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Religious Awakening—Rev. George 0.Rarncs.An interesting awakening is now en-*joyed in the Second Presbyterian Church of this city. On Sabbath prececding Thursday, the day of prayer for our youth, the pastor addressed a discourse to the young, and announced services for every evening in the week as well as for Thursday morning. He was assisted for more than a week by Rev. George O. Barnes, who both as a man and a minisister of Christ won all hearts. lie comes nearer our conception of the lovely Mc-Cheyne than any other minister we have ever met. His labors were greatly blessed in reviving Christians and awakening the impenitent.It is a singular illustration of the spirit that now pervades the Church, that the offer of Mr. Barnes, after the restoration of his health, to return to his work in India, should have been rejected by tho Board of Foreign Missions, though both he and his brother Missionaries in India earnestly plead for a year or more that he should be sent back. That when now heart-sick from hope deferred, he gave up and accepted a call from the Stanford Church, the Presbytery of Transylvania while under the lead of Dr3. W.L. Breckinridge and Humphrey refused to install him as pastor. That when subsequently installed; after the secession of the radicals from that Pres-
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Louisville Free Christian Commonwealth
Louisville, Kentucky, US
Thu, Mar 07, 1867
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