The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 04, April, 1880 — John Shaqi
The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 04, April, 1880Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 04, April, 1880
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
RALEIGH, N. C.—Great religious interest is reported throughout the
city. Our little church is sharing in the great blessing—church
members are being revived and others are inquiring the way of life.
WOODBRIDGE, N. C.—During the last two weeks we have had a
remarkable outpouring of the Spirit. On two afternoons we have had
to suspend the school exercises on account of those weeping over
their sins. Some little ones will not leave the house till they
feel forgiven. Almost all are from the Band of Hope. The older ones
look on in surprise at such a work among the children. Some have
tried to stop their children from praying, but they could come to
school and pray, or go out in the woods till they were converted,
and then they couldn’t help it. We have a daily prayer-meeting in
the school-house, in which all take part. Sometimes we have open
meetings for the children. We have nightly revival meetings, in
which the children are taking hold as far as it seems advisable.
_Later._—One Saturday, four came to tell us of sins forgiven. Since
then, for three weeks, almost every day has brought one or more,
till about thirty have believed, and several others are anxious.
Most of these are children; a few are pretty small. To-day some of
them have been praying, all their spare time, that they may be able
to hold out to the end.
It is a time of struggle here. People are so poor as to hardly have
enough to eat of the poorest fare, and clothing is pretty scarce.
No capital in the place. They spin and weave their own garments,
even to the thread.
MACON, GA.—Bro. B. arrived on the 23d of February, and we began
our special meetings the next night. We had several extra prayer
meetings the previous week, when much earnest prayer was offered
for God’s blessing to come upon us. All things seemed to be in
readiness, the brethren of the church are already quickened, and
the meetings have been very encouraging from the start. The members
have taken hold with commendable zeal, and seem to be thoroughly
united. The meeting last night (March 3d) was almost a Pentecostal
season. There are fifteen or twenty inquirers, of the most hopeful
class of young men and women, and some intelligent middle-aged men.
The work is quiet and deep, without noise or nonsense, and seems to
be spreading every day.
SELMA, ALA.—When I last wrote, I think we were anticipating the
week of prayer with hope of some awakening. We observed the days
with very good attendance and very good results in quickening
members, still the expected ingathering of souls has not been
realized. Otherwise we think the church is in quite a flourishing
condition. Since the week of prayer, we have sustained three or
four cottage meetings every week, with good results, and with the
Literary Society, sociables, ladies’ weekly and monthly meetings,
and regular prayer meetings and teachers’ meetings, we have managed
to keep quite busy.
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GENERAL NOTES.
The Indians.
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