Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-18
Is. 1858.
THE INTELLIGENCER

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RELlGlous RrvrvAIs OVER TIE CouNrlsY-
We see from our exchanges, that just now there
seems to be a spontaneous revival in religion in
almost every section of the country. Probably
there has not been Il time for years, when the
feeling was so intense or so general. We can
not account for it, unless the people had got to
such pitch of wickedness in commercial trans
actions, that reaction became an absolute ne
cesSily to save US from the fate of the cities of
the plain. Who knows but what some humble
Jonah has been instrumental in our behalf
The Medina. o., G0zetie says that twelve
were admitted 10 tho R~p'iet Chmrrh ,he
3lst ult, and that never sioee its first organi.
zation has the Erie Street baptist Church of That
place had so much cause for encouragement as
now.
The Painesville, o., Telegraph says:
| The religious interest in our village continues
with uuabated fervOr Nightly meetings are
being held at the Baptist, Methodist and Pres
hyterian churches. which are attended with fiat
! tering success On Saturday last twelve per
sons were immersed by Rev. J. II. Browne, of
the Baptist Church.
Rev. Mr.. Ballard writes from the village of
Grandville Mich, 10 the Grand Rapids Eagle,
giving most enthusiastic account Of revival
He says:
| The entire Sabbath School has heen convert
ed 10 God. Children not mure than six eight
years of age give the most cheering evidence of
sound conversion TO Christ.
a part of his letter sounds little too much
as if he was at the head of a beseiging army
He says:
The devils StrOughoIds there, the RIM shops
those "6gea'hjHg hoLe, cf'hcT" everywhere
have been bomhaidc,l by the spirit Of God, and
the towers aud mnarcts Of his citadel are be-
giniug to topplc, and indicate speedy fall
On tlc whole, the prospect now Is that the en-
tire place \ i'll bc carried for the Prince Of
Peace.
The Urbana, o., citizen says that sixty have
united with the Methodist Church in thai place
At Mechanicsburg, in the same county, there
have been one hundred conversions.
The DUbuqne Tjn.es speaks of the rniristra-
ions of the Rev. Nj. Avery in that city, as re-
Sul,tug in about forty additions to the Congre-
gational Church. Forty have also joined the
Methodist Church. and many have been aided
To the Baptist Church.
The Raveuna Ohio. Democrat says that there
have been between sixty aud seventy conversions
in the Methodist Church at that place, aud a re-
vival is also progressing in the Congregational
Church.
The Mansfield Ohio, HcrgM notices revival
in that place, in the Old School Presbyterian
Church.
The Colnmbns Ohio, Gazottc saws,
Religious reyivals appear to be in progress in
all the Churches in the city. Al the Town 81
Methodist Church. about 10 members have been
taken in on p obaIion within the last four
weeks, ard an unusual number of members have
been added to the Presbyterian and Baptist
Churches
The religious feeling in our community ap-
pears to be increasing daily in its intensity aud
scope All our Presbyterian and Methodist
churches are holding services daily, and the at
tendance grows larger with each meeting The
revival spirit is principally manifested amongst
younger persons, who form the majority of the
accessions 10 the religious denominations we
nave mentioned Buffalo Express, 18th.
Over at BarneSviile, o., subscriber informs
us that an extended aud earnest revival is in
progress and that the excitement is very great.
Scarce any thing else, says he, is talked about
in the stores and shops, save matters appertain-
ing to religion.
So far as we can gather from exchanges,
there seems to be scarcely Methodist church
in Ohio, that is not enjoying revival of rci-
gion at the present time More than 400 in the
city Of Cleveland have been converted this win
ter in this branch Of the church In the State
of Ohio it is calculated that fifty or sixty thou
sand have already been converted this present
winter.
EpITors CIxcrxNAu CoNEncIAL-- Perhaps
some Of your readers may be Interested in the