The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"Carpenter, Minnie Lindsay Rowell
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The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"
Carpenter, Minnie Lindsay Rowell
Lee, Kate; Salvation Army
Kate Lee was one of the company that dwell in God. It is difficult to
write of her secret soul life; for, keeping no journal she made no record
of the dealings between her soul and her Beloved; no fights and victories
over the powers of evil, no story of following the heavenly vision, nor
does her very scrappy correspondence contain out-pourings of spiritual
experience. Her life was a lovely epistle of week-day holiness for all to
read, but it was the outward sign of an inward experience. Locked in a
private box, a "Covenant" was found after her death which is as a key to
the inner sanctuary in which her life was lived with Christ in God. It
reads as follows:--
COVENANT
_Solemnly entered into, January, 1897; Renewed, January, 1918_
TO MY PRECIOUS LORD AND MASTER
In the first moments of this year I present myself to Thee in the
deepest humiliation of soul, sensible of my utter unworthiness. I
desire nothing in the world so much as to be Thine, and with the
utmost solemnity, surrender myself fully unto Thee.
I declare Thee, O Lord, this day, to be my God, and myself to be
Thine own child. Hear, O Thou God of Heaven, and record it in Thy
Book of Remembrance, that I am Thine, only Thine.
From this first day of January do I solemnly renounce all that has
had dominion over me, and every sin, and every lust, and in Thy
name, set myself in eternal opposition to the powers of hell.
The whole frame of my nature, all the faculties of my mind, all the
members of my body would I present to Thee this day, as a living
sacrifice.
I consecrate myself to Thee; all my worldly possessions; and I pray
Thee to give me the strength and courage to exert for Thy glory all
the influence I may have over others. Receive and wash me. Forgive
all past failings, clothe me with Thy perfect righteousness, and
sanctify me throughout by the power of Thy Spirit.
Help me that I may never withdraw in any point from this renewal of
my consecration and covenant.
Help me to live in the spirit of real consecration and crucifixion;
and should I fail in carrying out this covenant in all points as I
ought, then, dear Lord, forgive and lead me to perfection.
In Thy strength I promise to be true till death. Until then, keep,
guide, and direct me.
Remember, dear Lord, this covenant when I am about to pass away;
and should I then be incapable of recollecting it, look with pity
on Thy dying child. Put strength and confidence into my departing
spirit, and receive it to the embrace of Thy everlasting love.
For Jesus Christ's sake.
May this petition be granted.
(Signed) KATE LEE.
_Renewed, January 1st, 1920_
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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