Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-05
me ReIIrIous nevivnI i'm Ireland.

Al the Fulton street prayer meeting yesterday,
Mr.. Edward A. Lambert, who has just returned from
q visit TO Belfast stated some interesting facts in
connection with the wonderful reviysl progress
ing in that city and in other parts OF Ireland He
attended noon day union meeting in Belfast, at
which some 900 persons were present, and was
struck with the able zeal and devotion which
pervaded the audience, especially manifested in the
frequency and esrnestness Of prayer. Avery large
proportion Of the participants were laboring men
and factory hands, who spent their "noouings" at
these meetings. and almost all Of them brought their
Bibles with them, and upon entering the room bent
their knees and addressed silent petitions TO Heaven
Upon the platform there was the fraternizs-
tiOn Of cergymen which mas often been seen al the
New York meetings-Episcopal Presbyterian,
Methodist, Baptist and Independent, = all merging
their little differences in the common cause All
through the city Of Belfast in Stores in factories in
private houses, and on the Streets religion appear
ed TO be the great theme of public interest," and the
narrator recOunted several marvellous instances of
conversion, which had fallen under his own notice
Similar wonders were taking place in all parts Of
Ireland, especially the Northern portion, and there
every reason 10 believe that the revival would
be as broad and bentieent that which has re-
Gently pervaded this land. ] s commencement, Ike
its ruling phenomenon, was almost q duplicate II
that which dates from the Fulton street prayer
meeting in September, 1867. In that very month
party of four young men, teachers in Sabbath
school in Conner, county AnTim, began 10 meet
secretly 10 invoke the blessing of God upon their
labors Others we're gradua ly drawn in, Ond the
NEE log was coon made pubic one; but il was rOt
until the following April that any CONVEX sons Oc-
Cured. The work, once begun, spread rapidly the
little was crowded with anxious iDquireIs; and
il fouRd necessary to open other places of pray
Gr unti al the present tine, there no less than
sixteen meetings held every evening in the single
town of Conner. From this email beginning the
revival has not only spread through ireland, bat its
effects have begun to be seen in Scotland many
scotehmen Of eminent piety having visited the for.
country to note the progress Ct the work, catch
its spirits and carry it back with them to their
land. The Union Hymn Book, we should not omit
to state, which is generally used st the Union meet
ings in the United States, has also been adopted in
the Irish gatherings, and one Of their favorie
hymns lie the Well-knoWn tWbats ihe.NeWs 2" which
they sing to the stirring air of Scots Nha hae y
Mr. Lambert reports that the Irish people pro-
foundry interested in the history and progress Of The
revival in this country; and during his attendance
At the Belfast meeting, lie proposed that the last
Wednesday Of July, the CHRISTIANS assembled there
should offer up prayer in behalf Of the great work
here, pledging himself that the same day and
hour-noon-the Fulton street prayer meeting
would plead for the blessing Ct God upon His cause
in Ireland. The promise was ferveBtly ful6 led at
the meeting yesterday.-Ns'V York Journal Of Com
aperes, July rs.