Signs and Wonders God Wrought in the Ministry for Forty Years/Table of contents
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CONTENTS
(Most Sub-Headings of Chapters are not Indexed)
My Childhood—My Father—Longings for an Education—Desire for Religious Teaching and Influence—Conversion and Baptism—God Calling Me to the Work—Marriage-Trials and Discouragements—The Angel of Death at Our Home | 19 |
My Severe Illness and Glorious Visions of Jesus and the Beautiful City—Giving God the Glory—Willie's Sickness and Death—Satan Tries to Persuade Me Not to Go—The Baptizing Power | 25 |
I Endeavored to Prepare Myself for the Work—Talk Face to Face with the Saviour in a Vision—What I Saw in a Vision—My First Meeting—A Place Noted for Infidelity | 29 |
A Short Visit in Columbiana—A Glorious Meeting-Rallying Sinners to the Cross—Uniting with the Church—A Statement of the Work Accomplished—First Protracted Effort | 35 |
The Surprise Party—Meeting at Zion—A Sad Accident—A Visit to Dayton—Sudden Death of a Young Man—My Birthday Surprise—Words of Encouragement to the Reader | 42 |
Meeting at Wood's Chapel-Under Deep Conviction—A Glorious Meeting—I Saw the Savior Coming in a Golden Chariot—Conversion of an Infidel Eighty-Five Years Old | 45 |
Meeting at Monroeville—Wonderful Display of God's Power in Answer to Prayer—My Vision—The Winding Sheet and Coffin—Visions or Trances | 48 |
Meeting at Hoagland-Manifestation of God's Power—Meeting at Middletown—An Infidel Seventy Years of Age Converted—Meeting at Five Points—Nature's Chapel-Meeting at Sheldon—A Church Member Fifty-one Years Old Converted | 51 |
Camp Meeting at Maples-Solemn Farewell Service—The Lord's Supper in the Grove—Meeting at New Haven—Oh, God, Send Us Help!—Conversion of a Catholic—A Little Child Shall Lead Them—Swift Judgment—Meeting at Maples—Meetings at Massillon, Liberty and New Haven—I Attend the Eldership at Columbia City, Indiana | 55 |
Meeting at Little River—Baptismal Service—Home Again—Meeting at Buzzard's School-House—A Church Organized—Meeting Near Roanoke, Indiana—Meeting Near Columbia City, Indiana—Meeting at Syracuse, Indiana | 59 |
Meeting at Hartford City—Wonderful Display of God's Power—A Trance in a Store—Full Reports from Leading Newspapers—Meeting at New Corner—Over Five Hundred Conversions—Report of this Meeting from the Indianapolis Journal | 63 |
Meeting at Summitville—About Five Hundred Converted in One Week—The Revival at Columbia City—Cold Church Members—Meeting at Pendleton—People Are Prayed Off of the Train and Converted—For Twenty Miles Round People are Struck Down in Their Homes—Revival Sweeps Over the Country—The Kokomo Revival | 69 |
Visit to Elwood—Lake Manitou-Visit to Kokomo—Camp—Meeting at Lake Manitou, Greentown, Xenia, Willow Branch, Ten Miles from Willow Branch, Millenor's Corner and Greenfield, Indiana—Meeting in a School-House Near Millenor's Corners—Camp-Meeting Near Alexandria, Indiana—South—Memphis, Tennessee—Homeward Bound—New York City Central Park—Chambersburg, Pennsylvania—Meeting at New Bethel—Columbia City—Butler, Indiana—My Old Home—A Grand Meeting at Cleveland, Ohio | 76 |
Start to Lawrence, Kansas—Come Back to Kokomo, Indiana—Grand Reunion—A Preacher Healed—Winfall, Indiana—The Holy Ghost Power—Meeting at Perkinsville—Meeting at Summitville | 81 |
Meeting at Anderson, Indiana—Sinners Made a Rush—Meeting at Farmland, Indiana—Return to Anderson—Healed of Heart Disease—An Infidel's Conversion—God Sends an Earthquake in Answer to Prayer—Church Organized—Preaching on the Court House Steps—Back to Farmland | 83 |
Meeting at Muncie, Indiana—Return to Muncie—The Indianapolis Meeting—Many Ministers Stood by Us—Healed of Cancer of the Stomach—Back to Anderson—Meeting at Greensburg, Indiana—Judge Healed—A Wonderful Vision—Back in Indiana | 87 |
The Church at Anderson, Indiana; Dedicated—We Visit Urbana, Illinois—At Hannibal, Missouri—A Saloon-Keeper Converted—A Substantiating Vision | 92 |
Union Meeting Commenced at Springfield, Illinois—Opposition of Ministers—A Methodist Minister Tells His Vision | 94 |
The Battle in Louisville, Kentucky—Hardships Endured for Christ's Sake—All Classes of People Converted—Hundreds of Colored People Saved—Return to Springfield—Firm Stand of the Converts—Church of God Organized—When Performing the Rites of Baptism, I am Overpowered While Standing in the Water—The Ministers of the City Try to Crush Me and Stop the Work—Dr. B. Selected to Fire Off the Cannon | 98 |
The Work at Louisville—One Hundred Sinking Sailors—Church Organized—Our Work at Shawnee, Ohio—Many Drunkards Converted—Eight Old White-Haired Men Brought into the Light Side by Side—The Sacrifice Made for Christ—Many Are Brought Into the Fold—Return to Shawnee, Ohio—Church Organized—Many Have Trances Amidst a Cyclone of Power—Police See the House Shaken by God's Power—Woman Lies in Trance Eight Days | 105 |
The Lord Calls Us to California—The Battle Opens in Oakland—The Lord Always Provides—Thousands of Souls Saved and Many Bodies Healed—Hundreds of My Books Are Distributed in Ships—Many Are Called to Evangelistic Work—The Gospel is Scattered to Many Parts of the World—Tent Holding Eight Thousand Is Insufficient | 108 |
The Lord Calls Us to St. Louis—The Large Tent Put Up in “Kerry Patch”—The Hoodlum Element—They Stone Us, But the Lion of Judah Prevailed—Hundreds Fall as Dead—Have Wonderful Visions of Heaven, of Judgments to Come on This World, and of Jesus Soon Coming Back to Earth—Others Speak in New or Other Tongues—Little Girl Entirely Helpless and Dumb Healed—She Preaches to the Astonished Multitudes in Other Tongues and in Her Own—A Hopeless Case of Hydrophobia Healed—Thousands of Souls Saved and Bodies Healed | 113 |
The Church at Anderson—Meetings at Pendleton—The Feast at Indianapolis—Back to Springfield and St. Louis—A Church of God Organized—A Grand Victory at Topeka, Kansas—Our Large Tent Destroyed—A Church of Over Two Hundred Members Organized—A Grand Reunion—Meeting at St. Louis, Missouri, in the Church of God—We Erected Our Tent in the Southern Part of St. Louis—Conversion of a Bohemian Lady Eighty-two Years of Age | 120 |
From Lettsville We Went to North Liberty, Ind.—Many Followed Us Here from Our Other Meetings—From St. Louis We Went to Canton, Ohio, This Being Our Third Visit There—From Canton We Came Back to St. Louis to Visit the Church —The Church Turned Over to Southern Indiana, Eldership of the Church of God | 130 |
We Went to Carroll, Ia., Two Hundred and Fifty Miles Northwest—Held a Meeting in the Church of God—People Came Hundreds of Miles, Some Were Brought from Their Beds and God Healed Them—An Infidel Was Saved—The Lord Called Us to Dedham—A Lady That Had Seventeen Doctors Attending Her, Was Converted at Columbus Junction, Came Two Hundred and Fifty Miles to the Meeting—Many Miracles Were Done Here by the Lord | 132 |
We Next Went Back to Muscatine, Ia.—Some Came from Fifty to Sixty Miles and Others from Even One Hundred Miles—A Lawyer's Wife Who Was Beyond Medical Aid, Was Healed of Cancer of the Stomach—At a Meeting Our Tent Fell, but No One Was Hurt—On Sabbaths Ten Thousand People Attend the Meetings—On First Day of January I Married Mr. S. P. Etter of Hot Springs, Ark.—Then in June we went to Iowa to Hold Meetings | 134 |
Meetings at Prospect Park and Moline Were Marked With Great Success—We Then Went Back to Andalusia and Held A Three Weeks' Meeting in the Hall—Back Again to Moline, Ill.—It Was Wonderful, for Over Two Thousand Were Converted and Healed | 139 |
After Holding Several Meetings We Came to St. Louis, January 14th, 1904. Many That Were Converted Eleven and Fifteen Years Ago, Came to Assist Us, Showing God's Keeping Power—Many Were Healed in Answer to Their Prayers, in All Parts of the City, and Hundreds of Miles from St. Louis —Visit Denver and Arizona | 144 |
At Indianapolis—Great Signs and Wonders—Healing, Visions, Speaking in Unknown Tongues—God Uses the Children—Great Crowds, and Many Saved and Healed—Woman One Hundred Miles Off Suffering from Mysterious Disease Which Baffles the Helpless Medical Profession, Is Sent by God to the Meeting and Saved and Healed—Implicit Obedience to God Results in the Salvation of Two Embryo Robbers and Murderers—Reunion of Evangelists Who Started Out from My Previous Meetings—Some Details of the Healing of an Utterly Hopeless Case of Cancer—Reprint From “Later Rain Evangel” | 151 |
The Wonders of God in Dallas, Texas—Paralytic Healed—Re-print From Dallas Daily Paper—Woman Fifty-Four Years Old, Born Deaf and Dumb, Healed—Jesus Manifests Himself to Several in Visions—Woman Seventy-Five Years Old Healed—A Physician's Account of the Meetings—God Wonderfully Delivers From Plots to Destroy My Life, and When in Imminent Danger of Death—In California They Send Me Threatening Letter, With Skull and Cross Bones, Etc.—The Mob Come to Execute It, but Fail in the Attempt—Drunken Police Plan to Mob Us, But God Overawes Them—Judgments Overtaking the Despisers—A Mocker Paralyzed—A Spiritual Cyclone in Kansas—Rage of the Enemy—They Stir Up the Cowboys and Gather a Mob—We Put Our Trust in God, Resolved to Die if Necessary—The Rioting Mob—Surrounded We Praise God in Song—The Awful Presence of God Overshadows and Protects Me—Scorpion Bite Healed | 159 |
Visions of the Coming of the Lord | 187 |
Sermon—Divine Healing: A Catechism | 197 |
Sermon—Gifts for Men | 203 |
Sermon—Women's Rights in the Gospel | 210 |
Sermon—Visions and Trances | 217 |
Sermon—The Second Coming of Christ | 223 |
Sermon—Prepare for War—Addenda | 234 |
Summary in Conclusion
Meetings at San Antonio, Texas—People Tossed as by a Wind Storm—Soldiers Saved, Baptized, Preach and Prophesy—Visions of Glory—Oakland, Cal.—Tents in the Rainy Season—With Sister Carrie Judd Montgomery | 243 |
World-wide Camp Meeting at Los Angeles—Origin—Two Hundred Ministers Present—Large Number Saved and Healed—Missionaries, Called Out to Egypt—Testimony Sent to Germany | 250 |
At Long Hill, Conn., June 1913—Adverse Circumstances Overcome— God Sends Helpers—Publisher and Editor's Testimony— What a Professor of Music Said—Sister Sisson's Report—Extraordinary Healings | 258 |
At the Stone Church, Chicago—Unity of Saints—Ministers Receive Gifts and Calls—God's Power Not Man's or Woman's— Various Testimonies | 273 |
At Montwait, Mass., 1913—Boston Newspapers' Report—Arrested by Police—Vindication From False Charges—Sister Sisson's Report—Testimonies in Court—Extraordinary Healings— Reporters From Boston—Wide Publicity | 305 |
At Hot Springs, Ark.—Saloon Keeper Saved—Gift to Work at Hot Springs of $5,000.00—Many Diseased Made Whole | 329 |
Memphis, Tenn., December, 1913—The Way of Faith Report— Unity Promoted | 334 |
At Meridian, Miss.—Reports From Papers—Cleanest People Ever Met—Doctor's Testimony—Baby Brought 300 Miles— At Warrior, Ala.—An Astonishing Testimony from a Doctor Eighty Years of Age | 336 |
Atlanta, Ga., March, 1914—Factions United—Earthquake—One to Two Thousand Crowded Out—Ten Mutes Healed—Bro. Montgomery Healed Thousands of Miles Away—Conversion: Through Messages in Tongues—Many Signs—Numbers Healed, Including Deacon of First Baptist Church—The Blind See—Spine Straightened—Detective Converted | 343 |
A Few Days at London, Ky.—Testimonies—Death Demon Conquered | 362 |
Camp Meeting at Petoskey, Mich.—Sinners Saved—The Heavenly Choir and Music—Prophesying—Judgments Foretold. Cancers Healed | 365 |
Camp—Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., 1914—People Converted— Tongues and Prophecy—The Work Spreads—New Missions Started | 380 |
At Englewood, Chicago, 1914—Devils Cast Out—Sinners Saved— Many Visions—Message in Hebrew—Dancing in the Spirit— Many Healed | 385 |
Tampa, Fla. Illness and Vision—Report of Dr. E. V. Green— Pastor's Report—Many Healed—Heavenly Instruments | 402 |
Return to Atlanta, Ga.—Chapman and Alexander There But Thousands Attend Our Meeting—Boy of Eight Gives Mes— sages in Tongues—Beautiful Dancing—Striking Healings | 407 |
At the Red Stone Church, Chicago, June, 1915—Third Mission in the Great City—Sister Sisson Present—Calamities Prophesied, Soon Came to Pass—Testimonies to God's Healing Power | 417 |
At St. Louis, Mo.—Again Meet Converts Made Twenty~Seven Years Since—Many Baptized in the Holy Ghost—Ministers Help—Prophecies Given, Since Fulfilled—The Blind See | 425 |
At Topeka, Kansas—A New Tent in City Park Theater— Amusement Places Emptied—Opposition by Police—Leader Arrested—Whole City Stirred—Old Men and Women and Little Children Speak “in Other Languages” as at Pentecost —A Minister Healed and Baptized | 428 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado—Prayer and the Rain—A Sudden Healing and Salvation—Appendicitis Healed—Millionaires Are Moved | 435 |
Again at Los Angeles, Cal.—Hindrances to the Holy Spirit— People Come From Many States—Demons Cast Out—Many Baptized in the Holy Ghost—Woman Dying With Cancer Healed—The White Dove Seen—Angels' Visitation—R. C. Priest Alarmed and Says a Miracle Wrought | 439 |
At San Diego, Cal.—A “Hard Place”—Storm Foretold—The Blind See, Lame Walk—Heavenly Choir and Holy Dance—Testimonies | 459 |
The Battle at San Francisco, 1916—Good Preparation—Jews Saved—More Modern Miracles, More “Signs and Wonders” —Pastor's Testimony—Heard Angels Sing—Evil Spirits Driven From a House | 464 |
At Houston, Texas, March, 1916—Man and Wife Journey From South Dakota Over 2,000 Miles—All Manner of Diseases Healed | 476 |
SERMONS
Try the Spirits Preached to Ministers and Workers at Montwait, Mass. | 488 |
Work of the Holy Ghost | 494 |
James' Commission to the Church to Pray for the Sick | 501 |
Eye Hath Not Seen Nor Ear Heard—I Cor. ii. 9-14 | 506 |
The Fire and Glory of God Filling the Temple—II Chron. v. 11-14 | 516 |
Sermon on Dancing. | 524 |
The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Last Days | 528 |
The Great Revival in Jerusalem | 537 |
Blasphemy Against the Holy Ghost | 544 |
Summary—Second Camp—Meeting Petoskey, Mich.—Petoskey Meeting Is in Session While Book Is on Press—The Latter Rain Is Falling in Petoskey, Mich.—Pastor's Report at Close of Meeting A Wonderful Vision—Sister Etter in Petoskey Meeting—Sister Etter's Meetings—Mrs. Etter in Northern Michigan—Superintendent Mt. Horeb Full Gospel Mission, Detroit, Mich.—A Few Visions Seen at Petoskey Meeting— A Few Cases of Healings—Healed and Baptized With the Holy Spirit—Miscellaneous Sense of Smell and Taste Restored— Healed of Spinal Curvature and Nervous Prostration— A Wonderful Case of Healing—Healed of Paralysis and Dropsy—Preacher Sends Report of Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting, Where We Went From Petoskey Two Years Ago—A Few Interpretations From Messages in Other Tongues—At Another Meeting—A Few Closing Remarks | 552 |
Sermon, Preached at Petoskey, Mich., July, 1916—Put a Mark on Every Man and Woman That Sighs and Cries for the Abominations Done in the Land | 573 |