Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-09-03

ciate' Men who are pad to return thanks tt the Almighty for the blessings of light and O liberty refused to perform their office, anC prayers were read by the Hon John C. Spen Ger. Their conduct was referred to in the following toasts given at the dinner
 Hon. John C. Spencer. Cold and inscnsate mus be the heart, and equally devoid of piety and patriot ism, which can forget the Patriots who achieved ou Independence or the God who upheld them by hi: | own right hand
 Marshal of the Day. We are determined to cele brate m rational and becoming manner, the 55tE Anniversary of American Independence although de prlved oithe "beneit of clergy"
 If we allow such men to have influence ove1 our wives and children, what will be the cha racter of future generationsa They will be a set of hypocrites, with no love of country-ns attachment to lberty-the devotees of clerl. cal inf1uence--thc advocates of Church and State. Rivers of blood may be shed before the time arrives, but it is the duty of the pre- sent age to nip the evil in the bud.
 Pursuing this subject of 'sawakening inter- est, |" we extract the following from Morris town (N. j. paper;-
 "The Ladies Society attachedto St Peters respectfully give notice, that on the e' enng Vii Viii 6e offered ut Mir Jason klng f.otel 1. ceeds to be applied towards quidaling the Clafc4 debt.
 Selling refreshments at tavern, for N benefit of the Church, was not the manne 4 which our ancestors managed these 3ffairs.
 We have before us printed address to the Presbytery of Oneida county on the manner of conducting revivals from EPnRAIM PER KINS, which contains some curioss facts and developments.
 | It appears that a man by the name of Lit tlcjohn, has been great Star. or Card, in Oneida county, in getting up what he calls "anrious" meetings, aId his fame attracted a large audience one eveling:--
 Page D. The house being filled and seated at the hour appointed, Mir Littldohn and the Rev. Mir Foot the Presbyterian clergyman of the place had little consultation in low wlisper, after which Mir Foot advanced few steps bwards the audience which nearly filled the diilereit paris of the house and said, Tperceye this is ioemn place. for God is here.' Mir Littleiohn then 'ose and said, or truth God is here.' He said Sod met him yesterGlag in the g'Ore Jy the Widow HHard's and conrersed ,eih him t,co hourS and half qad told hint to come here tonight
 After this compound of blasphemy and false hood they fell to prayers, and great part of the evening passed without fainting fits or screaming aloud, when Littejohn said, sCant rue roll the zvhcels C Httke Mrder?' and then he threw himself upon hs knees, shouted, pounded himself, Sc. 8lc.
 Page 3.-"Ailer much praying, in which q num- Der of females had been engaged, some ofthem very young, Llttleohn came out ofthe anxious room with terrific and distorted features, and said Brethren God has been in tOher room, and believe the De- wills been there toor "
 "Ayoung female convertwho followed these meet ngs against her fathers will reported that one of the ministers proposed to her at anxious meeting, 10 go to the stone school house, and he would go and pray with her all night" Page 4.
 ltappears that a Mir Grant gave notice to these travelling ministers, who are m the h bitof visiting wives and daughters in the ab- sence of the husbands and fathers, to come when he was at home, and he would like to discuss the subject with them. They chose to take advantage of his absence, and MT Grant came upon them unexpectedly, and gave them a wholesome and sensible lecture. At the next meeting, Lttleohn "i1Uoked God 10 come out in judgement against Mat Scoun- drei-I ache 10 caH hiS name."
 | Col. Moulton, member of Assembly from that county, liberal and sensible man, hay ing had the temerity ospeak freely of these goings on, aroused all their vengeance Page6--"At prayer meeting held at the Rev Mir Burrtt's house, in the spring of 1880, Lttleohn in prayer named and designated Col David Moulton as scout master general of the deuiFs Kingdom and prayed that if he had not already passed the line of l might as well be removed to the church yard. and limited the time to forty eight hours This IS the sub stance of an affidavit, sworn to by Hiram Furgo, | Samuel Knox, and Andrew c. Granns, and many others declare tue They also testify that hem- selves and others named in prayer by MT Bur rtt who prayed that they might be laid on beds of sickness stripped of property Unnecessary to their conversion"
 The author of the pamphlet, after speak ing sensibly on this subject, says that by the arts of these men, "many are driven to un- timely graves, and some by acts of violence on themselves; many to the insane hospitals, and many are thus driven to abdicate their reason in favor of such sentiments. | We noticed lately the bold declaration of a newspaper printed in this city, that Catho- lie was ineligible to office in this country What next they will dare to assert, or how far they will dare to act upon such principles, remains to be seen. Nothing but the strong voice of public opinion will put them down.
 Let us conclude this trash-ths dark pie ture of an enlightened age-by relating an street have been converted into a church, and one ofthose who tradeupon religion sent forthe agent of the Gas Company to ascertain the expense of fixtures, lighting, Slc. "But, <" said Mawworm, 'I wish to know if your gas is made on Sunday?" 'sCertainly," said the agent; ''the works cannot stop-the city and houses must have light" "Then," said he, ''the church cannot have gas that is made on Sunday.'' But what will you substtutee'' ''Oil." "Well, do you not know that whales are caught on Sunday"
 Chloride of Lime.-Whoever suffers inconven- fence in his apartments, from the neighborhood of any impurity whatever, which he cannot have re- Inn unI the atmosphere around him by sprnkng few pinches of this exceedingly cheap article upon the floor. If the offensive smell arise from any object within the room, the nearer he places the purifier to