Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-16

,Fhe Great Revival on Monday
NigiIt--No Less Than Twenty
-Four Resign the Pledge.

The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. DR.. Robertson.
President Gooch filled che chair and
Secretary Dobyns read the minutes.
According to programme, Berry
Mitchell READ selections from the
works of shakespeare and other au-
l.hors anld much applause, and af-
towards the President made the fol-
lowing touching and ~effectual appeal
to the young men present:
l am glad to see SO many out.
The crowd here shows that neither
the interest nor the cause is dead.
We have been we'll entertained but
we meet for something more Every
time we meet we mean business as
well as pleasure and culture. We
have had good re aiding and good
singing, Notwithstanding the acct
dent to the organ and the condition
of the platform. ca lamp had ex-
ploded before the meeting on the
platform and could not be extin-
guished until after the bellows Of the
organ had been injured.) Before
we seperate l wish to give another
opportunity to sign the pledge.
There are no doubt some present
who have signed the pledge and have
not kept it. There are probably
some too, that have not signed it as
yet. Let me urge all to come for
ward. Signing the pledge may prove
to be a prop lis you progress towards
what is good. While urging you |
will tell Il story.
[ knew q young man better than |
know most of those in Mexico. He
was the only son of a fond father and
doting mother. He had every pos
sibIe opportunity of improving him
self, but, like many a well raised
young man, he got to be fast; going
constantly from bad to worse, but
his mother was praying for him, and
his father, pure and upright, set be-
fore him the very highest example OF
purity and virtue. This young man,
like a. good many others, was pccul-
ar he might be talked at, but he
would not stand being talked to.
His father and mother, therefore,
said but little to him, but hour after
nour and day after day, their prayers
assembled for their son David, and
one evening as David was returning
home from = trolic, when he reached
the garden surrounding the house,
he overheard the low tones of his
fathers voice calling " his name
in prayer. Suddenly an arrow went
to his heart, and from that hour he
was a changed man. In less than
Twelve months afterwards he "a {
missionary, preaching the Gospel &c
the heather.
NV friends, there is nothing like
looking after the unfortunate with s
sympathetic heart. When the tele.
gram from Canada to the gulf anC
from New York to San Francisco,
rang out, "Wherc is Charley Ross
it flashed into thousands Of respOn
sive hearts and thousands of prayer,
went up that the lost child might be
found. Now, there are not only
lost children. but lost men in Mexi,
co. And yet, after all that can b.
said and has to be said, humanity il
not altogether bad. 1t has its goo(
sides too. In this town, besides thu
unfortunate, there are hearts tina
Jeat for the unfortunate. Will yOl
lot accept such sympathy? Oh
BROTHER, will you not come from tn,
aloons and join the company tina
gathers here, and yearns for your 50
ciety? Will you not give up tn,
cup? Will you not quit the trool
that follows the downward path
Oh, come, aud gladden. the heart of
father. Oh, come, and cause q moth
er to rejoice. Oh, come, and blcs
your wife and her little ones! Oh
how my heart IS concerned for you
May the good Angel bless you
May he help you to shun false ways
Your mothers ask for Gods blessiG.
on your heads. Oh, young men
you are the stay of the nation an,
hope of the church! You will be it
lawyers and preachers and my praye
is that you may be better and wise
than those that have preceded yOu
God bless you young men! Oh,
| could but pursuade you to tur
from the cup-full of a vile bevcrag
that weighs down to hell. Come
Oh, young men and take The pledge
, Call heaven to witness that you il
/ tend 20 keep it until your heart string
break. Oh, young men that hay
fallen, come back and sign again
Nobody knows how much manhoo'
is IN him until he struggles again an
| again with a vanquishcr. | rejoic
in every honest wcll-directed etfol
and every honest pledge. Oh
: come back, | beg you, to make al
c other stand and take your place
among the Murphies again.
During this urgent appeal som
!, ~ youth, among them, some of til
, most promising young men in Mex
: co advanced to the speaker and sigr
$ ed the pledge amid applause an
a cheers of appreciation and sympathy
After returning thanks to Almight
God for the success of the evenln
the meeting adjourned.