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
As we passed through the village of Odon, we notified the people
that we would preach the gospel on their streets the next
afternoon. Not being accustomed to such services, there was quite
an interest. The people began to collect some time before the hour
arrived. Store-boxes, sidewalks, etc., were converted into pews,
and we had one of the best hearings we ever had on the streets.
God mightily helped us by his Spirit to testify the gospel of his
perfect salvation for an hour and thirty-eight minutes. Bless God,
the truth swept all the sinnership religion into the pit, from
whence it came. Though real Bible holiness had scarcely ever been
preached in that place, and no holiness meetings ever held there,
so far as we learned, yet every hearer, even lawyers, doctors, and
preachers, acknowledged the practicability of perfect salvation and
preservation from all sin through Christ Jesus. A Baptist preacher
by the name of W--, who had been preaching to the people that no
one can or does live without sinning in this world, and that all
men sin day and night, sat close by us, and was convinced of the
truth of the gospel and convicted of his sins. He sanctioned the
word and acknowledged to others that it was all truth. We saw the
tears in his eyes, and hoped he would become saved and qualified to
preach for Jesus, instead of for sin and the sect.
Sabbath, the seventh, we held services in a grove near old Shiloh
Bethel, south of Odon. As the appointment was circulated only
after our arrival, there was not a large turnout. The Baptist
preacher sat near us while preaching in the forenoon, and looking
into his face during the discourse, our soul was pained to see
that he had shut his heart against the truth and salvation of
God. Instead of coming down to an equality with Christ, he chose
to have a reputation among men, to indulge the lusts of the
flesh and enjoy the friendship of the world. From that moment
his "face gathered blackness." During the afternoon preaching he
showed every disposition to avoid listening to the gospel of God.
He came to some of the meetings afterward, just as the ungodly
Pharisees followed Christ, to "catch something out of his mouth."
On Wednesday evening Bro. O. Allen met and spoke to this priest of
Baal, standing in a public place of the village, burning incense to
the devil in gratification of the filthy lust for tobacco.
He later made another trip into Pennsylvania and attended the third
annual camp-meeting at Sandy Lake. At the close of this meeting he,
in company with others, drove about twelve miles to attend a Church
of God (Winebrennerian) camp-meeting, held near Barkerville. His
description under the title A Night in Babylon, is here given in part.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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