Christian herald and signs of our times . to the work of evangeliz-ation in Europe and he preached with the unc-tion of a man, assured in his own heart that hewas sent of God. It was said at the time, bypersons who followed his labors, that not lessthan twenty thousand souls were won duringthat pilgrimage of seven years. Besides that,thousands of Christians in the Churches whichhe visited were quickened, and aroused to seeka richer blessing and to attain a fuller endow-ment of grace and power. Of late only a few dear friends have succeededin gaining personal intercourse with the veter-an evang
Christian herald and signs of our times . to the work of evangeliz-ation in Europe and he preached with the unc-tion of a man, assured in his own heart that hewas sent of God. It was said at the time, bypersons who followed his labors, that not lessthan twenty thousand souls were won duringthat pilgrimage of seven years. Besides that,thousands of Christians in the Churches whichhe visited were quickened, and aroused to seeka richer blessing and to attain a fuller endow-ment of grace and power. Of late only a few dear friends have succeededin gaining personal intercourse with the veter-an evangelist. His public work, he felt, wasfinished, and as the years passed, he more andmore sought seclusion. But his doors werereadily opened to men of kindred spirit. Sometwo or three years ago the Rev. Thomas Harri-son (whose portrait appeared in this journal lastweek), was warmly welcomed by the aged serv-ant of Christ. I had studied his life and work,Mr. Harrison says, I had thought about himand asked questions about him for many Indian House and Totems in Alaska. A VETERAN REVIVALIST DEAD. AREMARKABLE man wonderfully honor-ed of God in winning souls for Christ,was called to his reward last week. Inthese days of rapid movement and of soul-stir-ring incident, men have almost forgotten JamesCaughey, and many did not even know that hewas living a quiet, secluded life in his NewJersey home. The announcement of his deathwill, however, stir many a memory among theelders in Israel. They will remember the mightyawakenings in Canada, in England, in Ireland,and in our own country which followed hislabors. They were talked of with wonder andthankfulness to God when many of the evangel-lists now in their prime were boys at school His stirring words had been an inspiration anda quickening to me in all my revival work andI longed inexpressibly to see him in the fleshbefore he departed hence. At last an oppor-tunity occurred. Accompanied by BrotherStephen Merritt I went to his home at
Size: 1846px × 1354px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookpublishernewyorkthechristia
