Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-06-16


Good That Has Been Accomplished in
Our Midst be Nurtured and Cherished
BY Us All.
It was announced IN Thursdays
ARGUS that the Fife meeting would
close with the service of Thursday
morning-and such was the inten-
tion; but when the glorious service,
thronged by hundreds of rejoicing
souls, drew to close there was
great pressure brought to bear
upon Mr.. Fife to hold yet one
more service, in the afternoon, which
he graciously consented to do, so long
as there was hope of gaining peni
tents and winning souls. Owing to
the rain in the afternoon this service
was held in the Baptist Church,
which could not accommodate, even
to standing room, the vast concourse
of worshippers. This was most
enthusing meetings 1t was purely
Thanksgiving meeting-a meeting of
personal expressions of thanks and
praise, together with general song
service along the same line. 1t was in
deed a gracious and moving aud a
Strengthening experience = gra--
cious in the number of testimonials
given in ali over the vast con-
gregation from converts; moving
to see how sweet is the yoke of Christ
to the penitent sinner; strengthen
ing to see strong men stand up and
pledge their lives to the service of
God in communion and fellowship
one with another and all together.
At this meeting, too, so gracious
was the JUNCTION of the Holy Spirit,
six professions Of conversions
were made when the invitation was
extended to come, all who would, land
accept Christ as their personal
Saviour; and so much was in
terest enthused that Mr.. Fife
was again importuned for yet
another service last night un-
der the tent "a grand clos
ing, concluding thanksgiving SER
| vice, in which all might join and
rejoice and be glad that God had
visited this community 80 abund-
antIy with His favor and touched
the hearts of SO many unto sorrow
for their sins and acceptance of the
Christian life. And so the tent was
crowded last night-filled, thronged
exultant. Indeed, it was the "joy Of
salvation" made manifest by many
hearts; it was the Holy Spirit rest
ing on and God dwelling with Hi
people; it was in very truth {
"great multitude singing "Allelulia'
the Lord God Omnipotent reign
eth !" The scene was truly sub
lime. Pen cannot portray it; lang
uage cannot describe it. It wa
a Pentecost indeed: old yet evel
new with growing grace to til
Christian heart; always aboundin!
yet ever ready to abide with any VIII
will receive it, giving unto all sucl
the power and privilege of becoming
the children of God.
| There were 81 conversions at thi
one service, and hundreds of churcl
members VINO had back-slided cam
forward and reconsecrated themselve
to the service of God in their respec
tive churches.
At the service Wednesday nigh
there was spontaneous free vii
offering taken up for Mr.. Fife whicI
t reached sum far in excess of an
: like offering ever before known i
Goldsboro, showing how deeply en-
, how substantially our people apprec
= ate the great work Evangelist Fiji
a has been aole, moods hands, to accon
: plish in our community. And in
deed has it been Gods work-no r,
, specter of persons: unto all the Go
y pei has been preached: from I'll
e most refined and cultured even
!the poor outcast of society, an
call along the line" there have bee
!. conversions manifold and to the la
named the good Christian elder
Ladies' Of onr eitv have tnrnad vii