WILD FIRE

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WILD FIRE.

SUPERSTITION is not dead in England or anywhere else in the world. At a revival in a district remote from large cities the people lost all self-control. They held a prayer meeting which began at seven o'clock in the evening and continued till eleven o'clock the following morning. During these hours remarkable scenes occurred. Men and women tore their hair, threw themselves on the ground, and prayed with intense fervor. At Carmel, a young woman, reported to be in a religious trance, was visited by hundreds of people. It is claimed for her that she is endowed with supernatural power and that she has cured several people of various diseases. The inhabitants of the village regard her with awe, and declare that she will yet raise the dead as a sign for unbelievers. These proceedings are entirely contrary to the explicit directions of Paul where he says, "God is not the author of confusion [the Greek meaning really tumult] but of peace, as in all churches of the saints." "Let all things be done decently and in order."—Christian Advocate.