The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1891-01-08


ESccpt few with Els spirit best,
i,opnni ami Phlncis may describe TIC teE.
Tho in,idel writings of Shaftesbury and
Hobbies and Chubb had done their work.
But power from on Ei.l clE.e upon both
the Wesleys and Lady HUNTINGTON on tho
osher side the Atlantic. and upon N,lliam
Tcnnans an1 Gilh-rs Tem1l3 anl David
Brainerd on this side the Atlantic, aud both
hcmispheres felt the tread OF n pardonns
God. Coming TO later date, there may be
here and there in this audience an aged man
or woman who can remember New York in
1881, when this power from on high de.
scended most wondrously. lt came upon
pastors aud congregations and theatres and
commercial establishments. Chatham
Street Theatre, New York, was the scene of
most tremendous religious awakening
A committee of Christian gentlemen called
upon the lessee of the theatre, and said they
would like 10 buy tho lease of the theatre.
He said, "What do you want II for!" They
replied, "For n church" For wh.a-at"
said the owner. For church." was the
reply. The owner said, You may have il,
and will give you thousand dollars t. help
you on with your work" Arthur Tappau,
n man nightly prosecuted in his time. but
man. rs | saw him in his last days, as honest
and pure and gool rs any man ever knew,
stepped ON the stage Of old Chatham Theatre
rs the actors were closing their morning
rehearsal and said, There will be preaching
HtIS W Ol luls hiu-t. uul lutn EtNb
out and sang with such people as wero there
the old hymn:
The voice Of free gFaco cr,c', escape to the mount
For oil iha. b;lievc Christ has opened a fountain
The barroom Of the theatre was turned in.
90 n prayer room, and eight hundred per-
son, were present Nt tho first meeting. For
seventy successive nights religious services
were held in that theatre, aud such scene, os
mercy and salvation as will he subjects Of
Conversation and cougratulation among tho
ransomel IN glory as long as heaven lasts.
But | come to n later time---l -lNjI--rcmen-
bcrel by many who are here. | remember
it especially, as had Just entered the Office
Of the ministry. IL was year Of hard times.
\ great panic had flung hundreds Of thou-
sands ot people p'nniless Starvation on.
kFSkn tR2t had aic II TfHE many 9Sli2rs &ig
became tragedy. Suicide. garroting
burglary, assassination were rampant What
nm awful day that wa, when the banks went
duwul There has been nothing iik' IL m
thirty years, and pray God there may not
be anything like IL In the next thirty Ccu-
turicS. Talk about your Black Fridays! II
wns Black saturday, Blnck Sunday. Black
Monday, Black Tue day, Black Wednesday.
Black Gbursday Us well rs Black Friday.
This nation in it, extremity fell helpless
before the Lord and cried for pardon aud
peace, aud upon ministers and laymcn tho
power from on high descended. Eugin ,
houses, warcroomS, hotel parlors, museums,
factories, from IL 10 | o'clOck, while tue upar.
atives were resting, were opened for PRAYER.
and sermons aud inquiry rooms, and
Burton's old theatre On Chambers street.
where our ancestors used to assemble g.
laugh at the comedies, and all M aud down
the streets, and out on the docks aul on the
decks OF ships lying at the wharf people sang.
"All hail the power of Jesus's name, willis
al ...NN ..
ing oil Christians on week day. III Juyuc's
Hail. Philadelphia, tclegraphei 20 Filton
street Prayer Meeting in New York, saying.
what hath God wrought and a telegram
went back saying. "fwo huudrel souls
saved at our meeting today a ship came
through the Narrows into our hor6or the
captain reporting that himself aud all III,
crew had been converted 10 God between
New Orleans aud New York
In the busiest narts OF our busiest Amer
lean cities, whcro the worshipers Of Nam.
mon had been counting their golden beads
men began To calculate, "What shall IL pro-
tit man II he gain the whole world AMI loso
his soulW Tho waters in restaurants after
the closing OF their days work knelt amuu
the tables where they had served. Polio =
men asked consent of tho Commissioner OF
Police to be permitted % attenl religious
meetings. At Albany members of the New
York Legislature assembled in tho room of
the Court OF Appeals at halt-pa,t eight
O'Clock III the morning for prayer and praise.
Printed invitations were sent out to the fire.
men or New Y Ork SAYING Como as suit )
your convenience best, whether in lire or
citizens dress, but como, come" Quarry
men kneit among the r0c..S. Fishermen
knclt IL thor boats. Weayers knet among
the looms, Sailors kpe!t among the ham
mocks. Schoolmastcrs knet among their
classes. a gentleman travelling said there
was n line ~ prayer meetings from Omaha
10 Washington City, aud ha might have
added llna of prayer meetings from tue
Atlantic 10 tho Pacific coast. and from tho
st. Lawrence TO the Gulf of Mexico.
In those days what songs, what sermons,
what turniugs TO God, what recital of thrill.
ing experiences, what proligals brought
home, what burning tidings of souls saved
what serfdom of sin emlncipltcl, what
wild rout OF the forces OF darkness, what
victories for the truthl What millions on
earth aud IN heaven ara now thanking God
Tor 1851, which, though the year OF worst
financial calamity, was the year of Amer
ica's most glorious blessing. How do YOU
account for 1851, its spiritual triumphs
on the heels of its worldly misfo~tunes
! IL was what my tcxa calls the power from on
| high.
That was thrty-thre, years ago, and
though there have been in various part, os
the land many STRINGS Of the Holy Ghost,
there has been no general awakening.
docs II not seem 10 you that we ought to
have and may have the scenes of power in
1851 eclipsed by the scenes OF power in lsJl,
The circumstances are somewhat similar.
| While we have not had national panic aud
universal prostration rs in 1857, there has
oeen stringcncy in the money market that
, has put many of the families of the earth 10
their wits end, Large commercial intcre IS
collapsing have left multituies OF employees
without means ot support. Tho raced
brains OF business men have almost or ext
| trely given way. Now illustrations all over
the land, of the fact tina. riches havo not only
'tO1t, on which they walk slowly as thay come
but wings on which they sphni wacn they
! 90. Eternal God # hou knowest how crimped
and severe and solemn time 10 is with many
And rs the business rum of 1851 was FOL.
Swed by the glorious tfiumphs OF grace let
tho awful struggles or 1879 be followat by
| the halolujahs of nation slyel in 1871.
Brethren in the Gospel ministry! il we
| spent half rs much tlms in prayer as We do
in the preparation of our sermons nothing
could stand before us. We would have the
! power from on high as we noyerhal IL Private