, 1876-08-27
,nteresting Relations Of Expert
ences.--How to Find
the Lord.
An Episcopalian Complains Of a
Mid Tendency to Ritua}ism'
-. Alder on the Evolution Of
the Hebrew Religion.
r,saks Of the Lightning.'-Death
of a Blasphemous Negro.
r,+a. and Personals at Home and
A Abroad---Church Services.

Ahroad---Church Services.
Drr1G1OUS EXPERIENCES.
~. scRp1uRAL HOLINESS CONVENTION.
aTR,BuxE reporter dropped in at the scrip
.u~o, Holiness Convention, No. 4oo WABASH
sr.nnt, s1s Tuesday, and hearing some interesting
..,,o;ons experiences he jotted them down. As
1s sas .e he entered the room lady attired IN
,;.ar, emit rose and in emotional tones spoke IS
follows: - w.o,.s
1T nd reveal Thyself more and more unto me-.
II m.v be through trial; but anything, LORD:
.-.rt more Of this salyation-that is to say,
...n+ m come still higher" There are always
hiober and higher heights to attain after we get
- christ. prayed this way after l went home
c.trr3or night, and the next morning when 1
s-oea satan began to tempt me with various
+b;nos. It seemed as though he wanted to try
~ mt there, and was then to learn what full
..asnnt;on meant. For two hours the tempta-
.,ons were rery severe, but realized the power
of God keeping me,-Christ holding me from
irving way, from yielding. knew 1t was christ.
could not have stood one moment had II not
heen that realized the keeping power. AND IN
+be midst of it, in the very depth OF the trial,
,rh,ch VAS severe, the words Of Job in the
denth of his aftiiction, where he says - shall
cone rorth as gold" came to me with such :
h1ass;np. (..Praise the Lord-''l It was as II
the yoice Of God had said, ~ shall come forth
as gold.:' and then I was able to experience
Chfist. And when I came to the meeting here
n snch blessed communion with Christ that l
cnnld not have told it had I tried 1t was
lie liouid flames of love going over aud through
me. I praise the Lord for the deepest trials l
haye ever known, because they have brought me
to this height.
After Scripture reading and singing,
THE LEADER
s.id: If there are any here who have received
the blessed Jesus as a perfect Savior, perhaps it
,rnn}d be to the glory OF God for them to say So
Its yery helpful for dear friends to !lse some
times and state their convictions and desires,
and If there are any dIthcuttles IN inc way u
state them. It would afford us great pleasure
so far Is the Lcrd may enable us. to answer any
questions. We don't invite controversy, but
know there are questions that come up, ques-
tons Of interest to hearts really seeking after
this experience. If there ars difficulties IN your
way, dear brothers and sisters, De frank ana
free to state them, and We will endeaVor to an
swer them. ....
An ELDERLY, xERvoUs-Loo61SG MAN
said: am sorry to lay any burden on our dear
friends; but that passage Of Scripture where u
speaks Of perfect peace is not my experience l
have not perfect peace.
este! asfasr-E'ssS '0S A'F0 LOT e''sNN4 -'l'
Elderly mani had to pray this morning at
my own family altar that might be preserEeu
from hypocrisy towards myself or any OF my
s workers, Il snac or dd Riops pot @
to deceive myself, and did not want to DC eaf
ned away with flnaticsm. PRAISE tht
Inrd III Twas ,bock full Of criticism here thit
morning. The devil told me that ! must no'
ideptifT myself with people that had suc1
fanatical ideas,-that should not compromst
noon. r. Bless the Lord.'1 / do snceren
Fant all that the Lord has for me- t" Prals'
Jesus.nl And, if I know myself, / an willing
to take it with all the consequences. . Amen.
"Glory be to God."] don't know that neec
sny more destruction ften tnan ao3;H. oaye na0'
The leader-I entered into this experience sl1
years AGO last February. ] reached the point
II o'clock home alone, upstairs in my bed
room, and I was on my knees with the Word o.
God in nv hand, open at the promise, ist Q
John reached the Point con sna yyeiber
stely believed that promise that the blood Q
Christ clcanseth me from all sins. ! had q n n
manifestation OF what We generally call bless
ing, at all; no baptism, no stir or emotion no
any sort. Nv soul, it seemed TO 1ne, "sae LIN
an empty barrel If everything was cast out
got up aud went downstairs, and salq J., =
my wife, skate, it is done. IN
blood OF Christ cleanseth me from a'
sus, and l have got the Word 10
it." But here the devil came Ike 1000
He said, Il You are not sanctiGed." lie held gu
my experience of conversion, when mad on
glorious manifestation,-itseeme then as Il N
fingers had touched the mem OF Ills garment
vas full and flooded with glory, and my soul au
body felt it all through. The deVl remlnue
me OF that. He said, !" Don't you rememoe
how blessed you were when you we're converted
You know what IN emotional being you are, an
If you were sancti6el you would DC Jumpin
and shouting round here, you would be ciapph
your hands and ho1lering Allelula7 anu
that sort Of thing.'' But l remember naVln
read in the 18th Revelations, " And they owe
came him by the blood Of the Lam
and by the word Of their testimony
and l said to Satan, The blood
Jesus Christ, His Son, eleanseth me from !,
sin; am given up to the Lord; have got u
Lords promise and will believe it, u L new
lave manifestation the longest day live.
am in for this Internationally and unrcservcu!
and, sink OF swim, am going to believe u
Lord, for have got the Word OF God Tor Il
For eight hours had hand-to-hand conhl
with the devil, and, glory be to God, oyercan
him t'by the blood OF the Lamb and the word
their test;mony.'' And that eight hours e1p
ricace vas worth more to me than any otl1
eight hours in my life Oh! bless God! 1t
taught me lesson that never shall forge
Oh, the glorious manifestations l have nao