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REVIVALS.
Ffom The .Ni.s- York Baptrst RegisteJ.


tied between Oxford and Green village.
We followed the divine limitations, and
commenced night protracted meeting in
large commodious school house. which |
lasted near three weeks. The meeting |
became 30 interesting, that the school was |
dismissed and the meeting held hight and !
day. The gospel cloud, big with mercy,
dissolved, and came showering down in |
foods II seemed TO inundate the whole
region. Almost every family shared 10
the blessing. Many parents with their
children were subjects Of the revival
some of whom had become very intem-
perate in the use of ardent spirits, now
give evidence that they are born Of God,
and mean to be temperate in all things.
On the third Sabbath Of the meeting,
buried nineteen willing subjects by bap-
tism in the likeness Of Chrisfs death. |
administered the ordinance Of the Lords
supper in the evening in company with
Ed. Fuller; and truly, never Witnessed
80 solemn a season. The house was
crowded, the assembly solemn, the Savior
seemed 70 be present, and saying. Zone
Of you shall betray me-" another shall
deny me, and many forsake me; and the
answer Of many seemed to be, Lord is
it IT, And the counteDances OF all seem
ed 10 respond with The declaration Of Pc
ter, Though all men should forsake thee,
yet will not l." Since, have baptized
twenty lone, and Ed. Bush. ten, who has
since moved on the ground, and become
the pastor Of the Oxford and Green church.
into whose fellowship they were received.
Since the arrival Of Ed. Bush, nu nber
more have been baptized. and we hope
and pray that God will continue to add.
from Sabbath 10 Sabbath, Of such as shall
be saved, to the church. Our Methodist
brethren awaited themselves Of the oppor.
tunity, and gathered a number to their
standard. o that God, by bis power,
: may keep them all through faith unto
salvation.
We then returned TO SmithvilIe; com.
: mepced a m eeting two or three miles
north Of the village, which continued
about three weeks, evenings; here, too, in
= like manner, the Lord appeared 10 great
d mercy, and made rich display Of sove.
b reign grace in retaining backsliders and
= converting sinners. Baptized ten, and
q then removed to the village, and com
?, menced a meeting which lasted betwerr
J. two and three weeks, but with little sue
1, cess. However, we scattered some seed
- Of the kingdom which we hope will TAX
D. root downward, and bear fruit upward
lie Baptized five, making in all l have bap
ID lied this season between seventy an
VI eighty, in this region. D. LEACH.
= Wtst-Springfeid, NJ Y July 9, 1885
- The Lord, in the pIenitude Of his mel
cy, has visited this place. Sometime dur
l.. ing the latter part of April, we held
NC meeting Of days and the cloud Of mere
" which seemed to hang over the pac
during the winter burst upon us with il
us blessings. During the meeting man
=. who had been engaged in the service
" sin were made the subjects of divine grac
- | have already immersed twenty-seve
~ persons and there are several more wi
'ne stand as candidates, who will 60 forwal
r the first opportunity, and among them a
VI twelve Of our Presbyterian friends, wi
- have come to the conclusion, TO renoun,
s their own tradition, and yield obedien
e to the commandments Of God. have b;
'e" the privilege of inmersing sixty-thr
during the past year. And in view
pa The past, can say, to God be all the 81
:"u ry. While would lie at the foot of t
'.d cross, and pray for that happy day to r.
~ on when there shall be but one God, a.
.ne one people, who shall acknowledge o
~. faith, one Lord, and one baptism.
,.od A. BAKER
nss, SALEM ~ ROADS.
1eir The great Head of the church
,ss blessed his Zion in this place with I
be. outpouring Of his Spirit. Twenty ha
i'm. been baptized and added to this chur
during the past winter. We would era
the fully acknowledge the labors of bro,t
eral West6eld, and other brethren, who ha
, % labored with u.s. This church has ha(
Iarv hard struggle to build house of worsh
No, which was completed last fall. We
4 of now without pastor. Our prayer is Il
the the Lord Of the harvest would send
and one. Here is an interesting field for q
len. that is active and devoted in the cause
mar our blessed Lord. A. s. Ross
mis- Greenwich, June 81, 1888
tion Dear brother Beebee:-The Lord
the been kind to this Zion, since have b,
arls with them. have baptized into her
and lowship twenty-nine since the first
hor- April, and several backsIiders have b,
restored. Here lived and died in the Q
lon. pei harness the excellent Barber, a
;ons having labored upwards Of forty years
80 this vineyard. can see his grave fr
/. - the window Of my study, which wa
-; me to be faithful unto death, if l wo
Re- expect the blessing. p. d. GILLEr
old From the N. II. Baptist Register.
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