Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-05

Rev. NF. SpurCeOn on the American Revival.
The famous Rev. c. II SPUReEox recently de-
/ livered Sermon ia London on the great Revi-
val in Amerira- 1t is decidedly SpurgeOuish-
After describing with toIsssbIe correctness the
rise and progress of the extraordinary awaken
ing, he speaks of it as not the work Of revival
ists-"WheIssVeF ! see man who is called 6
revivalist. says SFBRoEoS, Il always set him
down as ciPheI'-but ss "a kind Of sacred ep-
idemie" rushing across the land Gust Ike 2
heavenly hurricane, sweeping everything before
it" The Sermon attributes the main moving
spring and much Of the power Of the great ava
kening to the Union Prayer Meetings, '.where
fresh company come in to 6II up the ranks, so
that I'll supposed that many hundreds assemble
in that one place for prayer during the appoint
rms Is me Il tt braf1 Rr 10 o5r r
were done in I.Ondon-if we for once would
/ outvie old Rome, who kept her monks in her
sanctuaries always at prayer, both by night and
/ BY day-ifwe together could keep up one gold
/ en- chain Of prayer, link after link OF holy
brotherhood being joined together in suPPliea-
/ ton, then might we expect an abundant out
pouring of the Divine Spirit from the Lord our
God The Holy Spirit, as the actual agent-the
Word preached. and the prayers of the people,
as the instruments-and we have thus explain
ed the cause of true revival of religion.
But now, lrAaf are the consequences Of a reui-
raj Of religion! Why, the consequences are eve
rything that our hearts could desire for the
church's good When the revival Of religion
comes into a nation, the minister begins to be
warmed. Ii ia said that in America the most
sleepy preachers have begun % wake up; they
have warmed themselves at the general fire. and
men who could not preach without notes, and
who could not preach with them TO any purpose
at all, have found it in their hearts TO speak
right out, and speak with all their might to the
nsopIe When there comes 4 revival, the min
sster all Of sudden finds that the usual forms
ana eouyentsonalities of the pulpit are not e1-
sctly suitable 10 the times. He breaks through
one hedge; then he tinds ilnseli II an az Eard
nositions and he has to break through another.
He finds hiniself perhaps on Sunday morning,
tbouoh a Doctor Of Divinity, actually telling an
misunderstanding the dighiiy o. the pulpit by
actually smile or metap p2Or-sometimes PeI-
baps accidentally making his pe7ple smile, and
what is also a great sin in these solid theologi-
sEs now and then dropping tear He docs mol
Eies.ctiy ksay how II is, but the people catch or
b;s woris y must b3ye something good fol
, lther,. " he saws. fic- lust buns that gid lot o.
-.rmons; or be puts them under the bed, ant
-@me new ones, orgets none at all, b1t D
- he =. II and beginstO cry, Men and breth
- - - Ne Lord Jesus Christ, and you
sbaII i he saved F." cid deaeons say, w ma
is the matter with our ml,. +hs o.'i -
who have heard him for many NeAis - - !,
in front OF the gallery so REGULATE -, 50
rouse, and say, Il wonder what has haI
to him; how can it bel Why, he breaches lIs.
, man of he tear runs over at hls eye hli
sonIi fuII of love for souls" They cannot maxi
. | II ont; they have often said he was dull ant
E dreary and drowsy How is it all this Is changed
4 Wbv- II Is the revival The revival has touches
the minister; the sun, shining so brightly, ha
7 melted sCne of the snow on the mountain-top
and it is running down, in fertilizing streams, 1
bIess the valleys; and tt people down beioE
: are refreshed by the ministrations OF the ma
/ NJ God. who has awakened himself up nor
HE sleep, and finds himself, like anOIhe
Elijah. made strong for forty days Of labor
We'll. then. directly after that the revival begin
< "a toueh the people at large The congregs
= ton was once numbered BY the empty sea-
IA rather than by the full ones. But on suode
Il the minister does not understand the hnd
st ,bc neonle coming to hear him. He never va
oonhIari never hoped TO be- All at opcs
& TIkes IN and finds himself famous, 90 Iar as
70 iarge congregation can make him 50 Ihei
In are the people, and how they listen! They a.
al aWake. al in earnest they lean their heaC
forward, they put their hands to their ear ca;
4. His voice IS feeble; they tTy to help him, the
are doing anything SO thai they may near q q
Word of Life. And then the members Of Il
. church open their eyes and see the chapel ig
ard thew saw '.How has this come about!
!. ou0Ht 20 pray" Aprayer-meeting Is summo
ed There had been five or six IN the vestrl
h now there are Eve or six hundred, and IN
a turn into the chapel. And oh ! how they Pra
That ald staeer. who used 10 pray for twen
minutes. finds it now convenient to e0ahi
IL himself 10 five and that good old man. W
In always used to repeat the same form OF pray
AK, when he stood up and talked about the uol
that rushed into the battle, and the oil from "
. sci to vessel and all that leaves all those thin
at home, and Just prass, 80 Lord, save slnne
for Jesus Christ's sake" And there are 50
and 0roans heard in the prayer meetings
cR il evident that not one, bat all, are praying
rent The whole mass seems moved 10 supPlieatli
i'es How r This again Why, it is just the en-
sf af the revival, for when the revival truly com
sen ee- the minister and the congregation and
Or church will receive good BY it.
rafss Bat IL does not end here. The members
usaf ,le chasch qroE more solemn, more serious
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