Birth of a Reformation; Or, The Life and Labors of Daniel S. WarnerByers, A. L. (Andrew L.)
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Birth of a Reformation; Or, The Life and Labors of Daniel S. Warner
Byers, A. L. (Andrew L.)
Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) -- History; Warner, D. S. (Daniel Sidney), 1842-1895
We had been unwell some days in the city, and felt half sick on
the train; but as soon as we breathed the God-pervaded atmosphere
of that beautiful pine-grove, all our infirmities fled away and we
could shout the praises of God in a sound body. How hallowed and
sweet the recollections of God's blessings upon that ground one
year ago! How dear to our heart the precious chambers in Brother
and Sister Carmichael's tent, where we often spent much of the
brief interval between the three daily services, in nearly all
of which the Lord used us to read and teach his Holy Word to the
dear saints. In that precious retreat he daily filled our soul and
recuperated the wasted energies of our body and mind so that we
could stand and feed the Lord's sheep. Praise God, we found the
same little sanctum prepared for us again. Thank God, there were
plenty to share the work of the gospel ministry this year.
The blessed Holy Spirit wrought in the hearts of the people from
the first service to the close of the meeting. On Tuesday we went
to the stream a mile from the camp and immersed fourteen of the
dear, happy saints of God. It was a glorious and wonderful time.
The Spirit of the living God was poured out in mighty power. Some
went down into the water shouting the high praises of God, and
nearly all leaped and shouted as they came forth from the symbolic
grave. What glory shone in the faces of those blood-washed ones!
The place was one of beautiful scenery. On either side the stream
stood the dense and lofty pines. As this blood-washed company faced
the stream, with their eyes lifted toward God and their faces all
lit up with heaven's glow, and sang the sweet songs of redemption,
we were reminded of Bunyan's company of pilgrims that stood in
white robes awaiting their invitation to cross to the celestial
paradise....
Do we astonish you when we say that while sinners were melted to
tears by the power of God during the baptism, and said, "This is
the right way. This is the right way," an apostate and hypocrite
preacher by the name of ---- stood back and spake against "this
way" of the Lord? Woe unto such empty clouds, wandering stars,
wells without water!...
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