Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-06-18
She arose from her knees

years. She arose from her knees
singing.
"None but Jesus can do helpless sinners
good"
She has been for many years
the wife of a Methodist preacher,
and has gone through life singing
and shouting.
An incident which fingers
pleasantly in the memory of those
of us who remain occurred, ]
think, on the second Wednesday
of the meeting. Behind the church
was a tbicket of cedars skirted
with umbrella shaped gum trees,
and carpeted with a green sward.
Col. w. S. G. Andrews was sit
ting near the front door of the
church in deep contrition. At the
invitation he arose and walked
rapidly, indeed almost ran toward
the mourners' bench. AS he passed
that staunch Presbyterian, Calvin
Dibble, of Newbern, that gentle
man gave him a rousing slap on
the shoulder and shouted, eco il
Colonel!" The Colonel went ii
at double quick, but, instead of
reaching his objective point-the
altar-he landed with his head I'M
der the gallery stairs. There he
wept and prayed until the morn
ing service closed. His brother
was by his side, and as the Colonel
arose he said, "John, come with
me-" Silently they passed
through the thicket until they
reached a fence, where the Col
onel, falling down, cried, so,
pray for me-"
For the first time that brother
attempted to pray audibly. There
they wrestled and prayed, Finally
they started back to the church,
but before they had reached it the
Colonel fell with his face upon the
ground crying, "pray for me,
pray for me again"
While engaged in prayer the
brother heard a voice saying,
John, pray for me too. 'and w.
B. 7 fell by the Colonel's
side; soon another voice was
heard, "pray for me,' and D. b.
- was on his knees. In a
little while the whole congrega-
ton assembled aeneath the trees.
the preachers took charge of the
meeting, and the revival went on
with power. There was no re
turn to the church that day; many
dinners were left uneaten. Many
Christians were made happy. Many
| p~enitents converted. Doubtless
there was great rejoicing among
the angels over that scene.
At that meeting in the cedars
VIM. Carraway secured his con-
viction and was happily converted
while in his carriage on the way
home.
Another incident, j. F. Kor-
negay had gone to Goldsboro to
see the circus. Ashe went he fel
in with many of his neighbors or
the road going to the meeting, AT
ter entering the circus it occurred
to him to look over the multitude
and see how many members ht
could recognize. Carefully scan
ming the faces he saw but one
whom he knew to be a churcl
man. Could that be said to-day
His favorite amusement next, fo1
hunting, was no enjoyment to hin
that day; every thing was stupit
and vulgar, and the spirit of Coo
then and there awakened him t
his lost condition. He returned
home an unhappy man, and on tn
morrow took his whole family, L
miles, to church at Waynesboro
and that day became a seeker o
Christ, and with his sons foun'
pardon and peace. The venerabl
father still remains to pray fo
Zion, and the sons are leading me
in the Methodist and Baptis
churches.
Another incident, w. x. Lane
by education and association, wa
bitterly opposed to theM ethodists
a man of prominence in the county
chairman of the court, havinI
larger business relations with tn
people than any other TAI in tn
county; a gentleman of high char
acter. He determined not t
yield to the fanaticism which wa
running his neighbors crazy.
For several days he kept aloo
from the meeting, and finally hi
| spirit of opposition rose to tn
, pitch of showing his contemI
for The whole proceeding las b
f stated to me) so he decided 10 d
, the most unreasonable thin
which he could have done; col
lecting some fishing tackle b
proceeded. out OF his way, in sigh
!, of the church. where, his fello'
citizens might see him, to tn
, river fishing. But while he seal
! ed on the bank of the Neuse b
could hear in the distance til
, songs in the sanctuary, and
r made him unhappy. The ifs
would not bite. but the mosqu'