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Being i felt and not something!
Isaw. i can’t tell jtho day of the
week, nor even tfye month when ]
this occured. I 'hear Christians ]
tell such bright deliverances, and -
such wonderfuT.rdvelations of the i
and can,tell the day cf the
week and when they re
ceived a hope which causes me to 1
tear that iam deceived, i thought '
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at one time I would have no evil
’'thoughts and trouble if I ever re- ,
ceived a hope; but I was sadly mis- (
taken, immediately I was burden- .
ed with a duty and soon had evil f
thoughts and temptations. I was 1
troubled again. Surely if I was a «
Christian I could live right and *
not sin any more, but I am still a
sinner. Ido wrong and am not
worthy a homt; amopg Christian
people. I loved Christians or good
people, but did not think I could
ever liyp with them, for I liad
nothing to tell, and''they want
good people. I looked upon every
body that professed the name ' of
Christianity, Methodist’s and. Mi
ssionaries, but I found no ,comfprt.
They would tell how good they felt,
and how long since they had pin
ed, but 1 could not go with that,
ahd felt like I was one alond.
“Like one alone I seeiped to be.
Oh, is there any one like me?”
My soul was longing for some
thing that I could not find among
these people. I thought it was all
imagination anyway, and 1 wen*
to two parties to try to throw away
my little hope ; but Oh, the bitter
anguish of soul I expeiienced for
my disobedience. I had never
heard an experience told up to
this time ; and thought a Christian
had no trouble and having no one
to comfort me, “I wondered in the
wilderness in a solitary way; I
found no city to dwell in, Hungry
and thirsty, my soul fainted in nib.
Then I cried unto the Lord in my
trouble, and he led me forth by
the right way, that I might go to a
city of habitation.”
My mind wap led to an unknown
State'—West Virginia. I knew no
4ne there, but 1 had no Test M’here
I was. I was only sixteen years
of age, and very - poor, had ho
money to bear my expenses. The
clothes I had, cost about 12 or 15c.
per yard and were died with maple
' bark. I got a lady to cook me
bread and I ran away,
went'to that unknown country,,
begging my way. I went near
Hinton, West Virginia, apd could
not cross the river, as I did not
have money to pay my ferriage,
I hired one month to a Methodist
man. While there I heard of some
Old Baptist preachers that were to
preach on a certain Sunday. I
went to the meeting and quite a
large number of Old Baptists were
present and six
.were the loveliest people. I had
ever met. I could see the image
of Christ in them ; they preached
my experience ahd' tbltTtfle what I
had been longing'to heat. - I was
now satisfied with them as the
church of Christ, but O my un
worthiness is so grpat. I introduc
ed myself to an old brother, and
told him that I loved that people
and wanted to join them. He said
there would be meeting next Sun
day, eleven miles away I spent
that week praying for -more to tell,
but could not get any more; The
next Sunday I went eleven miles
to hear them and they gave an op
portunity for member 3 and I went
.forward and told some of my feel
ings, and to my surprise, they ro
ceived me. 0 joyful day to get
home to the Lord’s people. • “The
yoke was easy and the burden
light.’’ The cross was not near
what I thought it was. I did not
have any clothes in which I could
be baptized, but I borrowed
of a friend and went the next Sun
day. and was baptized. There 1
got rid of a burden I have never
felt any more. That was the sweet
est day of my life. Everybody and
everything seemed lovely and to
be praising God. The preaching
was so sweet and. lull of comfort.
I had never.been to a,.conference
meeting before this. All their
worship was new to me. I felt
ike I was in a new world, t was
freed from a bondage I had been
in. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
All that is within me,, bless llis
holy name. [Continued.] —B.
When the righteous are in au
thority, the neople rejoice; but
when the wicked beareth rule, the
people mourn.—Proverbs xxix 2.
Thafiks.
Some good brother, sister or
friend has favored us wit h a box
containing pork, lard, rice, meal
and potatoes amounting in value
to several dollars. We know not
from whence it came nor who
sentit, but we suspect that it was
someone intimately acquainted
with our needs.
We return thanks unfeigned,
S.
War Incideiits.
Editor Pilgrim's Banner:
In tfie late war I was twice a
prisoner 1 . While in prison the first
a friend, and also a prisoner,
said to fne: “Now?if <you -were a
Mason you do not know how much
good it would do you because the
(Officers in control of the prison are
Masons, and they would be so
much better to you.” My reply
was that I would not give Amy
faith in God for all the secret in
stitutions in the world -put, to
gether, that my dependence, was
alone in God:for being protected
and cared for, and that he was
then specially caring for me. I
had plenty to eat and plenty tc
wear, and had money that w.u
furnished me unsolicited by
officers in high position in the
Union army. I often dined with
them at their hotel, and nevei
saw another confederate prisonei
there. They treated me more like
a friend and brother than an ene
emy,. “Qould Masons have treated
me any better than that?” I asked
my friend. And who was I to
thank, adore and praise for it?
None but the eternal God who
hath saitMo his people ‘1 will
never leavedhee nor forsake thee.”
Furthermore I told my friend that
God v QQuld do far me what 1 did
npt suppose his Masonic brethren
would do for him, and that was, 1
had faith to believe that God
would deliver me from, that
prison and let me go homey that I
had prayed-for deliverance, and if
the Lord to deliver me,
lt. Wflu.ld ».un nuafe
could prevent it. I was released
two months before the others were
and was soon at home with my
family. The next time, I was .a
prisoner, I was taken very r sick
with fever on the Steamer that was
carrying the prisoners to prison.
We had to land at a- wharf anc
wait some time for a train to take
us on to our destination. I and
two or three other sick ones were
put- out qn our blanket on
the wharf in the hot Southern sun
shine, and a guard put around us.
There was but little air stirring and
the rays ot thfe sun came dawn
upon us with'terrible heat. My
fever was' so high and the heat of
the sun’s rays? on-me,, so hot that
it seemed to me, my suffering wat
so great th£t I surely could not
long. So I begged the
Lord in my heart to send me re
lief. Immediately relief came. A
great crowd of people had gathered
at the wharf to see**- the land-
ing of the prisoners*’ In a
moment after I had prayed for
relief I saw a lady touch a man’s
arm and then point him to the
spot where I lay. They had a large
umbrella.stretched over them and
t *
in a they came as near as
the guard would allow them, but
it was near enough to throw the
shade of the umbrella over me. It
was aboiit three o'clock in the after-'
noon; at the same time they sent-a
boy after a pitcher of iqsd lemon
ade, which be brought to me, and
thus the blessed Lord, Isreal’s God
brought m,e sweet relief. I was so
overcame in my feelings of joy and
praise to God that I put my hand
kerchief over iny face to hide my
tears of” grateful praise to Him
whose' fifthful presence is ever
near his people when -their trust
is ih Him for all blessings, both
temporal and. Spiritual. “O taste
and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man that trusteth
in Him. O fear the Lord, ye His
saints; for there is no want to them
that fear Him. The righteous cry
and the Lord hcareth, and de
livered! them out of all their
troubles.” Blessed be His Holy!
name. J. H. Purffoy.
A Request.
Editor I’HjGrim’s Banner: |
Please publish in the Banner #
that I desire the names of brethren
and friends, and their post office
address to whom I can send tour -gi
blanks to be filled with names of I
churches and other places for ap
pointments. I have a lot of blanks
for that purpose, and, when pro
perly filled, I can-ihake my own 1
Appointments, and tours of preach
ing*- ;b.y them. Each blank has
room for of twenty-eight
places for appointments, and I de
sire, to hay,e blanks filled with
names of churches alone, or *■
churches and other places together
tiiat are open to us for appoint
ments where we have no churches,
such as country houses,
towns and
and more - impressed to tie vote
more time to preaching as, in
places away from our churches.
I feel that the Lord has laid the ’
necessity of constant travel anck
preaching upon me, so there is no
lest or peace of mind for me only
is I go preaching continually; and
as there is now so much travel and i
preaching among the churches I
desire to turn more to destitute
places, I hat ’is, places destitute of
regular Primitive Baptist preach
i ng,and places where our preachers
have never preached. I wopld
therefore like to have the nafees K
ot brethren or friends and their J
post office address who are will- -j
ing to fill blanks for me with
names of places open to us for
appointments away from the
churches, as well as to have the
nam.es of brethren who are willing
to' fill blanks wit 4 names of
churches alone, or churches and
other places together. There are
places between and around
churches from five to ten miles"*’ |
open to us for appointments that j
could be listed in connection with
the churches. (L- if brethren anfl . Jfc
names of places, giving distance
between them in figures/ and op- f
posite the name of each place f
listed write names and post office
address of some brother or friend *
lo whom I can send appointments, I
if churches, give time of their
regular monthly meetings, also |
the pastors name and post office v ■
iddress, and the names; of daily
post oriices -or tri-weekly ones , I
where I can most conveniently get
ray mail while filling appointments .1
I can fill the blanks from such Vh
lists myself. I would want name ' F
too of the Association' to which the /g ’
churches listed belong. It will be
far better too if those listing
places for appointments could so
arrange that their listing will con- I*
nect with each other irr such way .. |
that it will fee easy to go from one *
to she other set of places without H -
long and expensive travel ny rail
road or other public conveyance.
Dear reader take hold of this in f .
earnest. lam in the deepest con
cern and earnestness about
Write me at 463 Nance Street,
Selma, Ala., for blanks, or send |
li§ts that I can transfer to the
blanks myself. " '
Faithfully and fraternally yours,
j. H. PuREFOY. A
Information Wanted.
Eustis, Lake County, Fla.
Dear Brother in the Lord. «
Will you please inquire through M
the Pilgrim’s Banner if any of its i
readers can tell me anything about
- Mr. C. S. Varnum' When I I
last heard from him he lived near j
Big Creek, in Geneva County, Ala. I
Any information from him will
bo grealy appreciated, as he is the
only uncle that I have, if he is liv- ?
ing. - • B i
Dear Brother, the Banner is
highly appreciated in my family,
Wife and Ido not feel that we B
could do without it. We only wish >
it was a weekly paper. Yours,
2. P. Peacock.
— —- ; f. f"'
Whoso causes the righAms to .1
go astray m angyi[way, he shall ' M <
fall himself p/to hisdW
the upright shall have good
in possession.—Proverbs xxviii, H. Azl