The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-03-19
MiIIennial Dawn.

AS YOU were kind enough 10 pupIloii
two communications from me III
recent issues of your valuable paper
make bold to approach you with an
other, which. if you think worthy OF a
corner in the GOLD LEAF, you Will
oblige me by its insertion. 1t is con-
corning some Of my movements ana
engagements during my recent sojoufE
i'll England.
1t will be remembered that about
two years ago. | introduced to the cltl-
Zens of Henderson a work entitled Mil
lennial Dawn. deservedly admitted 10
be the greatest exponent OF Divine
Revelation extant. and its skllfully I'M
weaving the mysteries OF prophecy has
not yet been equalled. L found to my
surprise. when in England, that even
its sentiment. as far as my observation
went. was not known there; as L was
free from any worldly engagements, L
felt il to be duty. as well as a prlVl-
le@c to engage in its circulation III the
great Harvest Field of England,
and where? | asked myself, was the
light and the truth it unfolds required
more than in that densely populated
country: but was grievously disappOlnt-
ed. owing to family Affections at my
adopted home in America that l was
under the necessity Of ,prematurely
quitting the field assigned me; but
INV brief labors were not all together
fruitless. was privileged in harvesting
a few Golden Sheaves," as the follow
ing testimonials will show. l. Ii. Gil
Christ. the author Of one Of them, was
profcssed Atheist, who had publicly
denounced the Bible as book OF cum
ningly devised fables. When first III
trOduccd to him | was struck with his
physical developments and mental ca
pacitics. our conversation at once turn
ed on the Bible. Abo 1t his first words
to ne were. that he was brought up a
''MethOdist," but some parts OF the
Bible which had been represented to
him as inspired Revelation. he could
not reconcile with the character OF a
''Merciful God Of Love-" which led
him to disbelieve in and dcnOunce the
whole book as ''bosh.' ''DO they tor
single moment" he said, ''stop TO con
slider the awful consequences of count
less numbers Of created beings called
into existence by no act or Will OF then
own, to be cast into ali ocean OF The
most pain producing element known Il
man. and to en"ure its lncOncelVable
agonizing consequence throughout al
endless cterlity: NO. he continued
/ '.if that is the God of the Bible, He is no
! the God for me, and to-day | am al
Atheist" From that moment | fell
that he was to be my first fruit in the
great '.Harvest Field" assigned me
Had commenced theological argu
ment, ] should not have gained my
point. told him that his atheism con-
sisted not in divinely inspired Revela
ton as recorded in the Bible, but in
the human attachments thereto, which
have been palmed Off as genuine inspr
alton, and which have come TO Us
adown the long vista of the dark ages
for nearly seventeen hundred years.
told him that | could furnish him will
a work on the Bible recently published
in America which, if he would take the
trouble to read, would lay bare the
mysteries of prophecy and unfold tc
him Divine Revelation in its purity as
| first conveyed from Heaven to Earth, .
and altogether independent ofthe 'tra.
| ditions OF the Fathers.'' After read.
ing Millennial Dawn, he handed me
the following testimonials:
MANCHESTER. Dec. 8. 1890.
MIR NARSTON
Deer Sr:-Before You depart fol
your home in America l feel it my
duty to send you line or two, ex,
| pressing my great admiration for the
good work you have placed before us
and also to tender you my thanks fol
introducing the same. | can only ex.
press myself by CHASING Millennia,
Dawn as a marvellous masterpiece
and work which has great future
| before it | am sure th?t it will prove
| Il great blessing to mankind. l an
only sorry that you cannot stay longer
amongst Us and scatter Broadcast this
great work amongst the people of Eng.
land. Millennial Dawn has been Of
greatest benefit to me. 1t has put me
|
on which ! was skeptical, and straight.
ened out many things which I did not
understand. It did me more good in 4
few days than all the parsons and
preachers have been able to do during tn
30 years of my life. Preachers do not
Srapple the subject right. and Millen-
NAL Dawn does. And now in conclu-
sion, l again. thank you for introducing
that grand work, and beg to subscribe
myself as yours faithfully,
I. II. GILCHRIsT.
The following testimonial is from an
other gentleman who was induced to
read Millennial Dawn through the in
tluence and recommendation of Mr..
Gilchrist. l did not learn that he was
q disbeliever in the Bible, but under
stand. from his high-minded, deep
thoughted, and grandly expressed testi-
monial that the sold. old Book has
been treated with Indifference by being
so long disused.
OAK ST. HALL ST.. MOSTON.
MANCHESTER, SO, 1890.
Mr.. MARsTON.
DEAR SIR:-I have read very care
fully Millennial Dawn, and I can hon
estly and truly say that to me it was a
Revelation. The old, old Book so
long disused. has again acquired a
freshness and interest which did not
exist before. In early life l was con-
nected with one of the many branches
OF Methodism so prevalent in this coun-
Try and America. In after life I no.
iiced men Of the world whose only OBJ
Ject IN life was TO make money, and to
give themselves up to all kinds of friv-.
oilty regardless of their relationship to.
a Deity o: their position as citizens.
1 could not fail to be struck. LIST.
with the llteless, aimless manner in
which the Bible was read mot studiedl
by the former. End. with the influence
winch such cursory, careless reading
nau ON the minds of the latter. viz
l hat 1t was Il book of .scunnincly de-