Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-04-03


&0ne5raker requests US to state thal they
are now receiving and opening large as
sorlmenl of Spring and Summer goods,
which they will offer to the public al re-
duced prices. Advertisement next week.
The RELIGIous AwAKESING.- -For some
weeks past tie newspapers Of the coun-
try have leeined with accounts of The re-
narkable rclIg iOus revival, which, com
mencing in New York city, has spread
10 almost every town in the Union. Even
the ribald New York Herald, although
sneering and disappearing, gives regular
intelligence on The subject. However the
s&eptic may view the matter, the Chris
tan rcjoices in it as a movement full OF
hope for man in this world and tie next.
All men must wonder as they look on.
Ii is indeed something strange 10 see
prayer meetings held in the theatres and
bar-rooms of large city. la Boston
and other portions of Massachusetts, The
feeling is intense. Among other instan.
ces, ii is stated that there are. several
towns in New England in which not
single adult person can be found who has
not been converted. letter writer from
Wheeling, Va, states that the past winter
has been one long TO be remembered on
account of the levivals of religion that
have pervaded all the churches in that
section Of the COMMUNICATING equal 10
it has been known in that region Of the
country even ny The oldest members OF
the churches. The prayer meeting inter
es, also in Washington City is undated
at The suggestion Of United States Sena-
tor. committee has been appointed TO Sc
lecl suitable place not far from the cap
ilol, so that members Of Congress can at
tend such 1eeting one hour each morn
Ing before the Houses proceed TO bust
ness, and we observe by the Free Press
that the good work is manifesting some
interest in the minds of the people in
Charlestown and are nightly holding
"Union meehngs." We are lad to-
state that Union prayer meetings have
also been held every evening during this
week in several of the churches of our
.own, and have been attended by large
audiences and considerable spiritual ami
nation pervaded the meetings. We opine
that ere the lapse Of many years gener-
al spiritual revolution throughout the Uni
verse will take place and that the inhab- |
itants will arrive TO j consciousness that
will induce them to live differently and
nearer to their Creator. God speed the
work
Sons OF TEMPERANCE.--At an election
OF Potomac Division, No. 60, Sons of
Temperance, Shepherdstown, on Tues
day evening last, 30lh Of March, the fol. |
lowing officers were elected for the ensu.
ing quarter -
DR.. JOHN QUIGLEY, p. w. p.
G. II. LICKLIDER, w. p.
DR.. X. p. MAGRUDER, w. a.
JOHN ii. ZITTLE, K. s.
LEMUEL II. TAYLOR, A. r. S.
ELIAS BAKER, F. S.
WIN. G. BUTLER, +.
WM. SHARER, c.
ID. f. STALEY, A. G.
H. WINTERMOYER, l. s.
JACOB CROW, o. S.
1t gives US pleasure 10 stale that al
though this Division is yet in lis infancy,
having been but three moalhs since lis
reorganization, it is cruizing under the
most favorable and cheering auspices, and
we trust that the Gay is not far distant
when large numbers of our citizens will
enlist under the Temperance banner
and let it be proudly unfurled in the
breeze and upon which every members
name may be emblazoned in letters of
gold, in bidding defiance TO the "Oh! be
Joyful :"
A SINGULAR ColNcIDENcE.-It is per-
haps not generally known that WASH
,NsToN drew his las, breath in the last
hour of the last day of the las, week in