True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-12-21
THE REVIVAL AT KILSYTH.


From the Glasgow Chronicle # Wednesday.
Most sx,raord;na scenes have been enact.L al Xii
syth since Sunday morning last. 1t appears to ha, e
been understood among the Rc,ivalists throug bout the
whole OF Scotland, that there he on Sunday
"a great manifestation IF the power of the Lord" at
ksyih, and, III consequence there "er" assembled in
the vlllag" on that dav proplr ON the distant
quarrrs-from the f,rteS nu,il, the English bur-
ders Beds 'nd been be pnNc.l for weeks previous we
have heard Clone party Of 'entv females from Green.
ock having engaged beds at least fortnight before
But the accommodation lie afforded in such plac.
us kilsyth wns quite inadequate for the multites that
poured in, mud thus hundreds had 10 bvouac in the
open nr, tre TO the ,ycg hboriGg village of Kirk
intiloch. Every kind Of c"nve, from Glasgow
was soon t,ken up ana fares inorMaleIy raised.
The greater number Of the cc,gynen present heloged
To the taAliSed church, but h"rc were also d>Seners
OF different -taptisis, NelhOdisis, SC.
The 'ervies be gan in the parish church 10 clock
in the morning, and in open field usier where
they were pcrsevered in ill Xix o'clock on Monday
morning. they were resumed on Monday at ten, and
were continued through the whole day and ensuing
night. a third time the vast congregation assembled
yesterday afternoon aud we understand the proceedings
are no, yet ata close.
Much excitement has prevailed and scenes of most
deplorabe nature exhibited. TN one hand a. TO be
seen the hapti SINAI rite administered numbers
by immersion in the mill dam and another, women
thriving themselves on the ground, aud crying for
mercy. Nor was the language If the preachers cacu-
lated to cnn the Storm One reverend gentleman told
portion NJ his audience that b. The devil looking
ofther eyes, which several women fell down lsen-
'bIe md we're taken to the session house. Al another
time the preacher, in speaking of jacobs ladder,
type of The Saviour, called on his hearers to come to it,
and to make use Of it but finding the impression he
produced no, strong he wished, he cried out TINT
there r"ttenneSs at the fot and they must come
quickly; and. suiting the ton the ward, he sprang
IN in the pulpit if to catch hold of the inder by
spar, ere it wns snached away from him. There was
an cd French minister among the preachers. Atoge.
ther the scene has been one Of melancholy and
humiliating NATURE We think less Of the effects rro-
duced on lysterc females Than Of the conduct of tho
clergy. We can scarcely believe these gentlemen are
mad but if they mad, what is to be thought Of
them On this, previous occasions, the chief
tos in the scene were the clergy and the women. The
male minority Of The hearers appeared bs chiefly
lockers. We forgot 10 men ion that though NOT the
regular time for the dis"n-a"n Of the Lords Supper
in kilsyh, this sacrament dispensed on Sunday,
and such the demand for tokens for admission to
the table that the pali conld supply Them and
message had be to krkiniil'och for additional
supply. The phy>ira wants Of the assembled thou
sands bore also had the villagers, MS nn Sunday
evening scarcely louf was to DO had for love or
money.