Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-03-17
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"Wel, should like your meetings mnch bet
ter" said lady, esif you did not have so much
excitement; but dislike your appeals to the pas
sons-your anxious seats, and all your enthus-
asn in talking to, and praying wish morrnrra-
on subject of SO much importance, cool reflect
tion, and dispassi onate reason should be our
guide" Thus spake an intelligent lady OF two
and thirty, who had listened to an able sermon,
in which the eloquent speaker had endoavorcd,
forcibly to impress on the heart and conscience,
the necessity Of immediate repentance towards
Coo, and faith in our Lord jesus Christ. Dur
iny the delivery of the dscoursc, ! had noticed,
that in despite of all her worldly philosophy and
reason, the speaker had touched chord of her
heart, chat plainly told that she felt the force Of
his appeals More than the tear glistcGcd
in her eye, but she chded their approach, aud
perhaps reproached herself for her weakness.
inquired If she was religions, and soon learned,
that reason ani cool reflection had never made
her Christian. | was told many OF her friends
and relatives held the same opinions which she
had expressed, Of Christ that some Of them had
grown grey reasoning upon the subject of relig
ian-that they had raised up many interesting
christian under the sane influence. and yet nei-
t.cr parents nor children were the followers of
the Savior.
saw among the group, also, All agrd m2tron
she said, "what an interesting sermon-how can
the heart of the sinner resist such forcible ap-
penls - As she sat BY the young, l perceived
that she modestly and afec;onately urged them
to fly to the Savior for mercy,-at the close of
the sermon, also, when sinners were invited to
the anxious seat, l had observed her conversing
with some friends, and urging them to seek the
Savot. She evidently not afraid Of EXCITE
mEyr, AMI seemed to feel that unless The heart
ercii.I by the Spirit Of God to embrace the 81
vior, the sinner would be lost forever. On inqni-
ry, found she was mother in Israeli and her
ardent zeal and holy life were sweat SAVIOR Of
the ini1tnce of religion. NJ informant told me
that her children had been truined IN the fear of
Sod, and that they had all thus far become relig
ious in earig life, and that most Of her relatives
and friends were Christians. These facts led me
to inquire if there much danger OF religious
excitement, as many people Imagine. what are
lhe iacls = ! see those who are SO much afraid
o. religion excitement, living from year to year.
other hand, many who did not oppose religious
excitement, are brought under the influence of
the gospel, and made SD, jects Of divine grace. |
then asked, is religion exciting subject? and
for correct information turned to the Bible. Ia
Matt ii. 10, Of the wise men ii ls said, When
they saw the star, they rcjoiced with exceeding
gyeat joy, and when they into the house,
they saw the young child with Mary his mother,
aud fell down and toorshippei him" In the high
est state OF excitement, Christians cannot do
more to evnce their feelings, than to rejoice with
exceeding great JOY, and fail down and worship
the Savior, done by the wise men johns
preaching was accompanied by great excitement
for it brought "to HIM Jerusalem, and all Judea,
ana all the region round about Jordan" "and
they baptized of him in Jordan confrssng
their SINS We never yet witnessed meeting
of exciting and interesting character Us this,
CT we should nv We seen more brought Under the
influence Of the gospel, as in thai day. In Acts
H. when the day OF Pentecost was fully come,
and they were filled with the Holy Ghost, and
began To speak with other tongues, as the spirit
gave them utterance, &c, ". o. snow when
this noisei abroad, the multitude came to-
gether and were contouaded, because that every
man heard them speak in his own language; !"
". ~ 'and they were all amase4 and marcel
led, &c, just as some of our friends coptoun-
ded and amazed, and marvel when they SIN
ners crying for mercy, and converts and Chris
tans rejoicing.
They they were all amazed and were in doubt
saying one to another, "What meaneth this -
as some do now. Others hooking said, ''these
men are full of new wine" Peter defends them
and says; "these are not drunken, as ye suppose
No one, we presume, will deny that this was
scene ofgreater excitement than any we have
seen in these days The preaching of Peter to
the house of Cornelius, was evidently attended
with excitement. The conversion of the ADos.
tie Paul and the jailor, ure cases of deep excite
Taent, so much 50 as to make excairn, Lord