New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-31
THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.
AWFUL GARDENERS" STORY OF HIMSELF

Awful Gardner" the converted puglist Wa rr,-
cent on Sunday evening at meeting in tue Ms.hedi.,
Church in Greene street and narrated 10 the cong-egs
ton the circumstances Of his conversion a. foows:
feel Il my duty TO tell you what G ID hiss doce 70,
ne. hope you viii hesr ell bave TO say. There
are many here who have known me for ten yeers-
have known me when was arfully wick ~. NowI
am on The Lords SIDE. / want K thoroughly ende:-
stood that now am on the Lordsside.
was on visit to my brother in the country, abo1.
twetty eight miles away at town called Porsetes.er.
When went there hsd as much idea OF gct.rg
religion as many Of you have now-that is ners At AL
Ba. hope when you get lone YOU canno, ses' ns
sleep til you get religion | went 10 church u ths,
town for accommodation, that's all 20 the fllhs. TIE
Savior was there. TIE Lords spni: wa Po9e-aly
disp'aved ard went from heart 10 hcsr ~ through
the church II worked upon me three or ioo- hgats.
The pas,or ef the church came 20 me an asked Il
| would l ot like to get religion and serge God. !
answered " No didn't care about il jas. t'en aud
told linn le for did; ! felt as though ssctcd re-
ngion.
got dreadfully uneasy, and made up my END had
better leave that part of the country wss getting
too warm for e. / told my brother was geLg 70.
New.York in the morning. He said, Wst ano:nsr
day" ard made up my mind would stay and s:.end
another night. Some remarks were made 70 eaessh.-
ers the pext night, many of whom | knew; ttey o..
there urmoved The mil ister AID my friends had been
irving TO get me to be Chrstiap, but the devil sad
Don't be taken in by those 'ellows.' Aiter shu'ch
that night as we were going hoine-the mn.s.'r wed
up our way--I made some remark about ttoee bach
siders, saving to him that ii were in tner place
would come out ike a man and seek re- : a ever
sgaip.
The minister told me that he thought We svsry
great sinner; that stood in critical cond'nu .nd
was ore likely TO be ost than any OF then. i esd
@ my brother, if that the way the mir ater was
going to talk would go. got my carpes eog Te.dy
next day and started; opened the door; waited ID
90 and didn't want to go; and hoped my o'her
would again urge 10 stay; he DID so, ard stayed
That was Saturday. After had my dincer reeosei
that would seek the Lord that night. made asteng
resolution; felt where stool tost perhapi Uss;n
last time the Lord would strive with me. saturday
night the invitation given 10 come for"ao 20 the
altar-on my shoulders my losd OF sins-up wen.
with them. the cross of Christ upon my back. got
I'D and threw my sins down by the e'iar ] tired ae
hard as man ever did, and got no religion.
Sunday night [ attended with like resa't. Inas
night could not sleep, my Gins lookei g. oad; ifey
came up on every hand and looked at me- al the sos
Of my life crowded upon me, many should neverh.v
thought Of Lad not the devil brought them BET re me-
could not sleep; Iwiggled and waggled aroand the
bed all night; the Lord wss striving with me. Mjn--
day morning got up and prayed did me test
could; asked the Lord to take away the veisa, tnst
bore me down go. There was friend came TO ne
that day and said he going over to VINE fIan',
and could 90 with him. Knowing l woSia be 10
good company | concluded 10 go, thinking &c might
do me some good. There was little ssid oa lhe way,
but be told to keep looking for the SAVIOR; maj
was try ing to get religion and had let everybody hro"
it, the Lord was willing TO bless me al ary Tine or
anywhere. was riding along, singing hymn and
in an instant felt as though was blessed. Ian sure
| gave up my soul and body The first thing knew,
God spoke peace to my soul. Ii came like shot-t
came Ike lightning, when l wss not anticipating H.
AID the first thing said, Glory God blessed ne"
Ny frs nd said lie knew it he felt the shock .oo We
rode against stone fence two or three tmes, and
came nesrtumbng the ground. The change Sa7 sur
isiDg the trees looked as ley had been blessed
everything appeared to have been blessed, even .hs
horse dwagou fetsroDg. Icond almost iy. Glory
to God, this religion is good The Lord has tlsssei
ne ever since. My faith in him grows stronger every
dsy. would face all the people that G I'd pu. on
the eSrth and tell them all am bound for heaveo.
My heart says,. the scorner say, will 80 pay
for him. Everything is pleasing Dlove those ! used
o hate. Now that shows pretty good for religion
don't il, brothers Yes, yes Men that | used 20
seek to irjure love now; pray for them. | don't
hate soul thaf God ever put breath iI. As look
around, YOU all 'cok good to me- love the Chris.isn
little better than the sinner, but love You too.
would not swap this religion for all NewYoek city.
would rather have religion aud live on bread and
water till God calls me. They talk about noise here
wi at will it be v.sen get to heaven have tested
the worlds Pleasures but religion Is the oaly ting thst
will make a man happy here, and the only thing that
will make bin happy hereafter. There are great
many here that know me, and it is, co doubt, mys-
terry to them that God should accept su n eres:are
Now is the time to step to the altar. Don't ssy to
God, let me accomplish this that, and then viii
seek you. When you receive the religion Of Jesus
Christ you are the richest person the earth. Come
at once. Clear the way, here Seats all around siow
yonrselyes to he led to Christ.
THE MEETING IN JOHN STREET YESTERDAY