Smyrna times., 1858-03-04
WHOLE NO., 362.
ReVivals,

The prevalence of what is termed revival
spirit, throughout every section of the country,
at the present time, begins TO awaken cCnsid.
cradle attention in religious circles; and call
lerth notices from the press in all parts of the
land.
Scarcely paper falls under our notice but
mas It's report of meetings of a relinogs charac
ter IN progress, and Of anxious multitudcs seek
ing the salvation of God. The work is NOT
confined to any one denomination of christians.
but extends its blessed influence wherever the
means are employed TO promote it.
The Nj. f. Church, from Maine to California
NORTH and South is sharing extensively in
tins harvest Of souls; as many as eight thou
sound converts have been reported in the
Church papers ofonly one week.
Ihe Presbyterian and Baptist congregations
IN many places are also revived in an extraor.
binary manner. Ministers and members seem
10 De actuated by an earnestness and zeal.
which properly directed has resulted IN laroe
accesslons TO the number of those who believe.
Since the season Of Lent commenced, epecial
services are being held in the Protestant Epis.
copaI Churches in various parts Of the country
Even The Roman Catholics have conc inio
tins extra effort TO excite the devotion, and
SVEN The numbers of the votares of that aIse
faith. AT Brooklyn, N. Y, and other placrs
"a mission" has just ended, says the FreeUo,,'s
journal, with the happest results"
IL would seem, as this movement commenced
ABOUT the period when the monetary and busi
ness interests OF the country were in confusion.
that the ANXIOUS thoughts of thousands turned
to the subject embraced in the poetic line.
There's nothing sure but heaven"
a DEATH CLoCK.-We have recently bear
informed OF truly wonderful clock which is
sald 10 Oeiong to family residing in Newport.
" { re'ate Tue pecularltjes OF this cock as thew
were related to US, leaving our readers to ar.
rive at their own conclusion as to the uvsterv
Our informant is one who can be relied or
The clock is OF simple construction, and be-
longs to the family OF Mr.. L-y, but all the
efforts OF clock-makers have not been able to
mako II Keep tlme-consequenty it has been
permitted 10 rest IN silence. few hours be-
lore inc death OF Mr.. L---y's sister, which
took place some time since, the clock suddenly
struck one, after silence Of many months. Ii
thus continued to maintain its silence until
another OF the members of the family was pros-
trated with tntal malady, when it again strnck
one, and on The following day the child was
buried. a year elapsed when a second child
slckened and died. The clock was pnnctual in
sounding one, few hours previous to it's deoth
A thlrd chlld-a little boy fifteen months old
was afflicted with scrofula which bati,ed tho
skin OF his physician, and on the third dav IF
tins month, It's remains were deposited in The
grave. The clock gave the usual warning and
struck one. 1t has never failed in SOUNDING
death-knell when any of the family in whose
possession 1t now is were absut to die. "Tbere
are stranger things in heaven and earth, Hor-
atio' than are dreamed of in our philosophy
CincinnGti Ga2ene.
Without pretending to endorse the above
statemen: as an actual fact, in the absence of
more direct testimony on the subject, we wouN
remark that facts exist in abundance which 90
TO prove that certain physical objects are of
themselves sometimes mediums of Ineligible
spiritual communication, and the above may Le
q case in point.