New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-22
REV. G. IL. STURGEON.

WHEN tho heroes of old prepared to fight, they put
on their TnOr but when God prepares for battle, he
makes " bare his arm" Man has tO look two ways
to his defense, well as to the otfense of bis en-
envy; God hath but one direction in which to cast his
eye-the overthrow Of his foemsu; and no dsregards
all measures of defense, and scorns ali armor. lie
makes bare his arm ia the sight of ali the people.
When neD would do t1eir work in earnest too, they
sometimes strip Themselves like that warrior of old,
who, when be went TO battle with the Turks, would
never fight them except With the bare arm. Suoh
things ~ they ssid he, need not fear; they have
morn reason to fear my bare arm than their scIni'
tar" Men feel that they are prepared for work
when they have cast away their cumb1ous garmentS
And 80 prophet represents the Lord ss laying asde
for wh.e the garments OF his dlgoIty, and MAKING
bare hi. arm, thst he may do his work IN earnest
apd acco psh biz purpose the establishment OF his
Comch
New leaving tue figure, which is very great one,
] vouii remind YOU that It's meaeing Is fully carried
out God spleased to send great revival OF
religion. Ny heart is glad within me this Gay, fol-
am che bearer Of good tidngs. My soul has been
made exceedingly full OF happiness by the tdings OF
great revival of religion throughout the United States
Some hundred yesrs, or more, ago, 1t pleased the
L0l1 10 bcn0 one Ol Tue uiost AaiNotouo A0noVNo
swhkenipgs that was ever known; the whole Of the
Uuted States seemed shaken from eod to end with en-
thusias for bearing the VOID of God; and now, after
the lapse of q century inc ike has occurred again.
The monetary pressure has at length departed but it
hss left behind the wreck Of many mighty fortunes
May men, who were once prices have now become
begssfe. and in Ameilcs more tn-n ia England, men
have leaned the instability OF all human IL rgs The
minds Of men, thus weaned from the earth ny terrible
ald Ii expsc cd panic seem prepared % dhgs
Fl ON better LAID, aud to turn tier exertiOnS ID
Leaytol objection. You sill Dc told oy any one VINO
il ccovsrsapt with the present state OF America that
wnefeyef you 20 boie axe tue mos r-mMksDle Signs
that religion progressing with mae .tlc strides. Ahe
great revival is nov called, has DecOme the COM
mon market talk OmerGhant; 1t If The theme OF every
Newspaper even the secular press remark H. ior II
has become astonishing that all ranks and ciasset 9i
men 6, elm to have been affected oy IT, APparentiy
without any Gauss whatever, foaf mas TAKEN hou vi
the hearts OF meo; thrill seems 60 be shot through
every breast at once; and IL Is dflfmed oy men Oh
good i.puie that there are, at ths time, toWus 10
New.kDglaud where you could nov, even ESu
sesrcl a, lind solitary uncouverted person 30
ns1yeloue--I had almost SAID 80 Mracul0us--11s
been the sudden and instantaneous spread oil Religion
Throughout tue gIess EMPIRE that l. Is poes-
be for us t. bsievc tie half Oi IT, even though IL
shouc ne told US. Nov, as you are swsre, have at
all tlmes been peculiarly Jealous and suspicious Oh TO-
yiysls Whenever / Zee "ish TnO IL caleb d rev.,
vsiet, always ete ''- N'~i Tor ciPhel' wouI
so.ln tie tskit sb..l a ttle as thai to myself Ii
Goo uisas,s So mtk IA, 81 n an FOR the promoting
OF revival vel so G),d; 16s for any man ID as
suu TIL aDG Dul"c vi areviyasi, and go ABOUT
tns oouurs be eNg That wherever he goes ne Is tue
vessel # mercy .pponied 10 convey revival of re
e,cp TO- Thick assumption lar TO arrogant for any
man ~ no has tie ghtcst degree Of nodeSty. Aud
aysp ~ ere sre Is :. number II tevivsls, which &C.
cur every ano Coeh ia our towns, ahd sometimes
in our ct, which be heye to be spurious ana worth
less | have heard OF the people GROWING in tho
morning the afternoon, aud the eVenng' W hea souo
dor
scrsaueo have sbrieked, have fallen down on tue
floor nave rolled Themselves 10 convuisiohs, auu now
AFT. said wheu he has Sc. form Tor Pehl OH
blowing cue or two doooy ducks TO rui ous i,oi 'uo
yesi ~, max. A Dnfes,lUn OF SIN, bundfoos nave
come forward impressed by that sermon, and de-
cad that they were, there and them tHroed from the
error Of their ways; and was only last week saw
record Of certain pIeee IN our own county,
An account tnat on suca day, under the preacalus
of the Rev Mr. So adso seventeen persons "sIe
Thoroughly sanctfed tweuty.sig were convinceo Vi
san aud twenty nine received the blessing q justin,
ton, Then comes the next day, Sd many ihoiei .uo
toIoxing ay go many more; and afterw ard they are
ali cast up together, making grand total OF some
hundred who been blessed during threo ssrVi-
ces. unoer the ministry OF Dir. So-sno 50. All tnat
cali farce There may be something very good IN ~
hut the OUTSIDE looks 10 me TO be 30 rotten, tha'
sbould scarcely trust myself to think that the good
w,tbin comes ~ any very great amouac WheR peo-
~, m IN work 10 cslc ulate so exactly by arithmetic,
.1vsys strikes me they have Gistaken whist they
are at We ma easi.y LAY that 30 many were added
70 the church OF ctItsin occasion but to akea sep
aTst census 81 the convinced, the justified, and tue
ssrs:if ID . ,bsurd. You will, therefore, be sur
pnsed At Il * speaking OF revival ou' you WIZ,
ppe'hsu. NJ, re quite 80 su prSed when eadeayor 80
eYnlsIp sh., l,sn b. carries: aud intense deslre,
which Eel IA ny hear, tDd 900 ~ou.4 %
20 send tl,.u. D. ct this country revlVs! ike tns'
which bs. ja,t in America, and which, We
trust, vii lO.,g Z rtinue there M
First then tHE CAUSE OF TRUE REVIVAL. 10
nero xorl,Jy 49,. does MT ulderst sud revival: he
cannot make - OUT. Nbyis it, that sudden nj OF
oodln,ss a. - Mi call ~ II klui OF ss-red ep',
Semic should. upon mass OF people oil st once
Whnt car be the use OF II 1t frequently occurs IN
the atserce Q. gicst ovapge'ists; It cannot Do
,rsce5 Ia INV La 81 lar moons There have been no
snsc;sl seenc.ss ~ order to bils it sbout-no
machinery supple 10 secie'i's estatdsneo ana YET
n mas cone, iuet heaven nuI 1csne, swseplng
.vsTythipg before . 1, has rlishe scroSs the land,
and of Il men have seid, The vi blows;h woere
!; ustetb; we bctr DO sound The coi, but " csnaot
len whence il ccmr.I Lor S1lttcr Il goeth. Whsi
is. ten. the cause Oar answer u, 4, q Ie'VA De
IT,, s,d rcs it is CO ;scd by ths Holy Sp'rii ana BY
Ent while this is tie only sc;aa. csase, yss there
he ipst,unspsl csnses and tre inau 'hs'ru nsn'A 81
cause Of a gtest .,yWM iant D" .'H ',"' ''"',