New-York tribune., 1884-02-20
STRANGE RETIFALS IN ONO.
Frorr The CIerelGnd Leader.


Zanesfeld and Pickerltown are Two vlilagss
Of Ave hundred and two hundred respectyel sitlatedHe
FIRST the head waters OF the Lonely u ma ~ 5 te
latter on hills miles further on and happy N sno
b h6est town IL ohio Filled up by Quakers, both TIE
town and surrounding country lie nero ls PfSu "
mOstOf the inhabitants almost IKE pedceIui OLed'
There are no railroads and scarcely ripple OF exclts-
ruent and all has been apparently Areadlan anu IesI
peace All this until the revival aWoke inc Norh"' eo
iugs of the community ..
Goshen Church, plain one-story wooden STRUCTURE
painted white outside but Wlthqut any rtihuns y @ On@
ment whatever inside. II Is situated mdWay pet"e.u
the villages at the edge of the valley Here Tue peeps
have been wont to worship ana mere was % bsye va
cuIminSted In of the most sensational phehOment
From the beginnSg OF tne S ia naw an frtssss
that IL would that 1t must certainly nave rrcnSI
the eliminating point People stIeha % ,IS eee d Ivno
reside long distances away coming cary ana l;~sln7
late. The services begin at 10 a. IN. anu aSs WIN
but short intermisso until fro 70 a. III, ne %
ing night. Even when dismissed so apparently l"no 10
are they tnat another service mas 10 pe va
gun Formerly rtIoo me tbs SnrSm Women sitting on one
side the men on another. This Is all done away WIN
now as are any OF the other oi tns o o
thodox society OF the Friends. and the whole cpSeh Is
throvn omen Notwiths tnat It seats eight hum
dred only portion Of those attending can sam @ ae- E
lance The only regular preacher tney nave ana tne M
diyidual who has created the major part OF the exe
ment is Noah McClon, negro exhorter IRON. iunS T
ITader his influence the people become hehIlcd iues
shont nnti they can actually he heard mile up anu
down the country road Many Of them throw tnes,,'es
ON the floor and roll over ana over shoutnS III Auu W
ecstasy that they found salvation, while otrrs NY
o drag their friends forward TO be converted ana 20
cool and collected person suddenly appearing On ,o
scene n would look II body of human Delnss gss
pleCely out OF their senses haAA '"AoA PO''''
stout old church. III. =, complete
Onite number have had frances or spells OF M Of
slbllty one Of tire most temArAaole posued that
John Williams young man VINO pVii5 n was God 10
ne was an atheist aud said that N -, and II there
wished his power mi ght be manifested ~ h." vain
was hell ne wished have i9le',J with him u give
bfs friends lsbOrcd with him ana pies right side lie
UP ms eIh ~1f9 On nafelitg although atls d. ia
,; s'ooe,. NH when pushed ana .ush,e With
rpued ont an oath and lnineVst imurrceptble pulse.
ot mnfion and nuttefins, tiSS and dli all they
hls trlchus -, IN revive him. when he ept3 ~. 10
Voi" ui 80 "a syes AMI spoke. Oh poine f he exist-
liel opene" "a swer,d hat ne did DtHeNe ,sntIS re-
leVeu now "a hnt not In hell. when NC ,,, an for
Ia,,sed into OF coma 10 ii IN recoye
another 81 hg' "eIy snd unreserVedy ol os Se was
80 na savs tnat during the lasS ,ht,, he tells Of
j - he vs. In hell AmonS Olnct -. Il, hell lis.. up
Two pioS ~ narent, suersli a ,Sssr Mn
orleJ mn" and excited they AT" continues
mir and Il Is safe to say that IL @ tie
nurh Longer some wilfbeeone from the fact
The whole affair is the more .ir, exists al the VII
h,t sou,s " Nat similar state OF art ~ the county,
ns' y, - ch,.pd In the nOftheih So, .rs sl
. df-r.uce being that the ev people not belong.
snelY ny the w0rldings, or II yyho nave been com
ing 10 aay ,hsaIuIelV without SIN anu Po..o
NerteN proi,sa a. many OF them gfOssls uit 80
oeaipio, oeai, ,aor.nt will harangue lho ,,sd nv DIVES
W. S;t nrofessing that toeY ~ ,sn nave geu0ine
tiuence 20 ~ ~ SSar IN a sort ~ C3taoplc NJ Atu
frances t,H e for hours NhiIe ~ w. ne, n
ing s,e ain and rigid and eTlhce no p1 ot snre
Nuoh ues o1led It is certaln that taeS wou srl.t-
toassvt es.t ~ .ith not iron, AZ thelf eohsAAVA'"
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