The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

when begin to thiQk about the
acts or the Holy Ghost, as Brother
Gates said few moments ago, so
many things rush into my mind that
1t is hard to get. any form to it.
81 want to say that before this
meeting came off ! do not think that
l ever had anything quite at heart
as much as having this meeting,
and when l learned that Brother
Gates was coming to us felt that we
would have one. of the greatest meet
ings that had ever been seen here.
AS l look back this morning, it
strengthens my faith because l real
ize that God has ben with us in a
wonderful way.
In the first place when l go to
count the blessings received from
this meeting, I begin at home. |
could not put into words the blessing
this meeting has been to me- / feel
That have gotten a tirmer grip on
God. The one expression ~th at
, Brother Gates has used so much, I
would not take anything in the
world for this morning, and that is
BELIEVE Cod ~ 1t seems to me
that my faith is stronger than ever
before. and that my life will count
for more than 1T ever has before.
Taking a step further to my own
church, 1t is hard to express in
words the good that has been done
there, and 1 just feel like praising
God. We stopped everything for
the meeting. We haven't even had
choir practice or anything else,
and yet our church attendance has
doubled, and our Sunday school last
Sunday was larger than eyer before.
Over one hundred people have been
added to our church during this
meeting, and a large band of per-
sonal workers have been trained to
carry on the work. Last Sunday
morning our congregation was larger
| than l have ever seen it at any eve
| ming service. and before this meet
ing commenced our evening congre-
| CATION usually doubled the morning
one, and now the morning congrega-
! ton taxes the seating capacity Of our
church. ] do not know what we are
going to do until we can get new
church. We are planning to build
one, and l believe this Union revival
has solved that problem.
"Whcn we think of tie city and
the surrounding country, we feel
like thanking God again. SO many
have bowed here at this altar who
had never went to church before, and
when | asked them to pray they
I would say that they did not know
how to pray. l thank God for the
great number of people who have
! been reached by the meeting. \
| few nights ago TWO ASsyrian boys
gave their hearts to Jesus; last night
an Italian came, and great numbers
| or Our own people have been saved
until the converts have grown to
such a number that we do not know
how many have been saved We
have a report from one church away
from here stating that they have hal
seventeen new additions Of people to
their church. We have heard from
travelling men how that the influence
| of the meeting has spread up and
| down the Kanawha Valley, and
| Cabin Creek, and other creeks III
| the river.
I'VE believe that the influence OF
this meeting will last throughout
eternity, and as it looks to us, it Is
not simply wave of enthusiasm, but
| 1t is the organizing Of band Of
Christian soldiers enlisted and max
| ing VOWS to God that the war shall
never end until Jesus comes again"
Rev r. It. Webb. Pastor of the
First NJ. e. church, South, says.
Things have been happening so
rapidly and SO much has been crowd
ed into these days that as / look over
them it is hard to determine what
4l-eHSAt- to say and what oughtto
leave unsaid. When we agreed to
invite Bro. Gates to come and hold
this meeting he was at Hinton, and
we were feeling the influence Of
that meeting here, and from the time
heard Brother Gates express him
self, heard him talk and pray, my
heart was strangely warmed, and I
was drawn to Brother Gates in Pc
culiar way. l knew that he was q
man that knew God, and from the
very first I felt that the Lord was
going to do great things for US. At
times things looked little discour-
aging and it took good deal Of
faith to hold ON, but we did hold
on, and what God has done for us
should rejoice our hearts very much.
as Brother Binfofd has said, one
great thing that l have gotten out
Of the meeting is Brother Gates
constant repetition that We ought to
have faith in God have been try