The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-06-21

promising 20 meet US In heaven. AL
tho children in the Sunday school in
cluded in this demonstration.
~Monday we returned to Sparta fol
onr mail, dined with q pastor Of one
of the churches, who urged Major
Cole to come over and conduct meet
ings there whenever he could. From
there we drove to Chadwick, thence
to Garrison, stopping with an old
Confederate soldier. Before leaving
Major Cole had the JOY of leading a
member of the family to Christ.
"a short distance from there we
saw q man plowing corn. We called
him to the fence and he prayed and
decided then and there to be q Chris.
tian.
"Four miles from there we accosted
man on bis way to Springfield, while
sitting in his wagon decided for Christ
and prayed with us. sFour miles from
there we accosted q man on horse
back who made q decided stand for
Christ and prayed with US.
ave pushed on to Bradleyville,
speaking to all we met and calling one
man and three women to the roadside,
preached Christ to them; all praying
and accepting Christ as their savior.
Passing on several miles to a log house
where we took dinner, the members
Of the household knelt in prayer. the
father. mother and daughter professed
conversion. We met q man working
IN the field formerly. of Kansas City;
he decided for Christ.
"The next place was a school house
where twenty-five said they would
take the Lord Jesus as their Lord.
We remained all night in q log house
and the next morning one decision
for Christ was made.
ain the woods the same afternoon q
man on horseback was quite serious
and before we separated he became q
Christian.
"June 9Th we reached Protein. Prof.
Hicks and his assistant, Prof Nc
Knight, were conducting a teachers
institute. Learning that Major Cole
was there called on him and at their
request he spoke in the little church.
Ten professed conversion that night.
The next morning we were invited to
meet the institute alone. presented
my Sunday school work and the need
of teachers in the counties represent
ed by the Sunday school teachers.
"Major Cole made an earnest plea
for these teachers to accept Christ;
some of them were christians but
when he gave the invitation to all
those who by the grace of God would
meet their superintendent, Prof.
Hicks and himself in heaven where
through eternity we would have
Christ to teach us, to stand up, one by
one they did so until all the students
we're all on their feet, 81 in number.
Prof. Hicks said only eternity can re-
veal all this may do for the world.
"We then started for Kirbyville.
When two miles out one of the horses
ost his shoe and we returned to q
Protein blacksmith shop to have it
replaced. On turning back Major
Cole said praise the Lord and sure
enough we could say so, for in start
ng out again a man came forward to
'ay goodbye and the question being
pressed home, to accept Christ he sur
'endered. We could say praise the
Lord in a double sense for we learned
If q better road to KirbYville which
We of course took.
"After few miles drive we crossed
he ferry into Arkansas. Finding the
erry boy without Bible, gave him
me. After crossing White river we
net q man on horseback, who before
passing OH made profession Of Christ
md prayed with US.
awe took dinner Oh the most de-
ightful view in Arkansas. Before
eaving the head of the house, his wife
md four children decided to become
christians and the family altar erect