The New York herald., 1875-10-26
THE UNIVERsALIST REVIVAL.

According to the announcement in yesterday s
HERALD the first OF Of revival meetings came
of last evening in the Unversalist Church OF Our
Father, Clermont avenue Brooklyn. The house was
very well filed The hymn 'Sweet Hour OF Prayer, =
was then sung by the congregation. The Rev. r. II.
Nye pastor Of the church. read part Of the fifth chapter
of Matthew, containing the eight beattudes Rev. Mr..
Mccarthy, Of the Beecker street church. said the open
ing prayer. Tho hymn "'Tis Well With the Righte-
ous' followed, after which Mr. Nye made a
few remarks concerning the objects OF the revival.
The chief object he said was to deepen their reli-
gious life and make them realize more tenderly the
constant presence, care and love of God He is our
Creator Preserver and Father. We should bow in love
before Him because He first has loved. We in a
Christian church and believe in God revealed to
We desire to bring all to Christian life. Hence our
first question, the topic for tonight "Wha Makes the
Christian Man?n
The Rev J. NJ Pullman was then introduced and
took up the line of argument advanced by the pastor
He said that although he had tried many years to
the Master he did know what it TO be Chris
tian fully Nor do believe continued he, that shall
know until that time comes when from of my soul
shall drop these robes of mortality, and | shall
see no longer through glass, darky, but face to lace
To be Christian is openly TO profess Christ, IT
Is to get into right relations with the world around
neighbor An intellectual pride bars the door to
Christianity To get TO Christ you must begin 10 be
different from other men; 1t is TO be smitten one
cheek and to turn the other. II is TO have moral
courage You must become changed person. II there
is any one here to night that wants changed heart
Jesus Christ stands ready knocking at the door
After another hymn had been sung the Rev. r H.
Pullman Secretary of the Universast churches, made
stirring appeal to all the persons present to become
true Christians. II something that could not be
defined, but only felt. Every knew it, but it was
hard TO put the idea into words He showed how his
life had been influenced when he first observed this
feeling in his father many years ago. He remembered
the occasion when his father, for the first time took
down the old Bible and commenced series of readings
from IT in his own home. If every one would only
commence this custom of daily reading the Scriptures
and daily prayer, If they would only commence it that
very night, in their homes, in short time they
would be able TO tell better than he could what is
be Christian
Professor Bacchus then in low and beautiful voice.
sung the hymn-'We Shall Know Each Other Better,
When the Mists Have Rolled Away
The pastor said the final prayer and form OF benedic
ton, after which the meeting closed with the dox
ology sung by the congregation. Tho subject for to
morrow evening will be How We Begin a Christian
Life 20 Rev. Dr. Brooks OF Philadelphia, is expected
be present Dr. Duryea, ofthe Classon avenue Pres
by terian church. although not taking part pres
ent at the services last evening.