The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-02-26

""'''uai uoiSh' III secret prayer, and an
entire conservation of all the faculties SO
as to live in actual communion with
Christ Jesus"
This Institute is for the purpose of civ.
ing Tree education to all who love God
and want to work In his Kigndom. The
instructors are d. l.. Moody. r. A. Torrey,
Chas, +. Goss. Mrs. s. B. Capron, Miss
Hurlburt Prof. McGranahan and several
assistants In music. A large part OF the
instructions, however. is given by emil
nent Bible teachers who will spend A
portion of the year at the Institute, A. T,
Pierson. Of Philadelphia, H. Grartan
Guinniss. ID. D., Of London, Eng, A. j.
Gordon, d. D., of Boston, Prof. W. G.
Moorhead, OF Xenia, o., Prof. A. +. Wied.
ner, d. D.. of Rock Island, and W. G.
Carr, Of Albany, N. Y, have already been
engaged. Your correspondent superin.
tends the hotel department Of the Insti.
tute, which is run on the European plau
Everything is furnished the students at
wholesale prices. Here are young men
from all parts ofllhe Union, and they have
the brightest intellects, the braves, hearts
and the sweetest spirits / have ever
known.
There are fifty young ladies' 10 the
ladies' department We are united in
classes and lectures. and 90 out with them
In couples every afternoon to visit rle
people in their homes (this was the way
they spread the gospel in olden times.
Jesus did personal work going from
one place to another) We are winning
more souls in the homes and Cottage
Meetings than in the evening Mission
Meetings. One soul touches another
with the love of God and II lives We
shake hands with everyone and carry
gladness and good will everywhere.
Some OF the workers are 30 filed with
his spirit that their faces shine like
angels Doors that are closed to others
open to us In the most mysterious way. As
woman opened the door a few days
ago, she was so overcome with the con.
viction OF her sins that she began to cry
before anything had been said TO her.
We read the word of God rs we are guild.
ed with his spirit and sing sacred songs,
then plead for them in prayer The word Of
God and kindness will soften the hardest
hearts. We visit all classes and conditions
of people, from the lowest novels of the
poor, 10 the palace homes Of the rich, and
the hardest hearts OF all to save are the
rich sinners. After some OF the workers
had been visiting one Of these homes
the husband came In and found his wife
all broke down.
"oh," said she "you had ought TO have
been here sooner Some Christian psople
were here, and showed me from the
Bible that am lost sinner"
"Wby didn't you tell them TO mind
their own businessfn
"Well, If you had been here you would
have thoughtthey were."
They usually invite US to come back
again and we continue TO 20 until they
accept salvation through Jesus. had
an impression before entering the work.
that the unsayed dlsliked TO have anyone
talk 10 them about their souls's salvation,
but ] find there is nothing they are more
interested in when properly approached;
and why shouldn't they be They will hang
on our bands when we get up to 20 and
gel US TO promise TO come back. Most OF
the workers are so filled with love OF
God that they kiss the children regardless
OF dirty faces. One man that saw this
last week said as be turned away and
his eyes filed with tears, can not stand
and see that for II seems so much like
Jesus.
A drunkard that was converted last
week said TO nae, "you must come up TO
our house" My children would run and
hide when came home drunk and now
you should see. my little girl running
through the house clapping her hands
and saying papa Is tome, papa Is home,'
and when kneel down In prayer 20
thank God for saving poor sinner like
me. che will come and put her arms
around my neck and ask me who are
you talking 10, papapn f
This has been delightful winter here,
and there has not been so much suffering
among the poor as In former years. Still
we find many In need OF clothing. The
other day found young woman with
two children very poorly clad In room
without fire. Her husband had deserted
her. Il was story Of sin and shame Her
heart was nearly crushed and l don't
know what she might have done only she
loved her children so, little boy ana
girl. II takes stout heart TO speak
words oi encouragement under circum-
stapces like these.
The young men and ladies' Of the Insil.
tute are about 10 open q clothing store for
the POOR where all kinds Of clothing for
men, women and children will be sold al
la low price, simply enough TO pay the
| rent Of the store and the person in charge
| IL the people Of Wellington and vicinity
would like TO contribute cast-away cloth.
ling Il will be thankfully received and
| duly acknowledged through these clumns
l"TIe ttat hath pity upon the poor lendeth
unto the Lord and thut which he hath
given win he pay him again" HE that
| hath two coats, let him impart 10 him
that hath n0neu 1N4 ll ifa Ha 81 ~