Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-11-25
From the Camden Democrat.
Religious RcYfYaIs.

We hear OF religious revivals as occurring in
various sections Of the country. At Aberdeen,
Miss, great many persons have recently Joined
the Methodist church. In the Monroe Democrat
a newspaper published at that place, we find the
following beautiful incident:
We remember long years back to have been
witness to a mos! singular, most striking and beau
ufui incident. 1t was a country church. There
was revival going on and many had confessed
church was filled to OVorhowing. The preacher,
a man well stricken in years, was rninislerng
words of comfort and hope to many penitents
around the alter. Silence for a few moments pre-
vailed 1t was the calm before the stogm.cIoud
breaks n It's wild fury. * sweet mel eIIihueut voice
stole up and spread around the church, filing each
recess with It's ochoing cadences. For near a
minute it seemed every eye was turned TO the pew
from whence arose that voice. It. seemed to in
crease in volume and energy, and its silver tones
rung upon the ear like the vibrations Of the -Lo-
liam at the touch Of the gentle breeze Of evening.
The language what shall we say Of il? That Il
harmonIzea with the voice would be but an iudiG-
ierent compliment. And yet the voice was the
SWeetes! and most cOusumateIy varied that ever
broke upon our ear. The language seemed to
swell up from the heart. At times sentiments Of
lhe deepest and Purest character flowed forth n
language richer and more gorgeous than we ever
heard ioIi from mortal lips before or since. From
wild and thrilling burst Of enthusiasm. the speak
er would glide into a suppIcotng and dePre atO-
ry passage for some moments, and then swing
with volume and power indScrIbabiy grand and
lofty INTO calculations Of triumph and yIclO.y.-
These transitions were as remarkable for their
unity they were for their ygor and force. If
the spirit weptTuI was heavy iadeued, the voice
betokencd it. If the light Of Heaven bcamod in
upon tie sou. IN rich and glowing radiance, the
voice and language betrayed II. II dependency
and sorrow threw their darkcnng shades before
The spiritual vision Of the young and siuIcss girl,
her voice seemed TO pierce the arched vaults OF
high Heaven, and her language to draw from The
weeping angels, consolation, hope and victory
Shall we say H crisis had been reachedl MOI
The voice OF that young girl sent Thrill! more po-
tcutiaI for good, through the vast audience, than
all the prayers and tears OF fathers. Mothers SIS
ters or brothers. The language Of that young
girl broke upon the hearts Of that audience like
whisperugs Of the Holy Ghost. There was no
knocking for admittance-there was no pryug to
seek for entrance. That r0icc winged lis way
where reason had never Tes,cd-Where thoughts
of future, never dvott. The voice that opened
tho door conveyed language that paised dOub.
while lL uyralsed the SINKING. Men and women
were brought 10 their knees that knight before
the alter, no had never kue't before. Tears
sirCamed from eyes unused 10 weeping, and sOJs
broke from bosoms unused 10 soy5luE-pray yers
icaped from tongues unused TO praying, and songs
poured forth from those unused TO singing. The
scene was the grGudcst We ever saw.
a few more words aud we done. Tse
humble and fragile instrument Of the scene we
have family pictured, was young girl scarce Sc
yen,ecn; and, reader, that Bible from which she
quo.ed more appositely than any person we ever
saw. she could ouIy read by the slow process OF
SagiltHg eCgry JcgTd."