New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-20
THE IRISH REVIVAL
GREAT AWAKENING
IN TIE
NORTH OF IRELAND.
IT'S HISTORY III ELEVET CHAPTERS.
Tremendous Religious Excitement.
$4,000 People F2ay.Ds Together.
naHcils. Drinking and Fighting Abandoned.
NOMFNA
IT'S HISTORY III ELEVEy CuAPTERS.
Tremendous Religious Excitement.
$4,000 People Praying Together.
laHciae Drinking and Fighting Abandoned.
PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL PHENOMENA.


C.,r,spoadence OF The New York Chronicle.
DUBLIN, July 80, 1859.
As zee some statements in relation 20 the great
re igions excitement in Ireland which no. very
accurate viii devote the whole Of tLis letter to that
sulicc' ami will 10y before your readers "a accurate
view Of it as ] gather from the published dOou-
mat. within ny reach. l DO tins The more really,
g. it a. by The confession Of a' the most woadfrld
RELIGIOUS movement IN toe Church history in modern
tines There has been nothing ike j. III the past. IL
IL cl an nc the social the mental and moral apects
of society where it prevails; AID onward The tide Of
holy Influence ia 70 Ii with pcreasirg power.
tbs work a. Pre- se1t, then is confined 10 the North
81 ireland. II extends over iyc ountes in that part
Of the island. Belfast, C,leTalc, aCd Londonderry
ere the center Of lis influence, though not Of is
origin but the small towns aud villages for mlss
around gre under is power. There nothin, impa.
stoned, ezc.iabe, supors:iuous IN tie character
Cf the parple. Unlike the Colts Of the South
ard the Wet, who fll Of these elements,
tfey a'c tie Descendants CT the men o. the
English pale, and exhibit many OF the feature.
of the Saxon character II IL the stronghold of Prot
estart il ueuce ard Pres by terianism the prevalent
cc.,esia.ticn omorg the dissiieuts from the
Cluch Tie lLttcr Las great got the churches ~
the boiy sIc numerous, the ministers men of mental
further from enthusiasm than tie ministry OF these
nen. only need mention the nanes OF DR.. Cook,
Professors E0ghr, Gibson, McCosh and others, who
have uttered their soleInn convictions that the WORK
il Of God and ale giving now their whole soul TO lts
gLdaLCe aId ady a cement.
ORIGIN OF TuE MOVEMENT.
The origin Of this movement Is Of singular interest.
TIE same agency il the main as marked more or less
the comnencemeLt o. Your I'eat work has been en-
poyed here. Prayer ~ both cases vas the spring fOm
Which these streams Of bessedLess dow. Not the gath
ertd hosts o cd cIowciug his halo we'd court, bur the
lew quiet notest, humble, hidden ones who were
.igilug ard cTyitg in secret before the Holy OGe.
Nothing in the state If the Church 20 waTast the
pCetati,n. Everything was going on as usual the
some usual ioult 81 formal services; ministers met
ther people C.id preached y few attended prayer
meetings; congregations IN many places sma.i and
cold drad formally reign ed more or less in a secs.
No specal means were employed t. disturb this spirit
ua lept-e-uo particular ekeIEg up OF minister and
people marked i, GOD would wOk in his Way,
slowing Us that by the ieebest agency ne could
sh the most marvellous moral ef-cs, and tat he
could cicny faith and prayer. As iaf as can gather
from the PrIbied accounts which are before me, the
origin a. ioLows:
IN case a pious lady i. visi. to the North.
She becomes deeply interested Dihe spiritual CONDITION
O. 20 old n.aL. She Visits reads, aud prays with
him. Again an0 again she Goes. The dsik mind az
ia,t cl.rs 20 The II D., end The hart heat sOurhed By
the Sayiors love. He is convicted. Within his oWa
h, sat deep anxiety springs for the conversion oil hs
vie. lie cauD"t Ieprrss it. [ nder TIE influence Ot
the Truth Size brought, AMI her AGED spi, re-
Uct l. CbIst. They tell her born 5 others.
ihtJ lc lItF Lc~LOttt GAu !ElLLl3 % pr-V Wltn
them and sicTe their happiness. The revival IN tina,
locality WIS begun. In another psrs fvur ypur. m.n
converted. The condition Of the SunCay school
az the rIsy meeting soon hxed thor attention. 10
pray iCr their success sud improvement Wa Their i'm
mtCia.e resOye. Mont astsr month thou h anxou.ly
they We ched Tor signs OF imprOy sti they say
y le. Delay GA not qu,Ich their zeal. fei,h N tue
Divine pTon.e sustained them, sDd they prayed mill
Tho Spui cane With power, and tie revival began
CHARACTERISTICS OF TIE WORN
In may points .Ae characteristics Of th.s work bear
striking lestmblsGce t. some Of those Whicn marked
your owl religious awakening:
Ite gh.0h u al MINISTERS Ogf ChriSfi0ns in the
pofL. Ministers Of The Episcopal ,ect, who would
a lev months ago unite with Baptist, or recognize
Bis Ministerial cAlm-PTesby,eriGI a.ethoi4ts of
various rectal mine,e aod cordially Cooperate.
- We have 10 inns If this town at pte-ent" says
por dem, nothing tut Jesus the SAVIOR of lin.
neis. sspeIties jesouaes, Gukndiy iec ng, are
melting dowp one VI the Bishops has p,e..lel at =
lafEs unIed meeting, and uttered sentiments in his
tacIess Wonhy d Tie Christian. Il not Ia Lafnouy
WIN he !o'iy pFeter-iol, OF Epi-copscy.
ne ac"H = tte tafy in this movement. il Of .ingu-
IAr l'tTest, tders, Geacons leaders, alJ members
are very prominent la prsyer-mevtiugs aud visiting
tie H"akeLsd, Liey are very active. They originate
sId e1l meesirgs they addTess the assembled ,r,yi,
on the greet end iorbing y-riies 81 faith they deal
y N the awakened ara n otner Esys ave tlily M
various departments Of Christian lOOr from waich
nsnv o; Il N hsd been shut out.
ne srtrf o. PrGyr evidently msTks /. L /. the
most pIOn melt Never was there sn,tlinglike IL In
many place., every secoI1 house Ia ts streets i
b-tte.. IL houses shops ware-ro0us squares. school
-otus, churches cHd ctape- they meet lor PRAYER.
They gather II thousands. Every place OF wor-hio i,
open ed almost from morning n nic5t. Onlyth o,ner
day he beautiful Botanical Gardens ~ Beifest we've
visited By sovut forty thousand people WHO in differ
EFT groups spelt the day in vsli0u. act. of religious
-tfNice'. week or two ago the new court house al
toeraine vas 70 be opened to tie people. ArraCge.
eLts were made Tor celebrating the event IN the usual
ihsnLer ~ me day approached one c0ld BE- found
Ia open attend tie bal. Meeting. FOR PRAYER were
proposed. They were hailed by tie community aud
lie pae, was crowded from morning I'll nj ght By thou.
ssnds Of deyout and Interested per-ons. over the
NAyIe population deep and absorbing religious ieel-
lnS IF 'p'ead. Trace Il Interrupted Nils sometimes
csnnot coon. Editors apologize now aad then TO their
eaceis that the paper il delayed on this account aad
markets are scarcely at,ended-wbe railway directors
are putt ng onspecisl trains, and allowing them 10 run
IL ae hour tex the coI' enelce # paT;e Attending