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November 1927
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How to S tart a Revival Bv D r . L en . G. B roughton A FRIEND of mine in New York, who is a pastor of a large Presby terian church, told me this experience. He said he became much exercised for the salvation of the people. He had gone on for a year, and practically no one had been saved. One night he called the elders together for prayer. Finally, he said: “Brethren, I have a proposition to make to you. I wish to resign the pastorship of this church, because I do not believe God wants me to stay here. I am not having any souls saved.” “Oh,” said one of the deacons, “we are greatly edified.” “Edified for what?” he asked. “You have been coming to me with such sooth ing compliments as that, and yet I do not see for what you have been edified. Now, brethren, unless Gdd gives Us some souls here very soon, I am going to resign the pastorate of this church. And I want to say something to you, also. You are elders of this church, and I am going to start with you. Brother,” turning to, one, “do you believe that through you a soul was ever saved?” And the elder replied: “No, pastor:” “Do you?” to another. “No, pastor.” “Do you?” “No, pastor;” and so all along the line. “Now, brethren,” he said, “I want to make this proposition to you ;■that unless God gives this church souls in the near future, you will resign also, as the elders of it.” “We are getting along very well,” they said. “No, we are not getting along at all!” , Finally they all knelt down and prayed together, and in that prayer a covenant was made that they would resign if the Lord did not give souls in the near future. They went to their homes; it was Saturday night. Monday. morning the .elder first ques tioned by the pastor as to having been in strumental in soul-saving, went into his store. The first man he met was his con fidential clerk. He took him into his of fice, shut the door behind him, and said: “Bob, I have beetr a good master to you, haven’t I ?” “Yes, sir;'you have.” ;-; “Well, Bob, you have been with me for fifteen years. I am an elder in the church that you attend, when you go anywhere. But you are not a Christian, and I know it, and have known it all the time, and yet have never spoken a word to you about salvation personally. But, Bob, my soul is on fire now, and I want you to get down here in this room and give our selves, both of us, to Christ. I will give
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