To me it is clear that we need a revival of old-fashioned gospel preaching like that of Whitefield and Wesley. Personal Godliness Urgently do we need a revival of personal godliness. This is, indeed, the secret of church prosperity. It is upon the truly godly and spiritual that the future of religion depends in the hand of God. Oh, for more truly holy men, quickened and filled with the Holy Spirit, consecrated to the Lord and sanctified by His truth.
Sanctified men are the salt of society and the saviours of the race.
Domestic Religion We deeply want a revival of domestic religion. The Christian family was the bulwark of godliness in the days of the puritans, but in these evil times hundreds of families of so-called Christians have no family worship, no restraint upon growing sons, and no wholesome instruction or discipline. Vigorous, Consecrated Strength We want also a revival of vigorous, consecrated strength. We need saints. We need gracious minds trained to a high form of spiritual life by much converse with God in solitude.