The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-02
The Religious RevivaIs In n French Point Of
View.
lated from the Paris Pays OF
YORK HERALD.


YoEx Hks,tD1
The American people furnish us new example Of the
moral ana intellectual disorder which we have had but
too often 10 point out, and which might lead 10 doubt
their and their good The fact Of which
going speak such nature that truly do NOT
know whether must laugh at such quacxeres or pity
them As tho result of mental alteration which has s
cause In effects until row unknown, Of al unmaginsbe at
mosphere.
Just broken in New York and IN most OF the states Of
the Union well calculated 70 give true idea OF those
people, who pretend that they civilized.
From whence are the facts published the American
Journals derived To what sentiments do they attribute
their exstencef whatremorses have inspired them2 That
difficult 10 say, unless II 10 be found in repentance
extraordinary the very fault OF The financial mistakes
Of that nation. Whatever may be the cause the fact 10
that Tor some time rore OF prayers-sud what prsyert
has taken hold Of the population OF the Unon the paccs
OF worship daily overcro~ded With people, weeping
over toer sins and demanding dissolution each 70 ,hs
And Is no, only in the places Of worship that those
theatres concert rooms the stages where per-
formsnces called revivsls take place. They obtain
slicctsdo rogue, and this rogue "a well deserved.
hin fact Il there anything moro singular aud more Gu.
rous than those solemn meetings where thousands OF
and women kneeng 10 silence, interrupted by sobs and
groans, and where at arises the voice OF an
orator who relates the sins Of which he has been
guilty Another exclsims that he very unh,ppy and
entertans his brethren with bis family affairs, and With
The grief which he ends In his household. third pub
icly thanks God his has left OF drinking whskey,
and has torssken barroom FOR the place Of worship
-
heart OF young whose Indifference causes all her
troubles the Last claims the cure OF disease and
nveehs against the doctors and the Advertisements pub
lisbed In the newspapers
We would never finish should we quote al the scan
dalous stories told about these meetings. where u seems
that entire population has lost ito good sense Il s
trait Of be added 10 the portrait OF Brother
Jonathan. Hypocrisy could not be found wanting in him.
In the meantime, while this religious fervency seized
The inhabitants OF New York and other cites they gave
an example Of the comedy wsch they play for end
which unable 10 guess.
OF rovdy killed by pistol shoi In BARRON row,
quarrel arose between two members OF the fancy One
OF those honorable gentlemen pretended that the rowdy
Psudeen had been murdered In a cowardy fashion The
other maintained he contrary, that he had only got
what he deserved In order 20 come 70 an agreement
duel was decided Seconds armed with revolvers ordered
the crowd 10 stand aside as II performance ques
ton and the two men c0uscenciously beat each
other numerically, N the great merrment OF the by.
ISLANDERS The police az s always the case such occa
sions was not present They were undoubtedly ai the
REVEALS Here Is what New York has come 70.