presence and power of God."
TRY TEARS
His success at setting the captives free was uncanny, especially when one considers those who he strived to reach. His battle cry was "Go for souls and go for the worst." The worst of sinners were saved, saloons were closed and entire cities were shaken. However, his success attracted not only supporters but also enemies. Those who served with him were pelted with hot coals, sprayed with tar and burning sulphur, beaten, stoned and even kicked to death in the streets. But he continually resisted his enemies with a cheerful "God bless you", and a prayer. Often, he himself was in the thick of it. When spit on during one meeting, he encouraged those with him saying, "Don't rub it off - it's a medal!"
The year was 1865. The Civil War had just ended. It was the end of four long years of death and devastation. In the same year a 36 year old Englishman set out to blaze a trail for the cause of Jesus Christ that few men before him and even fewer after have been able to equal. The most powerful weapon in his arsenal was fervent prayer. It was not unusual for him to hold all night prayer meetings when he came to preach the Word of God. People would flood the altars everywhere he went. "The power of God was wonderfully manifest in the meetings...people were frequently, struck down, overwhelmed by the
Many nights he would come home bleeding and bruised after being attacked for preaching in the slums. Some nights after being beaten and ridiculed he would come home and take his wife's hand and say, "Kate, let 34