Last Days
"Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth." - Rev. 2:16 What is the meaning of this divine threat given to the Church of Pergamos? Some people don’t take it as a threat at
Last Days
The Pictorial Attributes of Jesus Christ - THE MOUTH - "...And Out of His Mouth Went a Sharp Two-edged Sword" - Rev. 1:16 John saw it! The Sword of the LORD. Prostrated at the vision, John said, “I fell at His feet as dead” (Rev. 1:17)
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
"During the summer of 1862, I became acquainted with a Mr. A____, who professed infidelity, and who was, I think, as near an atheist as any I ever met. I held several conversations with him on the subject of religion, but could not seem to make any impression on
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
About twenty years ago, while we were doing some evangelistic work at L____, early one morning a little boy with a very sad heart called at our room, saying that his mother was dying and wished to see us. We hurried to Mrs. B____'s home, and as we
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
Mrs. J____ B____, the subject of this sketch, came under the personal observation of the writer in 1886. I had often urged her to give her heart to God while she was in health, but she refused. I called to see her during her last sickness and found her in
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
A number of years ago, in the midst of a powerful revival, the preacher observed a young lady under deep conviction. He was moved by the Spirit of God to urge her to give her heart to God at once. He plead with her and urged her not to grieve
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
Some years ago I was laboring as an evangelist in the town of M____, and during the meetings there was much conviction by the power of the Holy Ghost. Among others that were wrought upon was a young girl of about seventeen years. All through the meetings the Holy Ghost
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
Through the kindness of Rev. N. L. Stambaugh, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, we furnish our readers with the following sad experience: In the year 1886, while the writer was at Crawfordsville, Indiana, working in revival meetings, there was a certain young man present at the meetings who was under deep
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
Through the kindness of Mrs. H. A. Coon, we publish the following: Mother Hart and I were sent for to visit this neighbor. We found him in terrible distress of soul, pacing the floor and groaning. I said to him, "Mr. C____, we have come to help you, if
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
Thomas Graham, the noted revivalist preacher of the Erie Conference of the Methodist Church, relates the following sad experience: When stationed in Fredonia, a girl who lived about three miles from that place, toward Sheridan, and had been awakened at a meeting held in the village, but who refused to
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
N. M. Nelms, of Kopperl, Texas, sends us this very sad experience. He says: Miss A____, who lived at C____, in Georgia, was taken very sick, and was informed that she could not live. Realizing the way she had lived, surrounded by her ungodly associates, with whom she had indulged
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
A minister, while traveling one day, was overtaken by a thunderstorm and took refuge in what was called a tavern. His attention was soon directed towards a man who seemed to be trying to entertain himself and others by using profanity in its lowest degree. He claimed to be an