Show NO REVIVAL SAYS REV BLAIR IN COURSE OF SERMON AT METHODIST CHURCH in 9 strong sermon he gives cause of prayer as cause of indifference in utah prom mondays at the methodist episcopal church yesterday morning tho rev samuel blaar delivered a strong sermon from samuel V 24 ie said in part and let it be when thou the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees that then thou bestir thyself for then shall the lord eo out before thee to amate the boat of the philistines history whether biblical or profane not only brings into the present days and years and centuries which otherwise long ere this would have ben burled in oblivion but it enables us to converse with the men whose decuff illuminate the pages open bedora us and to study their characters and the foundations on which they erected their fame in the chapter from which our text taken we have fragment of jewish history a brief sketch of jewish victory which must have impressed both leaders and leopla with the fact of gods faithfulness gods protection and gods fulfillment ot the promises made to moses and joshua 1 I ant with thee J will not taa thee 1 I will not forsake thee david israels greatest kag had been waging a war against the philistines after making preparation tor the coming conflict arranging hafl soldiers in diac liac of battle he did just what in later centuries oen washington grant and stonewall ackmon did he took his cause to god in prayer god is mightily stirring tho tops of the mulberry trees ot our nation thanksgiving day is rapidly approaching on next thursday the people of this the greatest nation on earth will assemble in various places of worship throughout the united states and render unto god thanksgiving and praise tor conr great prosperity but my brethren there is such thing as bo coming intoxicated with our prosperity becoming drowsy and sleepy over our feasts of good things of having a false sence of security as did the babylonians of old of resting on our traditions and past victories vict as did russia only to be awakened when it is too lato to retrieve our losses I 1 fancy I 1 hear jesus say unto tb people of the nation what I 1 say unto ona I 1 say unto all watch the mission of the church is to evangelie evan gelke the world to leave no language unsanctified no clime unvisited no heathenism to carry out what she has undertaken sh must work in harmony with god ehe must listen tor the sound of the marching of the heavenly hosts yes she must keep step with the armies of the sky must be in perfect accord with her god and must be in tune with the heavenly orchestra the great cry of this church tor years has been money money money the treat burden has been debt debt god is about to lilt tho burden of debt but my brethren he Is also about to lay another burden upon yon namely the burden of souls in the future instead of crying for money the c aur petitions shall be for souls david like go to your lord in prayer and then listen for the marching of god and tho sound you will hear will be none other than the mighty rushing wind of pentecost we have had no great revival in utah tor years what is the matter the arm of god is not shortened that he cannot save I 1 am fearful that the church has forgotten how to pray brother sister go from the service of this morning to pray pray earnestly tor the services of this evening and I 1 fancy that God will send you back to Hi shouse this evening with the command to wait for the in arching of god and I 1 do not believe that you will have to wait long for by his spirit god will move upon the unsaved convicting aiom of sin causing them to hee from the wrath to come bringing them under the influence of the gospel and saving immortal souls |