St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02


He that ovcrcometh. the same shall
Ice clothed in white raimrnt; and will
not blot out his name ont al the book
of life. Rev. 3: ).
The righteous shall he in everlasting
remembrance. rs. ll2:G.
Rejoice. because Nour names are wit
ten in heaven. Luke 10: ~.
After the Revival---Whatp
BY REV. X. CORDLEl. u. H.. FLINT.
MICHIGAN.
Your brod,ISidc, this time, is undouht
eddy on the right side. We hcara great
deal about DrOmOttHJ rcNiValS, AMI We
hear none too much. But we hear al
together too little about the best way
of pcrpetuatiug their results. 1t is as
>umrd commonly that IL revival is all
that is needed. and that its results will
take care of themselves. But grand aS
Il revival l.. to save the material it
qulckcn> f"r permanent Christian i'll
tucncc l. IL tar moIc important and
more difficult work. 1t i not difficult
to promote IL revival. But to make the
transition from tNiNal Scenes and cN-
prrirncrS, to the ordinary scenes and
experiences ot Christian life. and church
work taxes the wisdom of the WiScSt
and the resources of the most gifted.
The danger is not IN climbing, hut in
coming down. For, ignore it a> We
will, there always will come IL time
when things flow back T." their usual
channels. We may say it ought not to
:,
will be- But it is bound To he. and
every church must face it. There must
come Il time when the special methods
of the revival shall cease. and the usual
methods oi Christian lite and church
work will hc resumed. No one pre-
tends that even Mr.. Moody could make
the llippodrnnr meetings permanent
with profit. Their being unusual is Il
part of their normal channels. The
great problem j., how To Turn the in
tcrcSt awakened in these great gather
imgs into the quictcr streams of church
life. 1t may just us we'll Ice confessed.
that the peculiar glow of the revival
will pass away, with the continued
pressure of its peculiar methods. The
problem il to tIanSmutc this glow of
the occasion into Il permanent and in
telligcni purpose. To secure these re
suits as largely us possible. there are
tw" oI three things very important to
bear in mind.
|. The less the rcguIdr Work Of tie
chHrch is mtcrtcred With. The better.
Other things being equal, those rcviVal>
Yield the largest pr"p"ItI"n of pcr"l;i-
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