Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-06

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the country In his native
county We have assurances from
responsible people to the effect
that under his preaching family
feuds have been healed; political
factions have been closed;
bar rooms have been closed;
people who have not spoken for
years are rejoicing together in
a religion that makes men for
give and love their enemies,
church members have gotten in
to closer fello wships with God
and each other, and Gods king
dom is first in the minds and
he arts of the people. And so it
is wherever he breaches. Can
any one object to the preaching
of a religion that does that?
We also desires to testify that
he, through the power of God,
has done more good, and wrought
a deeper work of grace in the
people in this community than
any evangelist who has ever been
here; and it is conceded on all
sides that if he had received in
the beginning of his meeting,
the unqualified support OF
all our churches this entire
town would have been won
for Christ. The only ''ha-
voc" that he has created here is
chat kind which is always Greats
ed when the people Of God
are engaged in an active and ag-
gressive conflict with the world,
the flesh and the Devil, and come
off victorious.
Would to God that we could
have more Of this kind of havoc,
the world would be batter for it.
OF c, ur e, there has been gr
diversity of opinion, and hence. a
great deal of discussion; blu
there has not been any trouble
in any of our churches, absolute
ly none..Nor has any one III this
community lost any Of his or her
mind, except that part which
was in enmity against God.
We understand that several
persons have become mentally
Unbalanced recently, in the sees
tions in which Mr.. Crumpler was
preaching; but we venture the
statement that if we go back be~
ycnd the preaching, we will find
that some great strain had al
ready been at work upon these
unfortunates. and that very lit
tie, il anything, more Was needed
to dethrone their reason. How
ever, granting that some few
have lost their reason under this
mans preaching, is that any ar
5ument that he should stop
preaching the truth, for he
preached nothing else here? AS
well argue that because steam
boats sink and trains COLI e and
people thereby lose their lives,
that we will have nc more ships
or railroads.
Again we wonder how many
inmates there are already in our
asylums and how many are daily
being carried there, who are vic
tins Of the craze for strong
drink. Yet we hear very little
about them, and our government
continues to license the unholy
traffic. We also wonder how
many victims of the gambling
craze, there are in u asylums
yet men, church members, con-
tinue to gamble in futures, ano
others permit and sanction care
playing in their homes. Oh! con
sistency thou.art. indeed, ajewel
, In conclusion, allow US to say
! that we believe MI. Crumpler to
be an humble, consistent Chris.
; tian, doing nothing nor saying
t al ything to offend the least o:
Gods children, preaching faith
fully, forcibly and conscientious
, Iy the truth, as it is in Chris
Jesus. along the lines of the
Methodist belief aud teaching
Certainly his coming to our towr
was the beginning of a graciou:
outpouring of the Holy Spirit
the like of which has not beer
witnessed in forty years. Sinner:
haye been converted, back-slid-
ers reclaimed, Christians liftee
to a higher and closer life in
Christ, and, glory to God, the
good work is going on.
To all those WHO r disturbed
I about Mr.. Crumpler's preaching
we would recommend the prayer,
full reading of the fifth chapter
: Of Acts, beginning with thu
l thirty-third verse, AID on to thu
. thirty -ninth inclusive. Sccont
. Timothy, Poi.
Very respectfully,
: j. e. BRISToWE,
Pastor St. Johns Church
M. J. BEST,
!. w. Fl. HIGGINS,
J. J. STREET,
G. B. MILLER,
j, J. w. BRYAN,