Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-09
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY g. 1891

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line of prayer meetings from Omaha to
Washington city, and he might have added
a line OF prayer meetings from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific coast, ami from the st. Law
renee TO the Cult of Mexico.
BLESS COD FOR 1871
In those days what songs, what sermons
what ,urnings TO God, what recital of
thrilling experiences, what prodigals
brought home, what burning tidings of
souls saved, what scrfdom OF sin enamel
patcd, what wild rout Of the forces of
darkness, what victories for the truth
What millions on earth and in heaven arc
now thanking God for iS"7 which though
the ycar OF worst financial calamity, was
the year Of Amerc1's most glorious bless
ing How do you account for 1887, its
spiritual trumphs on the heels of its
worldly mistor unc? 1t was what my text
calls the power from on high.
That was thirty-th"cc years ago, and
though there have been in various parts of
the land many STRINGS OF the Holy Ghost,
there has been no general awakening.
Does il not seem to you that we Ought to
have aud may have the scenes of power in
1857 ecipsed Ivy the scenes OF power in 1881?
The circumstances are somewhat similar.
WHiic We have not had ntticnal panic and
universal prostration rs in 1851, there has
been stringancy in the money market
that has put many of the families of the
earth to their wits end. Large CONNER
cinl interests collapsing have left multi
tudcs of employees without means OF
support. The rac,ed brains of business
men have almost or entirely given way
New Illustrations ali over the land of the
fact that riches have not only feet. or
which they walk slowly rs they come, but
wings Oh which thcy -Pc"d when they go
Eternal God. thou knOvcst how Cruupcd
and severe and solemn a time it 10 with
many. And as the business ruin OF 1851
was followed by the glorious triumphs of
grace, let the awful struggles of 1890 be
followed by the hallclujahs OF natiou
saved in 1891.
LET Us ALL PRAY MORE.
brethren in the Gospel ministry if we
spent half a. much time in prayer rs WE
do in the preparation of our sermons moth
Ing could stand before It's. We would hrvc
the power from on high as we never had
it. Private membership of all Christon
dom if we spent half a. much time in pos
tive prayer for this influence rs we do III
thinking about it and talking about it
there would not he secretaries enough To-
take down the names of those who want to
give III thcir names loHchiI'tmcnt.
We would have hundreds OF cases Xix"
those recently reported when mau Salr
to an EVANGELIST: II am lost sinner. Pra%
for me. My vie has been Il professor OF
religion for years, but knew she did no
enjoy religion, and said If that was all
there was N religion did not want II.
But for the last few days she has looked
and acted III such an elevated and glorious
spirit that cannot stand 1t away from
| God. | want tie same religion that in
/ spires hrr. Come! Come! all through thr
/ United States, and ali through Christeu
DOM and all around the world let Us join
! hands in holy plOr4c that We viii call
| upon God for the power. Oh, for the powcr
| from on hiGh, the power that came or
| Pentecost, yea, for ten thousand Pen:c
| costsl such times Will come, and they
viii come III our day If we have the faith.
aud tine prayer, and the conservation.
As the power from on high in 1897 wa
more remarkable IN academies of mus
and lyceum halls and theatres than il
| churches, why not this winter of 1891 in
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