World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1904-03-31
Truth viii PREVAIL.

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nm WORK and tothe nst0t;ig.,,,len,
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honest La 4l-AIrking man, willing
20 helplh tlieytinle Ut need. ana !,
deyolod CHRISTIAN, for rye. tearinr
and l'wN,g God; ana lrylbg al ai,y
and All tlnlGs to serve Ire Gran Il.
olall lhings thought AZ tIyst
ne was catholic and ~ benin
20 get acquainted, ! thought I
would una out what kind Of II man
ne wss' Sol inquired INTO hiy L..
liti little Bit, and to nv s,,rpr;s.
! found ont TINT he stood M II 4.
lone IA the world. with no ,l-shIy
support, nor none IN he flesh was
Wiling lr accept the Truth that
he referred them 10. had been
taught hat. Adam aud Eve was Ne
fore parents Of both jew and Gen. !
l'lc rom my childhood; my Ga
grand mother, OF long ago use TO |
make me read the Bible and tell
me what grra. things there WAS il, |
't9ia f'r liiam lhat loved The Lord t
una kepI his commandments; and |
V wo,lls read the he Book Il
'iyaterleS and contradictions as /,
vas to me AZ that time. 7 wunld
sI nor questions about certain
crlpluresi she would say that we
paid not understand these scr;D.
ufe', fHcilosc We was not cducct- ,
q, but the preacher would ,.lI II II
hat the meaning was. il
Now my thoughts wander back
> The wood.chopping; ana to the
'dl'or OF the CREsssr. Attsr nv
CIV found friend had been with
10 some Two months, we came to
ne conclusion that we woald !.
ave nm TO pFcach at one Of the
oou caoppcrs shan,ics so the
'ei'iiis came for til g. aud heac !,
10 eSpoundlng ofthc Gospei. as
was III the days Of Christ and
le Apostles. And TO the salts. I,
ction OF myself and Others, we Il
iiill'giy accepted the references
AT wc'received that evening, and
zen them home with us hunted Z
our Bibles aud went To readln. (,
I ourselves, and to the astonisl. n,
eht and satisfaction Of myself /
rs Thoroughly convinced TINT
ut b'en mlsnitormed al my life lie
'icermng the scriptures. b
Some people predicted that it
rs something that would not T,
'hd, aud that TIE preacher would nj
convinced thai be was wrong, :,
ii then ne wouli leave The coun,,
y. in, instead Of chat the truth
creased, aud more and more, was st
ought into the light and liber. pt
. OF our Lord and Saviour Jesus
irlsi until the teachings OF the {
,ly and Divine Word OF God Was
9 talk Of The eutirc country,
ScepD q few teachers of the one
IA theory (who WIS making mer.
andise OF the gosrr, Of Christ u
y objected Of course, for itt
hid not do for them to confess
,lr wrong Or Il would do away
III their edncution that grand
'ther talked shout. But any
" the meetings went an untill
IRE was quite number OF con.
10 baptized at Carpenters ford g
Flat creek. =
never shall forget thu good
otiags that We had then, all be. ~
50 we learned the Truth and
10 understand the teachings DIV
Bibles. SO We found it possi1lN
TO educate ourselves In thelII
'wledge aud wisdom Of God, ag ~
rs handed down to is by the. a
rl;-'s and Apostles, teaching
o observe all things what 30. (, !
: we was commaned to observe, nls
ometlme ii!.hs future ! will be,
csed With these acts aud deeds N
he past, ca
ByJ. T. Hoekaday.