Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-12-20
For The Telegraph.
Revival I'm the First Baptist church In
Galway, Saratoga co. N. n.

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Galway. Saratoga co. N. Ne
November 18th, 1897.
Dear brother Murray Through the di-
vine pleasure. have the happiness of trans
mittino YOU the heart-cheering intelligence
Of the gracious displays of Gods mercy
among us. For many months past, the
Zion Of our God, in this part OF his herit-
age, experienced a moral death, which drank
up her spirits, wasted her energies; dIsheart-
ened her friends, and encouraged her Toes:
Benevolent enterprise was UNDECIDED; and
worldly-mindedness seemed TO be the char
aeteristic, even OF the protested followers OF
the Lamb-as if gain was goodness.
had been confined with distressing sickness
for a year & three quarters, & now only able
TO be carried by hand in an easy-chair to the
Westinghouse, few rods distant, to preach
once day on the Sabbath, in sitting pos
ture. Our number rapidly diminished, by
emigration and death, through still deeper
shade over our prospects, and, while the
darkning clouds thickened around US, all
looked desolate as the dreary night,
No blessed ray Of light divine
Beamd on the darkness of the mind,
To cheer its gloom, dispel its fears,
Or give the joys of former years.
At this critical juncture, it was proposed
to hold protracted-meetiRg-re to our
first love, and do our first work. Some
trembled, many feared, and others thought
the time had not yet come-that ii would be
a desperate efoH-and terminate in an en-
tire failure. Thus our meeting finally com:
menced on the 14th Of October,
In midnight gloom and darkness shrouded
| Thick that ~ SDread
and continued in progress until the 25th.-
And yet, Notwithstanding all the embarrass.
ments attending, its results were the mos
favorable. Our brethren in the ministry
who kindly came 10 our assistance, labored
with untiring zeal tor the salvation Of souls
| The Bible doctrine of mans sinful deprav
ity, his entire dependence on free, soverei2 n
and elhcacious grace for bis salvation; anc
his own obligations 10 obey God, very prom
inently characterized the preaching, which
was accompanied with an JUNCTION from OF
high, the Lord himself bearing witness Il
his own truth. His spirit was evidently il
the midst. Sinners were converted, back
sliders awakened, and the church Of Coz
made to rejoice.
On the goth Of October, four happy con
verts came forward and expressed q desir
to follow the footsteps of their divine Lore
and Master in the solemn ordinance Of ian
mersion, and united with the church.
My eldest daughter Of IL, and only sol
Of g years, were two Of the number. The
repaired TO the water where they were plant
ed together in the likeness of Christ's death
by brother Isaac Wescott, who reYisite
the water again, at the close Of our meetin
on the 25th, and immersed II more. H
came again on the 18th Of the present month
when 10 others went forward in that de
lightful ordinance, making As in all, VIII
have united with the church since the meet
ing commenced.
Those who visited us from neighbour
towns have been sharers in the good wor
which still continues to go on. What hat
God brought remain your brother i
the gospel Of peace. M. L. FULLER.