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The proud and self-assertive became meek

and lowly of heart. The vain and supercilious

became serious and unobtrusive. The profane

became reverent, the drunken sober, and the

profligate pure. The vain fashions of the

world were laid aside. Christians sought not

the “outward adorning of plaiting the hair,

and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of

apparel; but ... the hidden man of the heart, in

that which is not corruptible, even the

ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is

in the sight of God of great price.” 1 Peter 3:3,

4.

Revivals brought deep heart-searching and

humility. They were characterized by solemn,

earnest appeals to the sinner, by yearning

compassion for the purchase of the blood of

Christ. Men and women prayed and wrestled

with God for the salvation of souls. The fruits