Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30

peace. In Vermont Il religious meeting
was singing the hymn. Waiting and
Watching For Me-" Tho song rolled
out on the night air. and man halted
and said. 81 wonder if there will be any
one waiting and watching for me-" 1t
started him heavenward. What was it?
The Holy Ghost In that 1857 Jaynes'
hall, Philadelphia, and Fulton street
prayer meeting. New York, telegraphed
each other tho number of souls saved
and tho rising Of the devotional tides.
MONDAY prayer meetings were held in
all the cities. Ships came into harbor,
captain and all the sailors saved ON that
voyage. Police and fire departments met
in their rooms for divine worship. At
Albany tho legislature OF the state OF
New York assembled in the rooms Oh
tho court of appeals for religious scrv-
ices. Congressional union prayer meet
ing was opened at Washington From
whence came the power? From tho Holy
Ghost That power shook New York
That power shook America. That
power shook the Atlantic ocean That
power shock tho earth. That power
could take this entire audience into
the peace of the gospel quicker than you
could lift your eyes heavenward Come,
Holy Ghostl Come. Holy Ghost! He has
come! He is here! l feel him in my
heart. There arc thousands who feel
him in their hearts. convicting some.
saving some, sanctifying some.
Tho difference in evangelical useful.
ness is not SO much difference il
brain, in scholarship or elocutionary
gifts rs in Holy Ghost power You will
not have much surprise at the oxtraor-
binary career of Charles G.. Finney rs 4
soul winner. if you know that soon after
his conversion no had this experience Of
the Paraclete. He says;
"As turned and was about to take u
seat by the fire received baptism of
the Holy Ghost. Without any expecta-
tion OF it. without ever having the
thought in my mind that there was any
such thing for mo. without any recol-
lection that | had ever heard the thing
mentioned by any person in tho world.
the Holy Ghost descended upon mo in Ia
manner that seemed to go through me,
body and soul. Indeed, il seemed TO
come in waves and waves of liquid love,
for could not express it i'll any other
way. IL seemed like tho very breath of
God. can recollect distinctly that il
seemed to fan mo like immense wings
No words can express the wonderful love
that was shed abroad in my heart l
wept aloud with joy and love. These
waves came over me and over me and
over me. one after the other until, re-
call l cried out. Il shall die if these
waves continue to pass over me. | said,
Lord. cannot bear any more. a."
Now. my hearers. let 500 of us,
whether clerical or lay workers, get
such divine visitation rs that. and we
could take this world for God before
tho clock of tho next century strikes /.
a Tongue Of Fire.
how many marked instances of Holy
Ghost power! When black trumpeter
took his place in Whitefield's audience
proposing to blow the trumpet at GER
tain point in the service and put every
thing into derision, somehow no could
not get tho trumpet to his lips, and at
the close of tho meeting he sought ont
tho preacher and asked for his prayers.
II was the Holy Ghost What was the
matter with Hedley Wears. the mem
orable soldier, when he sat with his BIZ
bio before him in tent, and his derid-
ing comrades came in and jeered, say
ing. Turned Methodist. eh:" And an
other said: lyon hypocrite! Bad rs you
were never thought You would como
to this. old fellow" And then he be-
came the soldier evangelist, and when
soldier in another regiment hundreds
of miles away telegraphed his spiritual
anxieties ia Hedley Wears. saying,
''What shall do:" Wears telegraphed
rs thrilling message rs ever went over
the wires. Believe OH the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt he saved -
What power was being felt? 1t was
the Holy Ghost. And what moro appro-
pirate? For the Holy Ghost is n tongue
Of fire." and the electricity that flies
along the wires is tongue of fire. And
that reminds me of what | might do
now. From the place where stand on
this platform there are invisible wires or
lines Of influence stretching to every
heart in all tho seats on tho main floor
and up into tho boxes and galleries,
and there are other innumerable wires
or lines of influence reaching out from
this place into the vast beyond and
across continents and under the seas, for
in my recent journey around tho world
/ did not find n country where had not
been preaching this gospel for many
years through the printing press. So as
a telegraph operator sits or stands at
given point and sends messages in all
directions. and you only hear tho click,
click, click of the electric apparatus, but
tho kilograms go on their crrand, God
help me now to touch tho right key and
send the right message along the right
wires to the right places. Who shall
first call up? To whom shall l send the
message? ] guess will send the first TO
all the tired. wherever they are, for
there are SO many tired souls Here
goes tho Christly message. Come unto
me, all We who are weary. and l will
give you rest.
witnesses For the Truth.
Who next shall i call up? Iguess the
next message will be to the fatherless
and widows. and hero goes Gods mes
sage: Leave thy fatherless children. !
will preserve them alive. and let thy
widows trust in me-. Who next shall
call up? guess my next message will
be to those who have buried members of
their own families. and hero it goes,
"The trumpets shall sound. and the
dead shall rise" Who next shall call
mp? guess the next message will 20 to
those who think themselves too bad to
be saved. Here it goes, Let tho wicked
forsake his way and the unrighteous
man his thoughts. and let him return
uEto the Lord. who will have mercy,
and unto our God, who will abundant
ly pardon. Who next shall call up?
I guess it will be those who may think
have not yet touched their case. Here
il goes, "Whosoever, whosoeyer. who
xoever will let him come.
And now may God turn on all the