The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-11-01

Review OF Six Years in Amer
Ira,
Continued

lea.
(CoHfiRued)
1t was Sunday. The sun shone bright,
the sky was clear, and the fields laden
with crops of the usual kinds waving
their melancholy heads in a fair breeze
from the west everywhere prevailed that
quiet which Uhlahd describes SO we'll in
his poem, The Shepherds Sunday
Song"
One Of my neiglbors Invited NE to 60
with him to meeting. | went with the
greatest anxiety, because the great Re
yivaI was IN full bloom, as they thought.
When l stepped into the room it was
crowded and two preachers occupied the
stand. Services commenced; hymns
were read and sung; people knee!ed down
to pray the leading minister prayed rails
ing his voice TO rs utmost capacity. and
| noticed a great excitement among the
hearers. The sermon was preached IN
the same way and manner, with SOM OK
cited ~outbursts Of certain members, and
thereafter came a chance for remarks-
MANY Of which proved good ideas, and a
few reached a high sphere Of eccentricity.
After service cane baptizing, and | wit
messed a scene | can never forget. Silent
and in thoughts for myself, [ left the
place.
\ man with q rather less lin my view
pious face came and asked me: =" how did
YOU ikcit?" | smiled. "Have YOU been
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feel as we 60 speak the truth, my SON..
! said " No" why, have you never
experienced religion 2" Experienced,
Religion DO you call this religion 2"
"Didu't you hear what the minister said
this morniug?" 40 yes yes, | heard
each word. But have a right to differ
with your opinions, as well as to respect
them nevertheless, there is no right for
any Que to controvcrt truth, hence, we
are entitled to improve our minds,
strengthen our principles and feed our
spirits with a clear understanding Of the
Divine Scriptures enrich our KNOWLEDGE
of our destination and our duty throw
off our prejudices and become more toler-
ant to each other, avoiding any spark Of
scctarianism and seek for enjoyment in
Science and be guided Oy d clear con,
science and if we will listen to that voice
in our hearts and follow lis advice, we
will never 20 astraY ; We will learn to have
patience with our brothers fault, to suf-
fer every cue'S opinion, deal mild and
meek with our friends, be righteous to
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our felIow-men-and in mankind, God .
If we arrive at this station and know our
selves and act accordingly wish earnest
ness, sincerity and determination, then, |
tell you, it is not far to the time where
Cots Kingdom comes because the
words and the meaning Of them are IN
derstood and accomplished IF ye
KNOW these things, and DO THEM, hap
py are ye!'"
My man looked up to me and said
"You must DC careful, sir for every one
does not agree with you!" "If that is
the case, my friend, | shall say that l am
not surprised in the least. We VIII meet
some other time and speak about it
Mark my words, before a year passes, ali
this is cooled down and happy are those
then, who understood and embraced the
spirit Of the Gospel Tor they ~W bliu4
forth fruit and be like the sun, coming
and going and pouring down blessings,
life ana JOY"
The great revival passed away, and in
reality not many had been truly awaken
ed. The excitement could not be upheld
even in the hands Of Il. W. Beecher, who
abandoned the idea Of starting a daily re.
iigious paper, on account of Impiety. II
this excitement had been lead into the
right path, it would have shaken thl
world but it needed another power fol
this, and we may witness another reviya
some time-I sincerely hope with more
success.
1t is true, America is over flooded witt
tracts, Bibles, and pamphlets with reiig
iOus contents; preachers are in abund
ance also Bible classes, Suuday-schools
etc. but l asked myself very often, "|Fhy
is this excitement gone by with SO littl,
success 2" The American Tract Socict,
has even herself carried water on boti
shoulders, and | do not wonder that be
tracts are refused by a majority Of for
cigners. For instance: on the 9th 0
Sept. 1854, [ left New York for Chicago
At Albany we had been overladen Will
tracts and at Buffalo, we found that SOM
baggage. the only property Of a poor fam
lily, had been stolen another family will
5 children bound from New York to Nil
waukie, had false tjck,t-tLe pocr fathe
had paid Sl05 for I tickets, and got cheat
ed out of his last penny three other
boun1 70 G. Tor;s ELowISa and in m.