Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-08


THE GREAT RELIGIOUS AWAKENING" For
some time back-most especially the last year
or two-it has been subject of frequent aud
emphatic newspaper inquiry and speculation as
to whether the world was not sinkiug-sinking-
sinking in tho Scaleof morals and especially in
religion. But now the "world, the flesh and
the devil" seems to have about had their day
| new era--a reaction has set in, and never be.
fore were such "awakeniugs" known in the
country. Religious feeling seems verify to have
become an epidemic.
The n. Y. Examiner baptist paper) says:
1.-The attention of the secular press is be-
coming generally arrested by the wonderful
work of the Divine Spirit throughout the land,
and worldly men amazed and glorify God.
The y. Y. Tribune of Monday contained six col
umns OF editorial, reviewing the origin and pro-
grcss of this memorable awakening, which is
said to exceed the Great Awakening of Jopa-
than Edwards time and of which the causes,
(says that pape) it is hardly necessary to say,
| will be everywhere recognized providential
and Oivine.''
The New York Observer (old School Presby-
terian) does not give revival intelligence" at
such length as some other papers. 1t says:
SIT would be impossible to chronicle all the
intelligence that reaches us, but we continIe
gratefully to make mention of the fact, to ell
! courage Gods people TO labor and pray for the
| advancement of the cause of religion.
"The meetings arc perfectly quiet the exer-
cises are very simple, but no one attend
them without beiug impressed with the fact that
the masses of those who go there do so because
they are deeply interested in the services. The
greater portion of the attendants are probably
protesting Christians, but there is reason to be-
lieve that throughput instrumentality may have
found peace in believing" =
The Independent Congregational devotes
several articles to the subject. In leading
editorial, it remarks:
''When Jonathan Edwards was accustomed TO
walk for religious meditation upon the quiet
! and wooded bank of the Hudson, near the pre-
sent Canal street docks, and having searched
the public news-letterS' for some item of inter
est touching the progress of ChriSt's kingdom,
was wont to make this the special subject of his
thoughts and prayers. he hardly dreamed that
the river bank would one day be lined with
docks and steamers, with warehouses and rail-
cars, and that in city as pOpulous to-day as
were the greatest cities of that time, the public
news letters-now the myriad sheets of daily
presS-would chronicle religious awakening
greater than that which he afterward witnessed
| and recorded in TAG.
| Tue Pittsburg Reporter of Saturday says:
! In answer to the public and private calls for n
Daily Prayer meeting, Is has been arrag ged by
young men of our city to open such public
Injecting, at noon, next week, in thu Central
Presbyterian Church, Smithfeld near Sixth
strect-.tor all Denominations
| The meetings will commence at III and con-
tinue till l24 o'clock. {.
1 Persons who cannot spend the entire hour
are invited to come III as they may be able
The meetings will be conducted by clergymen
iof different denOminations-twO if possible each
day.