The Revival; What has it Done?
By Golden Rule
WHAT is it doing? Making the people better, wiser, honester, holier? Is it laying the ax at the root of every sin? Does it go to the bottom, cut off right hands, pluck out right eyes, purify, sanctify, crucify the "old man" entirely, that the body of sin be destroyed, "that henceforth we should no more serve sin?" Does this revival lead to the entire abandonment of intemperance in every form, tobacco-selling, chewing, smoking and snuffing, rum-selling and rum drinking? Does it clear out the rubbish of the press—the novels, the romances, the Harpers, the Godeys, the Grahams, the Petersons, the Ledgers, the Flags and the Jonathans—all the sugar-coated poisons, the serpents of serpents? Does it lead men to vote for God, good men, free men, honest men, just men, God-fearing; hating pride, covetousness and oppression, to keep the Lord's day holy? Does this blessed outpouring of God's Holy Spirit lead ministers to rebuke all sin, popular sin, in high places and in low, from the king to the peasant, and especially to open their lips for the dumb, those appointed for destruction, the crushed ones? Also to rebuke the idolatry in dress, the gay and fashionable adornings? Does the revival do this—make a clean sweep? If not, look out for the breakers!—Golden Rule.