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“5. What continuance ‘in prayed! “6. Of the ‘fear that fell upon every soul’ wherever this visitation came, innumerable instances are noticed in the preceding pages. “7. What a oneness of interest among the subjects of the awakening! even as when in the early time ‘all that believed were together, and had all things in com mon.’ “IV. May wè nQt learn from such awakenings that for the conversion of the world we do not need another Gospel, and that the forces which the Church possesses, always including, over and above mere ma chinery, the presence of the life-giving Spirit, are amply sufficient for the great ends of her existence? “V. We learn from such a work of grace as that which has taken place in Ulster, the true theory and solution of the problem of Christian union. “VI. This great awakening casts a new light upon the duties and responsibilities of individual Christians. “ ‘Thy kingdom come.’ ‘Even so, come. Lord Jesus !’” To all of this we respond with a hearty Amen !
REVIVAL LESSONS Dr. Gibson thus sums up his interesting history: “In reviewing the course of this great spiritual movement as here narrated, there are many reflections which cannot hut sug gest themselves, which it must suffice only to mention. “I. Is not a narrative like the present fitted in Jan eminent degree to revive the faith of the Church in the omnipotent grace and energy of the Holy Spirit? “II. What an illustration is presented by such a movement of the rapidity with which God can bring about, in accordance with the sure word of prophecy, His purposes of mercy to the world! “III. In contemplating the present awakening, it is interesting to observe the marked coincidence between its leading fea tures and those which characterized the working of the Spirit in apostolic times (c. p. Acts 2:42 if.). “1. What holding fast of the Christian profession! “2. What steadfastness ‘in doctrine’! “3. What steadfastness ‘in fellowship’! “4. What inexpressible delight in the ‘breaking of bread’!
WHEN I READ THE BIBLE THROUGH
By AMOS
!. WELLS You who like to play at Bible, Dip and dabble, here and there, Just before you kneel, a-weary. And yawn out a hurried prayer; You who treat the Crown of Writings As you treat no other book, Just a paragraph disjointed, Just a crude, impatient look— Try a worthier procedure, Try a broad and steady view; You will kneel in very rapture, When you read the Bible through.
I supposed I knew my Bible, Reading piecemeal, hit or miss, Now a bit of John or Matthew, Now a snatch of Genesis,' Certain chapters of Isaiah, . Certain Psalms (the twenty-third), Twelfth of Romans, first of Proverbs— Yes, I thought I knew the Word! But I found that thorough reading Was a different thing to do, And the way was unfamiliar When I read the Bible through.
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