E X T E N S I O N D E P A R T M E N T
Rev. Wm. P. Nicholson
Rev. Britton Ross
Dr. A. C. Dixon
Dr. French E. Oliver
Mr. Nicholson’s P lan s A change has been made in the pro gram oi Evangelist Wm. P. Nicholson, by reason of a cablegram received from a Scotch|-Irish Committee asking1 th at he be allowed to remain th ere for an other year. This will necessitate can celling arrangements already made for him in this country, in anticipation of his expected retu rn September 1st. However, we cannot but rejoice in the wonderful work th a t God has wrought through th is “Irish evangelist” whose loyalty to the Word of God and faithful preaching to both saint and sinner has produced such marvelous results. We take pleasure in quoting from a letter ju st received from Rev. S. G. Montgom ery, of Bangor, Ireland, one of the lead ing evangelical preachers in th a t coun try: “There has been a very strong and growing conviction on the part of many evangelistic m inisters and godly laymen th a t it would be a m istake for our good brother, Rev. Wm. P. Nicholson, to leave his native soil after conducting only two missions in Ireland, one a t Bangor and the other a t Portadown. Both have been most signally owned of God. Our cam paign h ere reached by far the largest number of non-church-goers and “down and out” sinners ever awakened since 1859. Every church has reaped definite blessing as a result of the mission. “Portadown has even exceeded the resu ts th a t came to us h ere in Bangor. The whole town and district has been mightily stirred. I have five definite ap plications from large and important cen ters in U lster for at least a month or five weeks each,—Belfast, Shankill, London derry, Lurgan, Newtonwards and Ulster- ville have all .made inquiry. “ I tru s t you will pardon me for in te r fering in any way w ith w h at'y o u have been planning for Mr. Nicholson, but this is his native land and native prov
ince and never have we had any evangel ist whom the Lord has so used in the awakening of the careless. I am much interested in The King’s Business and thank you for your straight n n d plain messages which are needed on this side as well as in your country. May you be kept on fire for Christ and souls.” We covet the prayers of the readers of The King’s Business for Mr. Nichol son as he engages in this most blessed service. Oliver Vancouver Campaign The five weeks’ campaign is over, and the saints are rejoicing over the results. One of the leaders writes, “I feel sure, more sure than ever, th a t these meet ings were the will of God for Vancouver. The meetings grew steadily in interest and in numbers,-and the fight waxed hot- er, but, th a n k God, we had victory. Many cam s and said to me, ‘This was a better campaign than th a t of four years ago.’ Dr. Oliver has gone, leaving many warm friends, who will pray for him and his work. Like the former cam paign here, th is was a Laymen’s Move ment, and like the former one it was successful financially, although no col lection plates were passed during the entire course of the meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Harkness and Mr. Books report splendid experiences during their work there. Their popularity was a t tested by a musical evening given the night after the close of the campaign, when a capacity house gathered to en joy an evening of Gospel song and story. The tabernacle, seating over four thou sand, was so substantially built th a t it will be left standing for future similar occasions. In fact, it is hoped by many that, upon Dr. Torrey’s return from Chi na, he may again speak to large audi ences in this same building. One outstanding feature of this cam paign was the large proportion of older men and women who professed to ac-
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