The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-04
"UNCLESPS" CONVERSION
REPORT OF HIM FRoMArLANrA
"unslssi Converted By the Eeeentrie
Evangelist- Al Earnest restimo.
Aiai nom . New Convert. ~
to His Feelings After
the New Birth"

trodacsd NJ. sam W. Smh Of At
lants. who dslivs cred Q short sdaras.
on his rscsnt c'uvsr .ioa. Said Nj.
Small: -
MY FeIENDs-Although hsye oftan
attended church, aud often ioined in
singinx IN kgrand hymn, I have nevsr
Deeen able to feel Ii and sing Il Nth
the enthuslasm Of my whole soul untiI
within this past week. ANAL not
apologize 70 you for the noveltv 0s
my appearing before you this sftar-
noon. Lest Saturday / came to tSis
city and 70 this tabernacle e 4 cnrios.
y,eesker, z nots'taker ana q general
tooker-on q this vast and remsrks ble
scene. came with ell my worldly
pride snd all my worldly Ambition
nn0 AZ ny worldly passions and apDe-
Lses 10 tuii toe upon me. I BROUGHT
NIL Msn @o : nice nask Of good whisky to
v sh;n ne during the intervals, and two
s Snn .nsPpeoso 70 me. had on q
shirt, and I had Thai b ottls =,
whisky. I felt due, aud thon
looked elegant. Icould not have fa,t
much hstter, and the only wav i
olo feol DETER was In bsiug inyited ana
taxing dinner with Bro her Jenes.
But when left here In the sftsrnoon
ana went back to take the train
found somebody had gone into INV
room At the hotel aud drank nm mo
whisky; and also found tn At INV shirt
olont mt me as comfortably as befora.
because Brother Jones had filIed n
with brters and thorns aud netties.
ana my conscience was drsd untii n
seemed TO b. burning. Within me was
raging the flames OF an wskened con
science. l struggled with it for AZ
nc aoors s,x a. 80, muanfully, 1 believe,
"a any v0tary OF Satan ever
aid. l not only struggled with 1t aud
srieo 70 put down that rsgiog Ore
Mitnin and without, aud 1 even went
Dack TO the places where had usu .llv
t .o surGease from my worldly
troubles. went to the bsr-rooms and
drank OF the fiery fluid, bus onlv
without, and for 4S hours. I celi Won
In the faOe OF the lAshings of nv oon
science and the feelings which were
awakened within me. I still triad and
Underwood to drown them out and xo
on my way a. before. But it was i'm
possible. Standing there on Tuesdsy
IN the presence OF my weeping wife
and trembling children, God
seemed to Life my soul ont
OF me and show me what a
Dlaek, dismal, diseased AMI despiya ABLE
tn1nK 1t was. ned from 1t In horror.
Absolutely, bsfore my g ID, tell Won
the TRUTH aei from It In absolute
horror to the upper chamber OF INV
house, and, on my bonded Knees and
with my face In my hands, I c0ntin-
ued the struggle. Sull I uld not
leave; still something seemed 10 hold
me baoK; something seemed to say to
me; cit win be all right. This is
nothing but spssm. the refleoLluns OF
tnat wave OF religious enthusiasm YOU
got into the other day. Wait q little
while and 1t will b. all right, and
when the whisky dies out you will he
y youd Ell, sgsin, and the same jolly
good Fellow that you were befOre.b
lay thef0, ~ IL we're, In q stupor.
sWaiting the time to come when 1
Sould get up aud rea.s' re- my man.
mood, and 20 out on the street aud
mingle with my fellow.msn. I Yound
IT would not come, aud after four
hours OF fearful mortal sgcny I had TO
20 back to the only refuge that / and
there Is for the sin-tO.s ed soul, and
that Is to come and lay itself at the
loot OF the cross and say: "Here,
Lord. give myself away;it is .lI 1
"No hing but sin have 1 togtve."
And found that the other line was
absolutely true:
"Nothing but love shall receive.n
received 1t, thank God, in a per-
feet hood tide. Oh, 1t just lifted me- up
on nv feet. won't down stairs into
the presence of my weeping vile. her
eyes still dripping with tears. She
saw something was the matter and abe
stood In Amusement when I folded
that patient, loving, faithful form to INV
BOSOM aud told her the TRUTH would to
God you could have seen her. wish
That you could have seen the trans
form tti0n In that household. So glad
was l, 80 perfectly 8 visited was l, so
certain was hat there was not q lin.
gering soIntilla OF doubt In INV mind.
and not q thought OF denial In NV
heart, that determined to do on the
instant what the Scriptures here say
every redeemed sinner should do for
she honor and glory Of tho savior: Go
into the highways and byways aud
tell all men, OF every condition and
creed, Of my changed condition, and
testify tothe loving kindness aud ten
der mercles and saving powers of my
Jesus. And as fast a. l could
90 went to o print
Ing office and had II announced and
got me some barrels-the fl rat time l
ever made good use of barrels in nv
life-and spread boards over them In
the public streets aud made that All
nouncemsnt which would not recall
Tor this world, II 1t was solid ham
mered globe of doubly redued gold.
would not drag 1t with me into h sll
As long as God will help ms In answer
to the prayers of these good people aud
my own feeble supplications, I intend
TO follow In the footsteps Of the meek
and lowly Jesus who has redesmsd
me with His blood. Another thing.
then and there resolved that I
would be OF some service to
the Master had been 80 good to Hi >uu-
please about sudden conversion. Men
have sneered AZ itiu Atlanta, where
am known So we'll and for 50 much
wickedness. No wonder, / can't fesi
that they ought to DO blsm I'd. / GER
tainly Will not get angry with tn ,m
because II was wonderful to mo.
know that God can do anything that
HIS divine VIII shalt order. It. was
sudden conversion, ~h,n by thu will
of g ID, when on 'hs Instant Of the ter
rible earthquakes awskentag
Lishon crum0led into the
opening earth and dts
appeared In the awful aoyss that
yswned under the proud city. 1t was
osudden c)nvers ION wnen, q fe W days
ago, In Connecticut, u great reservoir
broke Its barriers, do wn, sent Its wild
waters suddenly laundering down
Q busy aud happy valley, ard swept
thousands OF unpreparsd sous away
from earth forever. II IL q sudden
conversion when out of the clear
heaven the lightnings' red bolt dc.
scends and rives the giant oak
from top to roots. II God's will
can do those wonders, why osn not
the love Of God descend rs quickly
and regenerate my sin-bouud soulf
oh, I know 1t has done It, aud II I
were hurled, rs by q giant cstapult,
to-day out of this tent, ana landed