The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19
THE GREAT REVIVAL.

the midst OF wars and rmos of wars world finds time to
marvel the great religious movement which started IN Waes.
spread to London in many American cities
usually follow great several great ma
onal manifestations OF physical The last general ana
press, revival country followed the close OF the Civil War
though carnage that struggle its settlement OF
great that had long been pending and Its working
haeds that had long smodered lined men to
from all and attention to the great issues OF lfe
Behind then the clement OF sorrow caused IN thosaus u
families by the casualties of the that made bereavement seek
consolation elsewhere than in the physical and political results that
the people, and South who had SO long
ored the god OF battles should turn their faces ana tne
10 the god OF mercy In that time they sought the sanctuary,
tened the exoatons OF the preacher prostrated themselves be
fore the altar and gave their hearts and Winds for time to the
things neablc toward which in all ages and under all forms
OF the religious idea has turned hnait lh beief OF man
power higher than himself is still with him and still IN the pro-
evolution Many all sincerity accept all OF the VISIBLE ana
invisible natural under the dominion OF fixed law that IS
change that NAV be onIv the reflection change wrought
Be that may the ubroken record of human expert
that made moral being as cit-
sparing consideration OF these higher issues
Happy think his way satsac-
Happy whose mind staggered by the task OF think
ing himself and private judgment,
their dl
f b d ld rt%oraJe + there were only one No one can
unfeengy contemplate such of pous enthusiasm began
in Wales and enacted in Oakland Grant that the impress
upon transory leaves memory that distinctly
lifting and may be cherished without shame.
The follows the law that to have been in all
the spiritual awakenings that preceded Our Spanish
produced important changes in the political geography the
world 1t changed also place in the world We had always
been power with But when it
potential had present and
actual With the appearance of and portentou responsibilities
of Americans that OF mortal weakness
causes Almighty hand and higher
guidance than the human will and understanding The Boer
heavily the ympate of and the struggle in Eastern
Asia has added the food of impressions and impulses that make
solemn their reflections the heeng nature of human
power.
Under such there tendency shut the
world with strife battles ambitions and work which
suffer enjoy for bfef space and what
unknown future for which all hope which
the losses of this world will be turned
toll One may we'll overlook what merely
spectacular these religious revlvas and well credit what
be emotion with the good which All do
from youth tread the path of righteousness accepting Chris
an life be lived and not OF dogmas quarrel about
For such what other method be found their
feet, for time, the right way?
question good bad the style
the choice of methods Nor wholly question of the
permanenc the effect produced In these days religious liberty
made for spending hour
church. and bad
a upon that better of which there spark
heart No form of the religious idea wholly
No outside of himself
sacrifices and ceremonies wholly bad They NANTES
OF the thing, and the of hunger
something beyond human reach and outside of power
those who morals and character long and well built the rule
OF life here and the foundation of future hope
who aid guidance finding keeping
the path OF righteousness have what they