Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-14
Revivals Hindered2 When9 How

Neglecting to enforce proper dis
cipline.
l. 2. Variances in the church unre
conciled.
8. Neglect of suitable confession
and restitution.
4. Neglect of fasting and humilia
ton.
5. Long prayers and exhortations,
without any poil t, pith, soul, or special
aim.
6. A few principal members occu-
plying most iof the time in prayer aud
conference meetings, while others are
silent or not called upon.
I. For some brother to rise and
say. There is a lion in the way.
A lion y Awful!
8. Not praying to the point, fer
vently, in faith, in the Holy Spirit.
perseveringly, like Jacob saying, II
t01N not let thee 60"
8. Neglecting to bring all the tithes
into the store-house.
10. Preaching without the Holy
Spirit, point, pith, condensation, prac-
tical application, and not making eve
ry one feel THOU ART THE MAN"
IL. Preaching three long sermons
on the Sabbath to one congregation.
L. Reading sermons instead of
preaching them.
-, Preaching on popular subjects
merely to excite public attention,
without special aim at holiness of
heart and life, or the conviction and
conversion of sinners.
IA. The life out of the pulpit, not
corresponding with the life in the
pulpit. .... .....
Is. Preaching to sinners over the
heads of lukewarm, worldly minded,
covetous church members
Is. Neglecting to break up the
fallow ground thoroughly, remove ev-
cry stumbling block, and elevate the
church to a holy standard. -.
| II. Not making every church mem
Der feel that he has something to do.
Is. Not removing every drone from
the hive.
10. Neglect of faithful and contin-
ued pastoral and church viSitations.
20. Preachers carrying on other
kinds of business, and not giving
their whole time, talents, and soul to
the work.
81. Want of union-united and
, hearty cooperation between the church
. and ths ,niuiztor,--
%. Narcotic poisons, tobacco, OPT
, um, etc, though their power to excite
the baser passions may not equal that
I of alcohol, yet their sedative effects,
! in destroying the senSibilities, as eff
. fectualIv incapacitateS its victim for
spiritual exercises. Though those
o under the influence of narcotics, or
+ alcohol, may appear to themselves
and others quite devotional-may
] write, preach, pray, and exhort, it is
o all spurious; the offering of strange
fire God abhors it.
%. Another stumbling block or
>. hindrance to revival5 and the onward
n movement of salvation is-thc lighr
. popular readings, works of fiction
; novels, romances, foshion-plate maya
. zines, and comicals These are til,
a most potent engines the devil ever
70 planted upon the earth to undermine
the principles OF virtue, and subver
Q. the morality of the Bible. They
+. drive the individuals from the sane
! tuary, close the Bible, ALLEVIATE tn,
h heart from God, and plunge the sou
into temporal ruin and eternal dea.h
IS "a. Again: One great and specia
.. hindrance to revivals in our cities i,
a worldly and carnal excitements-
10 "pic-nic religion" sitting down to ca
" and drink, and "rising up to play"
r. Is money to be raised for churc
W debts, church building, or repairing
os for a Sabbath School or missionar
he enterprise? for the increase of tn
as ministers salary? Is money wante
n to relieve the poor, or for any bene,
client operation What now? Ho
@. is this money to be forthcoming?
I'm a sober, rational, gospel way? Nay,
feast is prepared, soiree introduce
,e. a fancy fair, picnic, concert or e
hibition of some kind, donation
u. tea or strawberry party, sleighrid
y oyster supper, tin or gold weddin
on something to initiate the passions, c
ne cite and enlarge the appetite, produ
M a little fun or vulgar merriment.-
on These are stratagems of Satan. deaf
re- double death to sarinns thought a.
'ei reflection.
'ei Whatever is done by church.
~ by a portion Of the members for
ie should be so done as neither to sac
w. flee nor to obscure that which dist
na, guishes the church from the world
co e How totally fairs or tea parties f
~ ~ to meet this requirement, we need r
NY tarry to depict. They are scenes
mirthfulness and levity, in which m
'ea can trace nothing that distinguish
~ the church from the world.
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