48 THE BABNEST CHBISTIAN AND GOLDEN BULE. viction took a mighty hold upon me. I began to pray in great earnestness for • the pardon of my sins. My teacher and school-mates attended, and some would cry aloud ^ to see me struggle, but not one yielded to the Spirit's in- .fluence. Sometimes I returned home at the hour of eleven o'clock, would
SKETCH OF MY EXPEBIENCB. 49 the next night I went to the altar all a Happy New Year. 1 sat down. again, and that night I was powerfully After a few moments the daughter and blessed. I never doubted my conversion a young man entered. 1 arose and from the first. I then felt that wished them a Happy New Year. I this was the church that God wanted sat down again. J thought I heard a me to join, and God pointed me to a voice say. Speak for the Lord, I was class where I have ever since attended not disobedient to that heavenly voice. when in the city. I began to lay off I rose to my feet and said, Brother my gay clothing. I again became very George, I must speak for the Lord, l plain. I counted tbe cost more than felt solemn, I thought of my dearfriends that were all unconverted, before. I began to be in earnest to I save precious, immortal souls. I would spoke as the Holy Spirit gave me utterance. speak in all the public meetings, and I There were eight in the room. gained glorious victories through the biood of the Lamb. The Lord gave me such power they alf wept as I was walking to and fro in the Very soon after I was restored, I felt room. All at once the mighty power the need ofa deeper work of grace. I of God came down upon me, and filled had never read any works on Holiness every avenue of my soul. I knew not or Purity, but the Bible, which I think for some time whether I was in or out is the best work on it, I there read, of the body. All w as holy around me. that without holiness no man shall see I felt I stood on holy ground. Brother ihe Lord, and that it was the will of George arose and said it went through God my sanctification. I have always marrow and bone. He exhorted themto come to Christ. I was now ready been simple enough to believe what my Heavenly Father says, Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto was now ready to die. I took my Bi to live or die. 1 went home. I said I him for righteousness, I would often ble and opened it to 1st John, 4th chap. say in class-meeting I wanted a pure 18th verse, "There is no fear in love, heart. I sung with the Spirit and understanding. Sometimes I would pray cause fear hath torment. He that fear but perfect love casteth out fear, be until midnight. My path was a very eth is not made perfect in love." I nigged one. I had very many trials, thought I had never read that in my bnt under deep afflictions, I was kept life. I got my pen and wrote in my m peace. At this time I never had Bible, "Was sanctified on New Year's heard any one say that they enjoyed morning, 3 o'clock, 1862. Jesus shalF perfect love or purity. My pastor I have all the glory. Glory ! glory ? ibnnd out afterwards, professed Holiness. I had heard a sermon on the writing, for my soul was so filled glory!" I scarcely knew what I was subject, but I do not think that he said with God. In the evening I went to it was an instantaneous work. Many in that church do not believe it to be separate from justification. God only inows the opposition I met with when I told them that God had sanctified my sonl. Whenever I mention what God has done for me, either in a letter, or in public, I feel as if the blood of Jesus was flowing through my poor heart. It will be five years this New Year, 1869, when Jesus sanctified me throughout, J«dy, soul, and spirit. The Lord blessed me when I testified. I renewed 2iy covenant with God, I left the ^nrch and stayed all night •with a As-1 entered, I •wished them the weekly prayer-meeting. The devil had not tempted me that I should not tell what God had done for me. I told the sisters aU around me, and praised God until I had no more strength. A dear sister after the close of the meeting, came to me and reached her hand to me. I cried out, Sister Walters, the Lord sanctified my soul this morning. She praised Grod for it—-she knew what it was. We did not leave the church till near eleven o'clock. Bnt, dear reader, little did I think that the church would turn against me. God only knows what 1 endured. Jesug never left me, and soon it was published
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