Excerpt from Tracts of the American Unitarian Association, Vol. 5: Containing Numbers 50 to 61 IT is an inquiry of considerable importance, whether the revivals which are countenanced and promoted by very numerous sects of Christians by those generally who having first arrogated in its just sense, are now permit ted to retain as a mere badge of distinction, the name of Orthodox whether these revivals are usefiil. Do they do good or harm? Or both? -and of which the more? I shall endeavor to discuss these questions with candor and a single desire to present the results of fair examination. It is not necessary to occupy time in describing one of these seasons, or in explaining my idea of the meaning conveyed by the term revival in the theology of the day. My interpretation of it will appear from the remarks which will be ofl'ered, and if they should be in any degree inconsistent with the popular sense of the word, or with the facts which reading and observation may have presented to the mind of any one, they will be considered so far irrelevant or unsound. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.