Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-06

people. When there cones 8 reqivsi - 1rfni..sr
allof sudden hnds thll the usual forms anf CEN
rsntisoaiitiss q t5s PPit aEs aoi szasily saabla
% ihe times. Hs breaks through oaa hedge, lhsu
he dnds himself IN a. sgEFard posiiioa. snd hs
I has g lreak through another. lie finds himself
i Paruaps On g s1ldaT morning. thoufa Dool1f a.
biVnitJs actuall7 telling 81 anscdota-loHeru9 ft 3
digniiy q tae pulpit b actually using sinis or
medaPnor-- sometimes perhaps accidensaly aaking
I his people smile, and what also trast sin h
these solid thsoioEians, nov ana tl,r drerrfnr
tear. He doss eet exactly know how b IS. 5ui tha
people Caich up his words sL aust have eorrf tsr-
good for them, be says. He jasl burns issl cid I.
Of sermons; or be puts lhem under ths bed and zss
text and begins 20 cry, Men and hre-hran. believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shah be- saved
The old deac0ns say, what is tha mater win our
ministerf Ihs old ladies', Eho ksre heard hiu
for many years aud stopL in froni 81 fts gallery 30
regularly. begin % rouse, AID sa7, IF6sdse Hhai
breaches ike man on hre. The teal ruaa over 81
his eye; his soul Is fal 5f lSqs Tor 1ogll' They
cannot make it ouii they have qlt8n said BE Efs
dnl and araary and dEoHsy. HoW - if en- lhis i
ehangedi Why, Il Is lhe revival 1he rsTlTai has
t9uehad tsa minister the sun, shining so brightly
has melted some ot the snsF on th8 mountain COP.
and 4 is running doHn en- leriiziuE streams. o
bless the valleys; ald tie people doFn below ere
refreshed By the miaisirafions IL che nan Of cod
who has awakened himself up from bis sleep, AID
finds himself Ike another Edjth. msda sirong iar
forty days Of labor. Wall than dirselT sfsr lhrt
the revival begins % teueh the people & large The
soBgreeation vas once numbered by thsa ampsy seats
rather ihsa by the flll ones. Bus tn a suddoa-
the minister does no. understand ll--hs fnds the
people coming % haarhiu. He never vas popular,
never hoped 10 be. Al st ones he wakes ap aud
fnds himself famous Sc far as large congregation
they listen They are aN aWske, al in earnest;
hey lean theif heads forward they pHt thsir hans
20 their ears His voice s iesbe; they Try to help
himi they are doing anything 50 chat heT mag heare
The Word Of Life. Aud thsn tae aeuhsrs of ths
church open their eyes and zee ihs chapel fun and
they say, aBoH has this cone abontt We ought Co
pray" a prayer msgiiRg is Summoned. There
had been fYe or Six IN the Vesiryi noH there ars
Eve OF six hundred. and they tura into tie ehapsL
And chi how they pFayl That cd stranger Wh0
used 10 pay for tWenty miuutas, huda it nov oonVs
nient 10 c5ufns himself % 6Vei and that COED Oh
man Who always used 10 repeat The sane form Of
prayer when be stood up, a1d talked shout the
horse that rushed into the baliie, ana tae OF IRON
vessel 10 vessel and az that leaFes au these taing8
Ct home aud iust Prays 20 Lerds save sinners, ior
Jesus Ghriis's sake"
And thera are sobs and groans hssrd IN The prayer
meeting u is evident that not enc, bu- az, are
praying; the whole mass seems moved 20 suppliea-
ton. Hon IS this aglinl hT Is IS just the eject
af the revival foF when the revival truly Genes, the
minister and The congregation and the church Wil
receive good by is
But il Ioss not end here. The members Of the
church gr0H more s0lemI, more serious. Family
duties are better attended t0; the home oiVcls is
brought under better culture Thoss Uho could uot
spare time for family prayer, aad that iAsy can %
50 nov; those who bad ne opportunity tor teaching
their ohildren, nov dare n0i 90 day Wihout doing
It; for they hear that there are chdren converted is
the Sunday School. There are twice IS many in the
Sunday School nov as there used 20 be; and, What
Is wonderful, the little children meot together 10
prsyi their httlo hearts are touched ana many Of
them show signs Of 8 work Of grace beglni And
fathers and mothers think they must Try Hhat theT
can DO for their families; If God is blessing hlto
children, Why should be nos bless fheir8f
And then, when you see the members Of the church
going up % the house of God, yea H.aEk VIA What
steady and sober cir they 60. Perhaps they talk on
the way but they talk Of Jesus; and Il hey whisper
together AZ the gates Of the sanctuaTy i s no longer
idls gossip; it g no remark about ssoE DO yea Ike
the preachers What 40 you think Of hini Did
jon nodsa sl-a0e-sol" Oh uoi II pray ne Lord
thai be might bless ihe Hofd of Bic ssryaas thli he
might send an unosion from on hiFh thal The dying
dame may be kiuilel5 and that Fhers there IS ifs
il may be promoted and strengthened, and receive
fresh Yigor THIS is their Wbo's couvsrselion.
And then comes the great resalL There is an IN
quirers' meeting held the good brother who pre-
sides over it Is astonished; be never saw Do manV
coming in his life before. 'sWhy" says be, ,lhars
are hundred at least come 10 confess What che
Lord has done for thsiE souls Here ara ffly ooas
lll at once 70 say that under such d sermon ther
we're brOught to The knowledge Of he truth Who
lath begOttsn ne thessi How hath i come a5outf
How can il be Is not The Lord e great God lhat
hath wrought such work as this And thea the
converts Who are thus brought into the church. n
he revival continues, are very szrnest ones. Yea
lsFer saw such people.
The outsiders call lhem fanatics. Il isa blessed
anstcsm. Others say, they are nothing bat en-
husiasts. Il is heavenly enthusiasm. Every
hing thatis done is done with spirit ~ they sing
c is ike ths crashing thunder Il they pray, ft d
ike the sWlft sharp fash Of lightning, lighting up
he darkness Of the oid-hearled, snd making them
eel Tor moment that there is ssomethug 10 prayer.
When the minister breaches be Preaohss Ike g
3oanerges, and when the church Is gathered tJs
.ether, it is Wilh hearty good VIII. When they
,iYe, they give with enlarged liberty when they
isit the sick, they do q with gontieness, meeknesl,
nd love EVsrything Is done win q single ere 10
iod's gloryi nOt Of men, but bT ths power Of God.
)h that We might see such a revival As this
But, blessed be 6od, it does not end here The
evival Of the church then touches The rest of So
isty. Men, Who do not come forward aBd profess
sigion, are more puno,ual in attending che means
f grace Men that used 10 swear give il ups they
ind il is not suitable for the times. llsn thai pro-
aned the Sabbath and dsspised God, ind lhat it wiz
lot do; they give d al Up. Tines get changed
morality prevails the lower ranks are afssied.--
They buy, sermon where they used 70 buy some
lenDY tract Of nonsense The higher 1Fuer8 are
so touched; they toOars brought 70 hear the Word.
Ter ladyship in her sarriags, Eho never would have
hought Of goingto 90 mean place as o osnTsntcls,
oes mt nov care where she goes 50 long as she i1
,issssd. She wants to hear toe truth and q dray-
aan pulls his horses up BY the side Of her ladyshps
air 81 grays and hey both go IN snd bend oEslhsr
,sfore the throne Of sovereign grace. Az classes
re affected Even the senate feels ID; the statesman
imself is surprised at it, and wonders Uhai 81 lhess
hings mean Even the monarch on tEa throne
eeis she has become the m0uaFoh Of people better
han lhe knew before, and that God Is doing some
hing In her realms past en- Der thGuEht-that q
reaf King is sWayi1g better scepter and eEsrling
better influence than even her excellent example.
Tor does it even end thers. Heaven s filed. 0ne
y one the converts die, and heagsu gers fliisr the
arps Of heaven are louder, the songs Of auggls are
Inspired With new melody FOR they rejoice % see he
ons Of men prostrats before the throna. The uni
srse is made z ad It Is Gods own Summer; it -
iods Own Summer tits che universal Spring -
me tins Of the singng Of birds is Gomez he Volc9
Z the turtle Is heard in cur land. Oh, that God
aight send us such revival Of religion ss thisl
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