Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-10-16

\ a.saaE -9~" ~ thO yCdl Ndo SuCn tnat
great portion of the inhabitants were con
nned to labor at home, yet God met then
10 their fields. and brought them 10 III,
evening meetings. They came mile.
with torch in hand !: and were made III.
happy recipients Of Divine grace.
The converts as soon as they received
an evidence OF pardoned sin, stood forth
as fearless and bold soldiers of the eros,
OF Christ, testifyine to all that God had
power on earth TO forgive sins. So en-
gagged were the young disciples, that even
while the meeting was in progress lhey
went into different neighborhoods and SCI
up meetlngs-called forward the anxious
and engaged in prayer for the salvation o.
their souls. Through this means the re.
yival was extended, and converts were
multiplied Al the close of the meeting
I'D the happiness of waiting upon sew.
en- IN the ordinance of ban,ism. I,asl
Sabbath laoored with that people, bap.
tzed twelve. aud gave the right hand Of
fellowship TO twenty, who for the first time
came forward with the church 10 com.
memorate the dying love of Christ in the
sacrament of the Lords supper.
How many have passed from death un.
TO life will be known at that day when
God shall make up his Jewels. | think
was never engaged in revival where
The converts seemed to get so clear an ev-
ldence of adoption and give that evidence
to olhers-where God was SO manifestlv
present. and there was so little opposition
where the car of salvation moved with
so lutte effort, and so little obstruction
In view Of what God has done for this
feeble church. we are led TO exclaim, what
hath God wrought The church are
now destitute of pastor. May the great
Head of the church direct some one of
his servants that way to break unto them
the bread of life. Yours, truly,
NJ d. MILLER.
Danville, Oct. 6. 1889.
P.S. Brother J. Baldwin, (who by the
way took prominent part in the labors
at Hardwick. has just closed protracted
meeting at Walden, which was attended
with cons derable success. Brother Grant
is labcring with brother Burrows at Pas
sumpsic. The work of the Lord is there
going on. We expect brother Gran, 10
assist as in Danville, in a protracted meet.
ing, as soon as he closes his labors al
Passumpsic. l give this notice, as per-
sons often wish TO correspond with broth.
er Grant, bat know not where TO direct
NJ d. M.
Under the head below, | design to give, in several
successive future papers, a number of articles
from the pen of Thomas Chalmers, of Glasgow
These dseourses are taken into the Edinburgh
Encyclopedia, aud form The substance of the ar,i-
Gle under The head, Christianity, in that work. Ii
needs attention and care in reading them And
they will bear reading more than once. The arti.
cles will not all be as long as the first
EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY.
Chapter /.
On the Principles Of Histo, zeal Evidence
and their Application to tie Question
Of the truth Of Christianity.
Were a verbal communication to come
to US from person ut distance, there
are two ways in which We might try tc
satisfy ourselves, that this was a true
communication, aEd that there was no i'm
position IN the affair. We might ei.hel
sit i'll examination upon The substance O
the message; and then from what we
knew OF the person from whom il pro.
fessed TO come. judge whether it was prob
able that such a message would BE- seut b,
him or we.;nig ht sill in examination upoI
The credfblliy oil the messengers.
I 1t is evident. that in carving on tie
first examination, we might be subject to
very great uncertainty. The pruftssed
author of the communication in question
may live at such distance Fl ON us, tina
We may never have it in orr power nc
verify his message by any personal con
! versation with HIM. We may be so fal
/ ignorant OF his character aud designs. a:
TO be unqualified TO judge of the kind 0
communication that should proceed from
bin. To estimate Alright the probable au
thenticity of The message from what ",
know of its author. would require an ac
quaintance with his plans, and views, ant
circumstances, of which we may not b,
in possession. Hemay bring the great
j est denree of saraciiv to this inveSfina