Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-04-05
STATE NEWS,
Religious Intelligence.
THE REVIVAL IN CHARLOTTE.

..- THE REVIVAL IN CHARLOTTE
The revival movement recently closed at
Charlotte has been productive of much
good. Though the people of that town
have long been known as sober and SUBJ
stantial. not backward in works Of benevo-
lence or Christianity, it remained to be
proven that the fields were ripe for the
labor OF the evangelists, and that there ex-
listed much that was bad among much that
was good. 1t is not necessary to state the
number OF conversions; it sufices to say
that the success of the meetings was very
marked, embracing not only large numbers
oil the young men and women, but many
heads of families, comprising some OF the
best in the town, as regards social posi-
tons. Ofthe evangelist. under whose lead
the work was carried on, cur correspondent
says: The labors of an evangelist, if sue
cessful, demand the possession of peculi
talents. So much has 70 be overcome so
many prejudices to be met and uprooted
so many elements. not always in harmony,
to be blended in n harmonious whole"
that the men or women who succeed in this
work must be peculiarly adapted to it. Mrs.
Hammond. the lady who had charge of the
revIva services here, was the pOssessOr OF these
faculties in a marked degree. Tact in the use
Of talents is as necessary to success as the tai
ents themselves. and with both COM
bined there is little or no question as to re-
suits. Mrs. Hammond's real and chosen
work is not that OF an evangelist, and her
labOrs here and at other places in this State
have come ID, as 1t were, incidentally. Her
chosen held OF labor is among the sailors OF
our great staports. For more than two
years, and until within few months, she
was connected with the New York Port So
| ciety, of New York city, and was the first
regularly appointed lady missionary OF that
Society, whose object is to advance the
Christian interests of the sailors. To seek
them out in their various places of resort.
induce them to attend the I" Mariners
Church" and Mission, and finally to sail
under the Bethel flag, became her duty and
the duty OF those who labored with her in
connection with this Society. Mrs. Ham
mond IL now in communication with over
three hundred sailors who owe their Chris
tian standing largely to her efforts and the
Efforts OF those associated with her. Wish
ing to engage in similar labors in another
port she rendered her resignation to the New
fOrK society, anu IL was Wnlle making the
proposed change that she became engaged in
the revival movements in this State and at
Crown Point and Port Henry in New York.
She is an earnest, warm-hearted woman,
with an abiding zeal, and courage that
will not admit Of failure. She engages in
her masters work with resolute purpose
to succeed. and such rarely fail. Filled
with love for the souls of the unsaved. she
imparts to others of her enthusiasm. This
is glorious gift, and she should thank God
and take courage.
In this connection mention should be
made of the important and faithful assist
ance rendered during the meetings in this
place, by Rev. C. R. Hawley. of Shelburn.
and Rev. j. W. Bennett, of North Ferris
burgh. The people of this town will long
hold them in kind remembrance.