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
Wednesday morning, the 13th, Brother Wolfenberger came out to
Brother Barden's, where we were, before breakfast. His little boy
five years old was very sick with spinal disease and had high
fever. The doctors held a council over him the day before. We all
went over about nine o'clock. The doctor was there. The little
fellow was crying, and burning up with fever. He had not eaten
anything but a little scraped apple since Saturday. The doctor
tried to open his eyes, and wanted to put a fly blister on his
spine. Brother Warner told the parents that if they wanted to put
the case in God's hands they must drop the doctor and his medicines
and take Christ alone for their physician. They were both willing,
and said they believed God would heal the child. After looking to
God in prayer, Brother Warner anointed the child in the name of
Jesus, and we laid on hands, and God healed the little sufferer.
Oh, praise God for his goodness! The fever was broken, and he sweat
freely and opened his eyes very bright and asked for a cookie.
He ate two cookies and some bologna very greedily, and teased to
be dressed and go to the depot with his papa after his sister's
satchel.
The daughter had been attending school in Auburn, and they
telegraphed for her, thinking the child could not live. Before we
reached the place, the daughter had gone to God in prayer asking
him to pardon her sins and to save her little brother. After the
child was healed, a young woman working in the family, who had
been bitter against the power of God and against us, fell on her
knees and cried to God for mercy, and she received the spirit of
adoption. She was a member of the United Brethren without a spark
of salvation.
We present extracts from Brother Warner's report of this second
meeting at Walkerton.
Here we set the battle in array last April in a two weeks
siege. Hell was moved to the bottomless pit. Babylon foamed and
howled, and, like the ancient Pharisees, stirred up the people
to "shamefully entreat us," as they did Paul at Philippi. But,
thank God, in the fires of persecution and storms of opposition
God saved a few souls, and these we find standing fast; and a few
others the Lord has added to his own church, who are praising God
for the great salvation. We soon found that the gospel of Christ
had grown much in the favor of the people. The Lord God of power
had greatly turned the minds and hearts of the people to endorse
and love the truth. Men of principle gave all to understand that
if they attempted to disturb our meetings again as they had before
they must suffer the application of the law. Praise God, the
people heeded the warning, and God also inclined them to give good
attention.
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