Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-17

Revivals OF religion are always re-
msrkable. It tends to bring more fully
before the children of God the fact of
His Willingness to save, and His love for
the souls of sinners, By an acknowledge
ment unmistakably evidenced, that the
efforts put forth for the salvation of souls,
by individuals or Churches, are accept.
able in His sight, and do, by the opera
tons of His gracious spirit, produce ef-
fects living and patent to entire eommu-
mites of much good accomplished. our
city for the past three mon his has felt
gracious revival influence of The spirit,
and remarkable outpourings Of Gods
power has been manifest in several Of
the Churches; but in none has there
been q more wonderful display of divine
goodness and love, than has been felt for
the past six weeks in the Ingle Street
M. tE Church. The cloud over the
Church has been "big with blessings"
and broke into precious mercy drops,
reviving, cheering, blessing and saving
souls to O mighty extent The charsc>
ter of the work can Justly be character
ICED as wonderful and remarkable.
From the time of the revival last year,
at which time some IS souls were con.
verted, until the beginning of the pres
emit year, sthe Pastor. the Rev. Aaron
Turner, and goodly portion Of the
members of the Chdrch, had been labor
ing. earnestly and zealously for a larger
out-pouring of the spirit, and pray.
ing and believing for q more powerful
manifestation Of the presence of God.
For months, at every coming together
either in the Band, the class, or the
prayer meetings, org;at the regular
preaching of the Word, the presence of
Gods holy spirit was felt-sometimes in
an almost overpowering manner Like
fire amongst dry stubble. the Spirits in
| huence could not be kept within the
bounds of the Church, but extended its
power and communicated itself to per-
sons outside the pale of our Zion. and
for month before the protraeted efforts
commenced there were anxious inquiries
made from all quarters, "When is the
protracted meeting to be commenced2"
Such unmistaksble evidence of the
presence of the Master in our midst led
us to ask and expect from Him great
things, and the result es now realized 10
greater than was expected or hoped for
by sanguine ones-many of the old
members, as well as the pastor, confess
| ing that they never saw revival so re-
markahle, in many respects, as the one
through which they have just passed.
| Members of the Church who had loved
ones out of the "srk of safety" and who
had long prayed the Lord on their be-
half, seemingly ell to no effect, and yet,
with faith like Jacobs, prayed on,
have been blessed by seeing all brought
into the fold of the Church. Sunday
School scholars prayed for their parents
and friends, and saw them converted
and brought in. in answer to their
prayers-some furnishing remarkable
instances of Divine compassion and
love-thus saved through believing
prayer. One man, who despised the.
Church and her ways so much as actual
ly TO curse it, was melted down under
! the softening influence of Gods grace,
ceased his unholy opposition, Joined the
Church, was converted, and is now
"happy ell the day long" and blesses
our beloved Zion and prays earnestly
tOF ueE pEOSPCAAtys AS hau u young
converted daughter, member of the
Sunday School, who loved her religion.
A young man who had been earnestly
pressed by friend to come and give his
heart to God, and seek the salvation of
his soul, said, as be was about his daily
duties, !" That if he could only get that
man and the Church out of bis mind be
would be happy" In less than four days
be found true happiness at the cross Of
Christ One brother remarked on his
case, " He was the last man / expected
to see give his heart to God"
Now, when it seemed as though the
: meeting must close-no seekers pre-
, senting themselves at the altar-ths
pastor made an earnest appeal to those
who felt serious to come and JOIN the
Church, and not lettbe opportunity pass
: by without their making one effort fol
{ themselves. At once some four or nv
: young men from various parts OF ths
q Church quite unexpectedly came for