The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-05

Los Angeles, Cal February 26.-In this sermon the preacher gives a vivid de- scription 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 Revelation xiv. 15, "The time has come for thee to reap"
 "Multitudes, 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 revivalsi As in bygone days God Is visiting his people. On every hand the Holy Spirit is moving on the dull and lifeless church. es. rousing apathetic Christians and bringing thousands of sinners to the foot of the cross. Australia has her Pente- costs, New Zealand her Pentecosts, Eng land her Pentecosts, rock ribbed Scot land her Pentecost Christmas Evans beloved Welsh hills have witnessed such an outpouring of the Holy Spirit as no living man has ever seen before. Rough miners and cultured scholars, old men and children have been stirred by myster- ious power and have turned to the Lord.
 Our dear land Is sharing in the bless ing Great tidal waves or revival power have rolled up from Georgia. Great tidal waves of revlval power have rolled from Pennsylvania and New York and Color ado. Great tidal waves of revival power are now rolling forth from California to the far east. Conquering reyiyalists everywhere. God has harnessed to his gospel chariots of revival an Evan Rob erts. a Chapman and Ostron. Torrey, a Biederwolf ana Shaeffer. the soul win ner 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 seeing visions. Our old men are dreaming dreams. o Spirit that inspired the Wesleys and Whitefield and F1nney and Baker and Cartwright and Moody, lead thou us on in this widening gospel movement for the redemption of sin full world to Christ.
 But, though the revival spirit has ap- peared in many cities, do not believe its mighty power has yet been demonstrated to 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 buildings were thronged on Sundays. Yes, but they have also been thronged on week nights. They have also been thronged at F o'clock noon. as well as at 12 o'clock midnight. They have also been thronged in the mornings and in the afternoons. Everywhere Christian peo- pie have been reconsecratng their lives to their Savior Every where, like the ancient Phllippian Jailer, anxious men and women have been asking the modern Pauls and Silases. "Sirs. what must I do to be saved?" Everywhere gray haired old folks. broad chested men and women in the prime of life and agile limbed, clear eyed youths and maidens have been praying for salvation; multtudes have arisen In the public meetings. asking prayers for their mothers and fathers. their sisters and brothers, their children and their friends.
 Meaning of Manifestation.
 What is the n.eaning of all this wonder full manifestation of the Spirits power? Is there any law not yet discovered that governs such re ovemcnts? Is it possible that in the spiritual world. as in the nat ural world, thore Is a close connection between the cause and the effect? Is there anything that we as individual Christian people can do to bring into operation these life giving showers of di- vine grace? Is 1t possible that if we as Christian people continue to obey Gods law we can have a perpetual revival of divine grace in our churches and homes every morning, every noon and every night?
 Before paying grateful tribute to the great evangelistic leaders who organized this LosAngeles revival I would acknow- ledge with sincere reverence our debt to the unconspicious Christians who day by day for months besought God for this season of blessing. The religious and the secular newspapers have been giving col- umn after column of space in recounting what the consecrated evangelists have been doing for Christ. Thousands of sin