St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-02-28

- We were, once in a revival meeting where
Eth ~ we're having general talk. The
|preasher bad queitioned NOT Of 5th( m a,
| to. how they 'fslt !; and They bad lea4y all
described theis ~ mpton., wheb one man
|<ose. -xithshis face (. .eonto'>ed tb1t one
felt as if some invisible dentist had his
foroeps on back TOOTH and was lifting it
outs fits seeketnzeeardlss tho aplintsr,
ing jaw bone; but the pain appeared to
LEI lie ID his IS stomach, FOR hs Kept one hand
plenehed on that region, while with the
other he grasped the back Of a pew, and
began "My bretheren, boo, WOO" here
rs raised :his hduda. xuda brought it. down
on the pcw back with emphasize "l'm
not ashamed to own that I am on the Lords
SIDE II o,,fo:s .,di 5al1- l,groa.nf a =,
Thinks / to myself, think. J, There's
backing surely "the Lord" will tAke oour-
age after this; for the whole idea Of the
meeting appeared to be that the Lord was
trying, his very best, to- do something
which he could not accomplish; but His
prospect would surely brighten now, for
the weeping brother continued, still
clutchlng at the pain in his stomach, and
again bringing down his hand with en-
phasis: Eyes, I'm not ashamed to own
Jesus pr - -. -. .. r. =. .''~
w were electrified, II til such conde-
soension! Not ashamed to own Jesus
and the man was worth not less than $50, :
900, drove his own carriage, and had in.
lacnee in the county. Go see this great
man speak up in public and even his, poor
friends was sight which occurred to US
on the instant to surpass in nlognanimity
and sab'imity London rag picker who
should be worked up into such fit Of des-
peration that he would conclude to own up
that old Queen Victoria was his mother,
and Albert his father-tha; he was born a
year or two previous to the young gentle
man who is known as the Prince Of Wales,
and should declare that since the worst had
come to the worst, he was not ashamed to
own the old woman and her family y.
IT. o,,~ 4ho.o =,
ty that although our humility might pre-
vent our being ashamed Of Jesus, there
might be some prospect Of His being
ashamed of Us, inasmucl as. there shall
come who shall say "Lord, Lord, have VIC
not eaten and drunk in thy name, and IN
thy name cast out devils p. -:
To whom he shall say, II never knew
ye! Depart from me ye cursed into ever
lasting fire." .:.:.:
We do not believe it is the "Holy
Spirit, the Comforter," who comes at the
call Of desperately wicked men, to get up
revivals, because the spirit which does
this is sure to come in the night, when
"beasts Of forests creep aboard II is not
expected to- work except BY lamp light;
aud avoids the san. A. carefully as an owl
The Spirit at Pentecost camo in day,
light and showed himself the spirit of wis
dom and potter. He did not put folks in
to spasms as if they had a combined at
tack Of cramp collie and jumping tooth.
ache, then set them to talking about their
own feelings and sensations as if that was
all they would have to do for the balance
Of their lives; but he miracplously fitted
them to become the teachers Of world
lying in ignorance. o..
1t is this revival spirit which hal
converted ninetcen:twentieths of the relig
ion Of to-day into a selfseeking, sentimen
tai Mandy pambyism, having no power II
influence its professors in the discharge o.
the duties Of life. Formerly all reforms
sprang up in, and was prosecuted by ths
church. In obedience to their religious
convictions men overturned corrup
governments, and delivered the peopl.
from unrighteous DEGREES. Now nine
tenths of all reforms are out of the church
and have to carry it as dead weight VI
to success, or fight their way against it.
Why? Simply because thousands upo'
thousands Of tlmid, vascillating, ignorant
selfseeking people have been brought in
to church membership, in times Of excite
:nent; and, by the force Of numbers, hav
crowded out the spirit of true religion