Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-10
TIE l.l.,:y1YAL or 1857

In those days what songs, what SER
mons, what turnings to God what re-
citals of thrilling G.? eTicnccs, what prod
igals brought homo, what burning It'd
ings of souls saved, what serfdoln Of
sin cmancipatcd. What wild rout of the
forces of darkness, what victories for
the truth! What millions on eartIl
for 1857, which, though The year Of
worst financial calamity, was the year
of Americas most glorious blessing!
How do you account for 1857, its spirit
ual triuulpIls on the heels of its worldly
misfortune? 1t was What my text calls
the power from ON high.
That WIS tlirty-tllrce years ago, and
though there have been in various
parts of the land many STRINGS of the
Holy Ghost there llas been no general!
awakening. Does it not seem to you
that we ought to have and may lave
the scenes Of power in 1857 eclipsed by
the scenes of power in 1901? The cir
culnstanccs are somewhat similar.
While VIC have not he'd national panic
and universal prostrttion rs in 1857,
there has been Il stringcncy in the
money market that has put many OF
the families of the earth to their wits
end. Large commercial interests col
lansing have left muliitudcs of EN-
ployes without means of support. Thc
racked brains of business men have al
most or entirely given way. Few illus
trations all over the land of the fact
that riches have not only feet, on
Which they walk slowly us they come,
but wings on which they speed when
they 60. Eternal God! thou knowcst
how cramped and severe and solemn q
time it is with many. And as the
business ruin of 1857 WAS followed by
the glorious triumphs Of grace, let th4
awful struggles of 1890 be followed by
the hallelujahs of nation saved in
1891.
Brethren in the Gospel ministry! if
we spent half as much time in prayer
as we do in the preparation OF our SER
mons nothing could stand before us.
We would have the power from on
high as we never had it. Private mem
berslIip of all Christendom if we spent
half as much time in positive prayer
for this influence rs we do in thinking
about it and talking about it, there
would not be secretaries enough to
take down the names Of those who
would want to give in their names for
enlistment.
We would havc hundreds OF cases
like those recently reported when a
man said to an evangelist: 81 AIN a lost
sinner. Pray for me. My wife. has
been professor of religion for years.
but I knew she did not enjoy religion,
and I said if that was all there was in
religion did not want it. But for the
last few days she has looked and acted
in such an elevated and glorious spirit
that | cannot stand it away from God
/ want the same religion that inspire:
her." Come! Come! all through the
United States,and all through Christcn
dom, and all around the world, let III
all join hands in holy pledge that We
will call upon God for the power. Oh
for the power from on high, the power
that came on Pentccost, yea, for ter
thousand Pentecostsl Such times vii
come, and they will come in our day
we have the faith, and the prayer, ant
the conservation.
WHY NOT TILE REVIVAL OF 1912
As the power from on high in lS5
was more remarkable in academies o
music AMI lycculn halls and theatre
than in churches, why not this white
of 1891 in these two academies 0
music, places of secular entertainment
where we are during the rcbuildinS 0
our Brooklyn Tabernacle, SO grandl.
and graciously treated by the owner