The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-03-10

pension them on full pay, so that we
who have wasted our Substance with
riotious living, may have a chance to
make up for our years of SHINING and
idleness.'' Wherever this revival has
done its work, new demand has been
created for preaching. IT is not now
but message from the savior to be
gladly received. 1t is fresh proof that
the preaching of the Gospel still has
its place-the foremost place-in the
redemption of the world, work which
nothing else can do-not even books or
the public press. But tremendous re-
sponsibility is thrown upon the Welsh
ministry to instruct and guide and nour-
ish these new born souls in Christ.
"a final and important fact to be
mentioned is that the central emphasis
is placed on the love of God as seen, in
the Cross of Calvary.
"And now let us consider the extra
ordinary results of this great awaken
ing.
"The church people themselves have
received mighty shaking up and
new baptism of the spirit. They at
tend the stated services and take part
in the social worship. Religion occu-
pies the first place. They have been
spiritually reborn.
"Backsliders have been reclaimed.
'Moral men, who reioiced in their
self Righteousness, have found there was
something deeper than cold morality,
viz, the Christian motive-love for the
Savior These have been converted.
SINNERS, of all dyes and descriptions,
have repented of sin and experienced the
washing of regeneration.
"All these too have given themselves
to the work of saving others.
'The young people have come conspic
uously forward; they enjoy the liberty
lof the spirit, praying and giving testi-
mony in public, forming professions in
the streets and singing the songs of
Zion.
Profanity, which has hitherto been so
common, especially among the golfers
and sailors, is hardly to be heard.
"The police courts are almost empty.
One magistrate asked the clerk of the
court why it was. The revival he an
swered.
''The theatres are empty; and most of
the engagements have been cancelled.
Football games have been abandon
ed and the players instead of trying to
win goals are striving to win souls.
| political meetings and lectures have
likewise. been abandoned and the speak
ers have turned revivalists. ~
Hardly card party can be found
where this movement has gone. }
1 y'Prize fights have been abandoned
and the combatants converted
''Piles of atheistic books and low mu-
sic have been publicly burned.
! 'Debts of long standing have been
paid.
"Parsons and families, for long
time enemies, have been reconciled.
rushing across their chapcls to shake
each others hands i'm sight of all. DIFF
fculties and misunderstanding, which
had been too great for magistrates, law.
yers and ministers, have all been settl-
ed; like some sweet summer morning
after night of pain.
''Sons that had been turned out of
home or had run away have been receiv-
ed back with glad affection.
'The liquor business has received a
terrible blow. For many years drunk
enness has been the greatest curse of
the country Now it is almost 'un-
known, where this revival has gone
'The coal diggers are proverbially
rough and foulmouthed; but thousands
of them have been converted.
"Thc Sabbath, hitherto sadly desecrat-
ed, Is now sacredly kept.
Grade is improved, for the money
that was consumed in drink, is now
circulating in legitimate channels
The selling of Bibles has incrcas-
ed about 10 per cent. Instead of young
people reading only novels, and the old.
er people newspapers, they are search
ing the scriptures daily to find the will
of God.
"Churches -sundered by spirit and
creed are now heart and soul as one in
this movement.
"The entire press of the country is ir
sympathy, giving column after column
to the story of what is being DONE"