New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-15

7 am somewhat inclired to think that one reason
REVEALS S that p the raI u3 s H bein net s
rather repetition of what once enjoyed than
life in the soul of man It is very Well to turn
from all of our notions to find out exactly what the
a very curious thing to note that the word revive
exclusively the property of the Old Testament and
even there the term revive does not mean re-
ervation to life.
THE NATIONAL LIFE.
When Habailtul prays in this text. 20 Lord, re
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pleased to preserve the national life Of the people
Now, the national life of the people in the pro
TsGpS s sSSs e sa
he had in mind It was so when the PsaiTnist said,
M re tnGI not revive US again that thy people
of all the interference and interruption consequent
prays that in the midst of ali these disturbing CON
ditions the religious life might be preserved.
picture of the normal life there is first the blade
kingdom Of heaven is compa are to- the Towt Of
grain Of mustard seed. 1t is not TO say that there
that there shall be summer well winter.
But the winter is just as much normal part Of
wish to protest against is this: That the idea of
clude periods Of eeno us Where H these p eq
occur as we admit they do-something serious and
unscriptural has taken place.
propose now to ask you to consider the historic
own life, the problems of providence social unrest.
the prophet do under these circumstances? The
terhe sets Himself to be alone With Cod I oher
words. revival, a true revival is a realization Of
unless he is willing to separate himself from all
things that are purely earthly and listen for the
voice OF God
REVIVAL NOW NEEDED.
A number of years ago, when I was in Germany.
n in WI of he VpTa
cut into the form Of a dukes coronet Now no.
this feature Of gardening. but standing up and
looking down man saw the work of the architect.
So what we need TO do in our hours Of discourage
ment is to get apart and see how God after all IS
hone in our hearts and awakens INSPIRATION and
causes us to understand the real meaning of the
Now this realization of the life of God comes to
US in different WAYS at different times so that no
had to do with the sovereignty of God, the Wes-
ton the revival under Finney had do with moral
responsibility, the revival OF 1881 was protest
Moody was based upon Gods grace, the Gospel.
no one Of these REVEALS could have taken the place
of any other The revival that we need to-day,
to-day, is TO be found in the idea of personal
b5agg6f2 for af Just dea of Obligation
and the idea OF personality. Ihere goes certniniy
Power. seems TO be the guarantee Of an action and
ia the idea Of Obligation needs to be restated
But this obligation must be personal
PERSONAL OBLIGATION.
While on the one hand emphasis is being placed
1lpon social phases of religious life the other hand
there IS a very serious danger that the personal
element will be obscured. We are not to be saved
because we are children of Abraham. or because
we re members of any organization; but indi-
viduaIly through our Lord Jesus Christ. Stil
further obligation carries with IL the idea OF rela-
tionshD whether 1t be 10 a truth or to person.
Unless my soul is disturbed by truth shall feel
no Obligation that truth. and unless am re-
lated 10 some one shall feel no obligation to that
one Hence personal obligation carries with II the
idea of relationship. and this relationship carries
wit he n.
Real relationship cannot exist without there IS
trust Now lift all this up with the loea or re-
ries with IL the idea of personal relationship
through faith to the Lord Jesus Christ In other
words we need to recover Christ. This IS not 10
eay ss1a tx 10 Christ" in the common sense OF the
term h1It hack TO the whole Christ. the Divine
Man we need not only this. but we need revival
Of testimony Testimony is personal experience II
fe cbaracter and expression. This testimony must
he clear convincing. comprehensive IT must be
clear because we know 1t in our lives; II must be
Convincing ana have the note of certainty because
we have felt its power in lives; II must be COM
prehensive and in that way we shalI save II from
he charge of being one-sided or evaslve
In an that have said have not touched upon
Methods for they seem to me TO be secondary IN
IL natter have aimed TO get at the great prin-
cinles without which revival can be termed. N
am, INST sense a revival those principles Whlch
,a22,s heen observable to greater or less degree
IN all The work that has been done, ano those pTln-
ciples which are indicated by the Holy spirit IN ms
ord