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conviction. In less th a n tw o m on th s m o re th a n tw o th o u san d h e a th en h a d y ie ld ed to th e L o rd Jesus. A n d this m issionary e n d e d b y say ing : “W h en G o d cam e H e d id m o re in h a lf a d a y th a n a ll o f u s cou ld h av e d o n e in h a lf a year. Prayer Changes Things. T h e tw o m issionaries responsible fo r th e high school felt a g re a t b u r d e n o f p ra y e r fo r th e m o re th a n th re e h u n d re d y o ung m en w ho w ere to comm ence th e ir stud ies a t th e op en ing in F eb ru a ry , 1907. T h e y felt if these y oung m en w ere n o t co n v e rte d a n d filled w ith th e H o ly Spirit th ey w ou ld on ly b e tu rn e d ou t o f th a t school as ed u c a te d rascals, to th e g re a t h u rt o f K orea. In our fav o red ’C h ristian coun tries w e are n o t a fra id t'o g ra d u a te e d u c a ted ra s cals from ou r schools. T h e y w ere going to o p en th a t M ond ay m o rn ing, an d th e tw o m issionaries w ere early th e re on th e ir kn e e s; b u t b e fore th e h o u r of nine struck th e H o ly S p irit comm enced to conv ict those stu d en ts of sin. C ries w e re h e a rd up stairs a n d dow n— cries w hich no e a r can m istake. T h e school d id n o t o p en th a t d a y n o r th a t week. T ho se w ho h a d early com e th ro u g h to v ic to ry w ere tran sfo rm ed in to in terces sors alm o st D ivine. Aw ful d arkn ess cam e to th e light. O n th e follow ing M ond ay th e high school o p en ed fo r th e g lory of G o d in Korea. T h e n a b o u t one h u n d re d M eth o d ist p re a ch e rs a n d co lpo rteu rs cam e into P ing Y ang to stu d y th e B ible fo r a m on th . T h e m issionaries an d rev iv ed K o re an le a d e rs w e re in u n ited p ra y e r th a t G o d th e H o ly Sp irit w ou ld com e an d visit this M ethod ist b a n d on th e open ing n igh t; an d so H e did. F illed w ith th e H o ly G host, th ey stu d ied u n d e r H is D ivine d ire c tion fo r a m on th , an d th e n th ey w en t fo rth , a n d signs follow ed.
eral m o n th s I w as visiting one o f my larg e out-stations. T h a t evening while condu cting th e service th e Sp irit of G o d w o rk ed m igh ty co n viction, a n d do zen s b u rst ou t w e e p ing. I h a d n ev e r seen an y th ing like it an d tried to stop it b y getting th em to sing, b u t th e y p a id no h e ed to me, an d I soon le a rn t th a t th e H o ly Spirit w as M aster o f assemblies an d m y p a rt w as to sit still. When the Fire Fell. “N ext d a y I c a rried th e good new s to ou r p ray ing b a n d in P ing Y ang, an d all w e re filled w ith a w o n d ro u s expectancy. W e w e re ju st a b o u t to comm ence th e w eek of p ray e r, Jan u a ry , 1907. O u r h o p e w as th a t G o d w ou ld bless us th a t week, b u t S u n d ay passed, a n d every w eek d a y h a d passed a n d no u n usual blessing h a d b e e n given. W e w ere now a t th e even ing m eeting of th e second Sunday-— th e last d ay o f th e w eek o f p ray e r. T h a t nigh t th e re w ere ab o u t 1500 p eo p le p re s en t in C en tra l P re sb y te rian church, w h en th e le ad ing e ld e r sta rtle d us w ith th e follow ing confession: I am n o t w h a t you suppo se m e to be. A b o u t a y e a r ago a friend o f m ine w hen dy ing called m e to his house a n d said : “ E lder, p lease m an ag e m y affairs fo r m y w ife a n d ch ild ren a fte r I am g o n e .” I co n sen ted an d m a n ag ed to p u t $ 1 0 0 of th a t w idow ’s m on ey in m y own pocket. I h av e b e e n try ing to p re a ch a n d p ra y ever since, b u t it is vain. In th e m o rn ing I w ill go an d p a y th a t m on ey b a c k to th a t w idow .’ T h e e ld e r’s con fes sion b ro k e th e w ho le aud ience dow n an d h o u r a fte r h o u r th a t n igh t as m an y as fifty b ro k e n -h e a rted m en an d w om en could b e seen stan d in g w aiting th e ir tu rn to confess. T h a t ' m eeting la sted until tw o o ’clock in th e m orning. T h e fe a r o f G o d fell u p o n th e city. M any w ho cam e to m ock fell d ow n u n d e r th e m ightiest
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