The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-12

and Scotland lad all their men Of r. hpsaa
spoke with tongues as the Spirit o oOa' sS
utterance. The time of Luther sD 1N' ~ 'aea
and Melancthon, aud of Knox va. Oa'n,
Heavens sunny days When once ao, ,vu'e~>
frost should give way to approaching s sn The
Then it was that men could saw oeco o'a'ae'
I The Winter IS passed, priestcralt 5,a asaA
its power, the rain is over and gone. e 's
doctrines shall no more be as tempests IL ,' M
Church; the flowers appear on the s. w Zoe
little Churches, plants of Gods ri,b ,'' t
planting, are sprlnging up eyerywherc D %
work commenced, but it ceased and 4 IL
Churches, many of them, remain to This s We We
halt reformed, IN transitory state, somant'
between truth and error; like the l m,ha''
Church and the Established Church of D T'
land at the present day-too good to he T.
jected, too evil to be wholly received bsv, IT.
such SAVIOR Of godliness therein that ivy
are Chgist's, but having such mixture Of p'
perry therein that their garments are not c,.,.
Oh would to God that the Church con1
thin have heard her Masters voice, R;.oa'
my love, my fair one, and come awav'
spRING-TIME NOW.
And now, my brethren, in these dave
have had another season of refreshing CIV
has been pleased to pour out His Spiri. nnoa
men again. Perhaps the late reviyaIs bsra
almost rivalled Pcntecost-certainly in nv
number of souls ingathcred they NAV hon.,
rigid comparison with that feast Of irst.fm;..
| suppose that in the North of Ireland n
Wales, in America, and in many parts Of an.
own country, there have been wrought uors
conversions than took place at the descent y
the Holy Spirit. The Lords people are ajjye
and in earnest and all our agencies are quick.
ened With new energy. The time o, rs
singing of birds is come, though there arc some
harsh croaklng ravens still left. And vbv
not? Why, Jesus says, Rise up nv love-
M fair one, and come away To each Dc.
nomination of His Church He sends this meg.
sage, Come away He seems to speak ia
Episcopacy and say, Come away cutoud
the liturgy that which is uot according to NY
mind, leave the State, be lrce. lie SPEAK,
to the Calvlnlst and says, Come away; lie
10 more dead and cold as thou hast been: et
act thy sons hold the truth in unrisAeouS
ness He speaks 70 each denomination &C.
cordiuS % its need, but to the same import
Else up and come away leave co!Iness and
dcaJnoss and wrong doing, and hardness, and
harshness, and bitterness OF s rit cave idle.
hess, and slothtulness, aud lukewarnne::
rise up and come away. Con'ea nay to preach
the Gospel among the heather; come away
to reform the masses Of this wicked city;
come away from your little. heartcduess; from
your GOODNESS Of spirit, come away; the land
Is before you, 80 up and possess it,
THE sPRING-TIME OF TIE SOUL.
II. When the time of the tribal ofk
soul has arrived to each conrinctd sinner,
then also there are special duties.
Can you not remember, dearly beloved,
that day OF days, that best and brightest Of
hours, when first you saw the Lord, lost your
burden, received the roll CT promise, rejoicsd
III full salvation, and went on your way in
peace ? The Winter was passed. /, had
been so long, so dreary-thoso months Of ua.
answered prayer, those nights of weeping
those days of watching. The rain was over
and gone the mutterings Of Snais thuu'
dcrs were flushed the hashings o! its light.
nings were no more perceived ; God was be.
held as reconclled unto you ; the law threat
ened no vepgeDce; justice demanded nopunlsh'
ment Then the flowers appeared in OUT
, heart hope, love, peace, patience sprung Up
from the sod the snow.drop Of pure holiness
5 the crocus of golden faith, the dafodil lily Of
E love, all decked the garden of the soul. The
1 time Of the singing birds was come, all thai
G is within us magnitied the aoly name Of 0u
4; forgiving God. 1t was, indeed Il happy
bright and glorious season. Do speak !(
. some who are passing through that spring
4; tide now t? Young convert young believer
y in the dawn of thy piety, Jesus says, KS
5 up my love, my fair one, and come away
8 lie asks thee to come out from the world an
!, make profession of thy faith in Him row
Y put it no: off it is the best time TO Prole'
/. thy faith whilst thou art young, while as y
h to thee the days come not, nor the years ara
e nigh, when thou shalt say have no plea
ure in them Make haste and delay not
keep His commandments. Arise and be BAL
tizco. Rise up and come away. In this 10
# beginning OF your spiritual life, the youn
J dawn of marvellous light, come away iIc
e your old habits avoid the very appealra,ni
VI of evil; come away from old treudsn'
1t which may tempt you back to the flesh PO
d of Egypt Leave all these things. kOV
O l speak to some young babes in grace Deg.