New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-20

Belfast paper. "ths. one minister, sinc3 the CON-
"usrcemsrt e theswskebing, bad visited ID isTerI
. han go stricken Indivduss.
S.ue of n lowest di-tIirfs of the town nave DC
r.n sikaby uoved sprns y resensraisd. eod nora
+, ItiorIsd, by the visitation Of the Hoy spuH'
CHAPTER V.-FRuirs oF the REVIVAL Is Btti
TisT.
Tie fruits sro numerous aud various. Ino'-l
..s.,s. Do u,s. Minister o. the Established Canrch
.fnvc been added rot merely 70 the Churches, basI
.to n, Ctvyeb.' Prayer meetings. are held esery1
wber.: by work people in the mil or mann'ac'oTyl
before tie hour If labor The woroing by yono i
man "a u ors and Offices G0d 10 their OVID r'ohs-oy
r.ictbors 10 each Others d~eiogs-oy mioist7Is a.
sabbath school teacher with me young, ~ "'h a.
IN, clufcbes EVEN evening. IN 20 y'nog neu hsil
women yfo were wont to crowd out Of town Oh =
Iord dsy evenings for pleasure are nov 'oung "a 'nol
torse q prayer ~ csry Of them - me zee, o, Jesu
and those y 10 lived by the d'sepu'sbie employment
OF s.urc hGesrC drinks 10 those Oh weTe 80 oe
lpGsd As 30 buy them noe fad heir traffic so grsay
red Iced some If hem giving mp their licenses
aAd hcijkUg ihemselve' 10 other occupston7; pfuDA
Gness les nightly decreased, spi crime anu paipei
isr1 aye aso greatly reduced; while me sGlf 81 "SI
"I,eifg ol,eciiorable ct61y L0hd0H pnbN1tt0Rs-I
"cb v purchased AID resi- b. the young, grea'lY
the piuiy # uosl pTiuciole among tbem-hiS r. Il
"rerg IIrssl1 diminished. TIE duties oil the poicel
ore ItLioTtd se'y sht, ssvi'es backs rsoeVe aug
Ufpfed Peposits and matters td ther foil II meter OF
"bsrd. on the first day Of the weeks toll. Fallen
vcr lf,ei up 70 holiness by The power oi thsI
Holy Ghost tire poor prie.t-de'udej Roman-t u en-
ieltered with reference 10 the "g'oT us Gospe; tcs|
swearor hes forgotten his osbs, sDd declares ma heI
can never swear again aud the 3rnnkrd has Tors kenI
his cups, and Is now drinking from the FeifesAmSI
stTesm ri lis Saviour wounds.
These conversions se by 10 mems confined Ia tnsI
poor and il,erate bat to be found amoog 81 ranks
s1d casfes Professional mep, merchants farhers
artisans factory girls and aborcrs, alike s,rickco
,.,,erf for
which passeth the understanding OF the ne'ur uan
Nor SIRE these conversions - bs found only amonsl
the Pr sbyterans Episcopa,is0s Presbyterans, Nora
visDS roman Catholcs AMI tnrarans a'e alike
Affected
CHAPTER V.-CHRIsrIAN UNION PRoVo,ED.
Dr. Cook Of Belfast, in lecture he gave reviv-
ais said that tie great end Of them 10 cousrac.
sell sccartaa spirit, and TO shog tina. God appeared
" in all sections of his Church, and performed CON-
'mon work in them; and thai it was their duty 10
"teach in that spirit Of truth and mercy which lie had
"iuoulcated upon them. This spirit appeared early n
the movement. meeting OF ministers convened
TO corsut about forenoon pray er-meeting. The ol
lowing week the first meeting WAS held IN the Music
Hal presided by the Mayor, aud about ~ minis
t,Is varCus oenClnlr atoms were on the platform,
while the hall was 80 detsely crowded that the lover
zoe M Lad 20 be openeu also 10 hold the Overflow. A
minister of the Established Church writes thus, on
having Witnessed this soul'hrlllcg meeting: God
eialt that il msy be toe Inauguration of epoch,
"when Christians viii show the world that, however
they may fer in essentials, they agreein funda-
" menia =, ana can love as brethren
CHAPTER VI.-;0,0o0 MEETING FOR PRAYER.
A great union prayer meeting, in connection with the
present remarkable movement, was held in The open
air in Belfast, on Wednesday, June -, at IL o'clock.
il order to accommodate all parties, the use Of the
spacious grounds Of the Royal Botanic Gardens was
Obtain ed for holding the meetiug and "a it was well
known that many persons from the surrounding country
were dc rous to be- present. special trains Of uncommon
leI 9Th Iun by the dihelcGt railway companies.
Some idea Of he interest ielt IN the proceedings may
be- mae iued when state that II is compuen that No
fewer than 1900 Individuals arrived Ia Belfast AMI
that flom 3D. G0 to Coz per ons in all present
at the The leading streets OF the town pre-
ented 0uri, the midday, most 1emaTks aspect,
particularly after The arrival Of trans The tOp,ways
were literally nged with wedressei and res pecta-
be locking people om the c0aBry-not passing Along
with the negligent and eAsygoltg air OF pleasure SEEK
ing excuIsioniss but stad AMI solemn In demeanor-
the YOU ser as well o. toe older; and the majority
with lO,e IlymD-boUks ~ their hands, as pro-
ceodIng to Sabbah servces. on they pressed toward
the lace OF meeting, p4s' the gtterng rows ofgorse-
our shcp7, aud through tie 'ahonGbe thorouShiGres
Thus the living stTeau-such a stream never be
fore witnessed IN Bciast-ponTed onWart for 80 least
two hsu aiorg both sides # toe streets The
in the gsrGen grounis il said by the BlARer 81 Uer
t. have been one cf h" most striking, az well az i'm
prCsyc and allma ~ ever witnessed 10 the province
Tho whole space wi'hlG view i,om any point was
closely packed "a i was well possible for Il 10 be.
Even the branches Of the trees taken advantage
of by numbers Of the junior members If the audience
the most suitable Situations for seeing hearing.
Nothing OF holiday levty--nothing of the thoug6tess
mirih # yOuth-wss manifest 6mOpg these; their at
tenion to the proceedings was AS marked and their
Conduct well ordered that OF any persons in the
vast sssembage.
Bob as 7, garJed rs magnitude and the deep soetn-
nifty ard earnest spirit that pervaded it, the meeting
il aid 70 lave recalled viyidy the historic days and
scetes OF the signing Of the "S)leun League and
Covenant" The nv. j. Johnston of Tullysh ex-
Moderator Of the General Assembly OF the Hish Pre-
byteTan Chu CHI. presided, and be wa supported BY
the ministers of the different Protest denOmnato "a
in aud around Belfast. After prayers, the Chairman
read chspier from the holy Scriptures, a0i then
gave out the ICON Psalm; and never Def re in Belfast
did many voices unite in such hearty accord in
sIgirg tnis ayorite song OF XOo. Scarcely had the
fut note been reised the platform when L was
Caught up by the immense assemblage, the majority
OF the voices combl ing surprising and pec,ed
beimony; and a. each stanza c, sed the dying away
OF the cadence in the far distance OF the throng al
effect at once solemn and thrilling. Short addresses
were delivered by ministers and Others Prayers
also offered up, bud verses from hymns sung As II
impossible ior the speakers the central pla
make Themselves heard by the vii 10 Of the vast
multitude, clergy men and others scattered themselves
amCpg them each fora log the center Of large
gregatOu glioh immediately gathered around, joining
in DEVOTIONAL exercises. At Ii re there no less
thar twenty Of these subordinate meetings, numbering
from 500 70 geo each Every here and there through
cut tie InMense multitude, while the hymn or tho
prayer yas rising on hig5 pereOus were being ct ncb
down under sense Of deep and OveTpowering conyc-
ttn OF Inside Of Of these circles there could
not have been teTer thaD twenty persOls-c chiefly
femaies-spparebtly under the influence Of spiritual
visitation al the moment; rome Of them PROSTATE
upon the swafd, ana others reclining upon the laps Ot
iIenfs. These we're affected in various gays-s0me
weeping bitterly but silently, under deep conviction
Of sin; some crying piteousy FIR mercy; ami others