The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-08-12
gsfgteo MisfsIJany,
7s the Recent Revival a Reaiitys
F'o~ the Syracuse UssleyaR.

pen 0! bro. y OATU, OF lnul2Oa, WeIl Ge-
Serves the serious attention of all our
readcr- In large sense, Ee Sympathize
eirh ou. correspondent, Our experience
has been sqWoEhat ample in testing pro
slavery religion, and we alFays take ac-
counts Of reviyais of this character at a
barge d,scount.
But that the revival has been real
pm, parke! with graoioRsness that
strongly illustrates the great goodness OF
God, We have no doubt. But we wish to
repeat what ge have AZ former period OF
our connection with this jonrnal said to
our rea lers, under the general head OF
o~auiac conoerSionS,- S,-tiat persons are
con Uerted 10 the same extent Us they haze
tc truth presented to them. If therefore,
they have but partial views of truth pre-
Bcnted to them, they will be but partially
converted. This is general rule. And
hence, We have often seen individuals as
genuinely coRvtcted and c0urerted to anti
Slagery aud temperance, after their gene
raj conversion, as In their first surrender
;, God
Nov that there have been many Of
these partial conversions in the last eight
months we have not doubt. Nor can
We doubt but these same individuals will
need to be enlarged in their views and
experience--go on to pertection-and be
taught, that religion to be genuine, must
be humane, and cOndescend to men Of
low estate, or backslide, and lose the meas
urc If tie Divine favor already bestowed
upon them. This Is subject of present.
solemn Importance. If the thousands o..
recent converts brought into the churches
have not been taught the truth in relation
+, the great sins Of this age and country,
that il is in violation Of the precepts OF
the blessed Jesus to enslave aud market
men, women, and children,-they must
now be taught this, or their religious
hopes will be blasted in the bud. We
have No sort of confidence in religion
that is pro, slavery, rum drinking and
selling.
Many have thought that the revival has
been equally extensive at the South as al
the North; and this seems to be the i'm
preston of our cores spondent. But our
views are widely different. As far as we
haze observed, and our opportunities have
been quite good to obtain information, the
revival of the past few months has been
mainly at the North We think the dis
proportion between the two sections has
been, as ten to one. And this difference
has been so palpable, that months since,
it attracted the attention of the secular
press. But We have not time just now to
found any argument upon this fact, but
simply state it for the reflection of cur
readers But We are happy to find that
this subject is awakening the attention Of
portions of the press, both in this country
and in England. In a recent number OF
Frederick UougiusS' Paper, in reply to
an article from the British Standard,
among other things its gifted editor says
TT is not true that the revival has ex-
pressly excluded the millions in bondage
from all consideration nor is il true that
it has multiplied its converts as readily at
the South as at the North. We believe
On the contrary, that those at the South
who have gone about to set up slave
hrlling religion, have been but very little
refreshed By the recent revival. The fact
Is, where the revival proceeded under the
ministry of anti-slavery men, it made anti
slavery converts and where it proceeded
under pro-slavery ministry, it made pro-
slavery converts the converts are con-
Yerted to that which is received as relg-
ion BY those who were their religious
teachers-and hence we look for very
mixed results Some of the men who
have led on this revival, have been men
who are exerting deeper and wider infu-
ence for the abolition of Slavery than ma
nv who assail them. We are far from
humping all together under one wholesale
condemnation, and judge the revival by
that standard which no man can lmpeach,
pamely, by their fruits ye shall know
them
This is admirably and timely said. And
it shows the deep responsibility of relig-
ious teachers, in opening the whole truth
3 those whom they convert, in order to
their soundness in the christian faith
And as means of encouragement to those
who "stand up for Jesus" in the dying
language of young TYING, amid the cor
ruptions of this age, we venture the opin-
ijn that Dr. Cheever, the John Knox of
she American ministry, has today, a
stronger hold upon the public conscience,
tan all the pro-slavery diyines in the
lind God is clothing with power the
words of truth boldly spoken; and this
fact is growing more evident every day
A great and long desired change is taken
place in public sentiment, of respect for
sound principles, and less devotion to men
In fact, so great has the change been al.