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
Christ, an innocent life through grace divine, a conversation in
heaven flowing from a good treasure in the heart, and, above all, a
soul illuminated and inspired to see and enjoy God in every bright
sunbeam that gleams on earth and sparkles in the silvery stream and
every object upon the footstool of God.
God is love; the angels know
That Father dearly loves us so.
But, oh, the ransomed feel within
The burning love we try to sing!
This evening we start for St. James, Mo., the Lord willing, where
we expect to meet once more our dear Bro. J. Cole, and many others
dear to our hearts by the fellowship of the Spirit whose faces
we have never seen. And best of all, we are expecting a glorious
harvest of souls turned to righteousness by the mighty power and
love of God.
The next report was written from St. James, Crawford County, one
hundred miles west of St. Louis. Bro. B. E. Warren says that after
buying their tickets for St. James they had but seven cents left, and
that after arriving at the latter place Brother Warner went to the
post-office and received a letter containing five dollars from S. L.
Speck, who felt led of the Lord to send that amount. Brother Warner's
account of their reception in St. James, as follows, is interesting:
The night following our last report, which was from St. Louis, Mo.,
we landed at St. James, at 12:30 A. M. The Lord directed us to a
friendly inn, where we rested until the morning. As we sat at the
breakfast-table our grateful hearts flowed out in our sweet little
table thanksgiving song. The Lord wonderfully blessed that sweet
offering of praise. It rang out and greeted the ears of all in
hearing as the music of heaven. After meal, requests soon came in
for songs. The Holy Spirit gloriously inspired our voices to sing
his praises. Many people soon collected in front of the room and
some came in. After a few hymns, we had family worship. We invited
all that would come to come in and bow with us in prayer. Some
did so. The Lord blessed our souls. Soon Bro. J. H. Morrison came
into town, and seeing the throng in front of the hotel he asked
the cause, and was told that "your people have come to town." He
came into the waiting-room and introduced himself, and the Spirit
of God gave us a joyful meeting. Sinners looked on with wonder and
amazement, and were led to say, "These are truly the real children
of God, and this is the right way," according to the words of our
Savior, "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if
ye have love one for another." Many seemed quite serious. Had we
tried to respond to the requests of the people we should have kept
singing all day without cessation.
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