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Kansas Conference Reporter from Clyde, Kansas • 3

Kansas Conference Reporter from Clyde, Kansas • 3

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Clyde, Kansas
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3
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J1 'I V' .1 ye abide in tuc aud my $2 'UUSE and I shall be clean 'wA words abide in you, ye ft shall ask what ye, will, and it shall wash me and 1 shall be white! Hfe be done unto you. John 15 7. 1 than snow. Psalm 51:7. V.

C. Taliaferro: I uswl tobacco iu both forms for sixteen years. To get i id of the habit I repented of it before God tfie same as I would any other am. I was in complete bondage andnried time again to free myself from the slavish appetite, but could not until God saved me from It by his power. All glory and praise be unto His detrame forever! B.

Howard I used tobacco for nineteen long ears, in both forms. Tried good, resolutions, self reform and1 many other devices to cleanse myself rom the unclean habit, but found that it took the OW ye nre clean through all your filthinesg and 5 the word which I have all your idols, will I cleanse you Ezekiel 36 25. spoken unto you John 15: 3. 3 cleansing power of God. Since the Pastoral Visitor ment jod took the appetite have never, had the least desire itf auu the use of it in others has become disgusting and loathsome tp me.

He that sved ra front the appetite nineteen years ago, keeps me eaved to day. Praise the Lord. Henry Howard: I was a tobacco slave then4 fully realized that this habit, with all its demands, must be given up. The battle begun. Satan con1 rolod.

Again, aud agiin the attempt was made only to end in failure. Oh, what hours I None but those who know from experience can sympathize. Prayer to Goa4 for help brought no relief. The battle continued, The appetitc, the appetite I What must be done? Lard At you take awav the ten or fifteen years. I smoked all this time and chewed part of the time God me from the appetite in a second aince which time I have had perfect vie tory.

Blessed be God 1 Truman Ford: For years to the lime God av. me from theappe titc, I was ai) inveterate user of tobacco ic both fbnns. In ray occupation- of teaching was many times convinced that ray example was not such as would commend me te my pupils, but notwith standing my good resolutions and? efforts to quit, I remained an abject slave until delivered by the power of God. Bless the Lord for complete freedom in Christ We desire to issue a special edition of the Pastoral Visitor this winter. Tha paper will be folio issued in the A interest of Gospel Holiness, Three pages will be devoted to publishing personal ex)ieriences in holiness and Divine healing and we request all to write an experience)' for publication giving particulars Tell all about your sign your name and postoffice address.

We will send you a copy of the paper. Address, M. Bell, Ames, We have sold the minutes five or more copies at five cents each. At this rate we feel it is no more than just to aak receiving them at tvis rate, to pay the postage. The postage -oh ten copies is 7 oents, and on five copies 4 eents.

The postage alone has cost us $1.35, Just add the amount of postage to your remittance and help us out in this matter. Through some oversight Bro, Howards name was omitted from the published list of appointments. He was appointed to general evangelistic work, and in making this correction we wish to invoke Gods blessings upon Bro, Howard and prar that this may be the most successful year of his life. Amen and Amen By vote of the annual conference, the name of our paper was changed from Come Arid See to Wesley an Reporter. We were not exactly satisfied with tae new name although perfectly willing for a change.

Hence we appea this month, and will appear in the future, under our present heading, with which we belive all will be satisfied, 1 Wc can use few more tobacco testimonies if you feel let! of the Lord to send toern. Report the bacco vote, for aud aginst, to E. s. Higgins, Ames, ICaq, appetite, I'll never use it again." In an instant perfect freedom was realized and from that moment to this hour God's power prevails Hallelujah to Jesus who came io destroy (lie icorks of the devil He alone shall have all the glory. CONFERENCE NE W8.

Dear Rev. L. Cooper sent word September 9th saying he would be in Beloit 'Sepetmber 20th to hold service and that he would like a.service on( Saturday even-" ing. I set to work at once to secure a place for' meeting And about an hour before, the time appointed we secured the key to hall wnich had been used for political purposes. We had a good meeting on Saturday night, and on Sunday afternoon our regular holiness meeting at pri vate house.

Bro. Cooper conducted four cleaacut, nerer-to-be- forgotten holiness meetings the effects of. which were wouderful to behold. If these his first efforts are the keynote to Bro. Coopers efforts for the year we may expect wonderful things for our God I rejoice that after thirteen years of strong crying and tears the entering wedge of holiness has been driven, in Beloit, We are promised a meeting in the near-future by gome of our evangel sts.

I urn establishing week day prayer meetings in different parts of the city. Yours under the blo Beloit MisaioKAny. Je.us my Saviour 1 John C. Maze; I have been addicted io the nse of titmcco for 'orty long weary years, in bbth forms. I began its use childhood, and continued it until God in his infinite love and mercy saved me from the habit and afretite.

I. was delivered in an instant and have been kept by the po'ver of God ever since. Glory to God! J. It. Uib'er: I ucd tobacco in; both forms for five Years.

I whs not saved from the appetite instantaneously as many others have-been, but after several davs srruggle God gave me the victory aiid I was enabled to realize that I was fres jfrora the awful hubit; J.M.Bell: During the years of fight- ing the call to preach aud conscjuently jin a backslidden state, floral 1H72 4, the habit grew until nature's demand was a 10c plug and 3 to 7 cigars a day. As the call to God's field pressed itself, and the deci3 on made to put on the armor, it was i.

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Pages Available:
76
Years Available:
1896-1899