The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-28

Hillsbore's Need.
The crying need Of our once fair city
is rousing revival-one that will shake
the very foundations Of the place. The
village that once deservedly and proud
ly bore the title Of 1.-THE Model Town"
is fast losing all claim to the name, and
is gaining reputation abroad a. being
one Of the most corrupt, wicked and de-
graded places Of its size in the State.
"Old Nick" scenes to have removed lie
throne into our midst, and, with his
numerousimps, both internal and human,
10 working with his might for the de-
struction and downfall Of our once
proud old burg. Sin in every shape.an
form is boldly walking our streets, and
corruption Of the worst kind IL lurking
in every nook and corner.
Why is this? What is causing this
great calamity to befall us 2 Christians,
fellow-church members, you and ] are
responsible in q great degree-aye
very great degree--for this state Of A.
fairs. While the enemy has been con-
stantly on the alert and giving every
inch Of ground possible, we have been
sitting listlessly by with folded hands
While Satan has been establishing his
strongholds and dens Of iniquity, where
our sons, our husbands, our fathers are
lured and dragged down to hell and
damnation, we have been quietly and
timidly looking on without raising a
finger to stop the onward course Of the
foe. Brethren, is IL not time for US to
arouse from our lethargy and call a halt
in the course we are pursuing? This
world is to be saved by men, through the
redeeming power of Christ as exercised
by and through those saved. Of course
you and I and every church member in
the town, having experienced the
blessed Savior's love in our hearts. teel
that we are saved. II we are ssS6d ~
have been endured with power from on
high to assist in the salvation Of the
world. Are we exercising and using that
strength ? Are we employing the talents
with which we have been endowed to
their utmost capacity in seeking to res
cue those sinking in the sea Of sin and
degradation and placing them upon the
rock Of salvation I? In not, Why not
Isn't it our duty? II the world is to be
saved by the saved it is high time they
were at work. The enemy is working
increasingly night and day, land we must
do the same. While we have been
drowsily moping around, the foe has en-
tered our city and taken possession Of it.
He is even coming into our very houses
and snatchlng our darlings from our
arms and leading them to death and de-
struetion. Come, come, we must wake
up. Let all church members in Hills.
boro once more vow their allegiance to
God, our commander, buckle on their
armor and march bravely forward into
the ranks, determined to triumph in the
good cause. Fight manfully, and like
those brave old Scotch soldiers fighting
! for their liberty under William Wallace.
when IN the thickest OF the battle and
closely pressed on every side, let but the
thought of the name of your leader in.
fuse you with new vigor and life. We
must fight and fight hard and long. Too
many Christians seem to think that the
preacher is to do all the work. This is
not right. 1t is his duty to work, and it
is our duty to help him, but do we
For some weeks revival services have
been in progress in our midst, but only
the ministers and few Of the faithful
have been actively at work, and it is
the desire that all of Gods people may
rally to their support that prompted
these few remarks. If every Christian
in the incorporate limits could only be
brought to fully reelize his duty and be-
come thoroughly aroused from the leth
argic state into whic he has drifted, the
result would be such gracious out
pouring of the Holy Ghost upon oul
people that again the fame OF our LITTLE
city would be spread far and near as il
the days of the crusade. God bless tina
noble band of women, and If we will
only work as hard and pray as faithful!
and fervently as did they, our work
will bring forth abundant fruit. Ma.
the Almight grant that our Christian
may be stirred up to q sense of thei
duty and that. the result will be the con
version and salvation OF many souls il
; our community. Always bearing il
mind, dear readers, the language G
Florence Anderson Clark, this will b
accomplished:
, ''Nor do portals Of Paradise open for one
Who has left any work that he could do III
. It's honors, it's blisses await the true men,
Who, with ten talents trusted, have m ade oth'
tan ~