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
[Illustration: Two of the "homes" where Brother Warner and the
earlier evangelists and workers always found a welcome. The upper
residence is that of Joseph F. Smith, near Grand Junction, Mich.;
the lower one that of David Leininger, near Beaver Dam, Ind.]
[Illustration: These two old buildings, now crumbling to decay,
were used thirty-five years ago as houses of worship by the saints
at and around Grand Junction, Mich. The one in the upper picture,
known as "Smith's," is about three and one half miles northwest of
Grand Junction; and the other, known as the "log house," is about
the same distance northeast.]
We sang the praises of God much of the way, and the gentle breezes
carried the sweet sound over the surrounding country. Once we
finished a hymn just as we were ascending a hill. At the top of the
hill, to our right, stood a house. The song had sounded on ahead
of us and found an echo in the heart of a blessed old mother in
Israel, who was clapping her hands and shouting the praises of God,
and who waved her hand and nodded her head toward us as we came
opposite the house, as good as to say, "I felt the Spirit of God
in the song and it has set my soul on fire." Oh, how it stirred our
soul, as we saw the joyful demonstrations of the dear old sister!
We reached our destination in good time and had a blessed meeting
that night.
That his frail body should endure the strenuous evangelistic
work--the much travel, loss of sleep, and the strain of preaching
and laboring for souls--as well as editing and writing for the
Trumpet, is in itself a miracle. On more than one occasion, when he
was exhausted, he was miraculously strengthened by the power of the
Spirit. The following is a portion of his account of the meeting at
Antwerp, Ohio, held while on this tour:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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