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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