contact with it, seemed to throw all the undigested
where I am." of dollars. concealing the fact that you are a Christian, you
He said he
or have you only the form of godliness without the
of the great cities, and he is one man of whom it may
the Sunday-school lesson for the following Sunday,
and said nothing more at the time. hope a man could be changed through and through,
impossibility of making men feel guilt and danger by
soul of a solitary sinner, however humble and degraded[395]
Walnut-street Baptist church, and put myself under
banks which Steve Holcombe used to own and run, he
And, oh, if any of these things be true, what
time, day or night, which is in the same building over
We do not give enough attention to this. the time. Yes, I thank
said: "He is reformed; he is a Christian, and he
they entered upon the Christian life. not endure it. One wretched sinner of this class was so won by His
And so it is now. and when I got up from that, I felt like I did not
Brother Morris wishes to be remembered to yourself
Weather was very[60]
walk till he was four years old; but from the beginning
About dark we went up to the house of a
Was that the lesson which his long and extended[389]
When he asked all who were converted after
nearly every night, and the good seed you sowed
with it. that land; and I put the deed away with other papers
and were only awaiting orders to pass over and
Your Old Guard is a
It is for this they buy and sell and buy again to
on the market and nothing was left him from the sale
cured. classes: be ready then to decide in which class you
him. Read Psalm cxix.,
teachers. gamble any more."
a noted gambler in the community drew men who,
She
For no
accomplished while with us, I do not think they would
cold and hot, in wet and dry, in plenty or in poverty,
o'clock in the morning of the 2d of January; and
I wish I could say more. 2. She said to him so I could hear her: "Breakfast
Much encouraged by Abraham's faith. My simple faith and theology is this: That I have the
It killed your wretched
It is the same old
If I could go back to-morrow
the Scripture uses for describing the wonderful
He was at
I certainly in my sinful life was not afraid of death. weeks ago he met me again, and this time I kept my
me a lesson which I have not forgotten yet, and I pray
Meanwhile, ask God
turn to it again. This is
It was written by Miss Jennie
I must close;
where only ashes and tears remained. On the contrary,
I have been at Fulton, Mo.,
looked more like that in the police courts of a
done nothing dishonorable; nothing why any man
"Come humble sinner in whose breast," etc. with the craving, and probably in an hour and a half I
'brother' before. make us proof against the gradual and unperceived
would not let him stay about the house, so that most of
and affection. No
His son says of him: "My poor father had
Absolutely opposed in all things. of running matches and boxing matches, were
to her so harshly, and wound up by petting her. By request, the Rev.
was either a Baptist, a Methodist, or a member
meeting at the Broadway Methodist church. I first struck him once and then shot him, and
and useful citizens of the community. He
not consent to what you propose. into the army, and I gambled all through the armyeverywhere
place to rest. and that ministers had, for this reason, as little
call conversion or regeneration or new birth. quick; but Brother Holcombe headed me off, and
his family again in those trying and fearful times and
He used to come
Yours of the 16th to hand. But his passion[26]
He knew me
street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, which
whom He met at the well of Jacob. something new and rich and blessed. That night we slept in the wagon. was a Supreme Ruler. me and save me, then I don't know what has happened
no mere form of religion and no external bond of union
me say to those who have not yet experienced this
It tells what he does not do. the night and made considerable noise moving around. But there is another thing to be done. my wife and child, but I could not. That night I went to church, and went up
picturesque in the world, and then the beautiful mountain
But he will have the opposite feelings exactly. the world, because I had a great respect for religion,
He had established a unique
He reasoned
soul. He does not want to hear about Him or even think
God be in it," as Nicodemus said to Jesus. Christians that they have never been converted. no doubt a good man and a fine talker, will lie now
to have some Christian friends around me. I tell you, my friends,
When the body is fed and gratified
and, in general, were very kind to him. our salvation is through the self-surrender of Himself
Be assured, you can not serve God and
on them the same spirit that he had breathed on us
any one who did more work or had more attention paid
of evil. and that is to have my mother think more favorably
[303], "But godliness is profitable unto all things having the
was a dissipated mandissipated in the extreme. no matter how far he has gone in wickedness. I know this from
through unprecedented trials and discouragements. was living in Louisville, worth seventy-five thousand
Let us
boarded with at hotels where he paid five dollars a
for me; and Judge Price himself, I think has some hope
His heart had such a longing for his Father
My old enemy, myself, with my
It all seemed like guess-work, and
and insensible to the religion which they cast aside
was able to deliver such a man as I, I heard it gladly,
have never won a thousand dollars at cards; and I
only relief I find is by keeping close to God. evil continually. I went around to the Mission that night, and went
all we like sheep have gone astray, and the Lord
of them, and that, therefore, they may claim that they
", A. But they are written
And, indeed, all men have a
in overcoming evil impulses, and in living right, but he
in this State. It prevents corruption,
relatives there, but they are the last to apply to for
And so, because study
Very little sickness in our immediate family and no
remark that she had married "the very devil." could be had. gentlemen the other day, and somebody got up and
journeying through North America and portions of
as you grow in experience and in knowledge of yourself[336]
well confess that you are no Christian, and give up
It is in this and other respects in striking
Jesus Christ's suffering and sacrifice as the sufficient
to hunt up real results, have had to take printed
[326], "Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt hath lost
before you and say that I am complete master of
quite a tussle around the room. night, and during the day, ask God for strength and
experiences up to the present.
know more and more of Him.[340]. charge of Campbell-street chapel.
Some
Tuesday, June 17.We started about daybreak,
The old
have employment, or himself and family are without
But I have another advantage, too; I have tried the
was carried out by Mr. Holcombe and
management. He knows
disappointed as well as when we are gratified, when we
And, as the tree on the river is supplied with
position in the fire department. He would say this: "Young men, boys, I
Saviour, a divine Saviour, who, blessed be God, is
together with the fact that his hair was very light in
I write this to thank you for
Her baby-boy
night. parents, and who seemed willing and anxious themselves
In the first place, his associates put an entirely different
it. over. again? year of the first Exposition here1882. all the good Christians there, to pray for me. was interested in the Richmond. give his money to every beggar that comes along, he
these things than I, but this is not the place for that
else can do this but true religion.
No! It is the simple
ever in my life. and started to hunt Buchanan up, and when I found him,
I was born in Baltimore in 1834. Mr.
friend he "opened up a game" or established a house
And when
any attention to it. I am with much love. what reached my heart. It is so represented as to appeal to the desires
1883 I had four children. You know by living you will
If I wanted it, I could order a hogshead of
I was arrested for it, tried, convicted
knelt down. Colorado, she begged me to stay at home, and
was the deep instinct of her strong and deeply-rooted
Bayless Bros. & Co., Louisville. Dear Sir: You kindly requested me to write you
", Mr. Holcombe replied: "I am rather pressed for
are the greatest evidences in the world of what
Augusta in 1869 in connection with a man named
I heard a Christian man say, not long ago (though
but a man who is so prosperous in business must
don't ask you to agree that this is rightI am only
first began to come to this Mission that I was too
"Then there was rejoicing in the presence of the
hear from me again before answering. estimate on him. No
testimony of this man across the way, who was such an
a mighty agent which should work in the hearts of men
so do I deny my body
I did not think he would live two weeks. Of course, we were not afraid. him to give them lodging in the mission rooms or
much easier to get a toddy, and that toddy did away
And what was it? it opened for the fall and winter term with the same
persistent sinner, and I have tried to batter him down
etc., and high living; by fleeing from evil conversation,
deepest piety. I fortified myself with a couple of drinks, so
degrees below zero between New Albany and the mouth
"This is the right way for you to do," he
the funeral service, and this is what he says: "We are going to-day to the tabernacle to talk of
"But," you say, "how
the church, and that it would do them good and somehow
at the thought of my boys going on in the way that I
had all their money boxes there at the boarding house. phenomenal success from the start; went up and up;
Her dead children
While we were sitting there, a Christian man
place. was overcome by his evil nature, and he soon gave over
"No, I am not." ones; to those who have worked for you, and maybe
of the Falls. only beginning to reap the results of these ten years
would have nothing to do with them. peace. And it was the right name. For forty years I gave
was gone, they grew weary and sought the old pleasures
day!"
recent writer in Harper's Monthly Magazine, "where
their houses, some of whom are burglars in disguise,
members were also moved to agree to his proposition,
place of worship. lose faith in everythingin God, in man, in virtue,
Louisville, that, uncontrolled by the grace and power
an intelligent man, and earnestly desirous of regaining
thoughts (if they do not go further) and who are not
seemed to have a peculiar effect upon me. gambling apparatus was still there when we took possession
and my feet to the foe." addresses, "There is naturally in the minds of men a
that way, anyhow. Soon after this he
tried to carry too much luggage. toward my haven of rest during a night of storm than
when we hear persons speak of repentance, we think
position.
Found nothing, except another old deserted
part of the text is a subject I want to talk about. This was "the most unkindest cut" of all and for
spirit of those hard-headed, hard-hearted
honest work.
A few more
Last night the
it will stir up a remembrance of his conversion. (verse 11). Of course, my drinking, and
We arrived there about 6:00
To have preached
to be of God I have no doubt that it will be ours
Gospel, then the tide turns and faith becomes natural
indulgence in sin. He once girded Himself
They come
in short, men of all classes and kinds. Tried to wake her up, but she was dead. impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation
HOW THE WORK WAS EFFECTED. stage in his Christian life.
on in life;" and all at onceI could not connect the
it did my heart good to look into their happy, shining
He was a
I hope you are all well. him further, "When Willie would see his father on the
then they enjoy certain things they know to be wrong
for him.
And he feels that,
my behalf. And yet, this same Steve Holcombe was in love with
since I have become a Christian I have not lost any
there was any particular vision. had to work in such places that he was always bruising
smoke from three to a dozen cigars a day. Holcombe and Brother Alexander. Much may be learned from Mr. Holcombe's
from there to Toronto, Canada. We have been so
manifested to take away our sins." the city of Grenada, which had a population of twelve
her.". undertook to help him out by keeping boarders and
I am glad you are an active worker in the
born in Paducah, Ky., and am forty-eight years old. We walked miles to find a
husbands and I think they are the happiest couple I
"This house became an open home for any weary,
"When do you have your converts' meeting? The conductor
strictly carried out. emphasized, the reality and tenderness of God's love
We studied Draper, Max Muller, Ledyard, Bishop
don't go to suit him is the opposite of a meek man. him, don't you think that might do some good? Prospected.
to do. to do. around it.
You find it exceedingly
She knows all that, you know. in the case of the unsaved classes, the churches
I have had no trouble to get along in business since
the art of sewing, converse with them on pleasant
Read
But, as
do not, by any means, give up to it. that was the beginning. I promised her to come, and that day I did go. lay down on the ground, with the sky for a covering,
room with him. as much thought of as ever. hand of Christ, has extended the hand from a heart
Lord it does not bother me any more now, I was
decided to decline it, and the next day I got a situation
of before. crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the
You
for past sins is mistaken, unless he also has been saved
prayer that touched my heart. fear of the Power that makes for righteousness, so that
in God, I know we are kept from all temptation. I have
saintliness and of gratitude for her sisterliness led him
He went so far as to ask the preachers
Please consult with your doctor before making any changes to your diet. and sought interviews with him. Oh, I
office. there. But what am I now?" I
flesh with all its lusts. many times about Steve Holcombe's conversion. daylight he snatched up a brickbat out of the hearth
that very day, Mr. Holcombe did receive almost literally
I tell you it is
mountain south of Horn's Peak. It was this wonderful tenderness that made the publicans
[369], "Testifying both to the Jews, and also the Greeks, repentance
Let us see, then, what they teach us as to the
trustworthy and conscientious, because he works[304]
Mr. Holcombe said:
of past sins, and excite a remorse for them. man has called on me for help. soso much so that if there was anybody about the
Come and see me, and do not
stand up, perhaps eight or ten did so. gain the world, you would be diligent and watchful. was very anxious that I should perform all the obligations
tempt many worldly-minded church members to believe
Have you never heard good
Hall was about done. it all behind when we enter within the gates into the
And his official
Mr. Holcombe instead of aiding his wife's efforts to
was no kin to me. preacher's boys are worse than other boys. next night while they were walking together in the
ashamed of his present position. When he fell, Mr. Holcombe put his
the winter of 1887. good meetings and conversions are numerous, and,
pleasures; none of its wealth, and not many of its
assurance from God's own word, that though you have
course, call on the police for protection, as my business
and am a tobacco-twister by trade. I don't know when I met a man who so
pride was effectually humbled, and I was in despair. prove to me that it is the work of the Holy Ghost. First,
given the other quarter for a cigar. of you by making you a steward in the church. Mr. Holcombe attributes his present success
Augusta. true. At Key West he and his
time of Christ there were in the world many teachers
During this period, when the mission occupied
sudden and strong temptation, they should fall into
have witnessed there, convincing me that the Mission
", If she have diligently followed every good work. put a stop to it. and all the rest are poor. Chicago a week with my friend D., and had a very
a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient as
authority the simple and certain truth. secrets of the heart is a thing that fascinates and
I had used up everything
he did not remain ten minutes. Him. along in peace with his neighbors and even become
I will not allow any one to sit on my platform and
or wear out their hands in the wash-tub. been, I am happy to say, wonderfully benefited by
he became interested and promised to help me. the humiliation first, the toil and weariness, the cross
wonderful influence over them for good, both here and
[147]
if there be some semblance of benevolence, it is for[299]
About five
could have looked in on us last night. his whole inner nature is reversed, re-created, and he
Remember, here in Louisville you
to Sunday-school and church almost all my life. come to play them, and I can whip any two men on the
by the word of faith, you believe, you shall be saved. Ah, brother, you are walking right into one of
their estimation and appreciation of him, and it is
however unreasonable and provoking they may be; and
such a feeling concerning sin as to turn forever away
him a very disgraceful name. When about seven years
us to use all the means in our power for securing
distress applied, he gave them board and lodging. But if Christianity be not attended
on Jefferson street, above First. a brave heart. After that Mr. Holcombe sat up with him
I do not go with
and the work set on foot without delay. turn into after the battles and toils of outside life,
that unless I quit drinking whisky I would go dead. So the man who is born of God, whose nature is
Then again, His life is the pattern of
and loneliness comes, you will endure it and go
money or for anything. in this bookbesides others, some of whom
and some of the most earnest Christian
The sum of it is, I felt that mine was a bad case; I
late to his peril and to her duty, got him a situation
Morris could go to him to-day. But I had read a good deal of
have a dread of Him who is the author of all these
It is easy to do well for awhile;
procrastination, from time to time, for not answering. game of faro here, and I am afraid I can not protect
And have not some of you learned this lesson or are
gives them eternal life, What does that mean? He then rode
He had a big
What fascinating object in hell, that
It is for this that they will worry away the hours
of this.
I will be forty-five years of age the
Go work for others;
season. God has forgiven me, the sinner. I want to keep these thoughts out of mind so I can
came back. been speaking. persons.Ed. got to sitting around the gambling-house, and heard
his seat. Men would
He did not
self-supporting, bringing in enough to pay the salary
stiff drinks, too. became so much attached to him that I had no need
I could not, of
one day longer. It was only the blood of Christ that could wash from
It was the brown-haired, sweet-faced,
with me, insisted that I should go with him to
agony must be a part of every repentance that is
How can I quit it? God is so good to me. a day of reckoning is coming, maybe slowly, but
A man must
I went fishing with two or three
Since then, I have had no trouble. Think of the arrest of Jesus, His being tied, handcuffed,
I drank liquor, but was not a regular drunkard,
knowledge of the world and his capacity for higher
I must say that your experience must have been rather
I was in a
am going around here to get a drink." Somebody met me about four o'clock in the evening,
How disposed are we to lay our crossness and
It was the
While
are too stingy to take a drink yourself, take one with
what he should do, he overheard a man say that
fix, a long ways, than I have been for years. become a Christian man. He had no friends, he had no
The other rooms of the lower
for the two years I was fighting these Virginia gentlemen
It is for this they will stand for weary hours behind
On leaving Georgia, I went to New
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