American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-25
TEE IRIsn REVIVAL.

have shared largely in its benefits. 0fthe
work among the Episcopalians the Belfast
News saws:
"At the services ia the different Epis-
copal churches in Belfast. on Sun day last.
the congregations were large. In ST.
Paul's Episcopa! Church, at the morning
service. about nine Of the congregation
were brought uuder a similar influence to
that felt in other Congregations, and thro':
out this province. at the PRESENT time
They were struck down as penitenIs seek
ing fer mercy. and prayer was continued
with aud for them during the afternoon;
and many others remained with them. AT
the morning service in Christ Church. four
of the congregation had TO be CARED out Of
the church under deep cOnvictioR. In
the other Episcopaliah churches the r.vi.
val spirit seemed 10 be at work amongst
the people, and its influence to be felt
The ministers Of the Established church,
as well as those Of other churches, are en-.
gagged almost day and night in visiting
penitents from house to house; and some
Of them must by this time be themselves
completely exhausted through labor and
exertion."
Many interesting incidents Of the revi-
val are given in the Belfast News. We
Quote one:
"a pious Sootchman, superintent Of a
large Sabbath school in this city, had, like
many others, great doubts about the move
ment, hearing Of it oniy at Distance
Soon after il began here, he said in the
SABBATH school, 1 will be happy ifany one
will say few words to the school A
little girl-a modest little orphan girl-
under eight years Of age. rose up and said:
Dear Friends--Last Sunday went home
with very sick heart. | thought it
would break. was very unhappy, for
was very sinful. l told my Brother; he
said lie would pray for me- but that did
no good. He told me 10 pray myself TO
Christ. did pray to him to take away
my sins; be did it for me at once, and |
have been very happy ever since. And,
dear friends. just thought that 1 would
tell you all that Jesus will take away your
BURDENS, and make you happy too Du
ring the time tLese words were uttered,
the stiffness of death reigned in the school,
and superintendent. leach ,rs and scholars
were all in tears. There was something
| frfesistable 10 the solemn yet childish tone,
and eloquent simplicity of the appeal ol
the little girl. And the superintendent
said, In our midst that word is fulfilled to
day: Out of the mouth of tabes and suck
lings thou hast perfected praise"
Another account says:
"On Friday about three O'Clock. a pro-
cessidh, mostly composed Of young men
and women, to the number OF about fifty,
proceeded through the streets of Belfast,
singing hymns and psalms. On Tuesday,
at noon, there was held meeting Of chill
dfen in Berry street Church Belfast
There were about Lhreo hundred present,
and considerable number Of visitors.-
Children of not more than twelve years Of
age, Of both 81 xes, publicly engaged in
prayer. The Rev. Pasteur Roussell, a
distinguished French Protestant minister
was plesent. These meetings are to be
continued on two days OF the week. Al
the same church. on Tuesday evening, a
letter was read from an ibiidel Of thirty
years standing. describing the terrible Or
deal through which the spirit Of God had
lately put him 10 finding Judgement in
his heart. Tine N. citing was but a, short
time over when messengers arrived. re-
questng attendance on two young men
who had been over!aken at it. They were
mechanics. who had como out OF mare
curiosity. but were pierced by word Of
admoniton addressed to scofers. A
singular incident occurred in the case of 0
young woman who had engaged to another
to attend the meeting on Wednesday eve
ming. She vio lated the engagement, and
went to the Queens Island, where she
spent several hours. But she moved to
return by the church and enter. and she
had not been many minutes inside its walls
until the Lord laid his hands upon her
She bitterly bswailed her indifference to
things Of God, and mock,ry with which
she assaled the subjects of grace. On
Friday the church was crowded. Con-
verts oined in the services. A convert
who confessed to a life of infdslity and un-
godl mess for thirty years, recanted the
errors Of the past, and profcssed his faith
in Christ the fruit of the present move
tnent--addressed the meeting with propri.
ETY., eloquence and power, and expressed
his resolve to preach Christ. He is evi.
dently a man Of high intellectual culture
and extensive attainments. The narrative
OF his past life made deep impression on
the audience. The mani Tested convictions
wee numerous, aud embraced. as is now
lmost invariably the case, some Roman
Catholics among the trophies Of Divine
grace. The mode OF treating convicted
souls has now assumed systematic form
The general congregation retires after the
benedioLon. The prolonged meeting is L
attend to the convicted. to counsel inquir
ing souls, aud to supplcate the Heavenly
Throne on behalf Of special objects. Th'
visitors remain, and tho personal friends o
those under conviction"
The fruits of the revival are thus noticed
by the Belfast News Letter:
The influence of the revival is now al
most without limit. All racks and classes
and creeds have been reached by it in thi
town aud its vicinity and hundreds hav'
been SO completely changed that it may b,
truly said Of them, "Old things are pass
ed away; behold all things have becom
new" Entire streets which were know
as being the most disorderly portion Of th
: town, IN which nothing was to be hearC