The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-06
Christian Crusaders.


know, that, Notwithstanding the many
elements Of opposition and perplexing
reverses with which the Christian
Crusaders have had to contend during
the past three months and a half, the
blessed, undenominational, soul-Savi-
ng work is still going toward with en-
couragirg results. Sinners are being
saved and Christians are being revi-
we'd and brought to realize, more for
cibly than they have ever before rea-
lized, that it is their privilege and
duty to be workers together" with
God for the spiritual uplifting of hu-
manity.
Up to the present time, at the expi-
ration Of 112 days, ZIG public, and
nearly twice as many private meet
ings have ben conducted; home mi
ssionary work has been dorc in more
tnan 600 homes in different parts Of
the City, also in many Of the CONNER
cial houses; many hundreds Of tracts
have been distributed, and 13S per-
sons have presented themselves at
hoods altar as seekers for pardon, 133
of whom have profesed to have ex-
perienced the pardoning love Of the
Savior.
Among those who have been adopt
ed into the royal fonl:ly of God aie
not only persons who have been res
cued from what some are pleased to
term the .'lower strata" Of society,
but also persons of considerable pro-
minence and intelligence. The chains
of evil which have bound many to the
drink appetite for years, hove been
broken asunder and the captives set
free. Those who had formerly bias
phemed the name Of God are now ut
tering the same from pure and holy
hearts in prayer. The would-be self
murderer has been checked in his
downward course, and is now vigor-
ously engaged in the work of rescuing
others. Old wrongs have ben made
right and old debts have been settled.
Homes in which prayer was thing
unknown, a short time ago, have now
erected therein the family altar.
Nothing can better portray in word
picture, the religious sentiment which
is now existing in the hearts Of those,
who, until recently, were strangers TO
God, that the many soul-inspiring
personal experiences which are re-
lated, from time to time, by the res
cued ones.
In speaking in a. general way Of
this work of grace, which has been
and is still going on in Sumter,
business man, who is I prominent
v.:o is also aggressively associated
member of the Baptist Church and
with the Crusaders, while in conyer-
sion with another man, said, in sub
stance:The Crusaders have made a
deep and lasting impression here
from one side Of town to the other.
Their meetings have been a great
blessing to me. have been helped by
them to be more aggressive in Chris
tan work than I had ever been before.
The good seed has been sown and is
bringing forth much fruit in the lives
of many Of the young converts. who
are already quite aggressively enga-
ged in the soul-saving work, not only
in the, meetings which are held in
Armory Hall and on the streets, but
also in the special Mission Work,
which is being carried toward in the
Factory District, in the County Jail
and in private Cottage meetings, held
in different parts Of the city.
Meetings will be conducted in Ar
naory Hall on Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday nights and also on Sunday
afternoons, until further notice is
given.