Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-12-04
Religious Intelligence.
SFrom the N. II. Baptist Register.
REVIVAL AT. NEw-HAMPToN.
N. Hamp. Inst. Nov. Is, 1889.

REVIVAL AL. NEW-AAMPTONs
N. Hamp. Inst. Nov. lS, 1889.
Dear Brother Worth :-Yo1 and our
other friends will be grateful for what
God has wrought among US at the pres
emf term. About fifty, we hope, have
found peace in believing. Thirty flee
have been buried with Chris: in baptism,
sixteen males and nineteen females
What moral power is thus added to the
church. What an influence will go out
from this radiating point. What portion
Of the earth may not be blessed by this re-
vival. The love of Christ will constrain,
the Spirit will work in them nightly -
by them the name Of the Redeemer will
De sounded out, and many, very many,
we may hope, will believe and be saved.
You will be interested TO know what
means have been employed. In the Lam
guage OF one OF our ministers, who has
been with US and preached often, / would
say Christians prayed nightly
The power of prayer has been over
whelming. The minds of the brethren
and sisters have been fixed intensely upon
the conversion of their associates. They
took hold Of the promises of God they
poured out the desires which the Holy
Spirit breathed into their souls, and If any,
since the days of the apostles, could say,
We have seen Satan tall like lightning
from Heaven. they could say it. Sinners
stoul-hearted and far from righteousness,
fell down before God, submitted TO him
and rose in the !riumphs of faith and hope
and love.
The faithful exhibition of divine truth
has also characterized this work. Plain.
sscriptural views Of the depravity of the
hears the entire sinfulness of the unre-
pewed soul-the utter hopelessness and
helplessness of sinner out of Christ. the
necessity and efficacy of atoning blood and
righteousness, the work of the Spirit in
conversion, the duty of immediate, hearty.
entire surrender OF the soul to God. are
among the views, which have proved
most ehectual in Staying and making
alive.
A conviction, that gospel truth, attend.
ed by prayer the Spirits inditing. will
subdue strong hearts, and bring down lof.
" imaginations, awakened confidence
and produced decided action. We have
seen, we have felt, we do know. that
pride of intellect, determined opposition to
God-great hardness of heart, and fixed
purpose to withstand every appeal OF
christian faithfulness, prove no insur.
inountabIe obstacle to the Spirits work.
ing. Not few, whose proud hearts rose
up lo.deiy God, not few, who were ex.
ceedingiy mad against the truth. we have
seen, subdued, and quiet and docile as a
Child, clothed, and in their right mind
they have sat at the feet of Jesus, listened
to his teaching, and been made wise unto
salvation.
The influence which those striking
manifestations Of divine power, have had
upon the minds of our students who are
looking forward to the work of the minis
try, has been exceedingly salutary. Il
Will give tone and character TO all theil
future labors. Itahas made us feel, thai
Theological studies should be pursued
where The young men have the op2ortu.
nifty Of seeing the work Of God carried
!. on, by their means and in connection with
their Iabors. Study every day and preach
Christ every day, will henceforth be oul
motto. Try the power ofdivine truth ev
cry day on the hearts of your associates
let them feel that you cannot wait till your
ordination vows are upon you before you
! win their souls, and they may be the
brightest stars in the crown of your re-
joicing in the day of the Lord Jesus
Henceforth we shall not think it wise TO
shut up Theological students by them.
selves, 10 withdraw them from those who
might be saved by coming into contact
with the truth as spoken by those whose
souls pant for the work of God One
such revival as we have enjoyed, would
scatter to the winds of heaven, vast null.
utude Of cold, formal, lifeless sermons,
made where there were no thoughtless
sinners to be alarmed-no inquiring sin
uers "a. be directed, and no anxious SIN
ners 10 be saved.
Yours truly, E. B. SMITH.