St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-29
IN FIRST BAPTIST Church.
III -: u.
He Talks on the Importance
Of Revivals in Christian
Work, ~
GIVING FIVE GOOD REASONS
Why the Churches Should
Hold Them at Regular.
Intervals.

threatening aspect of the weather,
there was large attendance at the
First Baptist church last night at
the first of the revival meetings
which are to be conducted there dur
ing the next three weeks by Rev.
DR.. Perren, of Chicago. D. Perren
appears to be about thirty-tive years
of age, unconventional in dress and
style, and extremely earnest in man
ner. although entirely free from any,
thing, that savors Of rant and cant,
and he was listened to with deep
attention during his address, which
did net occupy much over half an
hour. There was good singing by
large chorus, which was Joined in
heartily by the congregation. Be
fore the hymn preceding his sermon
the doctor spoke Of the struggle he
had to abandon his passionate at the
Western Avenue Baptist church. Chi
cago, and enter upon the rowing life
of an evangelist, but he felt the ne
cessity laid upon him, and had taken
the plunge.
His address last night was on the
subject of "Revivals, -: the text be-
ing taken from Psalm lxxxv., 6,
"Wilt thou not revive us again."
He said that some people, even pro-
Tossing Christians, did not believe in
revivals, and asked what was the
object which it was sought to ac-
complish by them. They say the
church should be in a continual state
of revival, and have no need of thase
special efforts, but We have to take
things just as they are. The simple
fact is that this ideal church alaa
yet to be found, and we need reviv-
ais to have the joy of the Ldrd re-
stored to U.s.. Churches often make
the mistake of, thinking that9 the
principal, if not the only use of a
revival, was TO reach the uncon-
verted, whereas real revival means
the quickening of the church itself.
and then the conversion oft those
outside will follow as the NATURAL re-
suit. q
Z If this church were to be truly re-
vlVed, or any other church, it would
nave a wonderfully far-reaehihg re-
suit. The speaker warned his HEARERS
that if'othere was. any exploitation
on their part that he had power to
revive them, or to save ta6sA who
were out of Christ; exploitation
would result in disappointment tae
san1e.Ias WAS usually the teas4 with
the tribes of Africa who sent fbr the
ralnmakers when they; experienced
a season of drought, as, no man on
earth could do such. work-onfy the
power of Code. He then proceeded
to give five reason why Christians
SHOUED PRAY FOR A REVIVAL.
First-To promote the spirituality of
Gods people. at is simple fact,
said he, that the great mass of pro-
Iessing Christians are not living close
to the Lord. Is it not So with MANY
mere tonight? How many of us have
been in that. state trying to work for
COD and yet not right ourselves?
therefore we need reviving. There is
some reason why the great mass of the
world pass right by the church and
never come IN, and the reason is to be
found to a great extent In the fact that
PiO1CoSiiiS live SO
much like the world that..the world.
cannot discern any difference: The
truth is, there is a church within the
church. Some church people can be
depended upon for work and for living
Whiie too many fringe all the way
from what I have called this inner
charch' to the borders of the world,
until the boundary line is almost i'm.
be accomplished by these meetings
IMAM TO get Christians out Of this outer
circle INTO the inner church. much good
would be DONE 1t is a small matter,
comparatively, whether your name is
on the church roll. we have to, meet
the Supreme Judge Who can never he
deceived. 80
"Second-We need REVEALS to nro-
mote the relationship of Gods people.
christian fellowship is one of the
sweetest pleasures on earth; The
world Is hungering tonight for fellow
snip. My heart aches for the little
children that never get a kind word.
Oh sympathy from their fathers, and
scarcely ever from their mothers for
wives whose husbands profess to love
them still. but never tell them so:
unrest and strikes in the Industrial
world can be found right here Men
want some sympathy-some a,,nrecia-
tion' ana Tor lack Of it grow bard and
embittereds and when soma fcre-
man makes himself particularly
obnoxious along this line, it is tssxa rA,t-
ting the torch to the powder. I'VE find
this sympathy in the Lord Jesus hut
FROM
on this account
!. DR.. Perren then told how he had baeu
oapt, zen IN the snow, among stFang4s,
AZ tne age OF fifteen, and how two
iadles'. VINO mad come ten miles to the
serVlce-enf1re strangers to him-lhd
s atteiioeo 10 his comfort afterwards;
now, though he had never seen thsm
since, they seenad then. and did sHll
as angels of God to him. f.
Third-The restoration of M ckslId.5
ers. Ihere was no class that the
church, as rule, was so hopeless and
,ndi1efenf about as it was regarding
Dacksliders, and yet the Bible Was fun
would
REPENT AND COME BACK
oo' ne thouSnC that perhaps he
naa been allowed to backslide him
self so that he might have more; SYM
pathy and longing for this class. They
were, in many cases, so anxious ito
come back and yet seemed to lack
the energy to make a START like a
soldier in Swiss regiment who lay
IN Geneva hospital, given up by the
doctors. His father had been sent for,
and came, bringing a little wallet with
some provisions from the old home.
but at first the boy said it was no
good. fIe had no hope of recovery and
: could not eat But the father fed him
with some Of his mothers bread, a
erumb at time. until he began to re-
yive, anud finally recovered. With
deep pathcs the speaker prayed that.
he might feed some backslideri with
crumbs of promise from the word of
God until they were restored again
to their Fathers house.