New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-05
EUROPE E.
GREAT BRITAIN.
MONSTER REVIVAL MEETING AT ARMAGH.
Corr,,.ordenoe Of The LeDeop Times. o.o

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motioI again in the cause Of religion. 10 both Il may
be an object 10 increase or proOpg en- excitement, Si
preven. from abstipg. For this toDethhg %. "a 80
common ceurseis necessary 30 ss .1s Of CIoe
teal ule citing was expanded 70 the o'Ins VI
tart or Tara gathering the usual deyotons. eAslcse
Of quiet cons reg etOn can be uiaghlue. IA LIZ
and char ged into great Gay o. me- ,Se sorb s Ire
is,c Ansr ,ou,e months Of reported "ewske1lngt
.rd deepened religious "snXieiy' IN individets sna
sommuni,iss throughout the whoie prsv.ccs %
An s,empt wes 90 be made TO concentrate tro move
rent sna exhibit il in one extensive N AM esLAon OF
" The Wo,kv The leaders CT ~ouic thus De uutaal'
N encouraged by being brought toseihsf, gu e.lo
ybo light attend the nnistrat,ons would, II was hopeo
IL "a, n,ed in eerousness, or even aroused 10 maj
o. dssn cooyction Of SIN which s the Eeces saIy stsgc
of trsptison to the FINAL object Of al awakening, "a
~.Sprerce OF pardon" Theee were the ends u be
,b,soed at - great revival prayer meeting FOR al
Islsnd,' held at Armagh on the l4sh INST. Inc eo-
;eet Itemplsed described IN tho language u inc
ADVERTISEMENTS and Announcements OF the sschetins'
n, are style IL rot fitted for mere narration and TO
s;ys an account Of actus pro eedrgsf must Toll again
INTO the modes Of speech employed oy the oa.nae
vorle. p.,c... hsd oo.do ,r.
ysnoeuepts with the managers OF the Ulstef halwsy
Company TO chesp tram to Armagh On Tue ocoa.
sion: the distance about 81 miles, and the fetoip "es
eoyered by fare Of Is. Cd. Ii was very cheap OK
surson The fare of course did not pernit any luxury
ri accommodation go the train consisted Wnohy OF
third class carriages and cattle vans. IL was an-
nour ced that the Company would not issu angie
tck ~ beyond the number Of passengers could con
vsy comfortably In this community, az tll1 uoe,
and On this occssion Of all others, II might have Deen
expected that the railway managers would nave kept
fail with anxious pubic. But an sorry 10 say
The besettipp sin of all railway boards is ss strong at
Belfast as anywhere else As many tickets were sofa
as possible and the engagement kept ith the minimum
Of wear and tear TO the rolling STOCK. money was
taken Just readily as if mere profane spectacle
awaited us at the end Of the Journey and the mostre
Drehensble pleasure excusioDiss could not nave been
kept longer waiting or been more tightly packed. Ihs
f,orn zlfpst be
6iate stations where tickets had been sold with the
most cheerful readiness al the morning, the dlihcuy
was solved in the coolest manner-by leaving the ex
pectsnts behind; and the tram pss,ed along ama
nows Of disappointment from those who were stay
ing for waftsge." They were picked up, heaiI,
two hours later by scratch tran OF cattle wagons
and ballast trucks, and arrived on The prayer gr1nud
when the proceedings were more than hall over lhe
Company promised too much, and the delay produced
an III CHRISTIAN amount Of bad temper.
The meeting Itself was TO be tor al lreani, ana
It was expected that eminent divines would attend 1t,
specially from " the three Kingdoms Runor even
included Nj. Spurgeop, snd-sDguar combination
the Bishop Of Exeter in the list. The result, in the
present state Of the public mind, nigh, have been an
tcipated TO be something extraoi binary; but the
closest observation could not so rate It, Belfast is
city Of some 10000 inhabitants, and s the head and
center Of this movement yet it would have been q
very liberal calculation that could have inside 800 OF
the lumber that filled the great prsyer-neeting"
train. The platform was not inconvenently crowded,
and the unusual excitement" described III the local
reports exists only in the prevailing disposition In al
VINO mixed up with the agitation 10 see sn excite
meDt in ever yhiDg. Even congregation that exhb-
ITS the ordinary external appearance of people IN Il
place Of worship have seen described as ".olemny
Impressed" The sd might be eaid, with quite Is
much truth, of any London congregation at this mo
ment, except 81. Georges in the East The discount
10 be taken of all tie local descriptions ei the sgts
ton is very large.
representatives Of the middle cass-of the lover,
rather than the higher section OF it. Had not many OF
them canned pray OF books the purpose of the day
could not have been guessed from their dene amor.
few men Of the serious cast were comparing ana cniDg
out texts and hymns arranging the oider OF the pro-
eeedrgs en- The ground, probably, but oiherwe theIe
was net much Of the Impressed" look about the
whole party. Some were decidedly OF the carna
world, as subsequently, appeared.
Some time alter the hour appointed the train started;
IL was slow one but in dus course, leaving the fiax
fields and bleaching grounds Of the country round Bel
fast and also the expecting passengers AT the lnerne
date points, behind, IL pulled up at Poftadowp, ana
made long stop. AS time wore on without IIovins
the thing Was growing tedious. AT last small party
struck up hymn but the effect was not quite what
should have expected. So far from all oning N, some
persons in an)tner compart nent hooted ana ~hlssd
and unmisakabe contempt OF the Manifesto
tior. The yious Gang steadily; 20 the opposition
gave cut tao lines of buresque hymn, the words OF
which will rot bear type and sang It,, without mtsa'
ton or Iemorse of voice. with a running accompani-
peut of more boots and more whstling. - il pro-
teeded, "strophe and autistrophe'-a very I'M
eeemly contrast, for some time. Finally, The tram
moved again, the siDglrg ceaseu, anu the copa'a-
tive harmony Of silence restored. The VEN how
ever had been touched, ana bursts OF vocal ieryor
were he ard occasionally during the rest Of the journey
from different carriages along the lire. The mscon-
tents satisfied by getting on again. and offered no
further interruption. The effect of all this not
edifyrg, but the The opposition was indie
cent; but what provoked it execrable as music,
and az sentiment out OF place.
After this incident there could be doubts that all
the passengers by the great prayer meeting train had
not the same object. Ga arriving al Arnsgh, faly
half the number, instead of turning into the pray er
field, close TO the railway station left II behind them,
walked into the town, and dispersed into the houses
and side streets. them 20 certainly; did not
see them return. Why should they have come 81 al,
then, it may be asked. :" Sixty miles for eighteen
pence, is the The prayer meeting tram was
cheap opportunity Of dong little worldly business.
And i felt slightly sold, after hearing so much of
Belfast piety TO find it 20 mush alleged by Belfast
thrift.
The meeting, "for all Ireland, was held in gently
slopipg grass neld few minutes walk from the rail-
way; there wide prospect from il, over well
wooded country. The weather very hCe for the
ocossiop, with fresh breeze and bright Al the
foot of the slope, and facing mp the descent small
platform pitched with sheet OF canvas spread on
pole behind il. In front Of this primitive erection the
people gathered in circulsr The services con-
sisted Of addresses or sermons, Alternating with hymns.
Nine ten reverend gentlemen relieved esch other IN
the work of the afternoon this, the chief point o;
the meeting TIE addresses that excited most at.en.
ton those Of the Hon. aud the Rev. Il. Noel and
the Rev. Mr.. Moore of Bslymena, the place where
the movement Is said TO have commenced. The
platform intended to be tae center OF the day
proceedirgs; the best speakers spoke from 1t, men o!
education ard training in their office. But such sg
itstiOn cannot be entirely controlled by the regular
mnisters of the different churches They approve Il,
ard 40 with II; but there are extremes TO which mode
ratio and well educated men, however pious, cannot
go Yet they must accept the cooperation of hest Of
ignorant fanscs, and of no ipconsdersb.e number OF
those zeslos whose zeal is hall iuposture, always
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