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A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

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A <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>Doctrine</strong><br />

God. “The Comforter Has Come” was possibly the one<br />

most sung. We sang it from fresh, powerful heart<br />

experience. Oh, how the power <strong>of</strong> God filled and<br />

thrilled us. Then the “blood” songs were very popular.<br />

. . . The “new song” was altogether different, not<br />

<strong>of</strong> human composition.<br />

Brother Seymour generally sat behind two empty<br />

shoe boxes, one on top <strong>of</strong> the other. He usually kept his<br />

head inside the top one during the meeting, in prayer.<br />

There was no pride there. The services ran almost continuously.<br />

Seeking souls could be found under the power<br />

almost any hour, night and day. The place was never<br />

closed nor empty. The people came to meet God. . . .<br />

No subjects or sermons were announced ahead <strong>of</strong><br />

time, and no special speakers for such an hour. No<br />

one knew what might be coming, what God would do.<br />

All was spontaneous, ordered <strong>of</strong> the Spirit. . . .<br />

When we first reached the meeting we avoided as<br />

much as possible human contact and greeting. We<br />

wanted to meet God first. We got our head under<br />

some bench in the corner in prayer, and met men only<br />

in the Spirit, knowing them “after the flesh” no more.<br />

The meetings started themselves, spontaneously, in<br />

testimony, praise and worship. . . .<br />

Someone might be speaking. Suddenly the Spirit<br />

would fall upon the congregation. God himself would<br />

give the altar call. Men would fall all over the house,<br />

like the slain in battle, or rush for the altar en masse,<br />

to seek God.<br />

The Apostolic Faith contained the following description<br />

in the November 1906 issue: 16<br />

26

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