Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-08


Pisgah movement would visit this
city on the 18th of the present month
office regarding his work and what
Fhe was accomplishing. The Appeal in
the past has devoted considerable
space to the work being done and has
published an account of the institu-
tiOn told by one of the many that has
seen and been convinced.
For the benefit of those who de-
sire information regarding the work
being done and the man who is doing
it we print the following taken from
a paper published at Los Angeles:
Sam Kristensen, now one of the
leading real estate men in Los An
geles, California was at one time a
lieutenant in the Danish navy and
was besides this with Dewey at tie
battle of Manila where a piece of
shell tore a hole in his leg. He was
at one time immigration agent for
one of the largest railroads in
America was a man of wealth, but
through drink became a wandering
and disfgured drunkard. Today he is
ruddy faced, clear eyed gentlemen
and Christian devoting his life to
since he gave the following testimon-
ial before an audience of two thous-
and people in Los Angeles:
For thirty years l was a rank in
fidel. a drunkard, gambler and slave
to tobacco. l was down as deep in
sin as it was possible for any man
to fall. recognized that the drink
habit was the cause of all my sins
and tried hard, in my own strength.
to break away from this habit. | took
the Keeley and other cures for drunk
enness five times, but on each Oc-
cason l left these institutions with
as strong desire to drink as when
| came there; I seemed to possess
great will power in other things, but
could not resist strong drinks. | was
successful in business made a great
deal of money. but it did me no good.
For the past tewenty years l have
wasted fully one hundred thousand
dollars through my drinking and
gambling habits.
Owing to my habits. relatives and
friends turned their backs to me;
corporations who had formerly COM
Ipeted for my services refused to
longer have any thing to do with me,
and l had become very despondent
and tired of life; and while in this
frame OF mind, one night about four
months ago, l was seated at my hotel
rejecting upon my past life; a voice
spOke to me saying, Go see DR..
iYoakum. and at the time there was
tance of me; this voice repeated itself
three times. l had heard of DR..
Yoakum but up to that time had
never met the gentlemen.
l had been drinking hard for about
three weeks and this occurrence
made me feel very nervous. at once
looked up DR.. YOakums address and
the follwing mo1ning went to his
Office in the Hellman Building and
there related my case to him, and told
him that l wanted to stop drinking
> but could not
He told me that God could heal and
take way my appetite for drink, and
make a new man of me, to which
replied that l did not believe in God
land much less that any God coult
cure me of my habits, in answer te
which he said: l care not what yor
. believe, if you want to get healed
kneel right here, pointing to a chair
standing near him; and I obeyed hi:
: command and got down on my knees
He then laid hands upon me an(
and uttered a short prayer "Fathe
] rebuke this demon drink ant
tobacco in Jesus Name-Amen
Thank you father" Instantly l fel
i as someone could have lifted a heav,
weight from the top of my head AM
e my brain seemed to clear up; an,
n since then l have had absolutely nj
I desire for liquor nor tobacco. And
d feel today like a man wo had neveI
:, tasted nor used it, and the smell o
liquor and tobacco is very offensive
e to me now.
who for so many years l have shame
e fully denied and I am today happy II
d my Lord Jesus Christ, have laid my al
J. upon the Altar and it is my determ
Y In tioD +o eorvo him tO tho end n