Excerpt from The Revival of Religion: A Narrative of the State of Religion at Wycliffe Chapel, London, During the Year 1839 IN giving this account to the press, the writer is reminded of his pledge, at the opening of the year, to prepare a differ ent work for publication. He trusts the account itself will form his apology for delay; since it will show that it became impracticable to redeem his pledge without neglecting, in a measure, the voice of Providence and the supreme claims of pastoral duty. He entertains the hope of fulfilling his intention during the ensuing Spring.
It is now a century since the Revivals of America first excited the attention of the wise and pious in our own land. Happily we have preserved to us a record of what occurred, and of the impression it produced, in the Correspondence of 'watts and Guyse, of Coleman and Edwards. The most remarkable circumstance in the review, is, that while the interest created was so considerable, the practical results in our churches, were so few and unimportant.
This may be accounted for, in some measure, on the general admission that the subject was not then understood. This led to a two fold evil. Revivals, on the one hand, ran into fearful extravagance, and the prudent were disgusted. Oh the other hand, they were contemplated as spectacles to inspire wonder and admiration, rather than as examples to be imitated.
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It is now a century since the Revivals of America first excited the attention of the wise and pious in our own land. Happily we have preserved to us a record of what occurred, and of the impression it produced, in the Correspondence of 'watts and Guyse, of Coleman and Edwards. The most remarkable circumstance in the review, is, that while the interest created was so considerable, the practical results in our churches, were so few and unimportant.
This may be accounted for, in some measure, on the general admission that the subject was not then understood. This led to a two fold evil. Revivals, on the one hand, ran into fearful extravagance, and the prudent were disgusted. Oh the other hand, they were contemplated as spectacles to inspire wonder and admiration, rather than as examples to be imitated.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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