The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
' The Christian Crusaders,

The esp special series Of gospel meetings which
sess are being g. conducted oy the Christian CRU
Tabernacle, and the interest is rapidly in
oie4sing. - So
The practical gospel sermons which ara
ers. are accompanied by the Spirit. and the
Truth fs taking hold OF the hearts of the neoo
PIE. many o. whom appear 10 be gospel hun.
In these meetings great stress ia nm, ., tho
knoW edge OF q personal experien ce win l3nJ =
through faith In the efficacy of the hIood ~
Gnrist. ~ the ne, operations Of the Holy Spirit.
bis great salvation, directly or indipeci,v nH T.
the exhaustless theme OF all the sermons. exs
hortations and testimonies which are daI;var.
ea, ana or t5e spiritual songs and hymns that
There have been some marked manifesto.
lions OF the Holy Spirit in the meetings dur
ing I lne week: Or Monday night, during the
came to the altar and there humhIsd himseif
before God upon bended knees he was yery
carefully dealt with BY g neral Light. and d.
me was wilpg to make the
was able to arise to his feet and make the foi,
lowing statement: "For eight years served
oa snd IL served Him faithfully. but for
knowledge OF His saving power dnr;nS
which period OF time have done the most
no,uous uenas cIlmes and com mitted sins that
eysetv.sayagn snoagn1 Ios OF committing during the
reer. For the last ak months the deviI has
nad iuIler sway with me than be ever had he
s torS; nave now surrendered to God. have
| the start has now been made. viii ieays ofS
everything which God ever showed me was
ssarss W. %nbe me was living Christian life"
GOD came upon him In q miehtv mannar.
ae was 80 overcome with Joy that the tears
lowed freely. In the love and power which
sn, on oS 20 his heart he went about the
Christian people rejoiced With him and The
unsaved looked on with awe at such. a demon.
stration OF Gods power Ne'Don-
es,Sna ts was on,y msa,5y twelve O'Clock before the
meetug conld oe adjourned, and again the
Importance OF giving the earnest Seeker aftar
iod every possible chance to have the mater
e. u,s oi,a sous saivation settled before leaving
IL LUG seLvlces OF sunday afternoon and Sun.
uay nlgnt were very largely attended. A
man , came & distance of forty miles to be pres.
soul-refreshing revival which is in proaress n1 s
In Abbeville and came TO see for htrnseif that
70 going on. In the afternoon service he. viii,
G.nsl n,ot Snrlsuans bore testimony TO the exper-
and keeping power. ~ { = : - -
In the meeting Of Sunday night Gods spir-
was present In convicting and saving DOW
. asrv ins ne People IN the congregation Joined
fuses Wnlcn were used, and especially in sine.
pg those old familiar hymns In which their
atners ana mothers raised their voices in
Gays gone BY, Lieut.. Connally preached to
tne people from Matt. 1880, and very viyidly
portrayed the life OF Christian from the
lime ne leaves the "City OF Destruction" nm
" ne enters the Celestial City" During the
L tiIel-meetlng The unsaved were dealt with
pelsonaHy ana were exhorted from the plat.
lorm 20 teek Christ Immediately. For some.
lime seemed that those who were "near tie
xingaom" would say mot tonight.D but at
tast one sister, accompanied by her husband,
wn0 game TO pray for her, presented herself
Soos altar of mercy. AS she came with a
.ossh DsoSeh ana contrite heart" the peace which
snced by her. Under the ipfiuence ar har
nrst cody love she went to one Of her friends
/ IN &ne audience and was Instrumental in Iead
ing her TO Christ. The friends husband soon
/ uaoe up DIS mtnd to surrender to God. To
3etner tney sought the Lord and together thew
feloloed IN the knowledge OF sins iorpiyen-
AIter tnls glorious altar service an old
tasnloned lovefeast was conducted in which
tome or tne recent converts and persons who
nave been IN the Christian way for soIlie time
LOOK part. One man OF mature Cbrisiian AZ
peflence, In making allusion To the apecial
meetlngs which are now in progress. smoke
| tnus: II nave for some time been prayine
lor dressing on Abbeville, and when T haa ri
that the Crusaders were coming 10 onr tour,
1t seemed that God was Answering m nrav.
eTs. l attended their first meeting here and
zoo gave me the evidence that souls were 90.
ing 10 be saved. / feel that this pn eefinU ia o
presidential thing for AbbevilIe - . =
meetings. will be continued indefinitely ev
sry night ats o'clock and on Sunday at 5 and
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