Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-01-28
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the passions, excite idle and vain CURIOSITY
or please the fancy, but addresses the judy
nent and appeals to the conscience of men.
10 teach and convince the mind, that the
end Of all true bliss is to seek the happiness
Of God, exalt the Eternal One on the throne
Of Justice: acknowledging the Divine claims
on the soul. Here he takes high and strong
position, holding up the law to be trans
|cript Of the Divine mind, broad and inAexi-
BILE in all its demands, covering cur entire
being; and that sinful man does not see it,
Sin having thrown an impenetrable cloud Of
thick darkness over the eye Of the soul; and
|expounding the law, its precepts and its pen
atty. Cutting up all hopes, root and branch,
the sinner is left groanins at the foot of the
throne disarmed ofan weapons no caviling,
no excuse, no plea or defence to ST up;
now all is breathless silence, every eye is
upon the speaker, every word that falls
hangs like burning coal Of fire on the lips
fthe soul-rung with anguish, no arm to
save, no blood to wash away guilt, and not
one ray ofhope left when, Lo voice as
from mid heaven! the Crucitied One look /!
the bleeding Lamb comes-the King on the
throne; the Priest on the altar-to give
pardon the song Of deliverance and the
shout of victory is heard, the hand of faith
grasps the cup Of salvation, the crown of
glory and the robe Of righteousness.
End. Mr.. Day. first commences With the
Church. Here he is searching and thorough.
Lie looks upon no work as too great to &C.
comp'ish; no obstacles too difficult to over
come, if he can have the prayers and SYM
pathies Of tho Church. This is the key he
turns. To do this he does not stand so
much to cut the small saplings and pick up
the little stones, as to- pitch in and upturn the
sturdy oaks, and drill and blast the huge
rocks that lay in the way. In mastery
manner he points out their sins, prostrates
them in the dust, crowding them down low
or aad lower in the valley, until they cry
enough when, 10! the Bridegroom comes
Gas promised,) tosee the Bride, the power Of
faith aad prevailing prayer is impaired and
how we may obtain all the Christian: graces.
They then come under the sheltering cross
Of Christ; lean on their Beloved; every want
is now presented to the throne here lies
all his hopes of success the Church is ar
rayed in her bright armor-the battle is
fought and the victory won at once. Then
the word is the fire and the hammer, and
everything falls an easy conquest to dying
sinners. To the intelligent christian, Mr..
Day seems to be so filed with the power
from on high and with such large experience,
that he appears but little less than divinely
inspired.
3. Ills manner is easy, simple, striking,
and forcible. He breaches with great earnest
ness and boldness; selling the strongest
figures, quick as thought, to illustrate truth,
fastening it upon the MIND with the most
striking imagery, 50 that the weakest mind
cannot fail to seeh- Yet many Of his SER
mons require deep thought; the truths he un-
folds are grand and commanding, aud clothe
him with dignity and power over all that
hear him; tho great principles of law and
penalty which he unfolds, awakens the at.
tention Of the best minds and closest thinkers
and comes with weight and force irres,sta,
BILE and unanswerable.
4. You cannot see his power in . few
discourses, but the more you listen the more
you are pleased. He throws himself on
the arm Of God and the Church His bride !;
his weapons are the word Of God and His
Interchangeable promises to give the Holy
Ghost; and here lays the secret of his sue
cess-he seems to give new force to these
promises and carry the prevailing prayer
of the church wherever he goes.
S. His twenty-five years Of successful e.
perience as = resivalist, and his knowledge
Of the laws Of mind travelling through all
the secret windings Of the heart makes him
pre- :eminently useful.
6. MI. Day, when compared to Finney
and other evangelists have heard often, is
much more prudent; great care is taken to
bind the Church to the stated ministry, to
unite the different departments of Mount
Zion. to make it = common cause in bring
ing sinners to Christ. He pleads for all to
come you feel at once that lis commission