feelings Of the ignorant.
About twclvemonth ago, volume was
published, entitled, 4" Peace in believing,
being the Letters and Memoirs Of Isabel
lg Campbell, young person who died
with consumption" This volume hcquir-
ed grspt popularity amongst Kindred
minds, both from them interesting charac-
ter ofthe writer, land tie natural eloquence
of her letters. About the period Of the
publication, Brother ind sister OF the de-
ceased were taken i'll ofthe complaint Of
which she died. The similarity of the
circumstances, Character, and acquire
hfci,ts Of The two sisters excited consider
able interest smong those who considered
themselves the tue believers. Every
word tie apparently dying sis,e spoke
whs listened to as inspiration, and she
spoke with fprvor md fdency truly Won
derful. Miss Campbell was 81 the sect
who lay calm to direct inspiration, aud
being listcned to with such reverential
feelings, she probably regarded what she
poured lorth.,to her admiring auditors with
suclt facility, as in reality the out pouring
ofthe spirit. Contrary to all expectation,
she some months ago kagan to recover,
and determined III gratitude to Heaven, to
devote her life to the conversion Of the
heather 1t was obviously necessary to
the success of her wc.k that she should
understand the heathen language. TIE
difficulty was overcome by new miracle,
and Mary Cati,pbtli received the gilt oi
tongues, in which she became quite as
fluent as in her ffativc speech. II is true,
no one who hes yet listened to the voice
of her inspiration can understand one
word she tfttcrs when she quits her mtth-
er tonsae; but their faith is not shaken in
the reality offhc miracle which is to be
manifested, even to unbeliovers, when Ma
ry visits the hcathen. Every time she
opens her mouth the sound che uttcss arc
different but this only proves the great-
ness of the mircle, the languages being
those ofmany nations. The fame Of Ma
ry Campbell's inspiration, and tho divine
iufuenee, as Il was called by the true be-
levers, was felt by others of the faithful.
The shape it in general took was the mi
rnculous cure ofdisedses. When the mi
rac:s did not work we'll, il was always ow-
ing to want of faith in the shbject. An
inspired brother approached the bed oI
his sister, who hos been confined to il a
long time and commanded her in the name
Of the Lord Jesus Choist, to rise and
walk. Her filth was perfect she arose
and walked about her room, and slept bel
ter that night than she had done lonA
time before, and Iras continued well eyel
since, though thin and ofnaciated-a cir.
J ctmstance which causes want Of faitf
in many, who cannot believe that Got
would work halfa miracle but think III,
, would n once remove all traces Of thu
: complaint. Other sinilsr miracles hav,
q been performed, and some have failed 70
want Of faith. ThA effect Of the imagin'
: tion in the cure Of many diseases is vel
known. Miss Mary Csmpbells mirscu