El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-25

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Texts Psalm s., verse 6. 4Wnt
Thou not revive rs nEains that Thy
{ people my rejoice in Theef
THIS psalm IS in all probability 6
1 psalm OF the captivity. One thought
seems to pervade the mind OF the
author, that Of the great national
atfliction. The national life and na-
tional religion Of the Jews were SO
interviewer that the decay OF one IN
volFed the decay OF the other.
The nation existed solely for re-
Hsious purposes. Apart from this
there appears to be no reason for its
existence. t was the custodian Of
the -oraclss OF God Il proclaimed
to the world at large chs Lord our
God IS one Lord as OPPOSED to the
lords many, and gods many. OF the
nations around them. So in later DAYS
the prophet declared as the mouth
piece Of this enc Lord.
This people have ] formed Tor NY
self, that they might show forth my
praise. The writer OF the psalm
apparently IS possessed OF q hopeful
anticipation OF a better time. q tine
OF revival OF national life and ma
tlonal religion in the future, prars
for its coming and predicts its ad-
vent
me revival came. We have the
record In the books o. Ezra and Ne
hsmiah- Their national life revived.
Their national religion also revived
AZ the same time, and during the Pc
riod Of the 1laccabees the boundaries
Of their land were c0utemporaneous
with the boundaries Of the kingdom
OF David and solomon.
n.
Revivals have been Characteristic
o. the Christian era To recount all
the reviTals that have taken place
would more than occupy tbs space
at my disposal They have been
numerous. each possessing some phase
peculiar 20 itself. meeting some con-
dltion that existed at the time The
revival in the 18th century. led by ST.
Francis. OF Assist, was against
predatory wealth. The revival OF
SaronarDla was against the pre-
vailinE licentiousness Of the day.
Professionalism in the 18th and 18Th
centuries was distinguished by tho re-
discovery OF the grLar doctrine Of
justification by faith. The evangeli-
cal reriVals under the leadership OF
the Wesleys and George Whitfield. OF
Jonathan Edwards and Einney to-
gether with those OF later date with
which awe are more familiar ali met
and supplied need at the time Of
their occurrence.
There Is q manifest need OF a re-
viTal today Of true religion We do
not need a new religion There have
been many attempts at formulating
some new ideas. and many cults have
sprung up in recent years IN the en-
dearor to meet the needs that have
been apparent. None OF these VIII
suffice. There IS nothing that VIII I
satisfy the longing desire Of the
human soul like the gospel Of Jesus I
Church As-akens need
The church OF Jesus Christ By what Z
ever UNCONVENTIONAL name Il may be +
known. seems 70 be aWaking to this z
need Of a great revival. and prepare /
lions are being made that Il may be
both church wide and world wide In
rs nature and scope. In many re-
spects 10 VIII undoubtedly possess
some OF the characteristics OF preri- ]
Gus reviVals. It VIII owe al o. Its
good TO the Inspiring spirit OF COD. /
il viii result IN the salvation Of many I
precious souls. and IN the extension
n ne l-fnedom OF God upon earth. I
We may be sure that . VIII possess
its own special features, for there Is
infinite variety IN the works OF God
as may be seen all around us And
this VII be the work OF Cod IN the
work OF salvation
ciated with some great theological
discovery or development so We may
expect something OF the kind In the
coming revival The supremacy Of
Jesus Christ in the world, the breadth
and depth OF his salvation, extending
10 the whole life Of man, with the
importance Of the church as the living
organism through which Christ speaks
~ the world. and the responsibility
'stIu more clearly appreh6nded. 1or
the well being OF the race, VIII be
preemiuent
Intellectual Movement
The coming revival VIII be an IN
teIlectual movement There VIII pc
ID before. an awakening Of the mind,
an ooenfng OF the eyes. a turning from
darkness 10 light, and in I'll propabil-
fly many Of the cults that have seemed
TO prosper and grow, VIII be lost IN
the great movement towards Christ
In the coming revival men VIII be
brought to God. not by craven rear
not BY coercion OF any kind, but by
conviction, by persuasion, By A rec