The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-08

'Seventh-Because 1t is built UP largely
on a sudden and transient excitement Of
the feelings. which soon die away and
leave their victims. Ia 50 very many cases.
stranded. subject 10 every false ism that
arises, by which they are usually landed
hopeless wrecks IN the sloughNf infdelIty
and practical atheism.
Such are some Of the reasons / find for
opposing the s0-called revival system.
And believe that . careful study 81 the
facts Of the history Of the great revival
movements ot our country during the last
century and a half win substantiate them
as correct I gather such Impressions
with reference 10 New England at least
as they appear IN that valua BILE work. the
American Church History series And I
am personally acquainted With the state
OF AFFAIRS IN certain sections Of Penusyi-
vania ard Ohio. where the great revival
wave OF the '4os swept through some OF
our Lutheran churches. They are known
10 rhis DAY as the Burnt districts Some
Of them have since been revived but only
by conscientious. conservative met hods
such as early catechisation Of the Young
and the plain, ferVcnt preaching ~ the
whole counsel % God IN the law and the
Gospel Nor have the revivals tended to
unite the forces Of ChTlsteDdom nntwith-
standing tne urtoDIsm OF the reTivaliSfs
JHst the opposite has been the tendency
There has heen no great revival OF mod
ern times but some new sect was found
struggling for its existence IN It's wake
speaking 81 the effects OF revtVais upon
the churches. the late Dir kauth one OF
our chief American Lutheran eheoIorians
aptiy said They are united 10 pieces
and revived 90 death'
No. i do not believe IN these sporadic
efforts t0 save men Cu ma sza THO Cos
pei must deal with the Individual heart
n a calm. serious. rational vav ana fhe
manner % the church's development must
p along fhe lines ~ 'arsi the blade then
the ear. after that the FUN corn in me
ear.'-M&Tk iy y"
Rev. J. y smith. First Christian church .
have not seen much concerning what
t'l Joydan said. and cannot therefore
speak - aoVisedly So J could desire
At tae first ! waz disposed 10 condemn
als utteranee. supposlnc he was spaaki0e
oI conversion or REVEALS without any
qualification. II be has ssI5 that ON
tausa, .n the NeR Testament S~r{n-rirss
Is species of moral drunkenness no +.
entirely wrong IL the conversion az sim
a-F~, ana She re+lSsl ~ dying ana uselass
4ts'atnsni. - rnHfeif simple and rational.
me uHteF lR0ai1E Is addressed 5ni en-
hN4tenT4 hy Rae Nori OF God. and fHs
conscience "a awakened. flfrlreut Ii con-
F}nttd, the Ge1rr "a pur'He1. the wiU Is
s1biutt. ans The fals man Is -a,r4.lsa+ af,,
sson uT excitement
u understand however +r4r n- f,-
dan has modified his statement -o as -
fhNa eNc}fiCG revival. such a - were very
common years ago ard R1ich sometimes
seat - gre mournsrs- bench vas d prarn
RENT factor WITH which the WORT ~ Co4
ott lltste 80 3oi ln wat-1 ter 8n.fs~1tzssF-
ing was no; Addressed. the whole EFFORT
rfFiv4.s persons were sres-f, vs-7r,s--,s
un'n intensely excited ard scarcely r4-
-"I Nfat t4ft Sat1 rF E II
nave seen nee flnE~ iu watch uurrgaar =
~ttfi m ~Go4ttnE a0t praying while
ta H 20 2 e" con. ancor~c 4o5Is