Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-08-09

he SeluOm pTeaeheS, but always Is an
earnest, attentive listener, and Il faith
ful worker in the cause of religion.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
The meeting last night was very SINH
lar to that of the night before, though
the sermon was Of different character
At the close Of it there was the calling
for prayers, mostly by the preachers i'll
attendance, and the scenes enacted OH
the previous occasion were in q great
measure, reproduced. At its close, half
past nine o'clock, number who had
been seekers pFofessed to have received
the gift Of sanctification.
EXPERIENCE MEETING.
At eight o'clock this morning the
usual experience meeting was held in
the Tabernacle. II was commenced by
reeiting Scripture texts, rhetorical ex-
ercise in which some forty or fifty per-
SONS engaged themselves for short
time, following each other with great
prOmptncss, and often keeping up the
train of thought in a most Ingenious
manner This was continued for per-
haps fifteen minutes, and brought to a
close by singing the familiar hymn;
! 80, for thousand tongues to sing
\ prayer followed this, after which
Mr.. Inskip announced that they would
now hold their experience meeting, at
the same time urging those who enjoyed
the Divine blessing to not speak, but to
give way to the seekers. The first to
speak was a clergyman, who reported
that he had been detained from coming
before, but he was glad to be here this
morning Twenty-Five years ago he
found the pearl of great price. He
had enjoyed good deal, but was afraid
to say that he had enjoyed the blessing
-(sanctiicatiOn) He has faith that
his evidence would be bright before the
meeting closed.
An elderly lady said she had been
seeking sanctification many years, but
was unable to find it. She thought she
would get it yet, though, as she was
bound to keep on trying.
A clergyman claimed that he had
been trying 20 see Christ seven years,
and God had blessed him. Three times
he had asked his people to let him go,
because he wanted to serve them, but
they wouldn't He was a Baptist, but
believed that there was one Lord, one
faith, aud Rne baptism, and that was
he baptism of the Holy Ghost. He
wanted to carry back some of the heav-
enly fire to give to his people.
An old gentleman said he had come
here in dead earnest to be filled with
the glory of God.
An old gentleman said that he liked
to see people happy, but for forty years
he had never cnvictI any man his hap
piness. He had never got along SO nice
ly as he did when he let God attend to
all his business, and when he got home
he was going TO give God the entire
control Of it. Is Yoice-Do it right here,
brOther]. He expected to get to Heaven,
too, and praise God when theIe.
Another old gentleman had, some
time ago, lJeen deceived. He had, many
years ago, made mistake. He had mis-
taken Saturday evening for Friday
evening, and when next morning he
got up aud fed and hitched his horses to
go to work, he found the folks all dress
ed and ready to go.to church. He asked
them what day il was, and they told
him it was Sunday; and here he was
not shaved-not ready to spend the day
Of rest He then took down the fami
Bible and wrote January 10, 1916. I !
leave all my business affairs in the
hands Of fl1e B6rd. Since that time he
had been prospered better than ever be-
fore. HG ~rC.s @s
An old lady said that forty years ago
God pardOned all-her sins, aud for five
years she found it hard to carry the
world in one hand and religion in the
other. Under Brother Raper's preach
ing her eyes were opened, and all the
rest of the time the power of God had
kept her clear of the world. Her re-
marks were quite lengthy, and elected
the most enthusiastic responses from
many who were present.
A young woman said that she did not
enjoy as much religion as she wanted
to. She asked the prayers of the con-
A young man from Cincinnati said he
had been asked how he was seven times
since he was on the ground, and he had
told all that he was doing very well.
He was always timid young man, but
this thing had taken a good deal of it
out of him. HRrother Cunningham"
said he, Hyou were my first class-teach-
er, and feel like shaking hands with
you" Saying this he shook hands with
a number of the brethren around the
platform.
A clerical brother said that for years
he had felt that he was growing cold,
but he was getting warmed up since he
came here. He thought he would be
able to take some sparks of holy fire
back with him.
A young woman said that she had
asked, and asking she had received the
blessing of God, and her glory was now
full.
An old gentleman said that for three
years he had been living in the love of
God as an humble old Sabbath-school
teacher and class-leadcr. For many
years lie had been class driver, but
when he got the spirit of God in his
heart he gave that up and BECAME Il
,lass-lcadcr. He didn't want to do any
better.
\ clergyman said that sixteen years
ago he was in the Church of Rome but