par you imagine you are meet to be "Nothing in my hands I bring, Simply to thy Cross I cling," "What am I to believe? tell me par- every one that seeth the Son, (that is, ticularly? perceives that Jesus is the Son of God,) "You are to believe that Jesus Christ and believeth on Him, may have everwrought out a complete righteousness; lasting life; and I will raise him up at that, by dying, He made a full atone- the last day.' And again, 'Verily I say ment for sin; and that His perfect work unto you, he that believeth on me hath is placed to the account of every one that everlasting life.' Therefore Paul said to believes His word, and exercises confi- the Philippian jailor, 'Believe on the dence in Him. So that if you believe Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be the word of Christ, and place your con- saved.' You have only therefore to befidence in Christ, you will be saved; lieve, and you are saved, instantly saved. because, thereby the merit of the life But, being saved, it is yours to rejoice in and death of Christ becomes yours." God, to live for God, and to make God's "But must I not pray, repent, and do word your rule in all things." must be her language, when approaching WHERE. 66 Then, believing in Jesus, I may be instantly happy?" "Yes, and if you understand the gospel, the moment you believe, you will be happy. You will be reconciled to God, feel that you are at peace with God, and you will expect to receive grace and glory from God." "Yes, but not before you believe; nor John Careless is a free-and-easy young yet at all in order that you may be saved. man, who is determined, let others do The first thing you have to do is to beas they may, not to decide for Christ lieve in Jesus, or to put your soul into yet. Plenty of time for righteousness, the hands of Jesus, to be saved by him; is his motto. John, death is coming and the moment you do that, all your -even now he is near; soon you will sins are pardoned, your person is justibe summoned to the judgment-seat, to fied, and you are saved with an everlast- The Lord be give an account of the deeds done in the ing salvation. Then you will pray aright, I feel at peace. body. Without an interest in Jesus, all and God will accept your prayers; then from unbelief." will then go wrong with you. Be per- you will repent of sin aright, and God suaded to pause in your wild career, and will be pleased to see you sorry for your earnestly to seek for pardon, through the sins; and then you will do good works blood of the Lamb. Safety, grace, and aright, and God will approve of them, forgiveness of sins are to be found UNDER and reward you." THE CROSS, OR NOWHERE. 66 "But am I, without feeling any change in my heart, with all my sins standing Fears scattered, and happiness against me, and without having done one found. BY JAMES SMITH, CHELTENHAM. good deed, to expect that the Lord Jesus WHAT ails you to-day, friend? you Him to do so?" appear to be dull and dejected.” "I am so, for I have lately discovered that I am a great sinner, that I have a very wicked heart, and the more I try to live holy, and to please God, the more I feel of the power of Satan within me, and the less power I have to do good." "I don't wonder, then, that you are gloomy and cast down; and as long as you continue acting thus, you will get worse and worse." praised, I do believe; O Lord, preserve me An Important Question. THE loving Saviour, who went about in this world doing good, had passed by a multitude of people whose hands had taken up stones to cast at him, when 'He saw a man who was blind from his birth;" and manifested the works of God in him by giving sight. This marvellous act of Jesus afforded another proof of His Godhead, and called forth the ex"Exactly so; that is just it. God pressed enmity of the Pharisees and saves every one that is willing to be others towards the Son of God. They saved by His Son, and who depends alone did not rejoice within their hearts, and on what Christ has done and suffered honour Jesus who had bestowed so great for his salvation." a blessing upon a sinner like themselves. "Then, if I rely on Christ alone, if I No! "They said unto him, Give God put my whole trust and confidence in the praise; we know that this man is a Him, I shall be saved?" sinner." They reviled him, and said, "Just so, and be saved immediately. "Thou art his disciple; but we are The moment you believe, the law gives Moses' disciples. We know that God up all its claims upon you, justice is per- spake unto Moses; as for this fellow, fectly satisfied with you, because Jesus we know not from whence he is." These Christ, as your substitute, has done every were the thoughts of the Jews concernthing in your stead. God is at peace ing Him who was anointed of God "to with you; there is nothing in His heart preach recovering of sight to the blind.” but love to you; and He pronounces you How very different the opinion of the just or righteous." man who aforetime was blind; he did "Then, believing in Jesus, I have no- not only declare, "One thing I know, thing to fear?" that, whereas I was blind, now I see;" "Nothing whatever; for God is your but confessed openly, "He is a Prophet." Father, the Lord Jesus is your Advocate,"If this man were not of God, he could 'What is it to believe in Jesus, then; the Holy Spirit is your Comforter, and do nothing." (John ix. 17, 33.) Such a for I do most heartily wish to be saved?' heaven is your home. Instead of fearing, confession of Christ as the sent of God, "It is to believe that the Son of God, you ought to rejoice; for every sin is led these professing followers of Moses out of pure love, came into our world to blotted out, the whole work of Christ is to say, "Thou wast altogether born in die and to suffer every thing that the law placed to your account, and eternal life sins, and dost thou teach us?" also to and justice of God required; and that is yours." cast the man out of the synagogue. (34.) Jesus having done and suffered all that was necessary for our salvation, we have only to look to Him, and trust in His finished work, and we shall be saved." "Well, but what am I to do? I pray, I read my Bible, I strive against sin, and I try to do good; is not this the right way?" "No, this is not God's way. If you wish to be saved, it must be by grace, through faith; that is to say, salvation must be conferred on you as a favour, and you must receive it by believing in Jesus?" "Are you quite sure that this is a Although rejected by man, and abhorred correct representation of the case?" "Yes, quite sure; for Jesus said, 'This is the will of Him that sent me, that by those teachers of the law, he was not forsaken by Jesus, nor despised by the Great Teacher who came from the bosom "Come ye sinners, poor and wretched, Come in mercy's gracious hour! Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love, and power; He is able, of the Eternal Father, and brought grace assurance be, "Him that cometh unto and uncleanness; when we feel our danger, and truth to this fallen world. Jesus did me, I will in no wise cast out." The we flee to the city of refuge, and find not only marvellously open his bodily vilest of the vile may take courage to go peace and safety; when, as a lost sheep, eyes, but the love of a Saviour's tender to Jesus, let his sins be ever so black, we know we have wandered from the fold, loving heart was manifested towards his his offences ever so heinous, still the we return to the Good Shepherd and soul. "Jesus heard that they had cast assurance is, "Him that cometh unto belong to His fold. Let us remember him out, and when He had found him, me I will in no wise cast out." How that this coming to Jesus is ever to be He said unto him, Dost thou believe on encouraging to the sinner to know that a fixed habit. This solemn transaction = the Son of God?" This poor sinner was he has a better righteousness than his between the soul and the Saviour will privileged to see Jesus with his natural own to plead as a ground of acceptance never, never cease. It is a surrender of sight; but more than this, he beheld with the Father! What is the sinner's Him with the precious eye of faith, and righteousness? "His righteousness is yourself to Jesus, engaging body, soul, = said, "Lord, I believe. And he worshipped as filthy rags," but the righteousness of and spirit in His service-being united Him." (36, 38.) Dost thou believe on the the Elder Brother is an all-sufficient to Him by abiding and lasting union. Son of God? Dear reader, an important righteousness, a full righteousness, an Surely, then, the penitent believer has question is now put to you. What is only righteousness, and it is "unto all every encouragement to go to Jesus, for your answer to it? The writer is not and upon all them that believe." Does his sins are for ever cancelled with “the I waiting to hear; he does not even ex- the repentant sinner ask, To whom am I blood of sprinkling." Friends may depect to know your honest reply; but to go for pardon and peace? Jesus says, ride, the world mock, but, let not the permit him to tell you, that according to "Come unto me, all ye that labour and sinner be cast down and discouraged; the state of your soul, so will be the are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." greater is He that is for him than all answer given to Him who searches the No human being can give such peace and that are against him. The very invita heart and understands us altogether. By joy. Let the penitent sinner turn where tion that is given him is full of encounature all are sinners; and the Lord has he may for peace and lasting happiness, ragement and assurance, "Him that given His thoughts of love concerning they will never be found but under the cometh unto me I will in no wise cast poor, lost, ruined sinners. He says, shadow of the dear Redeemer's cross. out." The misgivings of the sinner are "Repent, and turn yourselves from all Jesus "was exalted to be a Prince and a all silenced by the thought, "This man your transgressions, so iniquity shall not Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel receiveth sinners." be your ruin." (Ez. xviii. 30.) If you and remission of sins." Notwithstanding are trusting in the blessed Jesus for all the difficulties in the way, Jesus has the salvation of your soul, His word all power to remove them. The Prince of assures you that "the Father loveth the Life can quicken whom He will; all that Son, and hath given all things into His is required is, that we, as poor sinners, hand. He that believeth on the Son hath should feel our need of such an all-suffiHe is willing: doubt no more." everlasting life." (John iii. 35, 36.) cient Saviour as has been provided, and Vile, then, as the sinner may be, let So great was the love of God to fallen in implicit faith take hold of that salva- him not doubt the willingness of Jesus that He "sent not His Son into tion. to receive him. He may feel cast out "the world to condemn the world, but The sinner has every encouragement from the favour of a holy God; perhaps that the world through Him might be to go to Jesus. Nothing is required of despised by all who know him on earth; saved." (John iii. 17.) "He that believ- him, but simply coming. "Him that com- but, in the midst of all his gloom and eth not is condemned already, because eth unto me I will in no wise cast out." | horror, he casts the eye of faith towards he hath not believed in the name of the Had it been otherwise, many would have his Saviour, that dear Saviour whom he only begotten Son of God." (18.) Sinner, desponded, and perhaps said, “Alas! the has despised and rejected, upon whose do you think that God, who spared not promise is not for me. I am still unre-blood he has trampled, and whom he has His own Son, but delivered Him up unto generate. I am not one of the elect. I treated with every known indignity and death, will, in the day of approaching have no faith, and therefore I shall not insult, yet, listen to that sweet loving judgment, spare you from the sufferings be accepted." voice saying, "Him that cometh unto of eternal death, if you despise the offer But, oh! dejected soul, listen to what me I will in no wise cast out." Oh! of mercy? thy loving Lord saith, "Him that cometh then, listen, listen, listen, ere it be too unto me I will in no wise cast out." "He late, to that invitation which is offered is able to save to the uttermost all that "without money and without price." come unto God by Him." What a pre- "Come unto me, all ye that labour, and cious Saviour, then, the poor sinner has! are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Dost thou believe on the Son of God?" He came into the world not to call the The night of death will soon come when (John ix. 35.) righteous but sinners to repentance." He there can be no repentance. "Now is is an all-sufficient Saviour; exactly the the accepted time, to-day is the day of Saviour that guilty man needs. When salvation." Oh! put the promises of the Lord to WHEN our blessed Lord was on earth, then it is we feel the suitableness of that the trial. Plead those precious promises the Holy Spirit has convinced of sin, His whole life was one of self-denial and Surety who has paid the penalty of sin, which are all, "yea, and amen in Christ love, doing good at every turn, welcom- even His own most precious blood. Then Jesus." You see how willing the Saviour ing the most abject sinner, and by His it is we feel we have redemption through is to receive you. Oh! delay not. No conduct fully verifying the truth of His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. one can tell how willing He is; so willing that which His enemies said when they Then it is, when our souls hunger, we is He that He would gladly welcome and affirmed, "This man receiveth sinners." feed on the bread of life; when we feel receive every repenting sinner who may To a broken-hearted penitent sinner, how our guilt, we seek that "precious foun- be willing to come. But oh! delay not. full of comfort and consolation must the tain" which has been opened for all sin The day of grace will soon end. Ere man, believ-him, Dear reader! God has accepted Jesus as a sin offering. Have you received the gift of God, which is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord? None Cast Out. E. P. "Now welcome all by sin opprest, Malvern. E. H. P. long "the books will be opened and the not fall upon it as upon Sodom and Gomorrah! much to the amazement of the medical men, judgment set." I fell among bad companions. I have led too who were quite at a loss to account for it. wicked a life for any hope to be left for me.' A dear and valued Christian lady wrote Now the door is wide open, but, re- He would listen to no comfort from Scripture: down, at my urgent request, this deeply inmember, it may soon be shut for ever—and soon afterwards I was led to believe that teresting instance of the faithfulness and for ever. he was trying to harden himself into infidelity loving compassion of our gracious Lord; for as a refuge from despair. When I referred to where is the believer who can doubt that all any of the exceeding great and precious pro- the remarkable circumstances which led to mises, he tried to cast a doubt upon the this visit of a well instructed servant of God whole of the Scriptures. He said, that speak-so shortly before the death of this poor backing to him was not like speaking to an igno-slider, were ordered of God for his unspeakrant person; that he knew the Scriptures from ably merciful restoration. At the same time, beginning to end, and that if they were really the horrible wretchedness, and agonizing sent from God for the instruction of men, why remorse he had gone through almost to the were they so difficult? Every thing ought to very last, shews the careless believer, that be made plain and simple. Why had God God will not be mocked;" for His grace permitted Adam and Eve to be tried and that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all tempted? Why were they placed in the men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness garden, if God foreknew the circumstances and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, I said, of course, there were difficulties, righteously, and godly, in this present world and always must be; that we could never looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious presume to understand all the counsel appearing of the great God and our Saviour of Jehovah; but there were truths in the Jesus Christ; who gave Himself for us, that Bible, written, as it were, with a sun-beam: He might redeem us from all iniquity, and all that was necessary for our salvation was purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous declared so clearly that none could misunder of good works." (Titus ii. 11-14.) Narrative of a Backslider. stand. "The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin." (John vi. 37; 1 Tim. i. 15, 66 WOOLWICH.-At the Sunda-y-school, Royal Arsenal, lately, after prayer, several boys were "struck" while one of the teachers was speaking from a verse of a chapter in Malachi. They dropped on their knees, began to cry for forgiveness, and before they left they professed to have found I. HAD been for some months in the habit of visiting the female wards of a hospital, when the Chaplain particularly requested me to undertake one of the men's wards, for which he found it very difficult to find visitors. I felt so unequal and so reluctant, that my courage entirely failed me; so he begged me, as a beginning, to read to the blind patients, which of course I could not refuse to do. To reach this ward, I had to cross a large ward, almost Progress of the Work of the Lord entirely appropriated to convalescents; and ENGLAND. one patient, whose bed was close to the door He then began another difficulty. Why of the blind ward, I could not help noticing, were there such things permitted as are re- counsel in regard to their spiritual state, and LIVERPOOL-Upwards of 60 persons have sought as I passed in and out; his extraordinary livid corded in the Bible? Why were the Ca-nearly all of them have passed through stages, complexion, and emaciated appearance, made naanites massacred by the Israelites? How longer or shorter, sometimes even of weeks, of could God permit, or rather command such intense distress and anxiety. The majority have it impossible for me to pass him by, without a cruelty? I referred him to such passages as professed to have found joy and peace in believing. word of inquiry, and compassion for his suf- Gen. xv. 16, and Deut. ix. 4, 5, to prove to SCARBOROUGH.-During fifteen weeks of daily ferings. He told me he had been very ill him that the Israelities were only the messen- prayer-meetings held in this place, as many as 150 anxious enquirers remained after the prayer-meetfrom some complaint of the liver, but that he gers of God's wrath, employed by Him as believed himself to be recovering; and he executioners upon the inhabitants of the landings, to join in religious conversation, and there was a considerable accession of converts to the whose wickedness He had long borne with. spoke so confidently of leaving the hospital Other difficulties of the same kind were brought various churches. cured before long, that I could not help beg-forward. I was enabled to find some passages ging him to remember, that the issues of life and death were in the hands of the Lord, and entreated him to look to Him for help and submission. He said, "Oh, I have great confidence in the skill of man!" I noticed no Bible nor book of any kind near him, but generally a newspaper. I offered him a tract, Ryle's "Living or Dead," which he took without observation; and I believe it was never opened by him. The next time I found him apparently in the same state. I tried to speak to him of the blessedness of resting in He was lying on the outside of his bed; he the Saviour, when he startled me by asking sud- trembled convulsively from head to foot; he KINGSTOWN.-Many of our readers will be indenly, "Do you feel that you could lie down put both his hands over his face to hide the terested to know that a work of conviction for sin, at once and die?" My weak faith hesitated first tears I had ever seen gush forth from his has made its commencement at our own doors. I and of conversion, similar to that in the North, at answering (to my great distress) as I wished I almost feared to add another word, believe that, in answer to prayer and the ministry I could, but I said I had never been brought but could not help repeating, "I, even I, am of the Word, a true work of awakening in religion by severe illness to the gates of the grave, He that blotteth out thy transgressions, for has commenced here. With a few exceptions, it and that I could hardly tell what my feelings my own sake; and will not remember thy sins." is deep and silent, without any excesses or exwould be if suddenly summoned; but I could When he could speak he said, "I do believe travagancies. Four persons only have been heard trust my soul to my Saviour. He said, "I lie you have sown a good seed in my heart; you of whose symptoms are bodily. A strong concern praying day after day, and all day long, to be have given me some comfort. Will you write for the soul has entered many families-servants, forgiven, but God will not hear me, I am too down those texts on a sheet of paper, and Never in my whole ministry have I known so brothers, sisters, and little ones, alike are affected. I begged and entreated him bring them to me?" I said, "Will you not let many inquiring after salvation.-Correspondent of to cast off such a thought, and repeated text me bring you a Bible, where you can read Dublin Express. after text. I told him how I had laboured for them for yourself?" He said, "No! if I were years under the same dreadful feeling of de- to look into a Bible I might begin to puzzle spair, and how God had had mercy on me, and and perplex myself as before. One text may the same was in store for him. He looked be as powerful to save my soul as many. I very incredulous when I mentioned doubting would rather have only those you have re any great a sinner." mercy of Scripture as an explanation of each, and at eyes. of God's mercy for myself, and said, "That peated." When I brought them to him, to must have been imagination with you, but my great delight he said, that as soon as he with me it is reality. I have been a fearful left the hospital he intended to buy a Bible sinner. I am a backslider. I was brought and begin to study it afresh. Of course, I lost up in the north of England, and belonged to no time in bringing him one. The print was Lady Huntingdon's persuasion. I had every rather too small, so he asked me to change advantage. I was in the habit of attending it. The following day I brought one of larger chapel three times a day; and all my thoughts print, and found his bed empty. I concluded were for the salvation of souls. If I had died that I had been mistaken in his looks, and when I was fifteen years old, I believe I should that he really was recovering as he had told have been saved; but I came up to town, and me, and had left the hospital even sooner than was apprenticed to a piano forte manufacturer, he had expected; but, meeting the Chaplain and London is such a wicked place. Oh, it outside the ward, I enquired after him, and was is a wonder that the judgment of heaven does told he had suddenly dropped down dead! peace. NEWCASTLE-On Sunday last some of the chapels were crowded out, when, it is stated, that as many as 200 persons were brought under concern about personal salvation, making not fewer, we believe, than 1000 cases of a similar character in the several places of worship. May they be es tablished, and the parties prove a generation to serve the Lord!-Revival Record. IRELAND. BELFAST. The interest in the religious meetings in connexion with the Revival movement seems in no wise abated, the services being well attended each evening; several of the houses of worship are still kept open during the week evenings, and like novelty in the matter has, of course, long the attendance continues large, although anything since died away. The number of individuals who are to be seen at each church, who have lately be come reformed in their conduct, through the influence of the Revival movement, is extraordinary. -The Revival. COLERAINE. The united and congregational prayer-meetings continue to be held with great regularity, and are as well attended as at first. We have no hesitation in saying, what the requests there are being "added to the church daily such read at the morning meetings bear witness, that as should be saved." Every day, the prayers of God's people are being asked for the confirming and establishing in faith of recent converts; and very frequently encouraging answers to prayer are ARMAGH. A great and good work of conviction and conversion is progressing, as is evidenced by the Sunday attendance, the prayerfulness of old and young, and the concern of all about eternal things.-Gazette. SCOTLAND. WALES. by many. She tried to suppress her feelings, but, terror-struck, was made to cry. After this, she Simultaneously with the outbreak of the Redid not know where she was till next morning. vivals in Ireland, religious meetings on a large A daughter of the King, who never saw her before, scale were held in various parts of the principality, took her home, and gave her a share of her own and the movement has since been making considerbed. The whole house was glad to see the new-able progress. The effects produced on those who born child, and did nurse and cherish her as one attend these gatherings appear to be similar to of their own. those described in Ireland. Some fall to the On another evening, when the company were ground, shrieking and crying, while others indulge dismissing, a call was heard, to come and see a in an hour or two of prayer. The addresses of man in distress. This was the sweep of the town, the preachers are fervent and enthusiastic, and the a Roman Catholic, who was convinced of sin in excitement under which they labour is easily comthe street at nine o'clock, and, with his heavy municated to a Welsh audience. A party of miliburden, retired speedily to his house. There he tia are stationed in Aberystwyth, and they have lay on his bed, with hands clasped in agony of come to the determination to hold daily prayersupplication, and, his face turned upwards, he cried meetings. Not satisfied with these "spiritual exmightily, "Jesus, Jesus, have mercy upon me- ercises," as they are termed, once a day, the men have mercy upon me! Take, O take away this now assemble every morning before parade, and hard and stony heart! O Jesus, come down upon every evening after parade. In Pembrokeshire me now-come down upon me now! Will you and Carmarthenshire the revivalists say the movewill you? O Jesus, I was mocking, I was mock-ment is rapidly gaining ground, and preachers who ing yesterday!" When asked, "Who were you have been listened to for many years by their conmocking?" He cried, in agony, "It was Jesus, gregations with the utmost composure, now proit was Jesus I was mocking! O God, take away duce an extraordinary effect.-The Revival. NEWTONLIMAVADY.-Here is one instance out of this hard heart! I confess my sins. I was a NEW YORK. many of the blessed effects of the present awaken- wicked sinner from my very infancy. O Jesus, ing. In a school-house in this neighbourhood, a Jesus, have mercy upon me! I will not go to number of young females are in the habit of meet-hell, nor to purgatory, but to Jesus- -to Jesus! ing together once a week for prayer. Of these O Jesus! I was a Roman Catholic, but oh! come young women the youngest is sixteen years of age, to me, and I will be so no more!" Thus he cried, the eldest about twenty-three, and they engage in over and over again, in agony, the intensity of prayer alternately. Almost all are in respectable which no writing can portray. Next morning, circumstances, and, of course, their education su- when asked how he was, he replied, "Better; but perior to the lower class of society. This is the I have not got Jesus enough yet." Great must be first prayer-meeting constituted exclusively of the power of God, when even a man selling salt females that I have heard of here. These are and whitening in a barrow on the street, cried after some of the fruits by which we are to judge the a servant of the Lord as he passed, "When are tree-the blessed effects of a blessed Revival.- you coming back? when are you coming back?" The Revival The Lord is working marvellously here, and all men wonder. To another dear labourer, who called on the sweep, next morning, and said, "You were in great distress last night?" "Oh, yes, I was," he answered; "I saw myself hanging by a thread over the bottomless pit."-"Why did you not call to the Virgin in your distress?" "Oh! no," he said, shaking his head, "Jesus was the best, GLASGOW. The intelligence from many districts yonder;" and he appeared like a man who, after of the West of Scotland continues to show more the ship had foundered at sea, was drifted ashore markedly than ever the existence of a deeply upon a plank-he could hardly tell where he was. solemnized spirit. In Glasgow, the meeting in A week afterwards, when spoken to, Thomas said the Institution Rooms has been daily crowded to he would not exchange Christ for ten thousand overflowing. Many of the churches, at their even-worlds. He says he will have nothing more to do ing services, are filled with deeply interested au- with the Virgin, or with Roman Catholics, unless diences. Remarkable cases physically continue it be to invite them to come to Jesus. Oh, how also to occur. In some of the churches on Sunday wonderful is our God in his doings! evening there were cases, even of strong men, who JOHNSTONE-A very remarkable awakening is cried out under the influence of conviction. The going on in this place. Ever since last winter, prayer-meeting held in the large hall of the Re-when we were visited by Mr. North, an earnest ligious Institution Rooms was yesterday (10th) spirit of religious inquiry has been observable. filled to overflowing. The chairman, after having For a time, there was nothing more than inquiry. opened the meeting by prayer and praise, stated It seemed as if the wave that is now passing over that no fewer than two dozen requests for prayer the country, and surging all around, was destined had been presented. As remarkable answers to to subside and leave Johnstone untouched and their prayers, and as an encouragement still to unblessed, until about a fortnight since, when a few persevere, he mentioned, that in a village for cases of striking conversion occurred here and which they had formerly offered up prayer, no there, and now they are very frequent. fewer than fifty souls, formerly living in stolid CROSSHILL, AYRSHIRE.-We understand that a indifference, had been turned to the Lord. religious awakening has manifested itself among PORT-GLASGOW. Recently, the large and com- the inhabitants of this village. For some time past, modious warehouse so substantially fitted up by a spirit of unwonted seriousness and prayerfulness the Provost of Port-Glasgow, for the worship of has been prevailing, but it was only on the evening God, was opened by two of his servants. The of Oct. 2nd that the present awakening may be Lord, who is sovereign in all his ways, was pleased said to have commenced. Since that time a conto acknowledge it as a place where He records his siderable number of persons have been aroused and ame, by confirming his Word with signs follow-convicted of sin, and not a few of these have had ing. Souls were born there, and the pleasant cry prostrations of body much resembling such cases AT one of the sittings of the Evangelical Alliance, of living children was heard, as they were intro- elsewhere. So great has been the spiritual distress last week, in Belfast, Mr. Scott said, "I greatly duced into the world of grace, light, and liberty. of many, who have hitherto led careless and god-rejoice to find a most decided and extensive reAlready, it can be said, This man and that man less lives, and so engrossing the interest excited all ligious movement in Norway. I met with two were born therein. Even one who had received around, that, during the past week, worldly busi-devoted, converted theological professors, conpeace from man, was forced to cry out for mercy; ness has been, to a large extent, suspended, and nected with the University of Christiana, and they but next day she went home to Glasgow, saying, the whole time of many occupied in exercises of a when at home, "Mother, mother, if you knew religious nature.-The Revival. what I got; the burden has quite left me; just when a dear Irish gentleman was praying with and for me, I felt a still small voice saying within me, 'Daughter, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee,' and I felt so happy; I know I have found the true peace now." When asked by one, on Tuesday night, had she got peace, she replied she had. "Who gave it you?" "The Lord," she said. For some weeks previous, this "daughter" had been in distress, and at one time thought she had found peace, but it seemed to be the peace There were two services on Sunday Evening, durwhich man can give, for it soon left her, and she ing which a number might have been seen weeping was in greater distress than ever. In the wise for their sins. At the close, anxious inquirers providence of God she was led to Port-Glasgow. where invited to remain. A number remained beIt was a glorious night, and one to be remembered hind, all anxiously seeking the Saviour. Ar the Fulton Street prayer-meeting, on the 19th assured me that at least one-fourth of the theological students attending that University were KIRKINTILLOCH. The prayers of God's people are considered by them converted men. A very denow being answered, and his Spirit is being poured lightful prospect indeed for the future of the Norout upon this place. On Sunday last, one young wegian church. In Tronchiem, I was told there man found peace, in the Original Secession Church, was scarcely a family without some member being during the forenoon service. In the evening, a in earnest concern for salvation. In regard to young girl was struck down, in the Free Church Sweden itself, the awakening is so extensive, that Sabbath-school, and had to be taken into the vestry. you can scarcely find a town, a village, or a hamBut the most interesting awakening occurred in the let where there is not a little company of believers Aillhead prayer-meeting, which is conducted by united together, and edifying one another in love. men of the different denominations in town. A very sanguine friend of mine, Dr. Feldstett, was about to estimate the number of the awakened at half-a-million. I think he is far beyond it. I would be disposed to consider that at least 200,000 persons have been awakened, out of a population not exceeding three millions."-Revival Record. 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