Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-04-10

ly despised name Of Jesus They conceived
sentiment like that what Jacob felt at Bethel
when ne said surely the Lord is ir this Dl.cs
this IS none other but the house Of God, and
| this Is the gate of heaven
he number of persons who have ralleD down
under serious impressions m this revival is aaota-
er matter worthy of attention. And ON This
shall be more particular, as it seems 20 be the
principal cause, why this work should not be
more unsupported of enthusiasm than some o.
ther reVivals At Cane Ridge sacrament Ghs
place mentioned above) is generally Sumo
sed that not less than one thousand persons fell
PROSTATE on the ground, and among them were
many mhdels. AT one sacrament which al
tended IN that country, the number that fell was
thought 10 be upwards OF three hundred. Per
sons who fell are generally such as have man
itested symptoms of the deepest impressions for
sometime previous 10 that event 1t is CON.
mon to see them shed tears for about an bour
Immediately before they become totally power
less, they are seized with a general tresnor
and sometimes though not frequently, in the
moment of falling they utter one or two piercing
| shrleks. Persons in this state are affected in
many different degrees Sometimes when m
able to stand or sit they have the use Of their
hands, and can converse with perfect conpo-
their pulse grows weak, and thew draw a
hard breath about once minute And in some
instances their hands and feet become cold. &,
their pulse, and breath, and all the symtons Of
life seemto iorsake them for nearly an hour. Per-
sons who have been in this situation have euniCorr,
ly avowed that they suffered no bodily pain. &,
that they had the entire command of their reason
) & reflection; and when recovered they could re-
late everything which was said or done near
them, or which could possibly fall within thelr
observation. From this it appears their falling
r is neither common fainttng or their nervous
: affection. Indde ed this strange phenomenon
appears to have taken every turn, it possibly
could to battle the conjectures of those who
, are not willing 20 consider the supernatural
work. Persons have sometimes fallen on their
way homo from public worship and some
times after their arrival. In some cases thew
nave fallen when pursuing their common busi-
ness or on their farms, or when they had re-
tired for private devotion observed above
that persons generally seriously affected for
some time previous to falling In many cases
however 1t is otherwise Numbers of care
less persons have fallen suddenly as if struck
with flash oflightning Many professed in.
! hdels and other vicious characters have been
arrested Ill this way and sometimes at the
! very moment when they were utterinqv their
blasphemies against the work,
AT the beginning of the revival in Shelby
: county, the appearances, as related bv an eve
witnesses, were very surprising indeed. The
revival had previously spread with irresistible
power through the adjacent counties and ma
ny of the religious people had attended distant
sacraments, and were greatly benefited. They
were much engaged, and felt unusual freedom
In their addresses at the throne of grace, for the
outpouring of the the divine spirit at the ap-
preaching sacrament in Shelby The sacra-
ment came on in September The people
as usual, met on Friday but they were all lam
guld and the exercises went on heavily On
Saturday and Sunday ,..orning, it was no better
At length the communion service commenced.
and everything was still lifeless The minis
ter of the place was speaking at one of the
tables, without any unusual liberty. All at once
there were several shrieks from different parts
of the assembly. Persons fell instantly in ev-
cry direction The feelings of the pious were
suddenly revived and the work went on with
extraordinary power from that time to the con-
clusion of the solemnity.
/ These phenomena of falling are common TO
all ages and sexes, and to all sorts of charac
ters and when they fall they are differently
exercised. Some pious peorie have fallen un-
der sense of ingratitude and hardness of heart
and others under the goodness of God. MANY
careless persons have fallen under legal con-
/ vctons, and obtained comfort before thew a.
rose But perhaps the most numerous class
of all, are those WHO fall under distressing
views OF their guilt, who arise with the same
fearful apprenensions, and continue in that
state for some days, perhaps for weeks before
ttIey obtain mcomtOrt. | have cOnversed with ma
ny who fell under the influence of comlorta-
bic feelings and the account which they gave
of their exercises, while they lay entranced
was very surprising. know not how to give
you better idea of them, than by ssying they
appeared IN many case to.surpass the dying ex-
erciso Of DR.. FinlY Their minds appeared
wholly swallowed up in contemplating the eff
fects of the Deity as illustrated IN the plan of
i This it is thought, the origin of canap-nset-
'ngs IN America,-now so extensively in use a
among Methodist Christians, and also among the
Old Presbyterians and Cumberland Presbyterans