The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-05
BELOW PAR.
The Mountain Evangelist Thinks the Name
of Jesus Is, Because the People Do Not
Come to Him and Be Saved.

Inc mountain evangelist THINKS tne name
of Jesus Is, Because the People Do Not
Come to Him and Be Saved.
Barnes Letter in Stanford Interior Journal.
De2G Interior-It would be premature,
SHOULD 1 announce now the r suit of the
Christmas appeal. If we have not rs many
friends as we thought we had land who has?)
these loving responses to our circular letter,
that lie before me as | write, pleasantly tell
of unchanging affection and interest III our
work gu the part of a devoted few. Praise
the Lord, and thanks, many and %fervent, to
everyone who remembered us in this time of
need. l believe the time will come when
the issues of Christmas scrip sin Jesus
name" that we send to donors, will be better
property to have in hand than shares in the
New York Central or government four per
cents. Jesus name is below par in this
devils world just now, but the good time is
coming when every knee shall bow" to Him,
and then, ''inasmuch as We did it not unto
the least of these, my brethren, we did it not
to me- settles everything.
But | must bring up details of the work of
the Lord in New York to date, or | foresee
they will get way with me. We shall sue
coed here, though the newspapers with one
accord predict failure. That is one reason
why | think we shall prosper. The devil
would not take the trouble to predict if he
did not fear the power of this incoming
gospel. The Sun has been especially unjust
to me i'll circulating among its many thou
sand readers as infamous report of my last
Sundays sermon at Trenor Hall as even
malice could desire. 1t did me much harm.
The Lord reward the editor according to
his works, as Paul said once before OF Alex
ander. coppersmith. This uukindness OF Mr..
Dana astonished me not a little. ! hope he
knew nothing about the true state OF the case,
and that an ambitious reporter, with lively
Imagination, wishing to get off something
STARTLING iS at fhh bnttnm Of II don't
worry about it a moment; | only jot it down
as an item, and a very small one, in the his
tory of this, Gods movement. A few days
ago, while | was ~thoughtfully bordering the
situation and talking to the dear Lord
about it, in my usual way, | opened my large
print Testament, with a hungry longing for a
word from His own dear lips, that should fill
my heart with 10y and peace in believing
it. The first and only text that met my eye
as l opened "hap-haZard" las men say), was
this, in acts xviii, $40: BE not afraid, but
speak and hold not thy peace, for l am with
thee, and no man shall set on the to hurt
thee, for | have much people in this city"
Was not that just glorious. | shut the book
and said: Lord, that is all l want;
thank YOU And it has been lying in my
heart, Ike a heavenly benediction, ever
since.
This is a home and hospital, on the corner
of Sixty-fifth street and First avenue, with
~ up YIN - LIZ wv ltNiNN
no singers there, for with the well-known
gift of their race, they eclipsed Marie and the
organ completely. So we let them do it all.
A blessed meeting that was, thirty-nine con
fessed the Savior-only two remaining obdu-
rate. The parting hand-shakings were char
acteristic. Good bye, honey" one old sis
ter said to Marie, Use from Kentucky, too"
They all promised us to revise the old
song,
'Roll, Jordan, roll, roll, Jordan, roll;
Tn bound to 20 to heaven when die;
Roll, Jordan, roll"
so as to go thus:
I'm bound to go to heaven before I die,
Roll, jordan, roll"
1t stuck a little in their Threats, this
change of chorus, but after a few rusty at
tempts they got it out with great freedom
and unanimity. 1t is a strange fact that peo-
pie don't like to be happy, or blessed, or
saved, or useful right off. A now salvation
is the hardest thing to persuade either saint
or sinner TO receive.
1913, 125 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YoRK CITY.
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