The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 4, April, 1887Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 4, April, 1887
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
A beautiful gold locket was put into my hands by an earnest Christian
woman, a very saint of God, as her gift to the work of the A. M. A.
Blindness had come upon her slowly, month after month, and she could no
longer see the picture-faces in the locket, so she had them removed,
and gives the locket into our treasury. Who will redeem it, that this
touching sacrifice may accomplish for God’s poor that which she who
made it prayed it might?
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REVIVAL AT ATLANTA UNIVERSITY.
Not since 1881 have we enjoyed in this institution so thorough and
satisfactory a work of grace as during the last few weeks. Indeed, on
only one or two occasions in its history have so many been reached and
been led to enter upon the better life. The special interest began
during the week of prayer which was observed by holding a meeting each
evening, and a spirit of inquiry was early manifested and a goodly
number promptly confessed Christ as their Saviour.
Much personal work was done by teachers and older pupils and many who
had been negligent and careless, made confession and renewed their
covenant. Short meetings were continued for a few days longer, and
the seed-sowing and the harvest went on together, and every day some
gain was made, and one after another came to a decision, until nearly
all the students in the family and many of the day pupils were deeply
interested, while some who had withstood many good influences for a
long time yielded to the claims of Christ and took up his service.
There was a quiet and gentle influence manifested in all our meetings
so that without noise and confusion and without protracted services,
the work was done and the blessing came as the dew or the rain from
Heaven. No strangers were called in to help, and no unusual means were
employed, and only ten extra meetings of a general character, most of
them of less than an hour’s duration, were held.
Thus far the new converts, over thirty in number, and representing
about twenty-five different towns, have stood the test well, and most
of them are proving by fidelity in daily duties the reality of their
religious experience. Absent pupils have been reached by the same good
influence, as well as some former students, and the scholars have
been encouraged to write to parents and friends, and thus it will be
easily seen how far a light kindled here may shine and how valuable
and precious a reviving at this center may become. We hope that a few
who resist may be softened, that the timid and halting may be brought
in and the great company of day pupils may be affected and the
neighborhood toward which we are reaching out more than we have, will
be blessed. We are very grateful for these blessings, to the giver of
all good, and very humble in view of our unworthiness, and very hopeful
for larger and continued gifts.
C. W. FRANCIS.
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