Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-16

Mr.. Sanford replied with smile:
This is the word which the apostle
Paul has TO say on the subject: Thou
Foolish one. That which thou myself
sowest is not quickened except il die. -
Has The condition of the Kingdom
been weakened or strengthened as a
result of your conviction in the United
States court?"
That depends upon whether or not
one wishes to grow grain. If kernel
of corn is placed in the ground it is
done so with a hope Of REPRODUCED IN.
some thirty, some sixty, some an hun
dred fold. For instance | have
bottle of corn raised by one OF the
students, the multiplication of five ker-
nels planted last spring. There are
two hundred kernels in that bottle
which shows it to have had forty
fold increase Now was there mis-
take made in burying that kernel Of
corn or not? 1t lost the kernel of
corn as il went into dissolution, but it
reproduced itself forty-fold: that is.
there We're forty kernels of corn in
place of one kernel that went down.
That is the way | feel concerning the
work. If | go through suffering and
death to my natural feelings the
quickening power OF God will result in
one hundred such characters. each OF
whom will be as ready TO face the con-
sequences to themselves as | am.
Il received encouraging words from
one of the older students written the
day of my arrest in Portland, though
she knew nothing whatever of my ar
rest excepting that she was expert
encing great suffering Of spirit. She
writes: He gave me the day of your
arrest, Rev 15:3 and Acts 1924.
Great and marvellous are Thy works.
Lord, God, Almighty; just and true are
Thy ways, Thou King of Saints" The
word of God grew and multiplied"
II never had such faith for the work
of God in every country on this con-
tinent from Panama to the polar
regions as l have this moment. | I'm
absolutely certain that there will be
delay no longer, that Goa will arise in
His own mighty way and through signs
end wonders and mighty deeds;
judgments and the fearful
signs depicted in the book of Revela-
ton shake this continent from center
TO circumference and bring each tribe
and kindred face to face with its
Maker.
I'm a former interview. Mr. Sand
ford, you referred to a terrible war TO
be fought on this continent in the near
future. Have you anything 10 say
about that subject at this time2"
Yes, here is the vision of George
Washington at Valley Forge to which
/ referred" said he, passing a small
pamphlet.
The vision referred TO is described
by. Wesley Bradshaw, who heard the
sthfy in 1859 from Anthony Sherman.
aged 80. to whom Washington, him
self, told it. Washington frequently
went into thicket to pray and 1t was
on one of these occasions that he saw
the vision, in which a voice told him
that three great perils will come upon
the Republic. The most fearful is
the third which. the whole world
united shall not prevail against her.
Let every child of the Republic learn
to live for his God. his land and his
Union"
Il am positive. continued Mr..
Sanford, that no class will escape
the searching eyes of the Spirit of
God which are now sent forth into all
the earth to bring about the very re-
suits l am now describing. am
positive that by war. by famine. by
pestilence. by all the agencies de-
scribed in the last book of the Bible,
this entire continent is te experience
a subjugation to the will of Almighty
God.
The interests of the movement
which has prayed faithfully since 1898
thirteen years without cessation
for this very state of affairs, are now TO
receive the sublime fulfillment of their
many intereessions to God in behalf of
men.
"'Great and marvellous are Thy
works o Lord, God. the Almighty. Who
would not fear Thee. for Thou only are
holy; for all nations shall come and
worship before Thee That is the
song sung by those who stand upon
the sea of glass mingled with fire;
those who suffer to effect such mighty
answers to prayer. This is the mean
ing of the Scripture given to the stu
dent the day OF my arrest. God is
about to bring every nation on this
continent into such relationship with
Himself as to receive their worship
nationally. This is otherwise ex-
pressed in the words of holy writ
given the student The word of God
grew and multiplied The attack
upon the religion of the apostles in the
city of Jerusalem resulted in their fol-
lowers being scattered but we read
They went everywhere preaching the
gospel
1T is difficult to answer your ques-
ton as TO whether the movement has
increased or decreased it's power For
the present there may be a decrease
but for the future there will be a tre-
mendous increase. | am positive that
the harvest fields from the canal zone
to the great white regions of the
North are now TO be speedily garnered
in, and personally I feel like bugler
sounding the charge rather than a
disgraced man going down"