The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-01-26
Evanee1istic Meetings at Wells
River and Woodsville.

De neld under the auspices OF tHe NJ.
r. church of Woodsville and the
Congregational church of Wells
River, and in charge of Rev. Ralph
Gillian and his singer, Mr.. o. w.
Crowell, it has been thought that
few extracts from letters received
from the pastors and others of vari
Gus churches, where work has been
done by these gentlemen, might be
of interest to the public. Rev.
Thomas Whiteside, pastor Of the M.
E. church, Litt1eton, N. H., writing
of Mr.. Gi1lam's work in Littleton
last spring calls attention to these
facts: Mainly as a result of that
work sixty joined Cong'1 church, ff-
ty-two were received on probation i'll
the Methodist church, of whom TWEEN
ty-seven have just been received,
and about twenty-five joined the
Baptist church, also many others
were gathered into churches in
neighboring towns. Rev. Il. c.
Craig, pastor of the Congregational
church, Franconia, N. H, says in
his letter: 'It gives me pleasure
to speak heartily of the work of
Messrs. Gillian and Crowe1l as I saw
it here. They were with us two
weeks in April and May of last
spring in union meetings of the
Congregational, Free Baptist and
Advent churches. God blessed their
1abors wonderfully. The meetings
were filled with d deep and serious
spirit that stirred and impelled to
Righteousness. We gave the evange-
lists united and hearty support, and
can heartily say that in every way
it was well placed. AS it looked at
the time and now in retrospect, I
can give their work unqualified APP
prevail Rev. G. L. Skinner, pas
tor of the Congregational church,
Haverhi11, N. H., sends these words:
81 would commend Bro. Gillian to
the favorable notice and support of
your people, as an excellent Chris
tian worker, and may God richly
bless you through him. - Rev. A.
J. Eastman, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, Chelsea, sends us
these lines, Il have personally
known Rev. Ralph Gillian for sew
eral years, and have had knowledge
of his evangelistic work in different
places in northern New Hampshire.
In each instance the result has been
the salvation of many souls; the
and establishing of the
churches for better work after he
has gone. His methods, peculiar to
are very effective when
carried out as he directs;
and the more ready the assent given
to all he requires, especially in prep
lration, the better the results that
will follow Mr.. O. w. Cfowe11,
singer in Israel, carries
great weight in enforcing the
preached word, by his sweet singing
IF the Gospel Invitation. There is
1Othing exciting or sensational in
he work of these men. Their APP
)eals are made direct to the reason
md judgement, with the purpose of
weakening men to a sense of their
condition without Christ. One ex-
.ellent feature of Mr.. Gillian work
S that he leaves it in a condition for
PASTORS to gather up the results and
carry on the work, after
lie and his singer are gone. Rev.
, l.. Merrill, pastor of the Congre-
-atonal church, Newbury, a man, by
he way, of experience and discrimi-
ating judgment, writes as follows:
4 am very glad to hear that Rev
,alph Gillian is coming to Wells
liver and Woodsville. The work
ccomplished by him in Newbury has
TODD the test of more than year,
nd those who professed to have ex-
erienced religion under his minis
~, who have remained with us,
ave worn we'll, and the uplift that
ne church received has been of
value, and he left no enc
lies behind him. His good sense,
act, fervor and manifest sincerity
on the respect and esteem even of
nose who were not willing to yield
, his persuasion. The prejudice
-eated against revivals by unwise
was largely dissipated
y his wise and common sense
ethods of presenting the truth, and
ressing men to a decision in regard
Christ's claims upon them. In
EDITION to the above testimonials we
ould say that Rev. Ralph Gillian is
regularly licensed and ordained
his ordination sermon
lving been preached by Rev, Smith
aker, d. D., pastor of the Willis
n Congregational church, Portland.
e. We would commend this article
the favorable notice of the citi-
ms of Wells River and Woodsville
I'd adjacent communities.
Rev. q. n. Dorr.
Rev. e. H. Credeford
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