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1llness necessitating an operation and a long period of recuperation, prompted him to ask for a leave of absence of one year In which to visit his old mother In Ireland. This was granted, and has been extended year by year for three years, and many of us are praying that It may be still further extended tlll all over this fair land salvation's joyful sound may come to the thousands yet in the bondage of sin. No sooner was it made known in his native town or Bangor that "Bllly Nicholson" was to preach than preparations on an unprecedented scale were made for his coming. Hundreds of prayer meetings were held In the homes of the people as well as united gatherings. The largest buildings were soon crammed to the doors with convicted people and hundreds were led to Christ. News of the awakening in Bangor spread to other towns, and Invitations came from Portadown, Lurgan, Lisburn, Newtownwards, Belfast, Londonderry and other places, and a marvellous outpouring of the Holy Spirit resulted. When the Los Angeles authorities granted him another leave of absence, Mr. Nicholson began in Belfast, and those of us who have been privileged to see and hear the work done In the Albert Hall, the Cripples' Institute, Rosemary Street, St. Enoch's, Ballymacarrett and Ravenhill Road can only say, "It Is the Lord's doing and it is marvellous in our eyes." Every day the tide of blessing is rising and flowing over. It would be interesting to have a list of all the characters who have come out on the Lord's ·side and who are now working hard to get others saved,– lncluding publicans, boxers, gamblers, thieves, gunmen, as well as respectable, church-going peopie who had never been "born again." The secret of Mr. Nicholson's success is a yielded and Spirit-filled life; 111 genuine belief in the inspiration of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and a. fearless declaration of the same, using Bible words and terms, and no compromise through fear or favor with any one. It is his holy boldness, his perfect honesty and uprightness of character that appeal to men and have resulted In such large numberf:i of conversions among them. There are multitudes of men and women in Ulster today who thank God for His honored instrument, W. P. Nicholson. Evangelist Nicholson-whom we have loaned to Ireland for three years-will be in Los Angeles by August 1st, and we are planning to have him in a tabernacle campaign in different sections of the city for the next year, and after that will extend the services to the surrounding towns. Let us prepare the wa~· b.v continuous and fervent prayer that a great spiritual awakening may be granted us. also. -'l'. C. H. THE FALL OF FOSDICK . The question r ecently asked by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, the Bap– tist preacher who has been supplying the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church of New York City, in a sermon entitled, "Shall the Fundamentalists Win Y" was answered by the 135th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church held at Indianapolis in May, report of which is at hand just as we are going to press, in that splendid champion of the faith, The Presbyterian: The matter was brought before thf' General Assembly in the shape of an overture from the Philadelphia Presbytery, protesting against the WHAT? (See Page 886)
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