Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-01-08

line of prayer meetings from Omaha t(
wash, gton city, and he might have added
a line of prayer meetings from the Atlantic
N the Pacific coast, and from the St. Law
renee to the Gulf of Mexico.
BLESS GOD FOR 1861.
In those days what songs, what sermons
What turnings to God, what recital OF
thrilling experiences, what prodigals
hronght home, what burning tidings OF
souls saved, what serfdom of sin enamel
mated, what wild rout of the forces OF
darkness. what victories for the truth
What millions on earth and in hea ven are
now thanking God for 1857, which, though
the year of worst financial calamity, was
the year of Americas most glorious bless.
ing. How do you account for 1857, its
spiritual triumphs on the heels of its
worldly misfortune? 1t was what my rext
calls the power from on high.
That was thirty-three 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 it not seem to you that we ought to
have and may have the scenes of power in
1857 eclipsed by the scenes of power in 1911
The circumstances are somewhat similar
While we have not had national panic and
universal prostration as in 1857, there has
been stringency in the money market
that has put many of the families of the
earth to their wits end Large CONNER
cial interests collapsing have left multi
tudes of employees without means OF
support. The racked brains of business
men have almost or entirely given way.
New illustrations all over the land of the
fact that riches have not only feet. on
which they walk slowly as they come, but
wings on which they speed when they go.
Eternal Godl thou knowest how cram ped
and severe and solemn time it is with
many. And as the business ruin of 1857
was followed by the glorious triumphs OF
followed by the hallelujahs OF nation
saved in 1891
-'rrreSM. PRAY MoREl
Brethren in the Gospel ministry if we
spent half as much time in prayer as we
do in the preparation of our sermons moth
ing could stand before us. We would have
the power from on high as we never had
it, Private membership of all Christen-
doml ii we spent half as much time in pos
tive prayer for this influence as we do in
thinking about it and talking about it,
there would not be secretaries enough TO
take down the names of those who want to
give in their names for enlistment.
We would have hundreds Of cases like
those recently reported when man said
to an evangelist: 81 am lost sinner Pray
for me. Ny wife has been a professor OF
religion for years, but | knew she did not
enjoy religion, and | 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 in
spires her" Comet Comet all through tn.
United States, and all through Christen-
dom, and all around the world let us 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
Pentecost, yea, for ten Thousand Pente-
costsl Such times will come, and they
will come in our day If we have the faith.
and the prayer, and the conservation.
As the power from on high in 1857 was
more remarkable in academies of music
and lyceum halls and theatres than in
churches, why not this winter Of 1891 in
these two academies of music, places of Sc
cular entertainment where we are during
the rebuilding Of our Brooklyn Tabernacle.
so grandly and graciously treated by the
owners and lessons and lessees; why not
expect, and why not have the power from
on high, comforting power, arousing
power, con~iStinS power, converting pow
er, saving power, omnipotent powery My
opinion is that in this cluster of cities by
the Atlantic coast, there are five hundred
thousand people now ready to accept the
gospel call, il, freed from all the conven
tionalities of the church, it were earnestly
and with strong faith presented to them.
In these brilliant assemblies there art
hundreds who are not frequenters oil
churches, and who do not believe much ii
at all in ministers of religion or ecclesiast
ical organizations. But God knows you
have struggles in which you need help, anc
bereaverlents in which you want soiace
and prosecutions in which you ought &c
have defense, and perplexities in which you
need guidance, and with profound
thought.ulness you stand by the grave OF
the old year, and the cradle of the young
year, wondering where you will be and
be when trolling years shall
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scend np5YFSheml
Men eli New York and Brooklyn, offer
you God and heaven From the day you
cities what a struggle you
49, pcan tell from your careworn
and the tears in your eyes,
and the deep sigh you have just breathed
that you want reinforcement, and heic II
is. greater than Blucher when he re IN
forced Wellington; greater than the Bank
of England when last month it re-enforced
the Barings-namely. the God who through
Jesus Christ is ready to pardon all your
sin, comfort all your sorrows, scatter all
your doubts, and swing all the shining
gates OF heaven wide open before your re
deemed spirit. Come into the kingdom OF
Godl Without a half second of delay
come inl
THEY LACK RELI HON.
Many of my hearers today are what the
world calls. and what / would cali splen
did fellows, and they seem happy enough,
and are jolly and obliging. and II were in
trouble would 20 to them with as much
confidence as | would to my father, if he
were vet alive But when they go To their
rooms at nfybf or when the eycitemcnts of |