"Born of the Spirit;" or, Gems from the Book of LifeOsborne, Zenas
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"Born of the Spirit;" or, Gems from the Book of Life
Osborne, Zenas
Free Methodist Church of North America; Osborne, Zenas
But to return to the theme before us, Dreams, Presentiments--Dreams
come, when sleep is upon us, Presentiments come upon us in our
wakeful moments; and both may be of the Lord as already shown, though
not always. It is wise, however, to try the spirits, and hold fast
to that which is good. I have had mapped out to me in my dreams, and
I think by the spirit of the Lord, fields of labor that I afterwards
occupied, as clear as a sunbeam; and the peculiar phases of my field
of labor, and the peculiar characters of the new field, as though
written out by the hand of inspiration. I will give but one or two
incidents. Three months prior to my being stationed at Oswego, N. Y.,
I found myself in my dream at Oswego, on my way home from conference,
to look over the situation, and arrange for moving on. I met a few,
very poor saints, discouraged, and ready to give up and die out. I
was told in my dream that I had better look at Brother L. H. R’s.
house, perhaps it would suit me. At this time Brother Robinson was
preacher in charge at Oswego, and what was still more strange about
this dream, this was his first year at Oswego, and some three months
before conference. I was very much concerned about a four gallon jug
that I had full of very rich, sweet milk. I was anxious to have it
kept sweet. A brother pointed out to me a living stream that run near
by, and said that I could put my jug of milk in that stream and it
would keep. Conference sent me to Oswego that fall, and every step
that I took in my dream came literally to pass, looking at the former
preacher’s house, and all, except my jug of milk. I soon discovered
what my milk meant. The saints at that place had been very much
soured up over the conduct of some laborers that they had placed
great confidence in, so that the smut covered them deeply. I found my
big jug of sweet milk just what they needed. The pure unadulterated
gospel, was to them the sincere milk of the word. They received it
gladly and grew thereby. In many of the fields of labor that I have
occupied, I have previously occupied in dreams when sleep was upon
me. A short time before, being stationed at Binghamton, God, by
His holy Spirit when deep sleep was upon me, printed upon memory’s
tablet, that beautiful Parlor City; surrounded by those lovely hills,
covered with green foliage; and those beautiful streams, clear as
crystal, reflecting the sunlight of heaven; reminding one of that
“stream that makes glad the City of our God.” I saw Court street as
clear as day; our church and parsonage; I also saw our society. At
that time they were having a little that was unpleasant, a church
trial. I saw the division of feeling, one party stood a little way
off from the other, shaking their fists at the other party, but as
soon as I approached them, they came together and all was lovely.
X.
HEALING FAITH.
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