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West Chowan BAPTIST MESSENGER Volume 1. Winton, N. C., August 1, 1906. Number 4. " Pentecost in PadncaK -- OVER ft THOUSAND ADDITIONS Rev. W. W. Hamilton. Th. D. One of the remarkable meeting's •which historj’ chronicles is just coming to a close. It began Nov ember 19,1905, and closed March 19, 1906, a period of four months, or 120 days. Bro. Gordon W. Hill preached the first ten days and then iremained to t)i§-y}d assisting Bro. ■Geo. C. Catf- together with the pastor, d/ . John S. Cheek, liave been leachng the meeting. There have been about a thousand additions to the First Baptist church, 775 for baptism and possi bly 500 to other churches in P^idu- cah, besides manj’ who have uniteo with churches in other places in i'veiituck3' and in other states. There have been conversions and additions every da5’ except one since Bro. Cates began the work, about 500 having been already baptized. For three month everyone who came to the Sunday School has been saved. There were 102 additions Christmas week, 105 New Year's week, 110 the fourteenth week and 35 one daj’. On one Fridaj’, when the leaders were in doubt about con tinuing, Bro. Cates was led to ask God to show if he wanted the work to go on b}’ doubling and then re doubling the results. There had been five additions Frida3’, on Sat- urdaj' there were ten and on Sun- ■da}' twenty. THINGS M.\I)E PROMINENT Many things have been prominent in this great work of grace, but the following impressed me; 1. The Re-iteration of Bible Truths.—“Have faitli in God” has been the theme each morning, and “Without shedding of blood there is no remission" has been the theme each night, no matter what other text might be used in connection with these. “There is a fountain filled with blood” has been sung over and over da3’ after day. A few passages of scripture teaching, the main truths applicable to the sin ner, have been kept before the peo ple until they are known by young and old. Some of these are Luke 13:3; Ps. 9:7; Mark 9:44, 46, 48; Jno. 3:16. Maii3' times in every service leader and congregation repeat to gether “Bless the Lord, O my soul. and all that is within me bless his hol3' name.” Ever3’one who has been in these meetings for onl3' a few times can never forget the oft- repeated truths, and the workers are urged not to argue with the lost, but to give them “The naked Word of God." 2. ThePra3-er of Faith-—There is not ver3* much singing, not so much teaching, but oft and contin ued praying. One-fourth o f the twent3’-four hours is spent in the church and much of that time is eiven to pra3’er, sometimes one and a. leading, while groups will be praying aloud foj^some lost soul and others in to God. Occasionally whole nights are spent in prayer, and the midnight hour often finds a hundred or more still wrestling for souls. A father is sent home in answer to prayer, comes to church, but will not yield and goes awa3'. The people pra3’, for he has not come to church the next night, and while the after-meet ing progresses he comes in, pushes his wa3'down to the front, and cries aloud to God for mercy, the workers remaining with him until midnight. The surrender is made, he pra3's for others, shouts and praises God, goes home with the rejoicing daugh ter clothed and in 1 is right mind. A gambler leaves angry, a grouppra3’ for his return, on the street he meets someone who speaks of the meeting, he turns, calls upon God, is saved. A party of 3’oung people, gathered for mirth, are awed b3’ the convic tion which has seized some of their number. The house of revelr3’ 'oe- comes a room of prayer and seven are saved. 3 Personal work. Work for lost souls is urged as a cure for coldness and backsliding. From house to house, two b3* two or alone, the workers g o, buggies, carriages, mails, telephones being used to do service for the Lord. “If you do not desire to sa3’e others 3’ou are not saved 3-ourself.’’ After the sermon workers will go to the lost, praying, speaking God's Word, pleading, warning men, women, and chil dren earnestly, faithfully do this work. Bro. Cates’ own child, bap tized at the first of the service, goes, out to work, finally comes to a man, whom others could not move, and is soon leading him to the front seat to confess his sins and his Lord. A young woman whose family are worldl3'and well-to-do is so blessed in her sacrifice and her service that she will give her life to soul-winning, and another of culture and refine ment finds it blessed to give God the use of her heart and tongue and talents in saving the lost. Such a crowd of men and women and girls and boys with such earnest faces and praying hearts must impress if the3' do not svin. 4. Intense zeal. For four months to some people every other inter est has been secondary, and one- fourth of the time has been spent at the church, while another fourth REV. ft. T. HOWELL Pastor of the Mt, Tabor church where the Suiidav’ School convention met Jul3'2T30 Also pastor at Murfrees boro and a leading spirit in ever3'thing that pertains to the development of our Association. or more has been given to the Lord in the homes and places of busi ness. One business man had given less than four hours a da3' to his own work, another tells of the hap piest trip of his life as he goes from house to house. Household ers partake of frugal meals and friends give little attention to the customs of the season that more time may be given to God. Re fusal, repeated refusal to come, does not satisf3', but another and another engagement is made until the lost friend is brought to God’s house and to decision. 5. Authoritative conviction. Many of the scenes and incidents and some of the plans of the workers would seem out of place and unwise to those hearing them at second-hand or seeing them in cold type, but they are the ex pression of people who know that their fellows are lost and going to hell and that there is but one way to save them. They speak in no DOUBTPUE TONE AND ACT AS THEY BELIEVE. Hell and sin and the DEVIL AND HEAVEN AND CALVARY AND Christ are very real. The workers are sure that people are being led captive and to aestruc- tion, and they are just as s— • that the blood of the atoneme- ^hd will save all who repent c svkrd God and believe in Jesus. These stated with such conviction and au- thorit3' send man3' away mad, only to come again to repent and be saved. One..,iiian who had cursed the D'^.jer in agony of soul asks i' vjrdu would forgive such, confes ses, is saved, and goes back to the shops to tell others of Christ until • the men see his good works and glorif3' God. V libertine comes to the church to threaten the minister who rescued the young girl from a life of shame, bringing the mother after her child4 The w-oman is told plainly on the man’s sin, and mother and libertine are brought to repentance and to Christ. 6. Tearful compassion. In the’ pulpit, in the pew, in the waters of baptism, by men and women and children compassion for the lost is felt and shown. The lost are warn ed not to delay, and are told that this is the devil's trap. One of the many who went out thus delaying and w'ho never came back was a' steamboat captain. He promised to come the next night, but sent a telegram next da3’ from Cairo, 111., saying he had promised to be there, asking pra3-er and expressing no hope for himself. One cultured wo man saw in a dream an unhappy throng near a pool. She found it filled with blood, and urged the people to plunge beneath that flood, finally taking some in her hands and throwing it upon them, the soiled garments becoming white wherever it touched. One was in duced to enter, came out white and rejoicing, then anoHier and another, until the throng stood washed in the blood of the Lamb and praising God for the fountain of cleansing and peace and joy. 7. Carping criticism and sinful indifference. There were critics and wine theorists at Pentecost,
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