Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-04-12
Extraordinary Effect of his Preaching
Men and Women Falling Down in Fits
-Fanatical Address of Young Girl

Men and Women Falling Down in Fits
-Fanatieal Address Of Young Girl.
Among the late English papers We have
the Ban6shire (ScO,land journal Of March
lst, containing some marvellous statements
in regaed to the revival Of efforts of Mr..
Turner fish curer Of Peterhead, and a 10.
cal preacher in connection with the Metho-
dit denomination. He is described as a
man Of small stainre-soms FIVE feet six,
and proportionately sIender-wrapped in
dark gray tOp-coat OF the sack fashion,
his neck protected by dark woolen era
vat, indicating special importance in hav
ing his voice preserved in this unsettled
weather; with dark brown hair, carefully
combsd and in lis regular features nothing
which could strike one as likely 10 convey
the impression of any particular ability -
They indicate at first fairly balencsd rath-
er than a vigorous mind, but on coming in
to closer contact, an sxcitable, dreamy tenn
peramen, becomes manifest.
Mr.. Turner's style is. rapid and vshs-
ment: bui his hearers are often struck"
before he begins TO preach. and while he is
only reading the hymn. Females are es-
peoiaIly affected often falling into lainling
fits. Young girls take prominent part in
the proceedings. At recent meeting at
PortgOrden he commenced one Of his ad-
dresses with these words:
Every uncOnverted man and woman
have devil or devils IN their breast, which
must be p!ueked ont before they can be
saved. Say to them tonight" he cried
with violent gesticulatiOn of his arms,
Devils begOne!s devils begope! devils be-
gOue..'
As he proceeded many Of the audisncs
. were struck"
About midnight very serious case &C.
cured. A young man, son Of the farmer
at ClOchan, fell down and was carried oul
apparently all but lile!ess. He was a very
weakly, lad, having had a brain fever about
two years ago, since which time he has al.
most been deprived Of The faculty of speech
being able only tC wills psr, while lis gen.
eral health has been anything but good
lie was taken into another house, aad ev-
erything done for him which kindness
could suggest, bat The singing in this case
was for the most part dispensed with. His
/ father, and mother were sent for, arrived
in short time, and sat with him. 5long
with several other people, Till five o'clock in
the morning, when he revived little, and
was taken home in o cart. There were
two cases Of five hours prostratiOn EACH
To all appearance, however, neither Of the
parties was strong in body or mind.
The excitement in the meeting attained
its greatest height perhaps about midnight.
The leader stood on desk in the middle OF
the apartment, generally with his hands fol-
ded over his breast, with closed eyes and
recumbsnt head; people of both sexes and
Of oil ages unfortunately engaged in pray
er oil round; the practice Of praying for har-
dened fathers and mothers, sisters and
brothers, uncles and aunts, cousins and
comrades, and naming them, was carried &c
heights greater than ever; and when
any one was named with particular earn
estnass any solicitude, there was q general
shock of excitement. Some new man would
start up 10 lead the devotion, and then those
at distance would keep asking one an
o,her, "Who's that?" II the name given
was that Of any rash living man," as those
nf bad habits are usually characterized
there, there was an outbreak of feeling 10
this effect: "Oh, | am right glad O. that, "
what a mercy" Sc. There we're seve-
raj other cases of COMPLETE prosirstion,
chiefly of females. As many as three or
four could sometimes be seen lying in the
meeting at once, all alike in a state of appa-
rent unconsciousness. People seemed to
have no particular anxiety to take them out,
and some OF them were almost entirely
without friend or acquaintance to look after
them. Instances were numerous Of females
fainlirg and falling quite helples, into the
arms Of those near them. Women, when
named N the prayers OF their friends,
shrieksd more and more vehemently as the
meeting advanced, but whenever the ex-
] citepsnt wa, getting noisy Mr.. Turner