The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-04-05
MOSS POINT DEPARTMENT.

any meeting In any Of our churches. and the
present visable results for good, better than
! have ever known before. II x. Y. z. had
been at the Methodist church last weeks
regular pr~ayer-neeting and seen and heard
what | saw n heard. he would certainly re-
greet he ever made the statement he did.
There we're at least GO present where l don't
think I ever s9w more b 10 before. many
wrought IN their minds and their hearts,
many Of them praying In public. who never
a1u % before; mary OF them l think, II who
had erected family alters and who were
praying In their families, and I understand
the ladies' prayer-meetlng was well attended
and many offered up public prayers who had
never attempted to do 70 before,
A. the recent meeting named there were
o.o men Who were seldom ever seen at
church.. and who had rarely ever felt I'll,
toach OF Go1s holy spirit, stirred AZ they
were never stirred before, and who resolved
Then and there To lead better lives. Some OF
70 fee the wrath TO come and be saved from
hts SINS, but when that gentle hand was laid
upon his head. aud that wonderful pra yer
from her trembling lips went up through It's
naive ar ana touched the throne Of God,
ana when the answer came like an electric
shock. he yielded TO the spirits power, and
puniicly acknowledged he was saved. When
such prayers go up and such answers come
down God must be in IL.
l truly believe the messages she brought
Us came from God. and as such they pierced
The conscience-broke the will and compelled
inc unwilling sinner to give his heart to
God. such a thorough awakening. such q
profound conservation, such u babtism of
the Holy Ghost | have never witnessed here
pefore, and | have been at all the meetings.
! have been Il close obsei YER Of the results OF
MI 81 them, and can say that | believe The
results Tor good as now seen viii be as last
ing and far-rcaching as IL done by the reg
uiar ordained ministry. Now, Mr.. X. Y. T.,
panish prejudice from your mind. Forget
whether the minister be regularly ordained
or not; see IL the power Is there. If the holy
spirit knows the work, whether the message
comes through the humble q alderman. who
spreads his net on ~pasca2oula's beach, or
whether through one who holds his place In
CONES through a rams horn or through a
golden lutte, Let your mind and your heart
pc open 70 the reception OF the truth whether
~ cOihes from a man OF d woman. 1t Is said
.Ihe gates OF hell shall not prevail against
tne cause OF Christ: that the Kingdoms of
thls world shall become the Kingdoms Of our
Lord" l believe every word OF Il. but In the
treat battle now going on between good and
evil, every agency. which God EMPLOYS Is
needed To uphold the good and crush out the
"God moves in q mysterious way,
His wonders to perform"
To substantiate what Bro. Adams said,
ana contradict what our unknown friend
Sald. sum up the whole matter: 1t was the
largest attendance ever seen In any OF our
churches, more Joined the church than at
any otnef prOtfacted meeting, many more
praying In their families and the weekly
prayef-meetings much better attended than
ever heretofore. and now a month after the
meeIlng the good work Is going on. and
L. n. DANTzLER, SR.