Show A PECULIAR RELIGION abnor dewree news neav lu in consequence of a religious craze which is going its rounds here I 1 ad d dress rest you as a short account of ij if might be interesting to the readers of the NEWS having ben in this neighborhood for about a week I 1 have s on en and witnessed the whole whale effect of the said craze mount ebbel is situated about three miles east of Herro deburg mob roe co ind and is composed merely more of a church house and a few suf surrounding farm houses in tire month of february three ladies arrived here they asserted that they were in possession of power to heal th isick the sick and that they had the holy ghost by permission permission of the directors of the chur church they obtained the use of the building to hold meetings in they commenced preaching antl and exhorting the people to repentance these meetings they commenced on sunday pete feb fth and have held one every night since up to date including a meeting every sunday morning the gathering in evening commences about dark and the churchhouse church house bouse is filled to its utmost capacity it holds from to persons in due time the ladies arrive and as an soon as they enter the house bouse they begin shaking their right hands above their heads then meeting Is opened by a song and all kneel in prayer shouting at the top of their voices this song and prayer or te evera vo tarsa conti ues aes for about halt half an hour during this time many in the congregation commence a curious shaking or twitching of the aw arms and body until they become so overpowered by the prevailing spirit present that they go off into a trance or in other words have no power whatever of their muscles their eyes dyes become set and glassy as an if the person was having a very severe attack of st anthonys anthony Is dance or had gone into a fit or spasm they are then laid upon the benches or the floor until they revive or come to as it is skid said which takes all the way from thirty minutes to ten hours it is this being downed b by the spirit that the ladles ladies call the boly holy ghost effect old and young male and female people of every class class or creed or denomination are among the votaries vot aries persons have been known to have stayed all night 1 during the these demonstrations one or two of the ladies will give short speeches h an and d then hen all those who have been convinced w ul 0 d of the divinity odthe of the power will go to the mourners mour nerg bench or the altar of the lord and there they will pray in concert long and loud until this strange influence takes possession of them and they are overcome by the same generally from forty to fifty individuals are overcome in this way every night and the people do not understand the sum cause the short sermons delivered the ladies claim have been revealed to them the night previous they say we do and say everything by divine command there is no necessity for being baptized as an we believe in a dry foundation they also say the second advent of the savior is at hand and he will care f for ar them the movement is creating such ft belief amongst the people that many of the believers have left off entirely and are ready to place all their property in the bands of these ladies some mome are also selling their stock in order to get means to subsist upon until the coming of the redeemer during the services at night the ladies themselves go off into this sloop sleep or trance and no one is left to carry on the meeting nevertheless it goes on OB and the confusion and noise have been heard for miles around arising from the audiences audience a throats they are shouting singing and praying in behalf of all the wicked people by whom they are surrounded this craze is also extending into the country amongst the different denominations in the neighborhood methodist baptist baptise union brethren presby and Campbell Campbel lites ibm W ben they hold their services and commence singing many of those individuals who have attended the other revival will be overcome by the same power as described and go into the trance and it has also been known even in private houses where a hymn hylon has been started it has had the same effect the leaders in this movement are am anticipating the arrival of a tabernacle in tent form and phenno then no doubt nearly everybody able to attend will do so m JL 1 have seen bonien women carry their small babes four and live five miles to meet meeting Jug and what it will be when they get a church of their own the future only can toll tell A C B H |