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sto ry o f Jesu s w ith te a rs stream ing dow n th e ir faces. T h ey w en t to in dividuals, seized th em b y th e ir w rists an d p le a d e d w ith th em to accep t J esus as th e ir Saviour. U p to y e ste r d a y som e fou r h u n d re d m en h av e sto o d up in th e churches a n d co n fessed C hrist fo r th e first tim e in th re e o r fou r days. Som e testified th a t on th e p rev iou s days, w hen these little b o y s p re a ch ed to them , th e y realized th e ir sins a n d b ro k e d ow n in tears. P raise, p raise th e L o rd ! A ll g lo ry to ou r precious Jesus! W h a t a glorious privilege to live in such a tim e o f H is g ra c e !” Oh, w h a t pigm y p a sto rs w e of fav o red C h ristian lan d s m ak e in com parison ! We h av e n e ith e r eyes to see th e n e e d n o r g race to b estir ourselves to p ra y e r fo r co n g reg a tions which a re a b o u t re a d y to b e spu ed ou t o f H is m outh. M ay th e L o rd use tho se K o re a n s to p ro v o k e us to jealou sy ! T h e y hav e p ray ed , a n d are p ray ing m ightily, an d w o rk ing m ightily, too , to satisfy th e soul- th irst o f th e L o rd Jesus. In view of such facts a re w e n o t a fra id th a t th e L o rd w ill rem ov e th e • cand lestick vhile we con tinue to slum ber? His Critics again th e th ird day. H e w ou ld hav e p ro v e d to Y ou th a t Y ou w e re only a m an, a n d th a t Y ou cou ld n o t p o s sibly h av e dw e lt w ith th e F a th e r in Y ou r own g lory b e fo re th e fo u n d a tion of th e w o rld . H e w ou ld h av e show n Y ou th a t Y ou do n o t b e lo n g in th e G o spel a t all; fo r tho u san d s o f Christians ( ? ) now enthusiastic ally recognize th a t he, an d n o t You, is th e tru e te a ch e r o f tru e C hristi anity. We, how ever, con tinue to sit a t th e ffeet o f this Je su s; an d H e says to us: Be n o t ye called te a ch e rs: fo r one is y o u r T eacher, even Christ.
B efore 2 a. m. m o re th a n a h u n d red p eo p le w ere a t th e chu rch praying. A t th e h o u r a p p o in te d a b o u t four h u n d re d w ere p resent. By th e end o f th e first w eek th e a tte n d a n c e h ad re a ch ed seven h u n d red . T h e n all w ere m e lted w ith a n overw helm ing sense o f G o d 's presence. T h e p a s to r saw it w as th e o p p o rtu n e tim e an d called fo r v o lun te e rs to go and w in souls fo r Christ. A t th a t m e e t ing th re e th o u san d d ay s o f service w ere p rom ised . L ater, P a sto r Kil w ro te to a m issionary as follow s: “ I am con tinually p ray in g th a t you m ay alw ays b e filled w ith th e H o ly Spirit. Am en. I p raise G o d fo r th e w o n d e rfu l m an ife sta tion of H is glory. I c a n n o t stop th e flow of te a rs as I th ink of it. H e re a t this tim e college an d a c ad em y stud en ts a re enthusiastically preach ing , an d even th e p rim a ry school pupils a re overflow ing w ith enthusiasm in p ro claim ing th e love o f G od . E ven th e little to ts o f seven y e a rs g a th e red to g e th e r an d b ro u g h t m on ey to buy tra c ts a n d Gospels. T h e y to o k these ou t on th e stre e t an d to o k tu rn s a t preaching. T h e se tiny boys, filled w ith fiery zeal, sto o d telling th e Christ and D r. B ettex thu s scores a lead ing critic o f th e G ospels: P o o r Jesus, grow n up an d shu t up in so m any erron eou s no tion s of Y ou r age, an d y e t th e “H o ly O n e of G o d ,” h a d Y ou b u t b e e n p e rm itte d to sit a t H a rn a c k ’s feet, this m a ste r w ould h av e ta u g h t Y ou co rre c t id e a s o f th é essence of Christianity. H e w ou ld h av e h e a led Y ou of Y our fear of th e dev il a n d his tem p ta tio n s; of th e fancy th a t Y ou w ere a b le to c om m a n d w ind s an d w av e s; of th e d e lusion th a t You h a d raised Lazarus, an d th a t Y ou Y ourself w ou ld rise
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