, 1875-11-14

s.a neslue EAF friend and We w.+s 1a:o.a uo*
Lord sad VoS saees se times, which y, iii, Then th
snd ~ unto the s aes yoa hav .sen me- aSd p e
Known to W., ain IN o. ny Gosle :. 1t sal b. mai
tAsed up OF my feet ty IN U.s. @ 1nen vas ae1t
fos Los what VIII tanu ha, y, !. ~ 1ne h,t a.ae
stammcr, or tm,tate ~ and could onl
ne taas some ons breath - ;,n naen e seotntt
oJor want a Ser me- md thsrs ~ @ \,
SILL I'LL before, except that IT, re0o1a5, naa ese
th,t % % no" hne 20 si of ors 1S s%ds sna 2I
th7t tsrribie yoc1 sa pc 1atng elsa hnt Have Tapl
night hsye BEEN hes for .eqer eqe an na. SO . LOUD at
before, but in the an but not beside ny frirnu a.
facs upward an? form Of cross ovar hin, with M
| Now s,e- toNnTard and his head to the uorth
| stontest % began which would have cnusesi Tn.
M t% Of the gr4ee of God vhch osa Il LOT .ae
death IN @e pass through the valley and shaaow oi
me- 4 eatae ae can faly testify lay there fo= mo
kne seil bad been drawn aside, an1 couid bshoid
a. g,ory o. tug eternal wordaad thus Wills was
IL ny % bod9 t;.anss ass tsses saies
ri s :. r s: 4s:s Il
e here IN shis wilderness. You ~' must d ''la Ie
sss ssss, Van mapdn and no yeur friends WI never
rersd to mo: II an the liz anal H. Rssrctsa Hn,s
he that belie7eth on As ahsll novcr dlen Then ~
.f. With joy tas the Savior h1d power e,ea to
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aanda Of God and then Heaven WITH ali It's oor1ous
reans'os, seemed to open up to my mind, mud sweet
@ hsaee @ passessed ny ssal was conscious Of my es-
there for nearly half hour dead, to ~ human ap
neasansss' Pc |aas and am pessusdsa. in reality,
saaiea ny rs.s s; s.s< s ss na .aa = sf
aware of ths prrsenee "8f' Of nv nod1'
md With it my power Of speech was restored. ~
there all tais while without moving or SAMMY word
Now something seemed to say to me that unca had
not 9hat tsih n God that was necessary to keep him
AMID such trying scenes az those through which we
1aa oee1 paasn8 though he had always claimed great
fs'th in aed prtq5 tq NJ So s.d hin: " unc!s
tod him TO aal God to give him fah, and Il should
ne done: And he did It, and faith came, innomuch
wsoq d9uh md he e 9s:
10 make known to us II we ahould be baptized over
% again or not, aud the answer was NO. !" Then tha
you shall zee the Light Of the Son Of Man coming ID
the clouds OF heaven. for the mo is short and my
peop,e 1;% mqat T. BE- united g. nothing doubeng Than
true prophet or no." and did, and the aaswer wss
tbs is the only miracle Of this kind that ha<
Are those creeds and denominations all accepted a
iod! and the ansWer was: They hive polluted Ny
.a.3:. ana ss,% dsd Ny temples and w ts
to the truth they shail be saved." o! how gracious
then, when thouaht how greatly favored w were,
Above many Of our fellows, who good by ua-
ture anh ar better by practice, In TINT had taed
It Were face to face with tho savior oh how little
We felt: how unworthy Of ali this great favor which
God has shown to Us !! But Ve praised God that tt
was 60 and then the voce eaid to me: "a 'Yon aro
hencc.orth to foraaka Ill and preach the Word. md
your unc1e shall be witness Of these things and
10 am With you, even to the end" Tten said to
uncle Do you hear tl.t r. and uncle said he did.
Then vera both raised to ou1 feet spd that voice
sounded out 30 loud that exceeded the kenass notes
of ne bu8le. We enbraced each other, and we're
u holy ground Mark the place where you lay."
Then we dropped upon our knees. took OF onr over
them thcre in the road until next morning at sunrtsa
and they would bo there unharsned. So va did,
nothing doubling that uh.tsue7cr God had spoken
south, Joined hands. and we're told to and NOT
look back and TIC dit run with auperhunan speed,
Az net t tsn ., o1e me e , eostb inn.
Devil and tho Spirit said to q Destroy it and
we rushed upon it with one accord, aul before no
realized what doing wa had bzoksn up aud
rubbed ina With one hands patch OF barge, dry
tht.tes, and strange to say, not thistle ha1 pene
tz7ted orr hands anywhere.
Thence they parsed to where there was group
Of houses along the road. and they ware J" i'm
pressed to turn into one. They wore refused
and the "terriole voice came and
frightened the inmates. The old man Of tho
house seized his gun, and told Booze to go away
or he would receive dose of lead. Booze. how
ever; boldly barred his breast, and told the old
fellow to
SHOOT AWAY,
and he would soon SEQ that God was proof asainst
bullets. Tas old mRn. however, did not shoot,
out ne keDt his gun up st the present, aud es
hey cuuld not bring him to reason, these servants
# God turned abont. They were then met by
friend named Abtertnathy, who wished them ia
~ their healing sku on his sick child Abber-
nalhy was chatechlsed Is to bis faith in them
lfter the most approved Apostolic manner, but
be eVangel!sts were not permitted to give this
'roof Of their divine gifts. Just a. they were
to the sick chida couch soma one
ame runrins toward them in great rage with
club IN his hand. The spr1t warned them to
PREPARE Fon BATTLE
8 this WAS Satau. It turned ont, however, to b4
n acquaintance named Breck, who gave Booze
hree st:T blows on his left arm. The later did
indeed he felt more powerful in that asm than
efole, and with the assistance Of his uuclo be
rested the club from his assailaut, aud then
spared his iifs. because to kill
'as not their religion. The Lori then COM
handed Brack to kneel mi kiss tbs ground
kres times, (which no did uuhesisas1ngly"
While they we're entrsating him to become
ecooclted to God, four or five other fellows
anne up and befau pounding the ovangelists
18th double-hsnded clubs. But, says Booze:
,und and about ur ana their blows fel hsrrasa up
n oar heads Notwithstanding the blood ran down u
Re rain, until We were banstz7d IN onr own blood.
mt whe being thus beaten for the cause OF Christ.
a1 the testimony Of jesus, We fei. pain, ware not
nocked down, not even staggered stunned BY ther
nta, though We ba1ei o1r hea1s to them, and did
ot try to ourselves IN the leaAt for from the
lo1ueot the 1rst blow struck upon our hnadH, ~
new mora than we had ever known be{oee saw AZ we
I'd never seen before, aud every additional blow
,ened only to add to our strength and joy, nutn
tl1ed with love and praise 70 God for H8 pro
citing power. that shouted and pr4iscl God At lilo
p Of our voices
They told their prosecutors to beat them until
.tisflod they vera under Gods care. One Of the
lost powerful Of them struck Booze on Lis
Ea1, which he had barred for the blow, with d
ub, but it had 90 more effect than it = cup of
ater had been 2aahea him. This marvel
opped the assault. Their assallants were con-
'unded, and seemed alarmed for their own
Ifety. Upon consideration the gang concluded
bind the eyangolists, and see what effect
lat treaemen: woull have upon them
hey were placed close together. and vere
,und from the feet up to their heads, one coil
.ing pnt Through my mouth and around my
ac!e's throat and then drawn tight ~ three
en- could draw it," An officer wss then brought
tbs scene to take the unfortunate fellows to
il. They sere placed on q wagon in their
,und condition, but on the way to the jul the
hcers heart became eoitaned aud he prevailed
,on the men to unite the ill-used evaneelista.
q requested them to so to his house and have
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