The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-04-28
FARMvGLLE, VA. FRIDAY, APRIL 2s 1905.
A GREAT AWAKENING
Rev. Dr.. Talmage Describes the
Pacific Coast Revival.
The Churches Are Alive 90 Their
Duty aud Have Been Rescu-
ing Many From sin and
Degradation.

Copyright, 1896. by Louis Klopschl
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 26.-In thi
sermon the preacher gives a vivid de
scription Of the great awakening
which IS just now stirring the Pacific
coast, contrasting It with other famous
reyiyals and pointing out the lesson 4
teaches 10 the nation. The text is Reve
lati0n xiv, -, The time has come fol
thee TO reap
"Mulutudes, multitudes In the valley
Of decision" rescued by surrenderine
their hearts TO Christ. Oh, what glo
rious news Il Is that reaches us from
all lands telling OF old fashioned reyiy.
ais. As IN bygone days, God is visiting
his people. On every hand the Holy
Spirit is moving on the dull and llfeless
churches, rousing apathetic Christians
and bringing thousands Of sinners to
the foot of the cross. Australia has her
pcnicc0sts, New Zealand her Pente-
COSTS, England her Pentecosts, rock
ribbed Scotland her PentecOsts. Christ
mas Evans beloved Welsh hills have
witnessed such an outpouring OF the
Holy Spirit as no living man has ever
seen before. Rough miners and cul-
tred scholars, old men and children,
have been stirred 10y a mysterious pow
er and have turned TO the Lord.
Our own dear land is sharing IN the
blessing, Great tidal waves Of revival
power have rolled up from Georgia.
Great tidal waves Of revival power
have rolled forth from Pennsylvania
and New York and Colorado. Great
tidal waves Of revival power are now
rolling forth from California TO the
far east. COnquerng reyiyallsts every
where God has harnesscd TO his gOs-
pei chariots Of revival fire an Evan
Roberts, q Chapman, an Ostrom. q Tor.
rey. a BiederwOlf and a Shaeffer, the
soul winner Of little children, and
scores Of other mighty gospel chargers
in this modern work Of grace. Truly
God has poured out his Spirit upon all
flesh. Our sons and our daughters are
Our young men are see
ing visions. Our old men are dreaming
dreams. o Spirit that inspired the
Wesleys and Whiteleld and Flnney
and Baker and Cartwright and Moody,
lead thou us on in this widening gospel
for the redemption Of a sin
ful world for Christ.
But, though the revival spirit has ap-
leared IN many cities, ! do not believe
Is mighty power has yet been demon
itrated to a greater degree anywhere
han I'm our own beloved city Of Los
Angeles. Here FOR the past few weeks
We have seen many public buildings at
he same hour crowded with anxious
eckers after Jesus Christ. These build
ngs were thronged on Sundays. Yes,
,ut they have also been thronged on
week nights. They have also been
hrOnged at - o'clock noon, as well as
t II o'clock az midnight. They have
lso been thronged in the mornings and
n the afternoons. Everywhere Chris
ian people have been reconsecrating !
heir lives 10 their Saviour. Every |
where, like the ancient Phllippian Jail
r, anxious men and women have been |
skiing the modern Pauls and Silases, |
Sirs, what must / do to be sayedV !
gray haired old folks,
road chested men and women I'm the |
rlme Of life and agile limbed, clear
yed youths and maidens have been
raylng for salvation; multitudes have
risen In the public meetings, asking
rayers for their mothers and fathers,
lelr sisters and brothers, their chill
ren and their friends.
What Is the meaning Of all this Won
erful manifestation Of the Spirits
ower7 Is there any law not yet dis
)yered that governs such moyementsl
J II possible that in the spiritual world.
5 in the natural world, there Is close
between cause and effect?
J there anything that we as individ-
nj Christians can do to bring into
)eratlon these life giving showers Of
vine grace? Is it possible that If we
J Christian people continue to obey
DDS law we can have a perpetual re-
val Of divine grace in our churches
nd homes every morning, every noon
ID every night?
Before paying a grateful tribute to
% great eyangelistic leaders who or
lnlzed this Los Angeles revival |
ould acknowledge with sincere rever-
zee our debt TO the inconspicuous {
lrlstians who day by day for months
sought God for this season Of bless
z. The religious and the secular
,wspapers have been giving column ]
ter column Of space in recounting
hat the cOnsecrated exangelists have {
en doing for Christ. Thousands OF '
lners IN their meetings have signed {
e cards pledging themselves to |
lrists strength to lead a Christian l
e. The picture Of ]. Wilbur Chap {
an and Henry OstrOm and w. Il. Bic
lMOlA anu OlANAn utN = bNtn oNbAAiAfA !
oadcast In hundreds Of homes. But I
am sure ] voice their convictions {
zen l tell you that this great lngath- '
Ing Of souls is not due to their ef- g
rts They have been merely the in q
used Of God to reap the [
ryest which comes primarily from ,
e Holy Spirits operations. II is the f.
,rk Of God in answer to the pleading
Christian men and women who
INT night after night in prayer before ,
, welcome train brought our beloved F,
ethren from their Pittsburg, Birmlng-
m. Atlanta and Denver Arranged
ms. They met night after night and
,ek after week until at last the
irit came as II did on the little COM
ny in the upper chamber at Jerusa-
q.
The marvellous sights we have wit !
ssed in Los Angeles during the last T,
v weeks are not the work Of any hu- !,
m agency, bSt Of God Those were Il
D roefflfa NJ foffh-fha foffh that q