The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-04-22

that were smitten.
All the ministers wrre soon he'd 10 zee that n
work was not Of man, but Of God. IL happen
ed to them as u did TO the dis6plcs when Pete
assembled 10 pray for him, he came to th
door; but for time they could not believe tha
tbeir prayers were answered. ! believe that no
many hours had passed before all felt and 40
knosledscd that II was tho mighty power O
God.
"Durins the frs, week We wrre IN the churcl
night and day, and could only snatch short In
chill lircn, slept at tho church. During las
week. the intense excitement which existct
at first had In q great part subsidcd, and
our morning ard evening services wen
conducted with perfect quictncss and do
corum. | preach at every meeting, and ths
people appear to listen with profound attention
not only to my discourses, but to the stirrins
prayers aud addresses Of the nov CONVERTS
They are indeed seasons Of rcviying to all Of us
"T1c change has como - suddenly upon uS
that We are almost like men that dream; aud
although w. anticipate a cooling down u thu
present fcrvor and the rc-appeirance Of cont
Of the old sins, when the prev ,iliny alarm III,
ceased to affect tho minds Of the unconvcrtod,
yet We feel perfcctly assured that a wo,k is 10.
gun whose blessed influence will bc felt through
out eternity"
The Rev. W. CLAypoS, of the Baptist Mis-
siOnary Society at Potas in Manchester, writes
you will, doubtless, have heard Of the re-
lEious excitement that commenced about five
weeks ago in the parish Of 81. Elizabeth; IL IL
two secks since IL b'gan in Winchester, and
has been experienced in all the churches under
my care. II would DO vain for me to ATTEMPT
toconVcy any iiea " its depth or extent; II
haf'i all description. A. you may supposs,
various aui conflicting are the opiniOns r,spcc-
tins 1t; some see in II nought but the work OF
tn. deyi; Others, nothing tut the work Of
Col. ! have endeavored to make myself
thoroughly acquainted with its details being
called 10 labor In II day and night
tur the last t~o weeks: and vhi'e fear
there Is much mere natural excitement: and have
no u obt SIiaa is busy scattering tares among
tho wheat, l cannot but believe that God y
working mi ightily hy his Spirit. There appoars
10 Ia NJ natural cause 10 account for the origin
of ihe work. When IL oncc takes possession ~
q church or district, the most intense excite
mcnt prev iils for two or three days and nj Ihts
Together, fur when the feeling has been aroused,
on,hint short ot physical force i'll induce tho
congregation to dsIrrse till nearly every oneis
brou,,ht under its influence. The work l. char
ici"riZed by most ag"nilug convictions accom-
| panied often ly physical prostration; piercing
| cries for mercy, and heart -rcnding groans
| continuing, In some instances, for nine e
ten hours; and, in some few cases, where
there has been no one to point the convinced to
the Saviour, II has settled down into u quiet
melancholy for davs. When ri ithtlv directed,
The conviction subsidies. and gradually a calm
sui subiued feeling prevails, which pcns into
Wv "'"a, a'"'' ~ pJ"s' ~ ~ r'P.u'uus
sN'lI''n'"n,' ,,, p'''ueu jesus nM mwect os-
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