The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
READY FOR
A GENUINE REVIVAL
Great Religious Awakening is in
the Atmosphere
MANIFESTATIONS IN WALES
Wave Sweeping ever the Country
Being Felt in tbs U. S.-Y. M. e
C. A. Leaders Say the
Time Is Rife.

New York, Jan. S1.--(Speeial.1 That
the great religious awakening which IS
sweeping Wales is to affect this countrY
is the conviction of the eminent religious
leaders who speak in the official publca-
ton of the Young Mems Christian Assoc
iation which is issued today. DIR. Charles
f. jefferson says: No one sensitive TO
spiritual atmospheres can fail to note
the increasing signs of the approach of
great spiritual awakening. Among them
are the wonderful revival during the last
year in England, in Wales, and the indi-
cations of great awakening in Scotland.
Many Christian workers in close contact
with the people in scattered fields have
had for months the impression that a
great change is at HI. The various de-
nominations are pushing their evangells-
tic work and praying and working for
fresh baptism of the Spirit. The Hood OF
intellectual confusion is abating. There
have been oceans of negation. Now our
work is to be con3truc e. The great
facts of redemption will be proclaimed
with an old-time passion and power.
Thoughtful men are coming to see that
1t is high time we were re-lizing the
magnitude of the perils with which we as
a nation are confrol ted and hat the Re
public cannot survive without religion
Having reyelled long in cory of Soc
ialistic theories. we are seeing that the
individual should never be lest sight Of
and that by the consistent testimony OF
the individual disciple the church Is TO
conquer and humanity to be redeemed
Dr. J. Wilbur Cha5man, who leads the
Presbyterian eVangeistic w7rk, says;
TIE revival spirit is deepening in our
country with each day. l have not in all
my ministry seen such Awakening The
distinguishing feature has been the un-
paralleled interest of men in spiritual
things Men everywhere seem to be
hungry for the gospel. The Young Mems
Christian Associate. ste DIS in unique
position to lead In this great work.
prophesy Il at we are on re eve of the
greatest religious awakening the world
has yet known"
Hon John Il. Converse, d. James L.
Vance. DR.. Howard A snew Johnston, Dr.
Alexander Patterson, DR. Frank Crane.
Don o. Shelton and others follow in like
vein.
The Associations travelling secretaries
" to large audience of men in the great
manufacturing shops and 20 railroad men
notably in the West and Southwest, find
that very few men are opposed To { is
tianity, although I.dety per cent. of them
however. are not Christians. Great aud
fences of men from 500 to 0 are brought
together in the theatres Sunday after
moons to listen to a direct evangelistic
address. where IT is the rule rather than
the exception to see from a score to 100
men announce their decgion to live the
Christian life The Association college
secretaries are perforce evant elsts, and
cannot meet the calls coming upon them
to speak inthe colleges. Often til major
ity of the students are ready to Thoughts
fully consider the claims of the gospel
At meetings held by Mr. ldott, In Toronto
University. nearly 1000 students were
present on successive NIGHTS. Equal in
terest has been shown at the University
of Virginia University of California, etc
The attendance and the nuraber of con-
versions at religious meetings in the AS
sociations have more than doubled. and
the enrollre ent in tie Bible lass trebled
The same reports are coming from the
country Association groups in Tho East
and in the Central Wesf, which have TO
do with country and small town young
men. In the great reYivals at Sehenect-
ady and In Denver, and that recently