Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
CalnnaSe
Sermon
By Rev.
Frank De Witt Talma6e. b. b.

scriptien of the great awakening"
which is just now stirring the Pacific
coast, contrasting 1t with other famous
revivals and pointing out the lesson 1t
teaches to the nation. The text Is Reve-
lation xiv, Is. "The time has come for
thee to reap
"Afultitudes. multitudes in the valley
Of decision" rescued by surrendering
their hearts to Christ. Oh, what glo-
rious news it is that reaches us from
all lands telling Of old fashioned reviv-
ais! AS in bygonc days. God is visiting
his people. On every hand the Holy
Spirit is moving on the dull and lifeless
churches, rousing apathetic Christians
and bringing thousands of sinners to
the foot of the cross. Australia has her
Pentccosts 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-
tured scholars. old men and children,
have been stirred by 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. Conquering revivalists every
where. God has harnessed to his Cos
pei chariots Of revival fire an Evan
Roberts. Chapman, an OstrOm, Tor
rev, n Biederwolf and 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
prophesying Our young men are see.
ing visions. Our old men are dreaming
dreams. o Spirit that inspired the
Wesleys and Whitcfield and Finney
and Baker and Cartwright and Moody
lead thou us on in this widening gospel
movement for the redemption of a sin.
full world for Christ!
But. though the revival spirit has ap-
peared in many cities. do not believe
its mighty power has yet been demon.
strated to a greater degree anywhere
than in our own beloved city Of Los
Angeles. Here for the past few weeks
we have seen many public buildings at
the same hour crowded with anxious
seekers after Jesus Christ. These build
ings were lhronged OH Sundays. Yes,
but they have also been thronged on
week nights. They have also been
thronged at IL o'clock noon, as we'll as
ut II o'clock at midnight. They have
also been thronged in the mornings and
in the afternoons. Everywhere Chris.
tian people have been reconsecratng
their lives to their Saviour. Every.
where, like the ancient Philippian Jail.
err. anxious men and women have been
asking the modern Pauls and Silases
'Sirs, what must do to be saved:''
Everywhere gray haired old folks,
broad chested men and women in the
prime Of life and agile lmbed. clear
eyed youths and maidens have been
praying for salvation: multitudes have
arisen in the public meetings, asking
prayers for their mothers and fathers,
their sisters and brothers. their chill.
dren and their friends.
Meaning of the Manifestation.
What IL the meaning of all this won.
derful manifestation Of the Spirit
power? Is there any law not yet dis
covered that governs such movements:
Is it possible that in the spiritual world
as in the natural world, there Is close
connection between cause and effect
Is there anything that we as individ.
ual Christians can do to bring into
operation these life giving showers OF
divine grace? IL it possible that If we
Coils law we can have n perpetual re-
vival Of divine grace in our churches
and homes every morning, every noon
and every night?
Before paying a grateful tribute to
the great evangelistic leaders who or
ganized this Los Angeles revival
would acknowledge with sincere rever
ence our debt to the inconspicuous
Christians who day by day for months
besought God for this season of bless
ing. The religious and the secular
newspapers have been giving COLUMN
after column of space in recountinl
what the consecrated exangelists have
been doing for Christ. Thousands oil
sinners IN their meetings have signed
the cards pledging themselves tC
Christ's strength to lead Il Christian
life. The picture Of J. Wilbur Chap
man and Henry Ostrom and W. f. Bic
derwolf and others have been scattered
broadcast In hundreds Of homes. Blu
] am sure l voice their convictions
when l tell you that this great lngath
ering Of souls il not due to their ef
forts. They have been merely the In
struments used of God to reap TN
harvest which comes primarily from
the Holy Spirits operations. 1t is til,
work of God In answer to the pleading
OF Christian men and women wht
spent night after night In prayer bef0r,
the welcome train brought our beloved
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