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Show David Utter people, just awaken interest in this to matter of the danger of sickness and accident and the necessity of medicine; and for next week we have arranged for the great Dr. Semo to here and carryon this work of warning people of their danger. This cholera scare is very opportune as it will help come draw crowds to to hear the talks." The unreasonableness of this evident, and it is not easy conversation is imaginary to conceive of the people of a sane neighborhood participating in this sort of medical revival set forth in this conversation by Mr. Theory. But if we say this, we may well ask ourselves why it is more reasonable to have religious revivals than to have medical reawakenings? Whatever the need of the religious life, it is constant, and not more pressing at one season than another. If people are sinners and need to be convinced of their guilt and danger, need to be awakened and forgiven, are they not always with us, and should not continuous efforts be made in their behalf? To this it may be answered that continuous efforts are made. The churches are open every Sunday, and there are prayer meetings every week, and the Salvation Army has a Gospel meeting every night. But still many people are not reached, duty, by special methods and by a united effort, "compel" some to come in who would be unaffected by the ordinary Gospel invitation. and it becomes our to The case is said to be so urgent that no means or method be left untried. But suppose we compare religion with dangers of ignorance are many and they are very great. The necessity for educating all future citizens of And yet we are satisfied with our our is urgent. must education. The republic steady, continuous, not send for people to an take ignorance. and straightforward educational revivalist an We have lectures to come and plead with with the heavy fight upon the subject interest in this We do methods. monster and we set 171 |
