Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-05-01

We have not learned the particulars
of the accident.
All mcralists are watching the pro-
gress of human events, mailing with
Joy all movements that tend to lift up
men and make them better, to give
higher and more noble idea to life,
TO deliver them from the dominion Of
sinful practices and appetites that tend
to drown men in per,lltion. Notable
among these events now trLnsping, is
the great revival movement in Great
Britain and this country. 1t is well
known that the American Evangelists,
Moody and Sankey, commenced their
labors in Great Britain, IN the sum-
mer of 1873. York was the first town
selected, where they met with no cor
dial reception; the clergy looked up.
on them with distrust, and their meth
cd was unfamiliar before they left,
however, by their oarnestness, simple
ity and faith, they made favorable
impression. Since that time MANY Of
the large cities of England, Scotland
and Ireland have been visited with
astonishing success. The largest
halls and churches have proved mad
cquatc to hold the people who throng-
cd to hear them, and often their audi
ences have numhale from twenty to
twenty-five thousand. Truly "the
poor have the gospel preached to
them" These men that go in multi
tudes to hear the gospel, arc not those
who don their best on Sundays and re-
pair to beautiful, stately churches,
where none but the refined and those
that have "sttings" are allowed to en-
ter. These are hard mcn-beer
drinkers, wife beaters-from whose
ranks jails and prisons are filled, men
who with their families are pinched,
are ragged and starved, who have no
knowledge of retinment, or the true
meaning Of comfort they come from
the workshop, the din Of machinery
the factory operative, the coal mines.
from the "waysdes and hedges" to
hear of personal Savior-one that
loveth and carcth for them. What
would great boulders of truth be to
them, or gospel platitudes? They de.
mand something simple, plain, living
fiery, that will search them, that vii
penetrate their iron-clad conscienccs
and lead them to abandon their ways
of vice. These they have obtained
from these supplemented Christian
men, by their Sermons and songs; The
old story Of the cross is told them witt
such simplicity, passion and pathos
us to become wholly new, and they
take the lessons home to their hearts
in honesty Of purpose and with faith
And thus thousands have commenced
new life, and other thousands lifted
up and made better. The same is true
in our own country, although not sc
extensive. Mr.. Varlcy, ala English
man, has been preaching to Thousands
in New York, with the best of results
and he is now in Boston. Through
the laJors of other gentlemen great re
rivals have taken place in Knoxville
Louisville and Cincinnati. Let IL
hope the work may go forward, 70
so many thousands have been mad
better, purer and happier by this grea
revival; lasting impression ha
been made for good in their lives. |
isnotparLicuarly gospel Of culture
AMA rclinment" that men need, but
gospel of salvation.
The Minute Man Of the Revolution
Hon. George William Curtis conclude
his Grafton at the centennial celebratio
of the battle of Concord on the 18th ult
with the following emogy of the Minut
Men of the Revolution:
The Minute Man Of the American Revol
ton-who was ne? He was the husband al
the father, who bred to love liberty, and
know that lawful liberty is the sole guara
ty of peace and progress left tire pillow in the fl
row and the hammer tho bench and kissil
wife and children marched to die or be free.
was the son and lover, the plain shy youth of {
singing school and the village choir, whose hes
beat to arms for his country, aud who felt, thou
he could not say, with the old English cavalier