The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 2, February, 1883 — John Shaqi
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 2, February, 1883Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 2, February, 1883
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
The result was all and more than we anticipated. The church was
thronged every night. The very first night several presented
themselves for prayer. The number of inquirers increased till we
counted more than fifty. One by one, with a quietness and depth
of feeling that impressed every heart, these earnest inquirers
came into the light, and were made to “rejoice in hope of the
glory of God.” The two manly and dearly beloved sons of the Dean
of our Faculty, were among the first to share in the blessings of
the revival. God only knows our joy when they came forward with
the rest, and bowed before God as suppliants for His mercy and
forgiveness. Never did the words of Holy Writ, which have fallen
from the lips of so many believers, sound sweeter than when one of
these young men recited as his verse at the breakfast table, the
morning after his conversion, “I know that my Redeemer liveth.”
A pleasant and somewhat unusual feature of this revival has been
its influence upon the men. On more than one occasion we counted
twelve men on the “Mourners’ seats.” Thirty-four professed
conversion. We hope and believe they have been “born again.” A
class of 35 are waiting in joyful anticipation of taking the vows
of God upon them in the Church, and of receiving their “first
communion.”
I should do injustice to my own feelings did I not speak of the
earnest sympathy and hearty co-operation of all the teachers in the
University in this religious movement. We moved in this matter as a
united body, with but one object in view: the glory of God, and the
upbuilding of the Kingdom of His Son.
ADDITIONAL REPORT OF THE REVIVAL.
PROF. R. C. HITCHCOCK.
The revival which has been in progress for several weeks at Central
Church has been to me a constant wonder. Even in sedate old
Connecticut a revival season is usually a scene of much emotional
excitement, and it is often impossible to tell how much is sincere
and permanent; but this revival has been all through marked by a
quiet, deep and reverential character. It was my first opportunity
for observation of such meetings among the colored people. I had
heard and read a great deal of the tumultuous excitement on such
occasions, and each night I looked to see, when they should be
fairly “warmed up,” such scenes as I had had pictured. What I
actually did see was this. Each night the pastor preached a short,
practical gospel sermon, packed full with reasons why religion
should be chosen and chosen now, to an earnest, attentive audience.
Then he stepped down in front, and in kind but strong words invited
all who felt the truth of what had been said and wished to become
Christians, to come forward for conversation and the prayers of
the church. Most of those who accepted the invitation were men of
middle age and young men; a few were young ladies.
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