The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
Preachers and Preaching---A
Great Revival Model Soldiers
By DR.. T. B. Kingsbury.

enced. but full Of zeal, energy. hope.
faith and conservation. He was as
sisted for four or five nights b. !
worthy minister, the late Rev Nj
Butts, whom | esteemed highly. But
through the weeks the earnest exact
Ing work was done by the pastor so
well known now. Rev. d. H. futile
| never saw anything To equal this
meeting in spiritual power. never
saw 50 much Of interest, 50 much OF
tenderness and sympathy, such a deep,
profound impression upon all who at
tended. The people were deeply
moved. and the mourners were in
crowds, and greatly stirred. The con
versions We're constant. Astounding.
Inc seats all about the altar were
fllled with seekers after God. The
mourners did not await invitations.
but filled the foremost seats. and knelt
and prayed and earnestly entreated
God for pardon and mercy. 1t was
a tremendous demonstration and last
ed for weeks with almost unbroken IN
terest and solicitude. God was there
In His great converting and saving
power. The total number Of converts
was quite 400, if / remember correctly.
and over 500 united with he Fifth
street church. have never seen
anything like it before or since. II
was grand and glorious and inspiring
and overwhelming.
1t IS very curious that there are no
drunkards in the large Turkish army,
all Mohammedans. 1t is equally curl
Gus that all the armies of so-calIed
Christian countries are cursed with
But it is most gratifying
to be assured that among the soldiers
IN various armies there are many very
profound, earnest, blessed Christians.
the unfagging. devout followers of tnC
dear Son Of God. Our noble. Wond-
erfully beloved General Johnston PEI
tigreW, who was killed in the great
war with the North. said to friends be-
fore he was in his first battle, that he
had settled with God as to his future
life, that ali was peace and satis -
ton. Else, he said. he would Not
enter the war at all. / read of an
English general who said he would noC
nave gone into war unless his saliva
ton had been arranged with his
Heavenly Father and all matters per
tanning to his soul was blissfuL Chap
lain Hardy, of the English army. said
many years since that the strongest
and most consistent Christians have
ever known, have been soldiers"
Look at the great Robert E. Lee and
Stonewall Jackson and behold perfect
conservation and holy living. our
great Southern army was led by many
Christians and in the ranks the devout.
spiritually minded children of Jehovah
would have been converted by the
thousands. Chaplain Hardy said
also of tie soldiers:
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other soldiers save the FngH, VIII
could have done the work r1ev a,
complished under General Hayel1ek-
that they marched over tnirty miles
carving seventy pounds each tn,
her1nometer rangeing at 105 or NOR
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much of the way. and lighting tou1
f nitrbed battles with the Jenov
against five times their own numbers
and defeating them. and all in on,