Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14
The Sweetest Experience of My Life.
BY ALEX w. BEALER.

that meeting. Yes. he was there, visi-
BILE to the eye of faith, and every soul
seemed to hear him say: The Lord IS
in his holy temple; let the earth keep
silent before him.
AT every service the silence was IN
tense. Under 1t there seemed TO be the
pressure of an unseen hand. but no
one cared to get away, all appearing TO
be charmed by some invisible magnet
to their places.
Last Saturday night the prelimina-
ries were longer than usual, and the
sermon was not finished until half
past 9 o'clock.
Mrs. A. B. Cunyus, one Of the sweet
est Of gospel singers in the south, had
sung, and several had come forward
for prayer. Mr.. UpshaW stood with
uplifted hand and pleading voice. Mrs.
Cunyus, on her own motion, arose and
began to sing, softly and tenderiy
Jesus is calling" When half way
through her voice quivered. and,
bursting into tears. she covered her
face with her hands and sank sobbing
to her seat.
1t was a scene never to be. forgotten.
The house was packed to the doors,
and when the beautiful song was lost
in sobs flood of tears seemed to have
been let loose and the hearts Of men
ana women QulNGItu Will a SgAAPdNAA4
like a harp beneath the touch OF
master hand. We announced that we
would remain to talk with those who
were interested. Although the night
was warm and the service had lasted
an hour and half, not soul LETT
One by one. in the deep and awful
silence, when the ticking OF the clock
could be heard, and one could almost
hear the great throbbing of Gods heart
smitten sinners sank weeping to their
seats or came forward to confess
Christ as Lord and Master Of hfes
Now and then a fervent THANK Cod
would roll up from the lips of some
worker" who had pointed a penitent
to the Lamb of God that taketh
away the sin of the world.
Christ had been lifted up in that
meeting, and so magnetic was its spir-
IT that II did not break up until IL
O'Clock, when every inquiring soul had
found the light. and even then several
who were approached outside the
church were converted.
The remarkable man is remarkable
because of the power of God behind
him. He has had few advantages, but
never have / heard sweeter and more
powerful messages of Salvation than
those he delivered to us. Then, he lives
his religion. It's a benediction to be
with him, and before had had him in
my home many hours myself and my
whole family took knowledge of him
that he had been with Jesus"
The remarkable meeting was due to
the fact that God was behind IL. Let
the world scoff as IL may and laugh at
such assertions, but those who know
Jesus Christ can say with Paul, Eye
hath not seen nor ear heard, neither
hath entered into the heart OF man the
things that God hath prepared for
them that love him."
God saw that our church and our
community needed a reviving; he saw
that We wanted it and he remembered
the earnest prayers that had been
made for it. His mighty arm was bar
ed, indifference disappeared. victory
came to us and glory to his great
name.
I know not how many converts were
made, but 1 know that the influence
of this meeting will reach out to eter-
nifty and l believe that those Of Gods
children who participated in II will,
with beaming face and glowing heart,
talk face to face with Jesus Christ
about II when he leads them TO those
living fountains of waters that flow
from out the heart of God, in that
beautiful city not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens.
Let thinking men ponder over this
simple story, and they will come to
see that Jesus Christ and him cruel
fed" still has power TO stir the hearts
Of men.