The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-25


IL: "Oh, Lord, thou knowest my INSULT
cheney for this service. Come down in
gracious power upon this people. The place
was shaken with the divine presence. As
far as we could find out. over 400 persons
were converted that night. Hear il, all
young men entering the ministry; hear II,
all Christian workers: 1t was the holy
ghost.
In the Second Reformed church. OF Som
erville, n. j., in my boyhood days, MI
Osborne. the evangelist, came to hold a
special service ! see him now as he stood
in the pulpit Before he announced his text,
and before he had uttered a word or his
sermon, strong emn wept aloud ana 1t
was like the day of Judgment. 1t was the
Il, To-, the electric telegraph bore strange
messages. one of them read, My dear
found peace with God" Another read:
Dear Mother: The work continues, and
]. too, have been converted Another
read: AT last. faith and peace In Yer
mont a rel gious meeting was singing the
hymn, Waiting and Watching Tor Me.
The song rolled out ON the night air, ana
a man halted and said. Il wonder If there
will be any one waiting ana watching Tor
me?' 1t started him hcavenwdrd What
was it? Tho Holy Ghost. In that 1891,
Jaynes's hail. Philadelphia. and Fulton
street prayer meeting, New York, tcic-
graphed each other the number of souls
saved, and the rising Of the dcNouonai
tides. MONDAY praYeu meetings were
held in all the cities. ships came INTO
harbor. captain and all the sailors saved
on that voyage. Ponce anu III htH'ii 4
mcnt met IN their rooms for divin" Wor-
ship At Albany. the legislature OF the
state of New York assembled IN IN" rooms
Of the court Of appeals for religious ser
vices Congressional union prayer meeting
was opened at Washington. From whence
came the powor2 From the Holy Ghost.
That power sgioOk New York. That power
shook America. That power SHOOK the
earth That power could take inns en-
tire audience into the peace OF the 6oSpel
quicker than you could lilt your eyes
a.
Holy Ghost lie has come! lie is mere!
I feel him in my heart Ihere are lhod-
sands who feel him ia their hearts con
victing some. saving some. sahctIiylhB
The difference in evangelical usefulness
Is not SO much "A difference in brain, IN
s,holarsbip ar clocutiouary gifts. ass i'm
Holy Ghost power. You VIII not have
much surprise at the extraordinary career
of Charles c. Finncy as a soul winner, u
YOU know that soon after his conversion
he had this experience Of the idlaSiclo'
"As I turned. and was about 10 take
seat by the fire, 1 received a baptism OF
the Holy Ghost Without any expectation
of IL: without ever having the tnnuEht
in my mind that there was any Such 'hlnS
for me, without any recollection t"tl
had ever heard the thing mentioned by
any person in the world, the Holy Fh"at
descended upon me in a manner tnat seem
"a 10 20 through me body and soul. ln-
deed, il seemed to come IN waves ah2
waves Of liquid love, for ! could NOT tN-
press IL IN amy other way 1t seemed Hike
The very breath of God. can rt'oI,"1l
distinctly that II seemed 10 ran me IKE
immense wings. No words can express
the wonderful love that was Shcl ABROAD
in my heart I wcpt aloud with JOY ana
love. Thcs" waves came over me ana
o,-ar. mo and over mo one after the other.
until / recall ! cried ont, Il shall die II
these waves continue 10 pass over nc
/ said, Lord. / cannot bear any more.
Vow. my hearers, let five hundred q rs.
whether clerical or lay workers SCI Su. N
divine visitation as that, ana We could take