Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-04-25

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Splrltswas there. From this time, sin
ners began to tremble, and salvation to-
few. Twenty or thirty conversions had
J already taken place. when God IN his
! providence sent Br James Gallagher, from
Marion College. 10 our aid. He preach
ed every evening for two weeks to sanx-i
lous and iuqulring congregations The
Inumber of Inqaifers increased. From
40 to so came forward to the anxious
seat almost every night. Up to the time
Br Gallaghar left, the inter, st was con-
hned almost entirely to our society. sBr
I Baldwin, of the Monticello Female Sem
mary, also spent a week with me, preach
! ing every evening. And although. in
consequence of meetings in several other
congregations in the city, and the severe
/ weather, our assemblies were not so nu-
merous, sill the work of salvation went
on daily. There have been In our con-
gregation over 100 inqdirtrs, rs or go
of whom give present evidence of having
passed from death unto life. There have
been several hopeful conversions in the
Baptist and Methodist churches, and the
Interest still continues Upto this time,
the Number of hopeful conversions proba-
bly, exceeds one hundred. the great pro-
portion Of whom are young men.
1 AN INTERESTING lNoUIRY.-The
question has lately been propounded by
certain opposers to the late defence of the
Alton Observer, Why, (f the Presbyteri-
ais in this city have been SO wicked and
wrong ia this ulatler) why has God so
signalIy blessed them? And while l
would be far fromadrawing the inference,
that because the Holy Spirit has vouch-
safed to bring SO great salvation to my
own people, therefore they were OF neces-
sity right; ',stiil l cannot but rejoice
that the above quere has arisen from such
!, quarter, as it affords some proof, Of re-
= turning reason, and will serve to dimin7
ish that asperity Of feeling which has SO
J, long existed among those whose opin-
ions have been so different from our own.
, WHO ARETHE SUBJECTS OF. THIS RE-
: vIvAL?-That fen among the many
who have sympathized in the persecution
against the Alton Observer and its de-
ceased editor, are " now. clothed, and sit
o ting in their right mind" is matter. .oI
, unfeigned gratitude. But they are very
few. The great mass of our citizens
who have directly or indirectly given
: counlenance 10 the disgraceful scenes thai
have been enacted in this place are to q
! great extent unmoved. But we still hope
!, that God has blessing in store even tol
e them.3 ina So ys..s- 49,. 81. q.
!, THE POPULARITY OF. THIS REVIVAL
= We have had two revivals preceding this
2 during the three years of my ministry ir
this city; but none so extensive or so thor
- oueh. The Lord, in an eminent degree
seems to have done his. own work. Dur
>, ing on entire ministry, have never wit
!. messed such marked and decided proof
!. of the operation of the Holy Spirit. O
- the fortv-seren that have already been re
:, ceived into this church on examination
- all, thus far, appear to be converts OF tn,
a most humble, child-like faith, all hay
= pledged themselves to pray in social meet
:. ings, and assumed the covenant of tota
10 abstinence from all that can intoxicate.
r, AN IMPRESSIVE scENE.-Lords day
We March A, lS3S.-Fory- six came out tn
We day, and in presence ofthe world " avoucl
r. ed the Lord Jehovah, Father, Son, an
or HOLY Ghost, to be theirs for ever" an
g.. set down to commemorate the dying low
10 of the Savior of sinners. Never ha
n. one half that number, in any single pr
& vious communion season, presented then
er selves; and never, it is believed, have s
"a many, on one occasion before, united then
IN. selves with any visible church of JEST
H. Christ in the State OF Illinois. Thir
ter were men were male heads, and
of female heads of families.
,ad / Several others are expected to con
nd forward next communion, and add the
of testimony to the others, of the rich al
IS undeserved mercy of God.
ror THE ALTON OBSERVER WI this 2
his ripaL hare any bearing upon the re-esta
of L:Shment of the Alton O6errer and
": cause of human rightsR Vino can dou
its inP Who can believe that all this dlspli
oil OF divine mercy. all this accession to Il
visible church, will produce no change
ppr the tide Of vicious public se:,titnenl
3ut! thes. greatsuhjscts has a!ready d3i
al il. A free, un.rammslled press, call
,,o. the " ALtOaian," devoted TO fee discus
me. ion on all subjects, and conducted by ~
sad members Of INV church, will have start
=, into being before this letter can rea'
The you. And these same men, one OF "ne
oon has been converted during this rerlV
tod. are ready now. on their own resPonslbl
.on- ty, to print the Alton O6serrer, Just
,yrr soon as we are ready, and will pay.
ned penses of printing, | think, thereto
was YOU may lGok for the Obserrer, edited
for printed in this " bloody city, before tn
,ery additional months shall have rolled avn
yer, coNcLusIoS.-In view of this. "
and Christian is but ready to exclaim, :" w