BV3797 C3 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by DANIEL WISE AND R. W. ALLEN, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts PRINTED BY GEO. C. RAND, 3 CORNHILL. STEREOTYPED BY HOBART & ROBBINS, NEW ENGLAND TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FOUNDERY, BOSTON. PREFACE. THE large and rapid sale of the volume containing an account of Rev. James Caughey's extraordinary revival labors * having stamped it with the seal of public approbation, the testimonies of numerous and competent witnesses having satisfied us that it has been made extensively useful, and many persons having expressed a strong desire to see some of those sermons in print which have been so remarkably blessed of God in the pulpit, we have thought fit to prepare and publish the present work, as a companion to the former. We publish it with an honest conviction that it will be a valuable addition to the spiritual literature of the church, and a means of leading many to seek a higher state of grace, and to engage in more intelligent and comprehensive efforts for the salvation of souls. The sermons which form the first part of this book were mostly taken down by British stenographers, as delivered in public. They give as fair a view of the character of Mr. Caughey's pulpit efforts as can be imparted in print. But no one can form any adequate conception of the effect of these dis * Over ten thousand copies were sold in about a year. The plates were then purchased by the book agents of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, by whom it is now published. 101685 courses on a congregation, who has not heard them, as, ing with intellectual and spiritual fervor, they fell fron lips of that devoted man of God. They are published, n models either of form, style, or manner, for any man to tate;--Mr. Caughey cannot be copied; perhaps he ough to be; he is unique in almost every respect; - but we them simply as specimens of that pulpit oratory which has so wondrously blessed. Not that they are without as compositions. They do contain many fine, not to say lime, passages. They are rich in illustration. They br with the fire of a soul in earnest. They possess the power of kindling the heart to feeling, and of arousing reader to action. They cannot be read without profit. ilar remarks apply to his "Thoughts" on the manifold t treated of in the second part of this book. They are not gant; they are not always profound: they are abrupt; unity of the chapters is not always preserved,-a fault gro out of the fact of their being written originally in the form familiar letters: but they are vigorous, practical, plain, tinguished for strong common sense, and animated, like sermons, though not in the same degree, with life and ing. The soul of earnest thought is in them, and they benefit every reflective and serious reader. DANIEL WISE. RALPH W. ALLI CONTENTS. PART I.-REVIVAL SERMONS. THE FEAR OF DEATH DESTROYED BY A SIGHT OF CHRIST, V. THE FULNESS DWELLING IN JESUS CHRIST, 53 72 92 101 108 120 136 153 IS ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION A GRADUAL OR AN INSTANTANEOUS WORK? --- Three respects in which entire sanctification is gradual-what is entire purity? --instantaneous sanctification state of those Methodists who are not seeking holiness -on professing holiness-oppositions quick vegetation in warm climates-dying to sin - Mr. Wesley-the doctrine argued from its conditions-faith described - Dr. Clark-Fletcher-scriptural proofs- why are not believers purified at once- entire sanctification sometimes given with justification - the author's experience - objections considered, . - . 165 Methodist opinion- scriptural distinctions regeneration - sanctification - the Desires for revival the army of Antichrist-piercing preaching the want of the church-apostolic preaching-an Irish Christian's opinion soldier the eloquent philosopher -a minister who wrote and talked about Do revivals always begin in the same manner? prayer-meeting in the dark the local preachers and a revival- the despond- ing minister and an unexpected revival- facts the materials of revival preaching -a just criticism the medical lecturer-proving of principles insufficient revival speculations - revival department of newspapers and their influence the one conversion - divine glory-joy in heaven time to bless -the awakening - special services - importance of - Hannibal Joash and the bundle of arrows- Gideon and his army-flowery preaching Unconverted professors - their number - false teaching -a striking compar- ison sad death-beds - conversion of professors - -causes which often lead such to change their church relation - opposition small preaching --- revival preaching and tender consciences - hypocrites effect of revivals on dead churches the two pastures- the complaint well answered deserted congre- Revival converts often terrified - yet converted -a question in point- facts Lord Bacon-diverse operations of the Holy Spirit-terrible providences - revival begun in a thunder-storm-faithfulness of the converts glorious work of the Spirit in Montreal-extraordinary conversion-wonderful results — a doubt-God and the storms of ocean-an alarmed family seeking God - the cholera and revivals - revival converts endure well-Mr. Wesley's opinion — William Dawson and an objection to revival excitement - a dialogue - Elijah and the Carmelite-fear of the latter- his opinion of heavy rains evils- Elijah's struggles - his disregard of the Carmelite Elijah's servant- the Carmelite compares ancient and modern rains- unseasonable rains-de- structive rains-the wheat and the chaff-the Carmelite's vexation -- the shower falls glorious results - -quotation from Horace-frequent preaching — |