Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-02

From the N. H. Baptist Register.
Revival Am Hoplxinton.

cause Of Christ that should give thro' |
the Register an outline of what God has !
done among US.
Early IN autumn there seemed to be !
silent spirit of religious enquiry among
The unconverted in this town and vicinity:
and there had been for several months IRE.
vIous, deep spirit of prayer among por-
lion of The church.
The last Sabbath in October Brother
William Grant, of Greenwich, N. York.
by previous engagement, commenced
series OF meetings with US as an evangel-
lst, which continued twenty-six DAVIS
His labors were very much blest in bring
ing truth TO bear upon the church, and in
the salvation of sinners. And consider
It due to him to say. that / believe him to
be man, eminently filled with the Holy
Ghost, and we'll adapted TO his present
sphere oflabors.
his manner of communicating and IL
lustrating truth is peculiar to himself. but
remarkably clear and forcibIe. He Laws
greaG stress, as means for the conversion
ofsinners upon the church coming united
Ly upon h1gh and holy ground, that God
may bring salvation out of Zion, and by
his regeneraling grace save souls from
death.
During these meetings there were prob
ably from seventy to eighty conversions.
These were mostly young people. belong
ing TO the several religious societies in
this place. have buried with Christ in
baptism twenty-seven, and they have been
added 10 the Church. Others will proba-
bly, follow soon. Those whom we have
received into the church appear remarka-
bly, strong in the Lord and give much
promise OF usefulness in the service of
Christ.
AS the fruit Of these meetings, a holy
influence seems to have been sent forth
through the whole town; and may God
by his Holy Spirit keep this influence in
motion, till multitudes shall come to a
knowledge ofthe truth.
L. B. COLE.
Hopkinton, Dec. II, 1888.
From the Morning star.
FROM BROTHER Amos G. ANpRUs.
"The Lord is on Zon's side in Center
vile, N. Y. He has poured out his spir.
it of late and a number of his back
sliden children have returned to their
Fathers house, and goodly number Of
precious souls have been converted to
God. At my last appointment there,
Nov. 81, had the happiness of baptizing
five happy converts who were added 10
the church in Hume. May the good
Lord carry on his work until the entire
population ofthe town shall submit to the
government of the Redeemer."
FROM BROTHER NATHAN J. ROBIN
SON." Corinth, Me. Nov. IA, 1885,
Recently the Lord has given us some
tokens ofhis redeeming love and mercy
some who had long been backslidden from
God have returned and found the smiles
of a Fathers face; others. who never had
known a Savior's love, have returned
unto the great Shepherd and Biship oil
souls"
Sixty or upwards have been hopefully
converted in North Dixmont within a
short time past. Others are passing into
tie kingdom. Ride on glorious Re.
deemer.
About twenty have been hopefully con-
verted in Mt Desert, Me. and numbers
reclaimed.
The Lord is giving his people some
tokens for good in Woolwich, Me.
Revival IN MEREDITH.-Asth ecau
of God is one in which every true believ-
er has peculiar interest and the out
pouring of the Holy Spirit, and the revival
of the work of grace, is a matter of Joy,
and rejoicing to every child of God; per-
init me to say to the readers of the Star,
that the Lord has done great things for
US; for which we have reason to humble
ourselves before Him, and adore his
matchless name forever
About the commencement of the pres
ent year, there seemed to be degree of
uneas.ness felt by some of those who pro-
fess goodness, and an earnestness in their
prayers, that the Lord would once more
revive his work in this place-that sim
ners might be converted, and that the
church might be built up, which desire
seemed to increase, until the first of April,
when the LORD was pleased to manifest
his power by gracious outpouring of
his Holy Spirit upon the uncovered :;
and many of our neighbors and friends
were brought to feel their need of a
Savior. and were ready to cry out like the
Publican of old: "God be merc,ful to me
a sinner" and we hope and trust, there
we're not a few who received the well
come news, ".hy sins are forgiven thee"
And since that time we have had the hap
piness OF being many times assembled at
the water side; and the church in this
place has received an addition of So men,
bers; % of whom are heads Of families,
who have there made profession of their
faith. by following their Lord and master