Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-01
TIE TNTELbIGENCER

REvIvALs ABROAD The ''Great Awakening"
shows 40 abaternent through the land The
monster prayer meetings at Buytou's Theatre,
Sew York, ANA in Jayne's Hall, Philadelphia,
are Su crowded that larger buildings are sought
IN t3auala, tie revival spirit is extending.
In Cincinnati, ncrea, cd crowds of all classes
from cur of the Churches, form the morning
prayer meetings IL is estimated that ] 500
have joined the different evangelical churches in
Cincinnati since january lass. The owner of a
tamouse gambling house has teen converted,
and his establishment discontinued.
In Chicago, prayer meetings are daily held in
twenty Eve different places.
In Albany, n. Y, legislative prayer meet.
ing has been organized.
In st. Louis, the largest hall is daily crowded.
In Geneva, n. y, prayer meetings are held
twice each day, besides at = 4 NJ. the bell
rings as signal for devotional exercises in every
household of every professional Christian.
Says the Cleveland Herald, the interest in the
daily meetings is kept up, and no visible change
takes place in theta, save that more space Is
needed every week ~ accommodate the increase
OF numbers. This being the Leuten season, dai.
services are also hadi in the Episcopal Churches,
to which. at the late visitation of the Bishop. un-
usual numbers have been added.
THERE were tNCnty persons Confirmed by
Bishop Msiyanf at shs EgfsSRel EngFsh ig
D., TsL
1t is stated that in one Of the villages of the
town of Siulsbury, Ct, there is not adult 10
be found who las not been converted.
PAIN SrxpAy-A Lirely Time among The
Lrish.-Yes;erday being Palm Sunday, the po
lice Of the third precinct, (the Bloody Sixth of
Brooklyn,) was kept at work the whole day,
and our adopted fellow citizens from Ireland
aourished more siiillalahs than palms. Seven
teen persons we're arrested and locked uP in the
Istation-aousc. They arc all Iiish, and the com
plants against them ARE mostly classified under
the heads OF "DrankeIneSS aud DSnrlcTig,"
and assault and BsueTy." Que of itc prison.
erS 4 ate Inmate Of the state prison, Ea'ned
William CONNOLLY, bit of the upper lip Of Bar
ncY Kearny, beth being engaged IN beautiful
skrimmngC Several other persons were dis
figured in similar manner. Several We're lock-
ed up 1a}Rgs nose, ear, &c. AL tho prisoners
will be brought up to-day ioF exa'niuation.--Y.
| I Pest
4 RgyIrAL ANcgr TIE "COLoRED IYDIvIDU-
AIs."-A correspondent of Boston paper, wri-
ting from New Bedford of the revival in that
place, says:
The African churches are thronged almost
every evening in the week, and that unusual re
ligious feeling had been awakened in the several
congregations. Their meeting; are found 70 be
somewhat pecuia: Ia the singing, in tie pray
crs, and IN the remarks. Such exclumationS as
! these often resourd through the excited ASSEM-
| iIics-"That's Gods truth. Glory! know
Gvd viii hear dat prayer, cause he said he
,yonldl De blessing is coming feel it, oh,
feel it--it feels good! Hell clutches rs, llut it
! couldn't hold rs! Pray, broders: pray, sisters
! put in all you know! Bats de wayl White
! i,,iks think culored folks don't know nothinI
| Lord, drive out Tie gi-gling deyisi Make dem
/ feel hottercr aud hottercr, dc.
! Among the hymns which they sing IS one
With the following chorus:
1 ..The t,evl and me, ne don't agree,
6oii't ike hIn and he don't Ike Hie-'