Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-19
Religions Intelligence.

WestGeld, Feb. 4, 1910.

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Westfeld, Feb: 4, 1910.
Brother Editor:-I have been awav
from home several weeks, or your bill
should have been attended to before
Enclosed is the sum required to square
our account for 1910. The Reflector IS
an excellent paper; it deserves an extern
slve circulatlon-especially among Bap-
lists. shall do more for its support This
year. if the Lord give me ability.
| have just returned from ALBANY
There is great joy in that city. The
golngs forth Of the Lord are glorious. as
OF old. when the heavens dropped at his
presence and even Sinai Was moved al the
presence of God,-the God of Israel
The work commenced as you have prob.
ably heard, about two months ago. in the
pearl Street Baptist Church, (Brother
Welch's) under the labors of brother
Knapp. 1t has spread into almost every
church in The city. The First Baptist
Church (Brother Hodge's,) where brother
Kingsley is laboring, Is particularly bless
ed. Scores are rejoicing in hope, and
hundreds are seeking the Lord. Never
since the settlement of the place, has the
gospel trlumphed so gloriouslv The
work is general and powerful, exemplifv-
ing. in remarkable manner, the adant-
edness of religion to all classes and COM
pLe1aons Of men, LAWYERS and Pbvsi.
clans and Merchants and Mechanics, hioh
and low, rich and poor, black and While,
are sitting together at the feet of Jesus
Gamblers are throwing away their dice.
orunkards are renouncing their Guns
drunkard-makers are giving Up their ru.
nous traffic and even brothe-keepers are
closing the doors of their chambers of
death. How many have been really con.
verted, is known only to God; probably
several hundred. had, likewise, the
pleasure of spending fortnight with the
church in Coxsackic. There the Lord
is getting to himself great name. The
whole place is moved. The dead are
made alive, the lost are found. The last
evening preached in Coxsaclie, there
were scores focking to the holy Standard:
a goody number were ALREADY reioicino
IN the salvation of God just as | was
about leaving Albany for WestielJ, there
was cry heard from Schenectadv-
come over and help o that we mioht
witness such displays of the power and
grace of Col in our Eastern Zion. Will
you not, dear brother, urge upon the
Church. that they humble themse Ives. be-
tore God-that they go to work and tha,
they bring all their lithes and off rings
into the store-house and prove the Lord
Herewith.
We are in dry and thirsty land. NV
people are, think, ferventIy crying
"Savior, visit thy plantation:
send us, Lord, a gracious rain
All will come TO desolation,
Unless thou return again..
Would that the cry were more general,
We should then not be disappointed. l
am convinced that, if church sincerely
desires revival, and if she is willing to
go to work with humble dependence on
God to bring it about, that desire will be
satisfied. Pardon me for troubling YOU
with so loEg letter. Farewell; God
bless you and make you abundantlv sue.
cessful in your labor of love.
Respectfully yours,
CHAs. VAN LooNE.
We can not but respond-Would to
God, that all our brethren and all our
readers might catch the spirit of the fore
going letter.
We verify believe tina. abolitionists are not
10 the rear of their indifferent brethren in
the active discharge of christian dutv. hu,
they ought to De lmpelled by their purer
taltn 70 greater efforts. Ifthey would see
the cause OF emancipation most rapidly
promoted, letthem seek, a0iM qcelltsmpered
zeal. the continual revival of religion in
the midst of the churches. They have
every motive and encouragement to labor
without fainting. Each good cause has
bearing on every other-let, therefore,
all receive at our hands that share of labor
that is due.-Ch. Reflector.