Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-14
Bi.lop- Heber wrote the popular hymn


..From Greeniand's Icy Mountains"
one Saturday evening in the old vicar
age house of his father-inlaw, Dean
Shirley. whs needed it for special oc-
casion. He composed It in a very short
time, only one word needed correction,
and it was printed that evening and
sung the following day In Wrexham
Church. The printer is still living who
set up the types when a boy.
LITTLE SIss.-r-In sharp diseases the vi
olence Of the fit does not last so long as
the disease lasts; at times there is an in
termission. but still there is constant
distemperxip the body. So when the.
pahg 0fta violent sin swell over, yet
still there remains a constant distemper
in the soul. which, though 1t be not out
rageous, yet still continues the SOULS
disease, and will bring II to its death at
last. In the fortificatiou of a city or a
town. aiithe ramparts~ are not castles
and stronghoids; but between fort and
fort there is u line drawn that doth, as it
were, join all together, and makes the
place impreSnable.. So Is 1t in the forti-
fication OF the soul by sin. All sins are
not strongholds of Satan; they are
greater and grosser sins; but between
these is drawn a line OF smaller sins SO
y
and By these the heart is fenced against
God. Now, is it nothing that your lit
tie sins fill up all the void spaces OF your
lives? Is 1t nothing that you nowhere
lie open to the force and impression of
the Holy Spirit? He, by His convic-
tions, batters the greater and more heinz
oas sinssofi eur lives; but these strong
holds of Satan are impregnable, and
give him the repulse. He seeks to enter
In by tile thoughts; but these are so for
titled with vanity and earthly-minded-
ness, and a thousand other follies, that
though they are but very little sins, yet
swarms of them stop up the passage,
and the soul is so full already that there
is no room for the Holy Spirit to enter.
Nothing in the history of the Church
in Scotland since the days of the Re-
formation, has been more full of encour-
agement than the present wonderful
outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the
city OF Edinburgh. Other cities and
even retired country parishes are begin.
ming to share in the blessing, and the
Christian people who are rejoicing over
the remarkable work that is going on, in
the revival of the Church and the in-
gathering Of souls, join earnestly in the
prayer and the hope that the whole of
Spirit. One of the many evidences OF
the genuineness Of the work is found in
the fact that all denominations are
heartily working together for the saliva
ton of souls and the upbuilding of the
eatse OF. their common Master. The
ministers of various branches of the
Presbyterian Church, Established, Free,
United, Reformed, and the Scottish
Episcopal clergy, Including the Bishop
of Edinburgh. and ministers of other
denominations, are kneeling together In
prayer and working together for the
promotion of the same great ends. New
er has there been such unity among the
Christians III Scotland. The Edinburgh
Weekly Reeieao which has just come te
hand has the following:
sSeorr4sH EpIscopah CHuRcH.--'rh,
fact ia worthy of special mention tha
Bishop Cotterill and the Rev. Mr.. San
ford, with the Very Rev. Dean Mont
9omery and the Rev. Mr.. Douglas, o.
st. Paul's, York Place, without consult
ing with each other. conceived the idea
simultaneously. of cooperating will
Presbyterian churches during the .Weel
OF PA yer. By mutual agreement, ar
rangemeEts were made for opening tn
whole of the Episcopal churches in Ed
lnburgh daily. A portion of the ordi
nary service, combined with spccia
prayers, concluding with a brief peri
cd for meditation, were arranged. Re
fcrring to the movement, Dean Mont
gomeIy, III tiis forenoon session in st
Pauls on Sunday, pointed toward tli'
necessity for renewed and vigorous &C
ton as we'll as prayer in relation +
home mission work Whilst in st. Paul
Mission Room, Horne, LaLe, Stock
bridge, at the usual Wednesday evenin
meeting, the Rev. Mr.. Douglas referre
foreibly 10 the necessity for Episeopa
liam and Presbyterian alike THROWN
aside their prejudices, and co-operatin
heartily in this and every properly con
Quoted movement for the advancement
OF Christian truth.
From the same paper we gather som
fresh accounts of the progress and in
creasing interest OF the work. We hop
they may serve to stimulate and encoui
age the hearts of Christians in this an
other lands to look for the same and eve
greater blessing. Why may we not i
these days, now, look unto God to ope
the windows of Heaven and pour out
blessing until there shalt not be ROOF
enough to receive it.