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had to be called to keep back the crowd that wanted to enter. As I stated, he gave out his text, but had to sit down, with the tears in his eyes, and then told ¿he minister to give the invitation. This was not necessary for people by the score were crying to God for mercy. Sampson on his knees in the pulpit, deacons and choir,— all weeping and leading others out into the schoolroom. This was the pre cursor of one thousand converts in two weeks! “ Comrades, in writing this from ac tual experience, allow me to ask a question: Is the method good? is it practical? is it Biblical? If so, why not today in every church, can we not get down to rock bottom, leave the fleshpots of Egypt, and not sell our souls for a mess of pottage. A ‘Church Confession Conference’ is a beautiful thing, but after being taken up with mission work for half a century, both in England and America, and seeing (he great ‘falling away’ that is evident to all who have their eyes open to the prophetic Word, I can but see the great necessity of combining forces to offset the enemy in this ‘time of the END.’ “ I thank you for bearing with me in this epistle, and should there be anything in it to help others you may use it as you please.’’ m m THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT (Genesis 3:1-24) Into the garden Satan came To tempt the man and woman. And sought to bring sin and shame Into the midst of Eden. Out of the garden Satan went. The curse of God upon him, Into the world,— but still intent To bruise the seed of the woman. To Satan came the curse divine, To man the promise of redemption. (Luke 4:1-14) Into the wilds Satan came To tempt the Seed of the woman, Who came to bear the sin and shame The Serpent wrought in Eden. The Word of God turned back the fiend, And he slunk away for a season, But still he planned in vilest hate, To slay the Seed of the woman. To Calvary’s cross Satan came To strike with final venom,— To finish his work of sin and shame, And kill the Seed of the woman. But through the cross and empty tomb The Serpent’s power was broken, For by His death and rising again He bruised the head of Satan. — T. T. Holloway. Dallas, Texas.
crisis of fixing the destiny of our own souls, In a Bible-described heaven or hell, we accept or reject the whole truth of the Bible. ^ ate sfe asked God to give him five hundred souls for two weeks’ work, and here and now he has closed the door, and on his knees is imploring the God of Natiqns to uphold him in his messages to the people. This done he accomp anies the pastor to supper, after which they talk over the plan he has so wisely mapped out, and so simple that a child may understand. “ Monday afternoon arrives. At 4:00 p. m. the officials of the church arrive and the doors are closed. After a brief introduction the minister takes Ills seat— some minutes pass— and then John Sampson stands, and says: “ ‘Brethren and sisters, I am here as your servant and ambassador for Christ to labor for souls. I have asked God to give me five hundred souls in this two weeks’ service. In this effort I must have the cooperation of the church in order that God may get to Himself the victory and it is of vital importance that every man and woman present should yield themselves up to God. Should there be any person here who has not given themselves abso lutely to God, I urge you to do it now. If you have had aught in your heart against any member or person present, just now forgive and be forgiven.' “ Let me say, at this point, that this meeting was the ‘Melting Pot,’ and the promise of great things. There was no great heralding in the daily papers, no six-foot posters, just a sim ple bill on the church door as follows: * “ ‘JOHN SAMPSON “ I well remember, with other local preachers of the church, getting the surprise of my life at the first evening service, when, after the reading of the Scriptures by the pastor, Mr. Sampson stood and gave out his text: ‘Who are these arrayed in white?’ (Rev. 7:13). The church was filled and an officer Preaches here For two weeks. You are inVjted.’
deemer. Without believing that' there 1« a hell, there la no foundation for believing there is a heaven. Without mincing matters at all, facing the
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H HENEVER and wherever the Holy Spirit has His way He always produces results, but It Is difficult for Him to work when we have our programs, all map ped out. The following letter re ceived from Rev. W. H. Colllnson, of New *ffiork City, is a remarkable illus tration of this truth: “ In reviewing The King’s Business of January I was more than pleased to read your editorial on page six, en- titled a ‘Church Confession Confer ence.’ Kindly bear with me in giving you a few facts that seem to me to be closely allied to the above. I remem ber, when quite a young man, in con nection with the Free Methodist Church in England in the 70’s, we had what may be termed a traveling evan gelist for the General Conference, John Sampson, of Cornwall, England. At that time he had a wife and two children. He had to leave his home in Cornwall nine months out of the year. Now as to the method he used and then the results: "You may imagine you are in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, a sea coast town; a Methodist church cap able of holding 400 people, the aver age attendance 100; Sunday evening a very venerable, grey-haired minister announces from the pulpit, with the usual week day services, ‘John Samp son will be with us for two weeks’ ser vices, beginning next Monday after noon, at 4:00 o’clock, at which time Mr. Sampson desires to mjjet with the choir, trustees, deacons, etc.’ “ You may picture, if you will, a tall, slender, pale-faced man being met at the station by the pastor, who gives to Sampson a cordial handshake, and they, together with his trunk, enter a cab to drive to the minister’ s home where he is to stay for his two weeks’ work. His trunk having been taken,to his room, the minister, as a matter of course, tells His guest to refresh him self and then to join them at supper. "And now we come to the point that so many evangelists overlook in their work of revival meetings: Sampson would instruct the minister to allow no one to come to his room for one hour before he joined them in supper. •Why this action?’ some will ask. Here is the answer: Sampson has
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