Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-03

the means of furnishing valuable revival
intelligence for the columns of the Tele
graph, that they no longer withhold. The
suggestion is correct, that while the Tele-
graph is open, it is less the fault of the
editor than of our brethren, that such intel
ligence is not more abundantly communi-
Gated.
For the Telegraph.
North Springfield, April26, 1887.
Dear brother Murray Perhaps no por-
ton Of your paper is read with more inter-
est by the pious, than that which is devoted
to revival intelligence. There il reason to
believe, moreover, that such intelligence
has often exerted a most important and
happy influence upon christians. 1t has
often conveyed revival spirit from place
to place, and warmed the hearts of the peo-
pie Of God, and encouraged them TO pray
and labor for the salvation Of perishing men
around them. For this reason, have re-
GREETED, with others, that so little space in
the Telegraph has been occupied with re-
| NlNdl NEWS. j kuO" lIldl du SullOI CdDUOl
publish such news, except il is furnished
from the proper sources. hope, therefore,
that brethren, who have it in their power
will be more prompt in furnishing you with
accounts of what God is doing in the church
es. and with such suggestions, as may seem
calculated 10 promote the interests Of re-
vivals.
In the hope that it may be interesting and
profitable to your readers, submit to your
disposal, the following brief account Of
REVEALS IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH AT
NORTH Within less than six
years, this church has been blessed with
three interesting revivals of religion. The
first Of these took place under the labors of
brother Ezra Fisher, now of Illinois. Par
ticulars, respecting that work, am unable
to give, further than that It was greatly pro-
NOTED by protracted meeting Of some four
or FIVE days continuance, and that, as the
fruit Of it, about seventy were added to the
church by baptism, among whom was a
considerable number Of heads Of families,
who now constitute an important part Of
the church. 1t is evident also, that that
season Of revival in some important respects
prepared the way for those which have
since followed it. May this fact, of which
the writer has abundant proof, cheer the
heart, and strengthen the hands of his dis
tant brother, in the great work of winning
souls to Christ.
The next revival, was in the summer ant
fall Of 1881. The way Of the Lord wa
evidently preparing from an early period in
, the spring. Several members Of the church
were led to deep searching of heart, an'
t were greatly humbled, and depressed il
spirit, in view of their backslidings from
God. These, after season ofgreat heavi
/ ness, and strong crying to God for pardon
and dcliverance, were blessed with renew
ed evidence of Divine forgivness, and favor
| ed with the abiding influence Of the Holy
, Spirit. From this time, our meetings be
came more solemn, aud spirit of praye
continued to spread in the church, waxing
. stronger and stronger ill near the middle O
f August. About this time, several persons
S who had INDUCED hopes in the former re
! vival, were much quickened ard becam'
l very active in the work Of the Lord. Soor
S it was manifest, that the Spirit Of God wa
= striving with the impenitent. Severa
! young peopl lie were deeply impressed with ;
: sense Of their gull! and exposure TO eterna
S ruin, and few days only had passed away
!, when several of them were indulging hope:
e in the Savior.
2 now thought duty by the church, to hold ;
= protracted meeting. Such a meeting wa:
S commenced, | believe, in humble reliance
e on God for success, on Sabbath, Angus
;, oath, and closed on the following Sabbath
In the labors of this meeting, we were kind
7 ly assisted by several neighboring ministers
f though the preaching was mostly done by
two or three OF them
I 1t is refreshing at this distance Of time
t to look back upon the days of that holy con
vocation. They were days, never to be
, forgotten. Their "glowing scenes" will
be remembered, by many, with gratitude anc
l praise, before the throne in Heaven. Day
/ after day, the ambassadors ofChrlst as they
delivered, with affectionate and convincing
, earnestness, their message from God, were
listened to by numbers, whose great inqui
ry was, "what shall we do to be saved 2
And on almost every day, we had occa sion
to praise God for converting grace, bes,ow.
ed upon some hundred souls. Of our meet
ing, suffice it 10 say, it increased in solem
nifty and interest from beginning to end
> On the last day, at the close of the afternoon
~ e