The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-03-15
Rev. n. Ii Billiard.

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l am fesirous OF telling through
your columns to your many readers of
Il great and good man, who has left
home and loved ones and is now on
the field as an evangelist doing a great
work for the Master and the Baptists
Of this and other States. Brother Dill
lard has purchased property in Bristol.
Tenn, and will soon build and move
his family to that place and hence be-.
come citizen OF Tennessee, and d.
work wherever he is called. II was ut
this place that ] first became acquaint-
I'd with the gentleman. He being at
that place holding protracted meet.
ing, in which many souls protested
faith in Christ, and united themselves
with the Baptist church and other
churches OF Bristol. He seems to he
undenominational in his work and Ia
have at heart the cause Of God and
the advancement Of his kingdom. A,
minister OF the gospel he is certainly
the man for the place. In the pulpit
he is graceful and impressive in hi,
delivery. His sermons are logical anc
plain, aud under them the most har
dened are made TO SIZE their error anC
to come tn Christ In short, az min
ister he is hard TO surpass. Brother
billiard is by birth Virginian beins
born at DanviIle, May q, 1856 Hi,
parents were Methodist, and movec
soon after to Caswell county, N. C.
where he wss reared. At the age o
sixteen he gave his heart to God at hi
fathers hearth-stone during tamil,
prayer From that very moment h,
felt that he must work in the Master
vineyard as minister, and before h,
had arrived At the age of majority h,
conducted meeting III which on,
hundred and twenty persona were con
verted. And since that time he ha
been instrumental in the conversion
OF two or three thousand persons. H
was endorsed and sent by the Beulal
Association to Lake Forest, n. G.
where he received his training and ed
ucstion. While az this place he he'll
meeting in which two little girl
made profession of religion one
now the wife OF a distinguished Bar
tist minister, and the other mission
AIRY to China. In 1876 he WAS 0rdair
I'd ~ minister, and fourteen year
he served as pastor ofvarious churcht
with marked success. But at thi
= juncture he felt that he could do NOR
. for God az an evangelist than az pa
, tor, and So he is now working where,
er he may be called. He says, II ow
my success 70 the one fact that | hav
never failed to do that which tn
church directed ; and ] have nevt
I failed to bring souls to Christ where
: rr I have gone" He is now at WITH
8 vile, Virginia, conducting revivt
a With good results; and after havin
+ fnished this and one other meeting
] Virginia, he will come to Johnso
: City, Tenn, and IL called he will mo,
IN west. He ia all the time bnsy. an
& has no trouble in finding work to d
If the Baptists Of the lower end Of Il
State will give him call, feel qui
p sure that he. in company with h
splendid singer, Prof. 7. A. Johnso
man with only one arm, will Civ
entire satisfaction, and it would be
% help 70 the Baptisls, and an advanc
|. ment TO the cause Of Christ. Ar
, me wishing to correspond with hi
" will please address z B. Dillar
2 Brock Neal, Va Campbell count
. Brethren give him call, and PR
:. Gods blessinga upon his labors.
~ Yours respectfully.
" G. MuRRAY.