Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-22
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pairing several good performers ON that or.
gan. Our singers have clung together a
a loving band and now eleven msupbrrs
of our choir are members of our church;
and we hope that several more of them
soon will be. The singing has brought
them to church, and coming to the church
has, We trust, brought them into the fold
of Christ.
g. Another means of the present work
of grace in Hubbardton, was the organix-
ing Of Young Mems Christian A-socis-
tion- Near the close of the year 1857, o
Christian Convention was held at Rut-
land The Spirit of the Living God was
there. A delegation from this church
attended that meeting. A request in
writing was handed TO the leader and
publicly read, that the Convention would
ask God to pour out his spirit and revive
his work in Hubbardton. That request
was Immediately presented TO the throne
of grace in feryent prayers. Those
prayers Were heard in Heaven. From
that time TO this the Spirit Of God has
been moving upon the people here. On
the very evening after those prayers were
offered at Rutland in our behalf, while
the delegates TO that ConveD tion were
waiting at the depot for the cara. q
few members of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Brandon. con-
ferred with members of the Y. NJ.
G. A, of Castleton, and agreed 10 ne Z at
Hnbbardton in two weeks. They csine.
The Y. NJ C. A. Of Hubbardton. was or
ganized. A weekly prayer meeting was
established for "Wednesday evening. II
has been maintained ever since. We do
not intend 10 let il die. We encourage
all, young and old, male and female. to
participate in the exercises of these meet
ings. This "Wednesday evening prayer
meeting has sometimes drawn together
congregations almost as large our Sab
bath congregations. The younger MEM
bers Of our association have established a
weekly prayer meeting of their own.
From very feeble beginning. il has be-
come "A well established aud well conduct
I'd prayer meeting. Ii L. conducted en-
rirely by the young men who have
become interested in religion since the
organization OF the Y. NJ G. A. This
prayer meeting IL held at private houses.
on Saturday evenings. The "Wednesday
evening meeting l. held at the church.
who have visited from house to house with
decidedly good results
z. Another means has been the ob>ery-
ance of the Week of Prayer. At cur
first meeting in the week of prayer for
1861, only seven persons were pre-ent. .
On. of these then and there started for
the kingdom of heaven. OIher-. who
Joined the church that year. LADk-d back
TO the week of prayer the beginning of
their spiritual lite. 81 Of several who
united with the church the next year.
And - / presume it will be with those
that may be received into the church this
year God has blessed the churches that
have deyoutly observed the week of
prayer.
3. Another and efficient means. used
rrom the beginning of our revival TO the
present time, is direct personal cJnversa-
ton. When any one mauifest- unusual
interest, the pastor, or some member of
the church. takes the earliest opportunity
for a private interview. This work re-
quires great delicaey. and caution, and
perseverance. Ii il be wisely done, il
will be almost always crowned with suc-
cess. What an encouragement TO work
for the salvation of souls {! Let us not
be- weary in well doing, for in due season
We shall reap. II We faint not" We very
well know that our efforts would have
been in vain. If God had not directed aud
blessed them. But verify God has blessed
us. The work Of grade here has been the
most happy and qniet Of any that have
ever witnessed. What "a change has come
over Hubbtrdton To God be all the
glory.
To the feeble churches in our land We
would say, Brorhren. 20 10 work; ear
ne-tly praying for the direction and bles--
ing of God, and you will not work in
vain. SENEx.
RAIRoAD ANFlDoTY certain,