The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24
Fife Meeting.
A GREAT RELIGIOUS STIR
RING IN CLINTON AND
ROU DING
COUNTRY.
Larger Crowds Daily Attending
and Much Interest Manifest
ed by all Ages aud Glasses.

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and Much Interest Manifest
ed by all Ages aud Glasses.
Who would now snow Ciintoa who
thew II the week befsrc the one iast
asseds The changes wrought BY tho
.ast meeting are 30 many, so lntsrest-
M, 81 marked. 80 ,horcuyh that one
would scarcely recognize the old land
marks. Clinton and the surrounding
have been greatly shaken.
We have just passed through one ssf the
most far-rcaohlns, religious sasstingn IN
the history ofsampson county. wegave
last week the impression Nj. Fife made
on the community, aud spoke Of his op-
position. But his opposition now has
blended into cooperation, and he ha
naueht but the best feelings of all this
section.
No HyPocRlT.
Whatever il may Tleasc any oae 90
say of Mr.. Fife, whatever he ile 0biec-
tion 10 him and hIs psans, there Is one
charge from which lac stands acquitted
that Of h,pocricy. when man of
the werld, when foremost in almost every
sin he always stood by his collar. He
went in with both soul and body, and
the same can be said Of him 10 religious
work. lie ia what he IL, and max .no
prctension 10 anything else.
TIE CHURCH RENOVATED.
One Of the special forces Of MIR. Fife
aud his SUCCESS, i getting the church
right. lie recognizes tue great power
of live Church, and he made particular
effort to aaaaen IT, In this he has been
eminently successful. In his sermons
to church members he spoke, though
kindly, veiy plsln, direct and in earnest.
lie made no compromise with church.
members who 90 not live up 10 their
professions.
BACK-sLiDERs
were reclaimed in large numbers, and
hundreds of church members asked for
: prayer, aud promised TO lead differ
| ent life. This was one OF the most
touching part Of the services. Since
This meeting cold members have become
enthused, and man. who have done no
work ia the Church are now deeply
I moved, aud are working earnestly.
q FRIENDS AGAIN.
1 The work here alone is reconciliuc
t friends and families Lave been gr, at Bnd
Q glorious. Where only last week strife
= bitterness and hatred were, friendship
:. peace and love now exist. Many per
!. sons who did not even speak, lave be
d come reconciIed, aud families where
" enmity was, are noe happily reunited
a and Clinton is once more herself.
3 THE WOMEN
- have nc, omplished a noble and sran'
!. = work IN these meetings. They organlzs
y a woTan's Prayer meeting, in whic
70 they meet every afternoon Mt O'Clock
a. These meeting were conducted en,irel
n by the women. They were largel. al
tended and were full of interest and ef
thusiasm. They not only worked J
these meetings but worked out OF then
!. Besides this work, they made up ycI
-, handsome purse for Mr.. Fife as speci
III purse from the Woman's Meeting.
m TEACHING THE BIBLE.
er, Mr.. Flies knowledge and use OF U
LID Bible Is really marv lous. lie can quo
ef passage after passage, giving exact .
~ ference. and word for word quotation
This must be Remembered in connecti
ar with his recent conversion and his forl
his CT ignorance of .he Scripture. His INT
Ugh presa ions are sound and rerspieuol
ltil He has ,lsne n go.sd work al.ne ia Bill
pet instruction.
ich The CROWDS
roc were the largest ever seen III our cour
uiu for the same length of time, o" pcriia
-. at any single time. They varied for
by cntired meeting from l.500 TO g.
red souls, and from the yc.y fret service
our the last the interest continually inerc
our ed.
lilsl cLrSToN's LIBYRALITY.
Ns Thr very large crowd IN 'iaily stte
0 Of ance have been wei. cared for. :
erit people opened their doors III mar
nas worthy Of every one's praise. I
.o have not only been literal to visitors
..a.. tlsay have subscribed generously tos
rom making upa purse Fer Mr.. Fi!r.
cid was given Cor incislentil expenses
hen S700 for Mr. Fife. This is evitis
hers OF low our people feel ON ibis mai
20. OF course very nice contribution
le gwen by The people from the cou
IA aid neighIsoring community.
oush THE wHIsKgy TRAFFIC
'ood- has received a severe blow. and The c
saons of this meeting Till be felt along
sang line. S.ssral Of The .ar-keeIers
a Inanlfesicd dcepmterest, and three
~.re ed The chusrh. Hundreds Of old,
,mns die age and Young n.cn pledged n
great drink themselves and to use their
d we ence against l.. There was a de-
What feeling OH H.. question, aud they .
man earnest. They had the united etfi
'a.'eu all the women. Many also went
~ 8. - similar pledge about dancing, pl'
-, cards. and theatre going. The G
memb bers were. especially interest,"
Ut "a these subjects.
You THE MINISTER'S.
onine nresent during the meetings were
ana DIR, D. r. Marable. o. r. Mceks,
ingins .s-II S,.wart Il @. SIND
those Asnos, : =. - -. -. g., nap;el
have J. " nrner' 's,o. 80, .s,s.,w NJ
ow he w. i. IocEers W. ~ ms'1'.,---z--- 90.