The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-03-23
INTEREST IS UNDATED
Increasing Numbers Attic nd Meet
ings at Congregational Church.

The gospel meeting continue with
steady interest al the Congregational
church. and all services are well at
tended. The rain of Monday night
did not prevent a good sized audi
ence. The Misses Allen and Burlett
sang beautiful gospel songs al the af'
ternOon and evening services. They
sing with so much spirit and earnest
ness their efforts are very great
help to the meetings. At the close
OF the evening service Prof. Shaw
asked any in the audience who desir-
ed 10 come forward and kneel and ask
for the Holy Ghost TO fill their souls,
TO do So No one was urged 10 come,
but nearly the whole audience came
forward and spent a season in prayer.
The Holy Ghost was present in great
power and a deep earnestness was
manifested on the part of all 10 let
Him have full control in their hearts.
In the afternoon meeting Prof.
Shaw gave his second address on the
Gospel Of John, taking up the 5th
chapter. He began at the 10th verse,
where the conflict began with the
enemies of Jesus. MY Father work
eth hitherto and work"
Last night Prof. Shaw spoke from
the text Ps. 51:l1-13. Take not Thy
Holy Spirit from me-" &c. Il think
Andrew was so full of ecstacy that
he could not keep still after he found
Christ, till he hunted up Peter and
told him of the Master and brought
him to Jesus. When we get so filled
with the Holy Spirit that you will
have TO run home and tell your hus-
band about Jesus then a great stir
ring up win come TO this town. II
is easy these days to speak TO men
on the streets and tell them OF Christ.
! want 10 talk 10 you about the awful
thought OF losing the Holy Spirit
from your heart Our danger does
not lay along the line OF adversities,
but along the line of prosperity when
all men speak well of you" He spoke
Of a young girl in his church in an
other state. After he had been speak
ing on having on the wedding garment
and as he went out of the church he
spoke TO this girl and said. How
came ye In hither, not having on the
wedding garment" She dropped TO
the floor as If struck by a blow and
remained on the floor for TWO or three
hours and after that was filed with
the Spirit. One Sunday some time
after that she came 10 her pastor and
asked him to let her speak, and
while speaking that morning twenty
persons came forward and gave them.
selves 10 Jesus, SO powerfully was she
moved by the Spirit. But after
while she disobeyed God when she
knew she ought 10 go TO the foreign
field as missionary, and married
man outside OF the church of her
faith, so the Holy Spirit left her. She
now does a good work ministering TO
the sick and poor, but she has lost
the radiance from her face she once
had and now her face is like marble
no joy in her soul. o! how David
must have shuddered when he wrote
these words. Take not Thy Holy
Spirit from me-" The people of Os,
kaloosa have closed the door against
the Holy Spirit and | have come in
the Masters name to ask you to open
the door and let Him in. Don't turn
Him away. If you let Him in He will
put you on the throne of David.-the
throne of power Let Him in. will
yon not now?