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ious bench the unsaved or as they seek
together for light and peace. III Is
the most remarkable spiritual upheaV.
al this generation has witnessed. l
believe it is destined to leave a perma-
nent mark on the history OF our coua-
try. It seems to be rocking Welsh lie
like a great earthquake" says o
George, a member of Parliament. over
"a, 900 people are already enrolled as
converts. and the movement shows no
sign of abatement. will this revival
marching of Gods army cause Ameri-
cans to bestir themselves? Is 1t not
the sign from God that we go out to
battle""
Such was the query that came to a
minister of the Reformed Church IN
Schenectady. He rallied the Christian
forces of that city, and their first on
slaught was successful beyond what
they had faith to expect
That city is full of men and women
today who have made their peace with
God. of those who are asking. VIVA
must l do to be saved?" and, equally
important, of those who have already
found an answer to the question,
What can 1 do for Others" and are
doing it. Practically every church in
the place has been stirred as never be-
fore in this generation.
From the economically and poiiti.
cally distracted State of Colorado l
hear the tramp, tramp of marching!
not now of deported miners, nor OF
armed troops Quelling riots. 1t is the
tread of Gods messengers, their feet
shod with the pr%eparation-of the Cos
pel'of Peace.
The l~evel-headed business men OF
Denver declared over and over a rev
weeks back that, whatever might be
done elsewhere, a revival there was in
conceivable. What did l read in the
paper a week ago yesterday? Five
hundred business houses closed for
two hours thatemployers and employed
might attend prayer meetings! The
public schools, the municipal buildings
shut because of the revival. The State
Legislature, more interested in Jesus
Christ than in deciding who should be
the Governor, adjourning to attend
church in a body on a Friday! Al
ready new Christians are numbered by
the thousands and hundreds of people
who had kept their church letters in
their trunks have presented them and
renewed their Christian work. p
Are not such sounds Of marching OF
angels footsteps in South Africa, i'll
London, in Liverpool, through the
length and breadth of Wales, in
Schenectady, in Denver, in many
places, signals that we should bestlr
ourselves and go down with them to
the attack? I can interpret these glo-
rious facts in no other way.
Other places have been freed from
the thralldom Of Indifference to things
spiritual. Why should not we? Is
there any reason why the work should
not commence now, quickening the fro
zen, illumining the d%arkened, lifting
all up to a higher plane of thought,
giving juster conceptions Of response
bility, causing US to act with wiser re-
gard for the glory Of God and the vel.
fare of souls?
The only reason lies in ourselves.
Who votes against a revival? The
Christian who prays not for it. who
works not for it. When l see a vacant
seat in the prayer meeting or church,
when 1 see a class in Sunday-school
left without a teacher, a healthy
church member who is not also a work
er, l say: There is a vote against a
revival" How do you vote? Yes?
Then all you need to do is to use the
means. The first is determination.
Am l, as a professed Christian, a
bright and shining example OF the ben
eits of being a Christian?
The second means is prayer. Begin
your first conscious moment OF the day
with q "God, pour out Thy spirit on
the white church"
Pray during the day, though your
feet may be walking and your eyes
are open.
A certain place in the dome Of the
Capitol is called the whispering gall
lery because a word, even though only
whispered there, is distinguishable n
the farther corner of the rotunda. The
various meetings for prayer in this
sanctuary are the whispering galleries
where are most quickly heard the
sound of the marching in the tops OF
the mulberry trees.
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to our faith it be done to US. The Holy
Spirit never failed to come where he
was confidently expected. The simple,
uninterrupted joy of Evan Roberts ID
a striking phase of his spiritual power.
So far as equipment is concerned,
our preparation for the sound OF
marching in the tops Of the mulberry
trees is complete. Because we have
heard it in so many directions and our
expectations have become r~ealizations,
shall we go out to battle?"
God has sounded forth the trumpet
that shall never call retreat:
He is sitting out the hearts of men be-
fore His judgment seat.
o be swift, MY soul, to answer Him;
be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on"