Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . Prayer-MeetingsHeld Daily in Every City and Town, from the Granite Hills of the North to the Rolling Prairies ofthe West and the Golden Slopes of California.—Large Accessions, from all Class
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . Prayer-MeetingsHeld Daily in Every City and Town, from the Granite Hills of the North to the Rolling Prairies ofthe West and the Golden Slopes of California.—Large Accessions, from all Classes, to the Churchesof Every Name and Denomination.—The American Pentecost.—Early American Revivals.— and Mr. Whitefield.—The Revival of 1857 Spontaneous.—No Leaders or Organizers.—ItsImmediate Cause.—Universal Ruin of Commerce.—Anxiety for Higher Interests.—All Days of theWeek Alike.—Business Men in the Work.—Telegraphing Religious Tidings.—New York a Centerof Influence.—Fulton Street Prayer-Meeting.—Scenes in Burtons Theater.—New Themes and Actors.—Countless Requests for Prayers.—A Wonderful Book.—Striking Moral Results.—Men of ViolenceReformed.—Crime and Suicide Prevented.—Infidels, Gamblers, Pugilists.—Jessie Fremonts GoldRing.— Awful Gardners Case. What nothing earthly giTea, or can destroy,The Bouls calm Bunabine end the heartfelt ^^^ EVIVALS of religious feelingr^^ and interest, attended with^ great numerical accessions tothe church, have been notunfrequent among the variousdenominations of Christians in Amer-ica, from the very earliest period of thecountrys settlement; and, during theeighteenth century, under the labors ofsuch men as Whitefield, Edwards, theTennents, and others, such results fol-lowed as had never before characterizedany age or people. The labors ofWhitefield, in especial, stirred the public mind to its depths, and reached all Dr. Franklin, rationalist though he was, was won upo
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