Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-05-07
Religious Intelligence.

The papers all over the land, secular and
religious, continue to BE- fall Of particulars of
the % Great Awakening," which has moved
50 widely through the country. 1t is impos-
sibl3 to give any thing more than here and
ticlea fct, full record would fill q volume.
There seem to be no Indications, as yet, Of
any decline in the strength Of the religious
feeling, any where, while reports ofnew mani
f-stations come up continually from new
quarters.
That our own State has not been passed by,
the fcts we have given from week to week
abundantly show.
In West Rutland, the religious interest is
deepening
In Mgndon, at d recent religious meeting,
thos desiring prayers were requested to rise,
whereupon, all in the house arose, including
three persons who went in for the purpose Of
disturbing the meeting, The number in at
tendance was about one hundred.
The Repository slys " The religious meet
inss Of our denomination have been moro
largely atten ed than usual during the last
few months, and mere than usual interest
has been maniie5ted in religious services gen
orally"
\ cJrrcsp nd n of lie Nor hampton Gazette,
writing from Wheeling, Va, says . The re-
vival Of lS39-IO WAS very general throughout
all our connection (the NJ. Z. Church) that
year, us the minutes exhibit net increase ot
/ 81, ,OC0 members nt the close of the yeai, be-
sid2. tie hundreds and thousands who con-
noctod themselves with other orthodox
churches. Bat the religious influence TIM
winter has been characterized by thorough.
rcss and depth of interest that far exceeds
that IN memorable season. In some neighbor
hoods almost the cntiro adult population i:
brought under its influence"
There nre indications that the
attention which tho revival in oul
country has attracted in England ant
Scotland is about to produce like result
there. There have been Evangelizing agen
cies at work for some years preparing tn
way for such an awakening, and O CORES
pondcnt Of tho Presbyterian gives some fact
indicating that the good work has alread,
commenced.
We give few moro extracts from Mis-
Proctors notes from Henry Ward Beeeher'
sermons.
As the pilot boat cruises far out, watches 70
every whitening sail, and hovers through da.
and night all about the harbor, vigilant I
board every ship, that it may bring safel
through the Narrows all the wanderers of tn
ocean, SO should we watch on the gate c
salvation for all the souls, tempest tossed
beating in from the sea of Sin, and guid
them through the the perilous straits, tha
at last, in still waters, they may cast the an
chor Of their hope.
Take sharp cut young saint, just crystal
lied, as many pointed and clear as dlamono
and how good he is how decided for III
right and how abhorrent of the wrong II
, has not vet attained TO the meekness and ger
tleness Of Christ. For these graces we NUT
look 10 the aged saints, who have learned
through the experience Of years, to carry thei
ALWAYS with tender sweetness, and who han
on the summer of life as the summer su
sometimes hangs in the western sky, mellow
ing half hemisphere with its radiance
The sweetest music is not the peal of ma
riage bells, nor tender descants in moonligl
Q woods, nor trumpet notes of victory-it is Il
| souls welcome to heaven, God grant thi
/ when we die there may not come booming
our ear the dreadful sound, Z" Depart !" b,
0 may we hear, stealing upon the ear, the me
! low chime of all the celestial BELLS saying
n --'' Come, come, come, yo blessed, enter
into the Joy Of your Lord !"
! Many mon want wcalth-not a colpeten
: alone, but fvo story competence, Ever
ing suhaervcs this and religion they Won
II like as a sortof lightning-rod to their hous
p, . ward of, by-and-by, the bolts of diyi
wrath.
I NaIUE OF NEWSPAPERS IN BosToN.-T
a. following arc the valuations recently made
ra-.-,l ,,,,,e 4, a ,,cye in B igt0n Journal Gl