Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-12

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LECTURE urox rHx IRlsn RxvlvAts.-rhe leo
ture of Rev 3 NJ DIN, Of Ireland, at the Fourth
Presbyterian church, last evening, was the occa-
sioa Of drawing together an unusualIy-lzrge nam-s
Der Of persons. The church was allied to IL Ut
unable even TO obtain convenient sanding posi-
ton. I1 Che puIpitwere seated Rev. Mr Hamil-
ton Of MsKesdsee Chapel, and Rev. Andrew @.
s q n and q s
(pastor) occupied SEATS = - - s---ssFp
After the sin ging Of an anthem by The choir, and
tne % Po,sa g IA sTita
The speaker said that he was quite At \ loss for
v<ords 20 empress his deep % the kipdu<ss Of
his dear bscfher v 10 lad introduced him, and the
cordial feeling with whieh The citizens q WASH
inefon had received him ON this occasion Tree
Christ agity made srnen Kindred all the world
over. He bad learned since he had come to this
were no bonds that united them together hall 50
s;ro1x or tender as the covenant Of grace He felt
that fnteres which his vist bad excited In this
Ersat, , AID important city q wsshingtoa vas
have alrsady taken In that great work Of gree
which God was accom- plishing In bic native land.
He was net surprised 10 fnd that his people had
He was rejoleed ~ ind that that had been %
among the christian people ali over this great
country, and thai they IN Ireland lad thus lesrned
that though sePsrated By deep ocean they were
He regretted that he had to stand there It that
time alone. The circumstances which bad pre-
vented bis eo-dePutics, the Rev: Dr.. Edgar, Pro-
fessor OF Theology In Belfast College, and the
Rev. David Wilson, q Presbyterian minister, from
coming to Washington were wholly uuayoida BILE
They had found that their limited time had
already bern largely used In the vasits which they
had paid. They had found IL ESSENTIALLY necessary
70 return home in the beginning OF the month Of
Decembers and in order 70 fulfill various engage
insats, they had been obliged to separate, each
taking q difsrsnt course. z sl-ss. lf<i : IS !
sIns erdsss .. properly understand The glorious
revival going oaia Ifelahd AZ the present. fme, It
was neeen.ry to know something OF the state Of
rei gion and morality in that country ut former
period, They Were doubtless aware that the Prot
eseane OF Ireland were, for the most part, to be
found in the province Of Ulster That the Protest
anss OF the land are divided chiefy between the
EPiscopal, the established Church, and the Pres
bYtertan Church. which represents In that land
tue Church Of seotland There are SOME other
sttfuting aconsderab bic mum Der, the Independents
and The Baptists, who are bat few In ireland
The Episcopaiisns and the Presbyterians are the
fwo great Protestant bodies OF that land. The
Inhabitants Of binstes, Munster, and Connauyht
are composed mostly Of Roman Catholics
The Psofessansism of Ireland Is not indigenous
there are colonists, inst were the fsst emf grants
20 this country. rhe aborigiaese were Roman
lists, and large portion of them continued to be
SO % the present hour. Prior TO the famine,
which occurred in the years 1851, and the pes
thence which swept after IL which tended great
ly % degrade the people, the popul atiea OF Ire
land was eompused TO Sc s.0o0 10 souls. Bat by
the present time, 10 is supposed that the popula-
hoe OF Ireland 10 not over 6,o0o, 900; and it Is
remarkabe fact that In this process Of desolation
fered % much larger extent than the Protestant
denomi nations. has BEEN computed that OF the
6,UoUO0 Inhabitants of Ireland, there are 100 90
eresss % tbs Sorms1 sa5 ~ ~ e o.e = sn as
Afeer referring = The large increase IN the menu
bersniP % the various Protestant churches during
the last two years, be sid some bad undertaken
to design the natural sPo. and point Of time
when this work Of God commenced. He deprs-
Gated this mode Of arriving at It's history They
could not speak Of the origin q this work as they
and the rule, but they must speak o. Il Is the be-
ginning of q river. The mighty influence was
from above. and showers Of blessings had de-
sessded and ailsd tis river Of God, 50 that II y
gres ~ II tows But at the same they must adj
INIT thai was Of comparatively recent origin. -
The speaker here relsted anamber Of ineIdent
Of The apparently thorough conversion Of the mos.
wicke4 and abandoned persons which he re-
marked clearly showed that this great work was
not ne nese exeirsmeai Of day, OF week, OF .
mouth, but that the spirit Of God was indeed
among the people Drunkenness. formerly crims
ouce 90 prevalent, was now scarcely known at ali
IL was TACT that In the town Of vallymsny, where
ne reslded, tae usual anoent heretofore taken Ia
on aar ket day for the single article OF lquor was
tio0 sterling. Not long after this great revival
eommenceds on a market day, when the largest
.neant Of business was done, the sdm taken
but los Cd. That single fact would give thema
better tdea,of the extent Of the change than any
Asscripiion fhas be could give. 800
this work Of grace had been shared by ali the
Protestant Determinations in that couEtry-Epfs-
coPalians, Presbyterians, Metnodists, Moravians,
.as s.S S' sx.. ne a lgss add that many
Converted, and soias had connected thsiaselves
with hts church. y - - ~
2 some mirhs AJAX what connection all this had
with the special object that had brought them to
these shores, II was enough, to say that they
had come % ask the people Of America to aid
them IN prosecuting the work in which they
Were enpged Of evangelising Ireland. That
country would be one Of the modest In the wor Ia
II 40 were only given to Christ for his possession
Ii has witainin lmiB large elements Of prosper
ity, moral, material, and socisl. The finest fiyes
elimes; and itsinhabians In Ingenuity and enerry
are not behind any other people. in fact, Il pos-
sesses every Qualification which would render il
is people ess m5asd ~,S sss e ses ssn
But the curse of darkness, superstition. and iyno-
rance was In the Land. Although their national
system Of education was one of the best that be
was acquainted viii, yet he knew also that that
be instrumental for COED IL ighs Be an engine Tor
evil what they wsnted was 10 give the Bible 70
those who are now denied the free .use Of that
The Roman Catholics had had possession Of his
naftve had for ceatnries, aad now be would ask
what Cathoiicisn had done towards the prosperity
Of that cosntxy, she had not enlightened the peo-
ple-she had hardly civilized them. And they re-
main % this moment a degraded people In the eyes
fall the nations Of Europe. Buf there was = psos-
pect Of better days He hoped that they would
become Impressed with the great Importance Of
the wofh IN which they were engaged. ireland
e this moment II the strong hold Of Roman
Catholicism In Europe. is IL one Of the most
powGfal and innuensial empires u Europe. And
ghsn abe hss Ireland a her beck and bidding
She can hold the balance Of parties in that couri.
fry Sbs can say to the people 70, and they 20; do
t6is, and they do her Bidding. fs-1
The speakss concluded by stzfing that 10 gave
him pieasufe 10 meet 80 many Of bis countrymen
in this land, and this fact caused him 70 feel
psouder 81 his county than he bad ever before.
.sAnsr eoliecnon and singing by the choir, the
congregation was dismissed. = - : a 49,
wAxrxp, 4 Horx OF RxyusE.-Iast night.
three little boys, he Oldest sboot fourteen were
arressedby oncsn N~weod, r. Ring, and Hemp