Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-05-01
The Boston Revival.
Address of Gen. John L. swift.

efforts OF Mr.. Moody at the Tabernacle |
TO make public profession OF their faith |
in religion, General John l.. Swift, Who
is well known in Maine as a popular
campaign speaker who has spoken at
many points in our State. Ga Wednes-
day at The fremont Temple meeting
after The discourse by Mr.. Moody, be
called upon Gen. Swift who spoke as fol-
lows:
Whatever 1 can do in speaking will be
by telling my story IS briefly and as
plainly as ] can. never doubted the
existence OF Gcd. Since | came to OF
serve things, the rising and the setting
sun, and the sea and the sky and ali the
marvel OF the seasons, have been proof
TO me that there must be a supreme BE-
iug that was the cause OF all lie and the
source of all truth, but as for my de-
tendance on that Being, any communi-
cation with Him, aud trusting Him,
was as absolutely Indifferent as a savage
or pagan. But while living Ia this
world aud living like tho world. my
father and my mother and my wife and
my sisters and many friends were pour
iug their pray ers into heaven and plead
ing there Tor me-. and their prayers were
heard aud | became intellectually con-
WINGED that there was nothing % hn
man being OF such concern to him as the
welfare OF his own soul. | knew well
enough that had had evil and good pu
before me, and that had deliberately
chosen the evil, and that there stood
aEGiust me q sum of sin. There 1t stocd;
The fact could not DO denied; no shuddy
metaphysics. no fancy logic, no trick OF
reason could de!ude mc with the idea
that could forgive my own sin. was
too sensible for that, and | auXiouslY
looked into tho Bible for help and |
found that it that book didu't understand
anything else in the world IL under
stood the nature and the condition and
the wants Of my soul with an uneuing
accuracy. ! saw ! wanted new nature
II any man did. and found that | and
All other men could accept tho plan OF
salvation provided by the wisdom and
the love OF God and obtain new heart
and live 10 Him and OF Him. or | and all
other men could reject the plan and We
could have our old natures ard live
/
deliberately 10 give myself up 10 tina,
Saviour who 10y the passion OF the cross
had given Himself To death Tor me. !
chose, say, to do this, bu, determined
q, first to 10 it all alone 10y myself. very
quietly in the silence OF my own
chamber, with no one but Almighty God
as my confident. One Supday evening.
altogether beyond any arrangement OF
mine. vi bout the siightos. intention OF
so doing. and now i, seems TO me guided
by the hand OF the Power above me, !
was led into The Tabernacle. | don't
know how Mr.. MOODY knew ! Was there,
but be did. never spoke 10 him 10 ny
lie til thi, noon. and yet he evidently
got up that sermon expressly lOJ nie,
because every sentence IN II, like ril-
shot, wen, 10 my heart; II WAS that ser
mon upon the Precious VIII. and The
main scene was 'WhoSoever will comics,
me pciorc mcr him Will / confess before
my Father IN Heaven All. those words
Confess Ge.yro men rang in my cars.
they seemed ike bolt coming from The
skies with tho Ugh: "a the throne upon
,htm. aud / did confess boio.e men. /
told my story with the weakcS; knees |
ever hnd III my h!e, bu, there came 10
me 'Ha' c 'nsci3usnoSS' "n'cu - 'u' oIy
aud help from God had come 10 m and
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Boston has no pic.sure, no. a pleasure.
ruts-,,a Uvu.s. know /, through and
tt,.u.h. Inv, sampled tli. Fur.i's
go.G. IN AL their variety. and have
.,ut,l.j ihe PROMISES of my Father In
p..,.rer I,'i ,,1 with the sa.,mni,y
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,,rte5 mo one glowing whole. AGED
before Two weeks Il that peace waic9
comes with prayer and with cet.nIr1
that my ioet are on the Rock OF AG's
Ga, may God help me to touch some
heart here to-day Ia avery lew wears,
avory few years, my friends, wJ shall lee
standing upon the border OF the shoIr'sss
s... s,J ,hen with The chill OF des,h upuu
our faces we mus, either hear the en-.
f.a,us,i5n. He that is uriust. lei hiu
be upins, sim or having touched the
hem OF His garment. VIC shall looS b.
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