The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-11-01

hin short vith How "a knew you
are You 3oat io& like oue ~Wen-
sid he "lB preach yoa a sermon.
She Tired The gate Oar route took "
hfoegh Sbstertown. a thriving set.
aemeat 81 500 or moro Shaken They
have the reputation hereabouts Of be.
leg sober, righteous and Industrious
Their hosses and streets looked sora-
pslo1sly neat aud well kept From
the Tabernacle. as we passed by, we
heard the happy sounds q their Sab
bath songs. Beautiful for situation
is Mount Zion, were the words that
REQUIRED 10 me as we drove up 70 the
Mount Zion church Kentucky A stone
ehspel. overgrown with Ivy and elena.
lis. situated 90 a bill surrounded on
two sides BY The woods and overlook
log from third the kentGoky river.
4 peaceful and fitting place thought /
IN which to contemplate that Heavenly
Zion and Her Great King. The assem-
blod crowd did not however seem to
share my holy thoughts. bot rather TO
consider preaching day " which oe-
CURED only once a month as a day of
great hiiarity They were conyersing
merrily on all sorts Of subject, and the
Jest aud laugh went freely round.
Parties were arriving on horseback,
others ia lumber farm wagons. aud
others again in iino carriages, Now en-
sued general handshaking with the
"parson. in which occasionally | join
ca as he would present Miss --,
one Of my teachers. Aud then slowly
and reluctantly they adjourned TO the
inside, where amid much hawking and
splitting and adjusting Of spittoons at
the proper angle--for the Kentucky
gentleman ~ ehews constantly-the
sermon commenced and progressed.
1t was all about Job. poor old man, and
his wife who deserted him in his time
Of need ] haven't very clear idea of
it, | was SO agitated in thinking Of the
tunes ! had to start" True to my
promise, when the last line of Come
Thou Fount of every blessing was
finished, broke forth, but my voice
sounded faint, strange and more like
the mewing of sick kitten than any
thing else | could compare it to, But
the refrain was immediately caught up
by some dozens of voices, until my
own like the little brook. was lost in
the mighty river of sound.
Coming home we drove few miles
out of our way and visited the Ken
lucky River Bridge and Towers, of
great repute hereabouts, and truly a
grand sight The bridge, only com
lpleted last year, on the Cincinnati
Southern railroad is the highest in the
world, 800 feet above the water The
towers supporting it at both ends are
of stone and rise 200 feet in the air.
The scenery about here is grand be-
yond description. Immense cliffs over
hang the river resembling the Palisades
along the Hudson The twilight
shadows were deepening and the Sab
bath evening bells were ringing when
Sam TiIden, weary and footsore,
brought us back to N. once more.
A great revival of religion is going
on among the darkies here Moved
more Unjust confess by spirit Of Gu
riosity than aught else, | went one
evening to one OF thse meetings with
friend, How shall / describe the
scene? The church was crowded with
negroes Of all ages. The air was hot
and impure. Some were PROSTATE, up,
ON the floor sending for thunearthly
groans. These they said were 10 the
fierce grip of the devil, still struggling
in mortal combat Others chased up
and down the aisles with appraised
hands and jubilant songs. These they
said had emerged from the struggle
victorious. Some women had "losi
their strength" and lay unnoticed ia
il the general melee The shouts Of
the sboulers Come on God aud 81,
me - Hurry up Jesus" the songs o.
the songsters, Well, chase the devil
round the stump &c the slapping o.
hands. the crying Of babies, all com
bined 10 form scene the widest and
strangesl ever Witnessed by my north
crn eyes. As | walked out into the
starlight and breatbed once more the
pure, beautiful air ! fell TO wondering
whether religion acquired under such
auspices would be a lasting thing, go
ing with them through life aud illumi
mating all its dark places, or whether
the flame, no suddenly kindled would
soon flicker and then die out Who
shall say
~ he Murphy Movement" is here il
all its force. aud numbers are nightly
taking the pledge to abstain from 10
toxicating drink. do not know where
il is needed more than here among
these generous, lreehearted, hospitable
but whiskey distilling and whlskey
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