Smyrna times., 1856-10-15
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.

NEAR HAzLETTvILLE, KENT Co., DEL.
A Great Revival Of Religion at Thomas
ChGpeI-IHe Agricultural Society Of Kent
Countrywide Raising Of the Democrats
American Candidate with his Rum jug. /
Mr.. EDIToR:-It is a source of great rejoic-
ing with me to know that the Lord does not
despise the day of small things. About the
2Oth of August, a few of the members of Thorn !
as Chapel commenced holding prayer meet |
ing, and we could scarcely find men enough to
hold our meeting that would pray in public over
one hour or one hour and half; but we con-
tinued to pray, sinners become awakened, the
members were aroused, and for the last six
weeks, our altars have been crowded to over
flowing, with those inquiring, "Ssw ye him
whom my soul desireth to love-" have seen
twenty-five persons at our altar at one time,
| and we have had conversions from the age of
10 years, up to that of three-scores. We have
had some sixty onversions-forty-two of which
have united themselves with the church at this
place, and the work increases in interest; our
altars are still crowded with penitents-last
night, the Tth instant, certainly think never
witnessed such glorious demonstration of the
working of the Spirit of the Lord in any con-
gregaton, great or small. Sinners fell in all
parts of the house, as though bullet had
pierced them through; others fed from the
house as though they would escape for their
lives have lived among this people for near
ly eight years, and must say that never hope
to live with more heavenly y-minded and Cod
like people until | move to the eternal world
and join the angels around Gods throne. Our
house has long been too "strait" for the con-
gregation. We have now concluded to pull
down the old chapel and build a good, plain,
commodous church Of brick, with basement
story.
Since Temperance forms a part of my reli-
gion, will here remark that have been OBJ
serving the workings of the Prohibitory Law
At :he Agricultural Fair held in Dover on the
1st and I'd instant, there is seldom more people
seen in that place than were there on that oc.
, casion. And here, Messrs. Repealers, are facts
looking you in the face. | saw no man drunk
or in the least under the influence of liquor
and | did not hear but one oath sworn during
all the time of my sojourn there, and have in
quired of several persons with reference to thit
matter since, and they all corroberate the factt
above stated. Now, sirs, you who have beer
crying down Prohibition, do SO no more; for
if you intend TO vote against it, don't lie agains
your own conviction, for God will not hold yol
gultless for your conduct here.
On Saturday, the 4th, the Democrats from
Dover, or a part of them at least, came dowr
It here to raise a hickory pole. They rallieC
awhile and mustered some force, and up they
hoisted their pole, within a few hundred yard
of the church where the servants of the Lor
: are laboring night and day for the advancement
> of the Redeemer's kingdonf--to break dow
e what some of our democratic friends have see
i fit to call Religious, Know-NOthing Meeting
:. | would 10 God that every church in the worl,
!. had such meeting-call it what you please
y Then the Kansas difficulties would have al
u end, and the North aud South embrace and kis
If each other two sisters long absent from eacl
a othtr.
The American candidate and rum persons
not well acquainted with the people in thi
= part Of the forest, seem to have formed wroH.
, apn on 81 the. people here /; but word to.th,
II wise Is suticlepl. Hickory ppes aud rum car
!. nave but Lutte plluHuce on This community
tnr we are not ichorani Of the devices oil Satan
: This speak as word of ea6ton To all candi
} dates OF all partes, who expect to'cOme up be
fore the people tor qiIlce in November next ,
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: AN IxrEREsrfxd ScENE.--Om Sunday last
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