Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-24
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From the Christian Watchma

Revival im tho Church I'm Baldwin Place.
The following letter, is from the Second
Church in Boston, to the Boston Associ-
alton.
BELOVED BRETHREN,-We address
you not today, as at the last anniversary,
with feelings of dependency, and words
OF lamentatlon. The gloom that then
hung over us has been dispelled, and we
have beer permitted to rejoice in the clear
shining Of the Sun of Righteousness
The Lord has comforted Zion: he has
eomforted at least one of her waste places
ne has made her wilderness like Eden,
and her desert like the garden Of the Lord
Joy and gladness ore found therein, thanks
giving aud the voice of melody.
During the autumnal months there was
manifest and increased interest in the
church-a gradually deepening concern
for the honor of the Savior's cause, and a
growing fervency in prayer for the con-
version of sinners. Meetings for devotion
were more fully attended and more vigor-
ously sustained the truth preached was
heard with greater attention and serious.
ness the number of inquirers was multi
piled; and instances of conversion occur.
red with increased frequency. We had
so often seen encouraging appearances,
and then been disappointed in our expect-
atoms, that we hardly dared to hope that
these irst.fruits were the earnest of a CO.
pious harvest. But God was preparing
his people for better days, and after the
needful trial of their confidence and SUBJ
missiveness, the long desired blessing was
granted.
The last day of the year 1887 will long
be recollected as one of The most memora-
bic in the history of the church. Seven
were that day baptized, and the services
OF that occasion, together with the preach
ed word, aided by certain impressive prov
ldentlal occurrences. were employed bv
the Holy Spirit to awaken large num-
ber-probably forty individuals, to a con-
sideratioE of their guilt and danger. The
next day-the first Monday in the year
we met as usual for humiliation and prav-
er, and the season was distinguished by
solemnity and tenderness and depth of
feeling that made it resemble, in miniature,
the scenes Of the Pentecost. From that
time the work proceeded noiselessly, vet
with melting, subduing energy that
compelled our oldest members to excaim.
1--WE never before saw it on this wise."--
The faithful ones, who had been earnestly
PRAYING for such result were confirmed
in their confidence that prayer has preva-
lence in heaven: "Lo this is our God !:
zoe hare tOaited for him" Those who
stood at distance, and in sceptical cold
ness doubted the genuineness the work,
called it can excitement" Those who
had the candor to "come and see," pro.
nounced it 1.-The great power of God.''-
Whatever it was to others, it was to us as
life from the dead.
The only extra means employed were
multiplied prayers and an increase of per.
sonal effort for the conversion ofindiyidu.
ais. 1t would be easy to mention scores
OF instances in which prayer was so sio-
nally answered that the relation between
asking and receiving could not be misun-
dersiood Among these instances we
might reckon the conversion of husbands
and wives. parents and children, brothers
and sisters, friends and neighbors. who
now feel and will forever feel grateful. ,ot
only to God, but also to those tbrouoh
whose believing supplications, and afec.
tomato entreaties be has effected their sal.
walton from sin and death. -
And II Is delightful to know tb,, ,bo
spirit oil PRAYER has not yet departed and
thas The work OF conversion has NOT rboi
ly ceased. The reaction, which Tho e.;
gid around Us predicted would enspe ha.
not yet taken place. The converts ,baS
far appear 10 be sieajfasr. and as much -
solved as ever to live entirely to God.
Our statistics are as follows -Restorad
added by baptism. Isl; bv letter "a !.
t1isnIssed, %; excluded, 2; died. Ito.