Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

for Lincoln has given orders that the soldiers
protect all property over which the United States
flag floats." True to their promise, when our
meetings opened, two men on sentry duty marched
back and forth, giving each other the hand salute.
We learned that a war rally was appointed on
the commons for Sabbath, Aug. 24. The owner
who had given us free use of the ground upon
which the tent was pitched, and the man who
owned the seats asked us for the use of the tent for
a war meeting, so the people would not have to
stand in the hot sun. There flashed into my mind
the thought, "What if our church at Avon, only a
few miles away, learns that a war rally was held in
our tent the very first Sabbath of our series? We
will risk an explanation to them rather than the
wrath of the people for refusing them shade on
their own land." We did not stop to parley over the
matter, for had we said "No" we might as well pack
up and leave. So we replied, "Occupy the tent, and
welcome."
Although we knew their war meetings were
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