The Chickasaw messenger., 1881-05-19
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Mr. GreaticifL sad beer preceding
| in Ncfdcn alnni ONE loar uhen Mr
/ Admttus brought Dis tt'de To The
elegant mansion lie had Succeeded
lin turning many unto be Lord, aai
while j. is true that there was much
vice ia Verden, q was O iactihai ma
I jority Of the people had changed their
lives The moral desert had begun
% srfjoice audblossom as ,hef fosep
| Fteri many family altars sent up
evening and morning prayer, and
hhhdreds OF happy hearts attended
the Sunday school The dafk clouds
which had long hung over tHe church,
broke in blessings upon it, and
behind il an was seen The smiling face
of rcconcfiai and loving God
The truth Is, he had had a glorious
revival. SO powerful that few had not
been affected by it. Il was religions
cyclone which carried neally every
body before it. As is always The case
those who we're weak knead became
strong when religion gained the
ascendency-they took the streets
and publicly condemned the sins Of
Verden. and declared they would
adhere to the principles of right
There is nothingwrong ia one being
zealous-it is our duty TO be "very
jealous for the Lord God" But j.
sometimes requires stretch Of Gre
dulitv 10 take into our confidence
those who express their religious
convictions only when e isa popular
thing. With Joy they received the
word hut it has no root in them aud
soon the little plant wiihers Tuat
there we're some of that class 10 Vcr-
den does not argue that there was not
great awakening 10 lhe town
We are acquainted IN The own, and
also know many men VINO pfoleaacd
religion under Grcathearts ministry
when they were boys All did not
ENDURE but he win have many from
Yerden to rise up ia The judgment
and call him blessed.
There never was q great revival /
that was not followed by the falling
away OF some. John the Baptist bad |
a great revival and 90 large was the |
number of his converts that in speak I
ing Of their terms Of universally are I
used and yet many Of them fell /
away. When Christ rode into Jerusa-
lem. and the people shouted and cast |
branches Of palm trees in the way. 1
there we're some crying, "Hosana," /
who afterwards "went back and I
walked no more with him Many I
of the conversions in the DAYS Of |
Luther and Wesley and in the revival l
of 1912 were spurious, and so il will 1
be to the end Of the world. We
need not wonder that some in Yer .
den we're mistaken in their CONVEX
sion or else "turned from the holy I
commandment"
The circulating Of a counterfeit 4
proves the existence Of a true coin, I
so, that though there we're some sun 1
stable souls" there we're also many |
bright and permanent conversions /
among the best citizens. The church |
became very prosperous and the melo
dious songs Of Zion hoated upon The !
air every Sabbath
We found among Greathearts LETT
ters one written at that time in which |
he says: "The leaVen Of Christianity |
has permeated the town, and trnth
has Tegenerated public sentiment"
Just at this time the new married /
couple came and were enthusiast
cally received Soon after their arri /
val the ladies Of Verden called on Mrs /
Admetus, and told her Of the lively
times they had been having, and.
asked her to 'join the church"
For some time she was undecided |
what course to pursue. She cared |
nothing for religion, but she knew
that the ladies who had called, had !
represented the moral tone Of the /
place; and that her popularity would /
be doubtful il she disregarded their |
wishes. She attended services few
times and at the solicitation Of her
husband joined with him and vas
baptized in the name of the Trinity,
promising to "renOunce vain pompt |
and glory OF the world, so that
she would not follow or be led by
them"
For some time everything went
well with the church. Mr Admetus
rose rapidly both in business and in
the church He was regarded as one
of the most substantial men in the
commercial circles, and was made q
deacon Of the church. He had no
enemies, vas afriend to the poor, and
wss at last elected, By q large major
ity, as President Of the dSociety for
Suppression Of immortality among
the Hottentots
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