The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01


i#iNil"geS AMI obligations as many
IutJ not seen them before. The Lord
himself became more real and more
precious: the Bible had to them Il new
wrlning; vital godlincSs in life a. ne
,ossitN, holiness unto the Lord the
.I.tN and privilege of every believer;
-0r presence and guidance of the Holy
spirit q daily realization. The days
uf tn@dWicl<s visit to Raleigh will
.,Ncr he forgotten. nor will believers
tH.re cease To thank God for those
Jays OF joy and prayer.
NJ y. Jenkins
Speaking after the manner of man
the Tabernacle church was fortunate
u securing the Rev. Nj. A. Jenkins to
preach the Word in their services
which in their own church followed
rur chadwick meetings. in many re
.ncrts a man of like faith and expert
'urr. who makes much of the Bible;
who believes in the Baptism of the
Ij"ly Ghost: who is not fearful be
,fuSr of the cry of fHnatiCiSm to de
..lrc his faith and teach distinctly,
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
<ad vet his great message is one Of
salvation in Christ alone. He is Il
froachcr Of great ability. lie re
mjuds you somewhat of \. G. Dixon.
uot thai he thinks himself Of it or
t.,r, to be any one but himself. for
EnU are impressed by the intense per
-uuHlity of the man. His indiVidu@!-
"s marks his message: his simplicity.
'afuc~tnesS and power carry conVic-
'Inu 10 the audience. And Vet he real
i.'a his utter dependence upon the
Holy Spirit, aud in all things seeks to
f'uor his Saviour. | rejoice in the
urcrS~ which has thus far accom-
panied our brothers. labors and at the
mAguitccnt outlook he has. l never
Thought it, when some fourteen years
ogo. white pastor of the Tabernacle |
H,Ht to Hcndcr&onville to hold ser
Ni-ts. and young man with his
..uug wife were present. members of
rM. choir, and SO kindly helped me in
'ho work. that | would greet him in
#tj,r days SO eminently successful as
pastor ana evangelist. our dear but
.llfbful brother EdgertCn was led by
-h"t meeting in the small, but beauti-
'H' HeEdcrSOnVille. to give himself up
fully to the work Of the Lord. His
.Jrr"r was brilliant. wonderfully so,
ut his life went out in the passion and
rrr that he had for souls. God has
Earrd Jenkins. ana is doing great
niugs by him.
TIC Revival Itself.
Iu he truest sense it has been re-
..<ti of religion, coming back to
spiritual life. beauty and fruitfulneaS.
..rE have come forth to the early
Mmnjug prayer meeting. At 200
tr.oCk a. IN. they were there: not one
"r two; ten or twenty: but hundreds
.a their knees before God calling upon
"'n TO work. The members prayed
.' He right with God: to put away all
-H. To yield themselves fully to the
'."'i that lie might ill them aud
'-t them. Ii has been a meeting of
.Hoh prayer The members have felt
". burden for souls. 1t has not been
." prayer, There has been hand to
.a't work. After praying in the
."FuInS there was definite work dur
- the day. Homes We're entered;
t'P@ gone into: letters written; street
.'"\'rSations, and in different ways
.''S"nS met. plead with, and the way
' life shown them. Blessed be God
."F working church. And when
.-1t came the members were on
."Hd. The atmosphere was charged
10 prayer: expectancy was on al
'-t every feature; and after the ser
"H the members would get among
.." people: knccl hN them: use the
.."j Of God. and lovingly. earnestly.
..i them 10 commit themselves to
.''T christ. and then go forward and
I"S~ Him.
Results
FHauk Cod AL results can never
ahuiated. But we rejoice with
. pastor and his people over what
.H""dN known. Day after dan
We're hantiam4 I am told that
" H"E" thus far followed their
''ur saw Brother Massec bap-
md appreciate tho solemn. i'm
I\". and beautiful way he admin
inc ordinance. 1t hJe been a
'+' meeting in the reaching and say