The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-25
n Great Oown-Pouring Of tho
Spirit in iSd0

In the month Il August. 1919. Rev.
"a j. W ychc and JlmeS h Brent hid
: meeilug a. ito : Mai, Johnston 80.
al which your speaker AMI b wife wer
f tunverted To Gpt ca the first Suru. =,
o September. So the same minister
began j meeting T. bc held III the church
AZ NayueSbOrU II the day, and ia the
school house at GUldsb,ro al night. Al
the mornlug service GA the first da,
your speaker and his wife joined the VI
+. Church South on SIX months proba
ton. At the opening service great sll-
emnity rested upon the congregation and
d large number OF penitents Ca me to the
altar. This was the beginning of whal
was known among u a. the Great Re-
yival OF 10" The weather was delight
ful Immense congregatiln Us assembled
daily, coming, many OF them, twenty or
thirty miles FROM the surrounding coun-
ties. No accident occurred, aud only
one disturbance. a young man in a stat,
Of intoxlcatlon dragged his sister from
the aisle. aud cursed the ministers, for
which be suffered severely at the hands
of the law. The preaching Was with
great power aud in demonstration OK the
Spirit. The meeting continued twenty
one consecutive days and quite one hun
drcj sou protested faith IN Christ. The
first convert III the old school house was
a maiden OF II years. She arose irou
her knees Singing "Nof bur Jesus eau.
DO helpless sinners good SIe h4> beet
for maut years he wife Of d Niechudl>
preacher aud ha~ eun" through 4 sag
ing and shouting. ~ iLcitelt which
fingers pleasantly ~ tie memory a.
those Of u VIII gefnain, occurred
think, on the sec nd N,!uc iay OF tle
meeting. B,hinl The church was a
thickct OF cedars ski~tcd with umbrella
shaped gam trees, aud carpeted with a
green swafl. Col. ". :. e.. Andrews
va, sitting near tile front door OF the
church in deep contritiou at the invita-
ion he arose and walked rapidly, indeed
iimost ran towards the mournerS bench
As he passed that staunch Presbyterian,
alvin III Die, Of Newbern that gentle
4!an gave ham a rnu>Ing slap on the
shout Ter and shouted, Colt, ColoneI -
The Colonel went it at double-quick, but
instead of reaching his objective point,
he altar. he landed with his head under
The gallery stairs. There he wept and
prayed until the morning service closed.
Ills brother was BY his side aud as the
Colonel arose he said. ''John. come with
me Silently they passed through the
rhicket until they reached a tcace where
the Colonel falling down cried, Oh, pray
for me- For the flst time that brother
attempted TO pray audibly there they
wrestled aid PRAYED Finally they stare
ed back To the church. but before they
had reached it the Colonel fell with force
upon the GROUND, crying, pray for me
again. While engaged in prayer, the
brother heard a voice say ng, John,
pray for me too, and " B. L. fell by
the Coloncfs side. Soon another voice
was heard, pray for me aud d. 3. +
was Oh his knees. In IA little while the
whole congregation were assembled oe-
meath the trees The preachers took
charge Of the meeting and the revival
wen on with power. There was no re
urn to che church that day many din
ners were left uneaten many Christians
were made happy; many penltents con
verted- Doubtless there was great re-
jolcing among the angels over that scene.
At tnat meeting III the cedar> Nm. &
received his conviction and was happily
converted IN his carriage On the way
home.
IT.