In the
early part of the summer of 1882, while we were holding a camp-meeting at
C----, a drunken mob came on the ground, and disturbed the meeting by their
profanity and quarreling. They came armed with revolvers, and were determined
to break up the meeting. Not having anticipated any such difficulty, no
police force had been provided. Our words of expostulation were unheeded, and
they went so far as to yell and blaspheme, and shake their fists in the faces
of the leaders of the meeting. So great was the disturbance, that for a time
the services were entirely suspended, and there was certainly imminent danger
that the meeting would be completely broken up. |
Realizing that
God’s help alone could give to His children victory, in the midst of the
excitement we went to the woods, and in sobs and tears, fell upon our face.
God gave us great help of the Spirit in prayer, and we told Him how we were
holding the meeting for His glory and the salvation of souls, and unless He
came to our rescue, great reproach would be brought upon His cause. |
We
obtained evidence that God would deliver, and hastened back to the camp,
called for order, and began to exhort the people in the power of the Spirit.
A halo of glory came over the meeting. Wicked men turned pale, and
acknowledged the wonderful change. Many began to weep, while some of God’s
children shouted for joy, and many were prostrate under the power of God. |
Defeat was
changed to almost unthought of victory, and during
all that night the workers were kept busy praying with seekers, and many were
saved. Not until the light of the morning dawned could they find time for
rest; and the two remaining days of the meeting were days of triumph. |
So great
was the conviction that some who repeatedly tried to leave were
constrained to return, and yield themselves to God. One man said he was
determined not to yield, and for the third time started to leave the grounds;
but God showed him that this, if rejected, would be his last chance for
salvation. So, at about |
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Touching
Incidents and Remarkable Answers to Prayer By S. B. SHAW. |
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From: http://www.ccel.org/ |