The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-12-27

'"'"S W S'fNJS SoHsiuei goutsCh iNfOoScN
from the appointment. Can You do thisT
He thought he could: upon which they
took an eifectionate leave of each other, and
Enoch George-what signifies title to such
manufactured toward the South west, and
resumed his pilgrimage Of hardships. The
young man sat upon his horse watching the
reseding form till it sank out Of sight below
the horizon Not until that moment had
he fairly tasted the exquisite bitterness of
his cup. The 'man-angel,' upon whom
he had leaned, was gone, and he was left
to grapple with his trial alone. He could
have sobbed like any boy.
Faithfully did he comply with the con-
ditions Of his promise, through all the te
dious month, without discerning any ma
terial change in his own feelings OF in the
bearing Of his people toward him; albeit
one wicked man and his wife had from the
beginning endeavored to encourage him.
Finally the last Sabbath arrived of the
month during which he had promised 10 stay.
The glad village bells were pealing their
summons to the House Of God, as our hero
was he moi hero?--arose from the strug-
gle of the last covenanted hour of prayer.
He walked toward the little attic window,
which commanded view of most of the
streets, wiping his eyes and thinking of the
few reluctant hearers who awaited him
I4o! what sight met his gaze! Group after
group Of citizens were flocking toward the
Methodist Church! AT first sense of awe
came over him, and then a class Of mingled
feelings, as if confidence. and strength, and
/ Joy were storming the heart, while fear and
weakness and mortiicatian still disputed the
right Of possession.
He fastened to his pulpit, and as he
arose from the first silent pr yer,the thought
of victory thrilled through him like the voice
of clarion. His text was Isaiah vi, A.
"And the posts Of the door moved at the
voice Of him that cried" The attention Of
the audience was arrested by the announce
ment, for the voice that had been wont tG
tremble with embarrassment now rang clear
with tone of authority; his eye, hitherto
confused and unsteady, now kindled with
"a Ii 5ht that never shined on sea or shore.
Fresh from the chamber where he had just
accomplished his thirtieth hour os special
prayer. the live coal had touched his lips; be
was with witness, "a man sent from Gol i,
and gloriously blptised with the Holy Ghost
He referred his text back to The point al
which Christ first interposed for mans sal
vation the vioce that cried, 'Loi come to
Go thy WILL he applied it to the sacriicia
offering of Jesus-the voice that cried, II
is finished. he carried forward The appca-
ton to the right hand of the Majesty on
high where the Intercessor m tkes his dy-
fling words immortal, crying wiLhininite tier.
alton, Father forgive them;' to the day
when sound shall make its next impression
upon 'tbe dull cold ear of death, when a
the 'voice OF the Son of God, the dead,
small and great, shall rise ' h@@'". "".
The power of the Hi CHEST was manifest
ly upon the audience, and the presence Of ar
Ambassador of Christ was attested by Sobs
and groans from every par: of the house,
The preacher descended from the pulpit
without psusny in his discourse; he invited
to the place Of prayer those who desired tc
flee the wrath to come. With loud erie
for mercy sinners came streaming down the
aisle. and before the congregation were dis.
missed seven souls profeSsed to find ptac,
in believing.
| When the meeting broke up, the pastor
FASTENED back TO his closet. Many time
had he entered it disheartened aai sad, nev
er before in triumph. lie thought Of good
Bishop George, and his steady persuasion
that the appointment was right Of the fast
inss and prayeys-all the way down to the
last hours ex ,erience his faith in Goo
and in the efficiency Of prayer then and
there settled down into substance upou
which time has made no impression. Thir.
ty one years Of toll and change have passcr
over him since that sweet Sabbath; the vi
cissitudes of An Ltnerant's life have led hin
through heat and cold, by night and day
fom one. end Of Kentucky tothe other.
/, Forms then unknown, afterwards became
dear as life and then perished from hi
sight; sickness and sorrow, pain AMI deatl
have left their scars upon his foFmand heart
bu, nothing has ever shaken his conf leue,
in the God that answers prayer The mem
ory Of that brigh, morhing is as fresh be
/ meath his grey hairs as it was beneath hi
locks Of jet Like trampled chsm5nle, III
virtues Of his spirit took deeper root for be
I ing bruised, and shell a perfume that ha'
sweetened life's atmosphere ever since.
For four weeks very little else was .;
tonded to but the revival. Stores and shop
we're closed Turing the hours Of worsLil
which ocsurrc Twice, and ofen three time
a day. Al one Of the meetings, held in
private house. (where the venerable Joh
I.ittlejnhn was present. aoai was made 70
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