The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-07-16
GATES IN WEST POINT.

GATES IN WEST POINT.
The last issue of the esteemed
West Point Leader comes to US
yeritable Gates edition 1t is filled
with items describing the great meet
ing in that city and recounting the
great work done We are pleased tC
reproduce a number of paragraphs
from Bro. CarlisIe's paper, which
will be read with interest by the peo.
pie Of this city:
+tOne of the most useful workers
of the meeting was Miss Emmie
Moody, of Columbus She caught
the spirit of service when the evan
gelist was in Columbus last year, and
II burns brighter as the months go
by. She came to West Point and
was a tireless worker every service.
She is now in the meeting at Okla
homa"
'.The story of these great days
would not be complete if the little
scene that took place at the NJ & O..
depot, when Mr.. Gates went up to
Oklahoma, was not related: A large
crowd gathered to see him off-the
man who had grown so dear to them.
They sang two songs, one of them
The Blood Song The conductor
sized up the situation and the train
did what it does for no one else
waited. The beloved leader went up
the steps, onto the platform, turned
and said: Let's say something and
the crowd took up the familiar, new
er-to-be-forgotten words: Bless the
Lord, o my soul and all that is with
in me, bless His holy name"
The revival offered number of
instances of answers to prayer in the
conversion of friends and relatives.
One marked instance was where a
Christian man prayed for friend,
whose immediate whereabouts he
did not know, but supposed him to
be in Texas. During the meeting the
friend put in his appearance and was
happily converted. The evidences of |
Gods willingness to answer impor-
tunate prayer for the salvation of
the meeting"
The intense earnestness of Mr.. |
Gates is compelling in its power. All |
Christians must be impressed with |
the fact that he lives close to God. |
His faith enables him to see and COM
prehend things that the weak in
faith cannot see and comprehend, and |
the outsider thinks is mere earnest
ness and enthusiasm. No genuine |
Christian can hear him and work |
with him without having his or her
faith strengthened.
''One of the great results of this |
revival was the settling up of old |
diffculties and differences, and the
bringing of our people closer together
than ever before. 1t was a more
complete breaking down of all de-
nominationa1 lines, for the time be- /
ing. than was ever known in the his
tory of our city For one time we
we're all brothers, working shoulder
10 shoulder, heart to heart, hand to
hand, for the salvation of immortal
souls"
West Point has always done her
self proud when it comes to doing
the noble thing. The free will offer
ing made to Mr.. Gates. as a slight
mark of the appreciation of our peo-
p1e for his splendid work here, as
an instrument in the hands of God,
was far beyond the most sanguine
expectation of anyone. 1t certainly
surprised Bro Gates himself, for he
testified that was the largest offering
ever received in any city outside Of
Memphis, where he worked about
four months This is not by any
means a wealthy town. but it is gem
erous to fault. This offering was
gladly and ioyfully made. Even out
sif1ers seemed to give to the fund
without a grudge. and some express
ed their regret that they could not
do more. Our Jewish neighbors did
their part well, for they realized that
the betterment of the morals of the
CITY was beneficial to its commercial
interests. Mark it, West Point will
receive good measure. pressed down,
shaken together and running over
for this noble action. God Bless
West Point