Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-25
The Revival in Ireland.

a., The Revival in Ireland.
The Belfast Journal contains accounts
Of the wonderful reyivals going on in Ire
land, and the remarkable physical mani
festations. The Wesleyan Churches in
Belfast In parlieularzare connected with
these astonishing manifestations.
LINES-HALL srREsr CHURCH.
Gu Sabbath evening, at six O'Clock, the
Rev. Robert Knox held prayer meeting
in the Linen-hall Street Church, The
building was completely crowded 10 every
part. The first remarkable evidence of the
effect of the impressive character Of The SER
vice occurred after The prayer, and when
Mr.. Knox gave out the first two lines of a
Psalm. At that period respectable wo-
man, who sat in the body fell from her
seat, and loudly cried ont for mercy, and
was affected in manner similar to the
other manifestations which have already
been noticed. She was conveyed in Mr..
Knox's dwelling, where she remained for
some time after the conclusion of the SER
vice. We may here mention that, at the
conclusion Of The meeting, considerable
assemblage gathered in front Of Mr. Knox's
dwelling, anxious to know the condition of
the woman, and it was only when the
Rev. gentleman read ont psalm, in the
singing of which the crowd joined, that
they went TO their homes for the evening.
+ He mentioned that, about one o'clock on
Saturday night, be was going to bed, when
person came to him with a message, re-
questing that he would visit the bedside of
a person, who was taken i'll. He refused
to comply with the request, because be bad
four services before him during the Sab
bath day, and his physical strength was
even then oversome.
( The messenger left his door, and be
then retired to bed; but, when in bed, be
said to himself-"This is abomiuabIe;;" !"
here am | going to bed, while another hu.
man being is crying out for mercy, laden
with his sins" He (Mr. Knox immedi-
ately arose aud visited the person for whom
the application had been made; bat be
found, from then umber of persons who
had been affected in the same way in that
neighbkrbood, that it was three O'Clock on
Sabbath morning before be could return
home. - sss,s.s..
He had preached many sermons under a
deep feeling of responsibility during bis
ministry; but he believed he had never
preached two sermons, during the course of
bis career, with such power aad effect as
those he had delivered that day. As an
evidence of this, he mentioned that a
member of his own Church, during the
forenoon service, had been struck down in
the same manner as had characterized 9TH
er cases, crying aloud for remission of bis
sins. During the afternoon service messa-
ges came TO him from several quarters of
the town, requesting that either ministers
or elders would visit the dwellings of per-
sons affected, who wero appealing in de
spair for Heavenly aid and assistance. The
Rev. gentleman's interesting statement was
listened to with marked attention.
Many Roman Catholics are the subject
of this revival, and among the incidents
mentioned are some highly interesting
cases of conversion from among the Ro-
man Catholic population. One thing is
mentioned as Che result of the revival; a
general tone of moral feeling prevades the
entire community of Ulster. In illustra-
tion Of this We quote one instance: r
REvIvALs AND cocK-FIeHrIKa.
On Tuesday, the 9TH inst, there was q
glorious meeting at Creaghrock-mid-way
between Ahoghill and Randalstown.-
This place has become famous or rather in
famous as cockpit, where thousands
would assemble for the degrading sport of
cock-fghting, thereby making it scene Of
lying, blasphemy, drunkenness, and all
manner of prohigacy. In these ''revival"
times number Of the awakened, some Of
whom perhaps were cookers" themselves,
resolved to make il on this occasion a far
different scene, and therefore invited sever
al ministers 10 attend and address the meet
ing against all manner of vice, and for the
promotion Of all manner Of holiness.
The meeting was at 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
and, even at that early hour, crowds, in all
directions, and of all characters-in many
cases, from distance of FIVE or six miles
we're seen vending their way gladly to
the Rock, and at one lime there could not
have been much less than 1000 present.
All behaved with great order and deco
rum, while the Rev. Mr.. Smith, of Craig
more, the Rev. Messrs. D.. Adams and F.
Buick, of Ahoghill, and the Rev. H. Stew
art, usefnlly aud earnestly addressed the
vast and attentive audience, and pious
prayers were offered up by fervent lay
men. A most solemn impression was
produced on all, from the grey-haired man
Of ninety to the merry child Of few years.
Many of the old and young were deeply and
visibly impressed by the Spirits power,
and, altogether, such hallowed scene can
not fail to be engravcn on the heart of ev-
cry beholder for many years, as it is be-
lieved several on that day could then and
there look up to heaven, and say Of Jesus,
H"Rock FACES, cleft for me" f
AoRcULTuRE IN Sw1TzERLASD.-Ar re-
cent traveller in Switzerland, says of farms
and farming in that country, that no good