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
The woman and her husband, hearing of our meetings, came to hear
the gospel and seemed willing to receive the truth. She confessed
that they were not fully saved and filled with the Spirit as they
should be, although she claimed to heal in the name of Christ and
by the power of God. She soon came to the altar. God enabled us
to see her condition pretty correctly. We told her she was in the
"gall of bitterness and the bonds of iniquity." She acknowledged
the fact and desired deliverance. In the course of a few days she
professed to have found salvation. There seemed to be a change; but
still there was something in her from which the Spirit of God in
our heart recoiled. She tried to consecrate for sanctification, but
could not claim that grace.
On Sabbath afternoon, October 26, the power of God was upon our
little meeting. There were four cases of healing by the laying
on of hands. Sister Worden said that she had suffered for many
years in an awful manner with what she called a confused headache.
She had hands laid on her for the healing. The Spirit came on us
and her in mighty power. She claimed what had been prayed for,
a complete healing of her body. Presently there were strange
manifestations, which the most of us at once recognized as the
writhing of evil spirits in her. We asked God to show her just what
it was. Presently she said, "Brother Warner, pray for me." We asked
her what she wanted. She replied, "That the devil might be cast
out." This was the confession we desired to draw out of her. Hands
were laid on her head, and the demons were commanded to come out of
her in the name of Jesus Christ. The poor victim was soon convulsed
and choked by the hellish spirits, which had to come out by the
power of God. She obtained relief, sat up, but did not look clear.
We all kept looking to God to complete the work. Hands were laid
on again in the name of Jesus. Another struggle ensued. Then we
perceived that to get complete deliverance there had to be a more
perfect consecration, confession, and mortification. We proceeded
to use the sword of the Spirit in every possible manner. But a
miserable don't-care devil answered to every point of consecration.
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