Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-11-27

In the New York Forl1, of Thursday, We
fud- the following account of an extraordinc-
ry prayer meeting among the colored res::>
dents of that city:
The colore,l heart Of this city throbb ID
wildly last might, in the terrific expectation,
that it was the precursor of the day of iud:.-
r;ent Their attention was ii',Snrb bed 10y lie
startling predictions Of tic astyon. .r,;.i, thai
the heavens. wouid. resemble tie blight FIRE
OF a universal suiithy, AMI they b:iieyed the
event would-uslcr in the =1ert" of eternity
and the reign of the Kingdom OF G!;,ry. Bui,
happily they We're prepared, by scri $ -oI
pious and extraordinary exesIions, for ilie
fulG!ment of tho dread prophecy. The black
pastors in our midst walked encrgetically over
the walls of Zion, and casting rotary glances
at the heavens, they were ready at ar.y time
to proclaim, in notes louder than those of Tie
horns of Jericho, gencra! ilarht 20 their ex
pectaut focks below should the nlefears ap-
pear to proclaim the end of the world and
negro suffrage. The remarkab!e zeal of these
sable shepherds should put the white pastors,
who were sleeping at their posts, to the blush,
or at least stimulate them to more zeGf during
the nest millcnnial night.
Those who profess to believe that the col
ored people take no cognizance of passing
events, would discover their mistake had they
observed the Preparations among the colored
people from Whitehall TO Harlem, to ward
fEdivine wrath, as anticipated on the pre-
dicted shower of stars last night They for
sock all their favoritc aYoca: ions. From the
moment when the astronomers proclaimed the
terrible news to the hour when the awful ex-
hibition was to commence the policy shops in
the Fifth, Eighth, and other Wards, were de-
serted, and the vendors of tsdreams," involv-
ing "lucky numbers" failed to charm their
sable patrons out of single cent. This in
formation, though the offspringof fear, seemed
TO Indicate that the class who specuatcd on
their eredulity would soon become bankrupts,
and hence they also watched with anxious in
teTcst for the celestial display. All the Por-
cine establishments where sable customers de-
light to pa;ron;ze their old ancestor, CLAM"
were also deserted, and there was a general
cessation of the ordinary and business prr>
suits of negrodom In this awful state of
things a council Of colored pastors was held
1t the residence of a Clergyman in Grove
street, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of
improving the opportunity to the salvation of
all black souls, and the result Of their dclib>
-Crations was that they ordered meeting to
take place last night.
THE NIETEORIC PRAYER MEETING.
The fat sexton of the coloretl church in
Blocker street was subsequently notified to
call every sen and daughter of Africa into
the edifcc; and in response he rushed up
stairs and vigorously pulled the bell; and
forthwith the whole neighborhood was filled
with Tie sounds of an alarm sufficiently Wig
oroUs to denote millennium. The peals
came
"eeaick, .heS. and heavy, like Thunder she war;
and in less than an hour the temple was filed
with old and young, single and married peo-
plc-all of the Ethiopian race, or one of its
l,nnistukabie divisions. The pulpit was filled
By the sable divines of every denomination,
f1T the end of the world witch soemcd at
hand enabled them to forget Il-minor diff
fercnces, such as immersion, church govern
mcnt, bishops, &c.
The presiding clergyman made a brief
speech, which only served to create intense
excitement and agitation among all present:
My brethren fall on your knees. (Shouts
OF Glory" and 80 save us.') The great
rcd dragon with seventeen heads and twenty
sevcn horns is to rush across the sky Cries
Of mercy)-and death on the pale horse is a
ridn' Ike fury after the beast. (Voices-I'm
really; save me Captain-) (YOice-Tsc on
the soop of salvation, and Use bound for
glory.l Come at once, the devil is in the air.
(ILoFd chain the devil) Hercules aud Mars
and all the gods Of the Heaven arc gathered
in the atmosphere to destroy US but glory
be to our great Maker, He can fight all of
them. Mind the fiery serpents above your
head. (Keep them things off !; Amen. y
They're worse than the Copperheads, for the
Copperhcads can't kill the soul. (Glory.l
Whcrrtke clergyman sat down the effect
of his remarks on the audience mas of
marked character. They were in a state of
uProarious alarm; they shricked, sung reli-
gious ditties, prayed loudly, ezhOrted and ex-
llausted all the bosterous usuages of colOred
8ethodism in few minutes.
At length, when order was partially restor-
ed, black woman, who weighed about $50
pounds, exclaimed:
: 81 don't care TO how if de heavens fall on
me, for I'm ready for glory. Let dem stars
aud dem installations come down; dey can't
kill my soul"
The noble professor of faith created the
widest enthusiasm. Shouts of ''Amen,"
''Hallelujah," &c, resounded through the
temple, amid which the pious speaker sat
The presiding clergyman then commenced
the hymn:
Sinner come right info de ark,
TIE DEVILS cropping for you in de dark,
And the dragons cross ng de sky
Don let him catch You if you arG wise,
For DE shooting sinrs Ri.[blIId oar eyes,
That you can't climb up to Ge sky
The exercises were closed with hymn:
We're all CIV inc home 10 glory,
o. And we'll ride,on fiery cars,
Ard the horse that will carry US
Will be the flying stars
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