Smyrna times., 1858-03-25
.iORAL AND RELIGIOUS
Progress OF the Aev4Yai.
GOLu MBIA, Mo

We have examined our rel .gInu- cAchanpr>
with care, and find those published IN PblladrI
phla. and al the East and We., fully cccupIr,.
with editorials, cOrrrsp Indrnce and ltrrns rela
tive to the revival. The South cues not pOea,
to participate TO any great extent as yet Tex
cept IN TennesSee.) III the " Ide aud deep feel.
ing which prevails over the country In PhiIa-
dclphia, the Union prayer meeting, held IN
Jayne's immense hall, attracts thousands. and
the exercises of prayer and orref addresses are
solemn aud dee0rou-. Tnv usual denu,nlIa.
t'onal divisions do not appear at all marked.-
ln New York, the daily prayer meetings are
throng ed, and in Boston three meellnus of this
character are we'll attended In puIsbur-b.
several hundred PERSONS attend daily meeting
IN the Genital Presby trrlan church (inrmeri,
the FifIh), The Christian Chronicle (B,piIsu
OF Philadelphia, calls the present 1.-THE great
est revival since apostolic tunes" And The N.
7. Christian Advocate (Methudist) uses eqna y
strong language At the West, where exlrava.
ganCe Is most to be looked for, we observe lil
lie OF 1t, with the exception of the appearance
IN Illinois, OF that singular nervous disease, tor
merly qul'e prevalent at camp meetings, called
1.-THE Jerks" and story about an angel =. Clad
all IN white, winch Is SAID to have appeared to
chlld somewhere in the Slate Of ONO. We
:ondense our extracts as much possible. aud
have endeavored to give as nearly as pusslble,
the spirit OF the religious press tor the week.
Says The N. Y. Christian Advocute: This
most wicked CITY III the New World Is now m.
scene OF Divine influence more ueryad. .nv
more profound, than We have read of IN nud,.r ~
Christian history, tar al leasI as great ellie.
are concerned. Nearly the whole city Is dis
trlcted oil for special yet remar rkably ranuuI
religious laburs. Churches are open every day
at hoon' or IN tn" early morning, tor yIa, er
meetings. at which all secIs unite Without dis.
cord; they are crowded with the practical men
OF the cry. They are full "f spiritual anIma.
ton, and ere sending out quiet tut resIstless
sensation through most of the cuHmuuiIy.
ltl is, IN fact, day of Divine visitation to the
whole land, such as we think has seldom or
never had parallel III It's history.
Several things are noteworthy respecting
this revival:
L. IL was not introduced by any apparently
special agencies. A lew OF Ihuse useful labor
ers Called Evan LeIIsls. or RevIvalists, have
been about during the wIuter; Mr.. FInney ai
Boston, Mr.. Taylor, amoug our middle confer.
ences, Mr.. Knapp. ct Washington but they
have attracted no interest ia the country gene.
rally, aud The present marvellous work has risen
amid the ordinary means OF grace.
z IL seeIUs to be almost universal and stimuli
taneous. No important pait Of the Northern
States, at least, remains unaffected by Il; aud
the news OF Its appearance 10 them all comes
upon US with remarkable suddenness.
s IL prevails chiefly among class of mer
who are usually the least affected by revivals-
the practical business mea of the cities Many
IL O'Clock meetings. IN New York are crowded
and over.crowded, by such, every day.
4. II is remarkable for its calmuess, notwith.
standing lis profound aud peryading power. Il
has been attended by scarcely any OF thos,
+" physical phenomena which have been Incl
dental to Ensss local revIsals, and which have