1 00:00:00,370 --> 00:00:02,850 Welcome to From the Pulpit in Classic Sermons. 2 00:00:03,230 --> 00:00:04,890 Each week we bring you a different message 3 00:00:04,890 --> 00:00:06,950 from some of history's greatest speakers of the 4 00:00:06,950 --> 00:00:09,450 Christian faith and powerful sermons from modern preachers 5 00:00:09,450 --> 00:00:09,710 too. 6 00:00:10,050 --> 00:00:11,910 This week we have Duncan Campbell with his 7 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:13,910 message, When God Stepped Down from Heaven. 8 00:00:15,329 --> 00:00:19,390 Now before I begin the story I would 9 00:00:19,390 --> 00:00:24,270 like to say one thing and that is 10 00:00:24,270 --> 00:00:29,230 that I did not bring Revival to Louis. 11 00:00:30,010 --> 00:00:33,590 It has grieved my heart again and again 12 00:00:33,590 --> 00:00:39,290 to read articles about the man that brought 13 00:00:39,290 --> 00:00:40,930 Revival to Louis. 14 00:00:42,110 --> 00:00:48,550 Notices on church boards, come and hear the 15 00:00:48,550 --> 00:00:51,210 man that brought Revival to Louis. 16 00:00:51,910 --> 00:00:54,710 My dear people, it's not true. 17 00:00:57,030 --> 00:00:59,530 I don't carry Revival about with me in 18 00:00:59,530 --> 00:01:00,130 my pocket. 19 00:01:02,370 --> 00:01:10,390 Revival broke out in Louis sometime before I 20 00:01:10,390 --> 00:01:13,450 went to the island. 21 00:01:14,730 --> 00:01:17,870 I thank God for the privilege of being 22 00:01:17,870 --> 00:01:21,030 in its midst for over three years. 23 00:01:22,610 --> 00:01:26,210 I went at the invitation of one parish 24 00:01:26,210 --> 00:01:30,030 minister for 10 days but God kept me 25 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:31,410 there for three years. 26 00:01:32,570 --> 00:01:35,910 Now I'm thankful to God for the privilege 27 00:01:36,710 --> 00:01:41,990 of perhaps in some small way leading that 28 00:01:41,990 --> 00:01:48,730 movement and teaching the young converts in the 29 00:01:48,730 --> 00:01:50,710 deep things of God. 30 00:01:51,890 --> 00:01:55,490 Now having said that I want to read 31 00:01:55,490 --> 00:01:59,990 you a few lines from this little book, 32 00:02:00,130 --> 00:02:01,010 The Louis Awakening. 33 00:02:01,750 --> 00:02:05,510 It will give you an idea of the 34 00:02:05,510 --> 00:02:12,730 desperate state of this island prior to this 35 00:02:12,730 --> 00:02:14,110 gracious movement. 36 00:02:15,490 --> 00:02:21,070 The presbytery of Louis met to consider the 37 00:02:21,070 --> 00:02:24,650 terrible drift away from the ordinances of the 38 00:02:24,650 --> 00:02:25,070 church. 39 00:02:26,070 --> 00:02:31,990 Especially the drift away from the church by 40 00:02:31,990 --> 00:02:34,750 the young people of the island. 41 00:02:35,950 --> 00:02:42,370 Now here are words from a declaration that 42 00:02:42,370 --> 00:02:45,330 was read in all the congregations. 43 00:02:45,890 --> 00:02:51,010 The presbytery affectionately plead with their people especially 44 00:02:51,010 --> 00:02:54,850 with the youth of the church to take 45 00:02:54,850 --> 00:02:58,930 these matters to heart and to make serious 46 00:02:58,930 --> 00:03:03,490 inquiry as to what must be the end 47 00:03:03,930 --> 00:03:07,930 should there be no repentance. 48 00:03:08,590 --> 00:03:10,630 My dear people take that to heart. 49 00:03:11,150 --> 00:03:16,050 Should there be no repentance and they call 50 00:03:16,050 --> 00:03:21,290 upon every individual as before God to examine 51 00:03:21,290 --> 00:03:25,510 his or her life in the light of 52 00:03:25,510 --> 00:03:29,770 that responsibility which pertains to us all. 53 00:03:30,470 --> 00:03:35,890 That happily in the divine mercy we may 54 00:03:35,890 --> 00:03:40,570 be visited with the spirit of repentance and 55 00:03:40,570 --> 00:03:44,630 may turn again unto the Lord whom we 56 00:03:44,630 --> 00:03:50,370 have so grieved with our iniquities and waverness. 57 00:03:51,010 --> 00:03:56,310 Especially would they warn their young people of 58 00:03:56,310 --> 00:04:01,830 the devil's man traps the cinema and the 59 00:04:01,830 --> 00:04:02,910 public house. 60 00:04:04,070 --> 00:04:08,510 That was a declaration by the presbytery read 61 00:04:08,510 --> 00:04:13,470 in on all the congregations and published in 62 00:04:13,470 --> 00:04:15,130 the local press. 63 00:04:18,209 --> 00:04:22,610 Now you might ask me what do you 64 00:04:22,610 --> 00:04:24,410 mean by revival? 65 00:04:25,190 --> 00:04:30,350 There are a great many views held by 66 00:04:30,350 --> 00:04:34,810 people today as to what revival is. 67 00:04:34,890 --> 00:04:38,090 So you hear men say are you going 68 00:04:38,090 --> 00:04:39,610 out to the revival meetings? 69 00:04:39,610 --> 00:04:47,950 We're having a revival crusade and so on. 70 00:04:49,570 --> 00:04:54,650 There is a world of difference between a 71 00:04:54,650 --> 00:05:00,110 crusade or a special effort in the field 72 00:05:00,110 --> 00:05:01,850 of evangelism. 73 00:05:03,070 --> 00:05:06,430 My dear people that is not revival. 74 00:05:07,710 --> 00:05:11,190 As I already said from this platform I 75 00:05:11,190 --> 00:05:15,990 thank God for every soul brought to Christ 76 00:05:16,510 --> 00:05:18,570 through our special efforts. 77 00:05:20,820 --> 00:05:25,300 This season of blessing at our conferences and 78 00:05:25,300 --> 00:05:30,440 at our conventions we praise God for such 79 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:31,340 movements. 80 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,880 But is it not true that such movements 81 00:05:36,580 --> 00:05:40,580 do not as a general rule touch the 82 00:05:40,580 --> 00:05:41,160 community? 83 00:05:42,580 --> 00:05:47,560 The community remains more or less the same 84 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,480 and the masses go past us to hell. 85 00:05:56,050 --> 00:06:04,650 In revival the community suddenly becomes conscious of 86 00:06:04,650 --> 00:06:09,890 the movings of God beginning among his own 87 00:06:09,890 --> 00:06:11,130 people. 88 00:06:11,910 --> 00:06:15,390 So that in a matter of hours not 89 00:06:15,390 --> 00:06:20,830 days in a matter of hours churches become 90 00:06:20,830 --> 00:06:21,450 crowded. 91 00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:28,710 No intimation of any special meeting but something 92 00:06:28,710 --> 00:06:32,930 happening that moves men and women to the 93 00:06:32,930 --> 00:06:33,870 house of God. 94 00:06:35,290 --> 00:06:41,450 And you'll find within hours scores of men 95 00:06:41,450 --> 00:06:45,450 and women crying to God for mercy before 96 00:06:45,450 --> 00:06:46,690 them at near a church. 97 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,480 You've read the history of revivals. 98 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:58,360 The Jonathan Edward revival in America that was 99 00:06:58,360 --> 00:06:59,060 what happened. 100 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:04,520 The Welsh revival that is what happened. 101 00:07:05,940 --> 00:07:12,460 And the more recent Lewis revival that is 102 00:07:12,460 --> 00:07:13,520 what happened. 103 00:07:14,500 --> 00:07:22,600 When God stepped down men and women all 104 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:28,040 over the parish were gripped by the fear 105 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:28,760 of God. 106 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,820 This to me is an interesting story and 107 00:07:37,820 --> 00:07:39,660 I want to tell it in full. 108 00:07:45,700 --> 00:07:48,860 Eighty-four years of age and blind. 109 00:07:54,220 --> 00:07:56,640 Ask me to explain this vision because I 110 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:57,000 cannot. 111 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:02,440 But strange things happen when God begins to 112 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:02,880 move. 113 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:09,500 And this dear old lady in the vision 114 00:08:09,500 --> 00:08:14,220 saw the church of our fathers crowded with 115 00:08:14,220 --> 00:08:21,050 young people young people and she saw a 116 00:08:21,050 --> 00:08:23,430 strange minister in the pulpit. 117 00:08:26,290 --> 00:08:32,309 Impressed by this revelation because a revelation it 118 00:08:32,309 --> 00:08:36,750 was she sent for the minister. 119 00:08:43,179 --> 00:08:46,640 The parish minister was a God-fearing man. 120 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:52,340 A man not long to see God working. 121 00:08:53,220 --> 00:08:56,840 Oh he had tried ever so many things 122 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,320 to get the youth of the parish interested 123 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:04,500 but not one single teenager attended the church. 124 00:09:07,510 --> 00:09:08,330 It was a situation. 125 00:09:09,730 --> 00:09:12,470 Well what of this dear old lady to 126 00:09:12,470 --> 00:09:21,860 say for Mr. 127 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,220 Mackay that you're longing to see God working. 128 00:09:30,150 --> 00:09:34,810 His bearers together and suggest to them that 129 00:09:34,810 --> 00:09:40,410 you spend two nights a week waiting upon 130 00:09:40,410 --> 00:09:41,330 God in prayer. 131 00:09:41,550 --> 00:09:42,830 You've tried missions. 132 00:09:43,730 --> 00:09:46,910 You've tried special evangelists. 133 00:09:47,610 --> 00:09:50,450 Mr. Mackay have you tried God? 134 00:09:54,540 --> 00:09:55,300 Wonderful old woman. 135 00:09:57,260 --> 00:10:01,240 Oh he meet to your aid and said 136 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:07,000 yes I'll call the session together and I 137 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,540 will suggest that we meet on Tuesday night 138 00:10:10,540 --> 00:10:14,860 and Friday night and we'll spend the whole 139 00:10:14,860 --> 00:10:16,560 night in prayer. 140 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,880 I told you dear people here were men 141 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,320 that meant business. 142 00:10:23,740 --> 00:10:26,040 The dear old lady said well if you 143 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,080 do that my sister and I will get 144 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,620 on our knees at 10 o'clock on 145 00:10:31,620 --> 00:10:35,100 Tuesday 10 o'clock on Friday and we'll 146 00:10:35,100 --> 00:10:37,000 wait on our knees till four o'clock 147 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:37,620 in the morning. 148 00:10:39,940 --> 00:10:43,920 I tell you this puts us to shame. 149 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:50,300 So they went to prayer and I want 150 00:10:50,300 --> 00:10:53,760 to mention that they had but one promise 151 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:58,220 from God and that promise they pledged. 152 00:10:58,860 --> 00:11:01,180 I will pour water on him that his 153 00:11:01,180 --> 00:11:03,680 thirsty floods upon the dry ground. 154 00:11:03,780 --> 00:11:08,720 That's God's promise and in their prayers according 155 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,440 to the minister they would say again and 156 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:17,420 again God you're a covenant keeping God and 157 00:11:17,420 --> 00:11:21,360 you must be true to your covenant engagements. 158 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:27,820 The praying and the meetings continued for several 159 00:11:27,820 --> 00:11:35,170 months until one night a very remarkable thing 160 00:11:35,170 --> 00:11:35,790 happened. 161 00:11:36,810 --> 00:11:42,290 They're kneeling among straw in the barn the 162 00:11:42,290 --> 00:11:49,580 barn of a farmhouse when suddenly one young 163 00:11:49,580 --> 00:11:55,460 man rose and read part of psalm 24. 164 00:11:58,980 --> 00:12:03,340 Then the hill of God who shall stand 165 00:12:03,340 --> 00:12:06,940 in his holy place he that hath clean 166 00:12:06,940 --> 00:12:09,780 hands and a pure heart to have not 167 00:12:09,780 --> 00:12:12,480 lifted up his soul to vanity nor sworn 168 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:17,120 deceitfully he shall receive the blessing of the 169 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,120 Lord and he studied his Bible and then 170 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,640 looking down at the minister and at the 171 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,900 other men who were kneeling there he said 172 00:12:25,900 --> 00:12:28,920 these rather crude words not so crude in 173 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:32,220 Gaelic but this is what he said. 174 00:12:33,180 --> 00:12:37,620 Brethren it seems to me just so much 175 00:12:37,620 --> 00:12:43,160 humbug to be praying as we are praying 176 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:47,920 to be waiting as we are waiting if 177 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:55,160 we ourselves are not rightly related to God. 178 00:12:58,110 --> 00:13:01,890 Oh my dear brethren let's take that to 179 00:13:01,890 --> 00:13:02,270 heart. 180 00:13:05,900 --> 00:13:10,520 He began to pray God are my hand 181 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,300 and that dear man no father. 182 00:13:21,180 --> 00:13:26,530 He fell and then on his face among 183 00:13:26,530 --> 00:13:33,630 the straw in a matter of minutes three 184 00:13:33,630 --> 00:13:37,750 of the elders fell into a trance. 185 00:13:38,410 --> 00:13:40,110 Now please don't come to me at the 186 00:13:40,110 --> 00:13:44,590 end of this meeting and ask me what 187 00:13:44,590 --> 00:13:47,750 did I really mean by men falling into 188 00:13:47,750 --> 00:13:48,270 a trance. 189 00:13:48,530 --> 00:13:50,570 I cannot answer that question. 190 00:13:53,140 --> 00:13:55,980 I know is this that when that happened 191 00:13:55,980 --> 00:13:59,160 in the barn now it happened in the 192 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:03,300 Jonathan Edward revival remember that not peculiar by 193 00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:06,900 any means to Lewis it happened in America 194 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:11,160 it happened in the 59 revival in Wales 195 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:16,860 not the 1900 revival but the 59 revival 196 00:14:16,860 --> 00:14:22,840 but this I can see the moment that 197 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:27,360 that happened in the barn a power was 198 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,900 let loose in Barbers that shook the whole 199 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:36,440 of Lewis I say shook Lewis. 200 00:14:44,870 --> 00:14:47,730 The spirit began to move among the people 201 00:14:47,730 --> 00:14:53,130 and the minister writing about what happened in 202 00:14:53,130 --> 00:14:57,930 the following morning said this you met God 203 00:14:57,930 --> 00:14:59,370 on Meadow and Moorland. 204 00:14:59,750 --> 00:15:02,950 You met him in the homes of the 205 00:15:02,950 --> 00:15:03,330 people. 206 00:15:04,230 --> 00:15:06,010 God seemed to be everywhere. 207 00:15:07,690 --> 00:15:16,070 What was that revival revival not an evangelist 208 00:15:16,070 --> 00:15:21,690 not a special effort not anything at all 209 00:15:22,330 --> 00:15:28,290 organized on the basis of human endeavor but 210 00:15:28,290 --> 00:15:33,970 an awareness of God that gripped the whole 211 00:15:33,970 --> 00:15:37,530 community so much so that work strong what 212 00:15:39,740 --> 00:15:42,800 was happening that people were meeting in groups 213 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:48,020 young men would gather in a field and 214 00:15:48,020 --> 00:15:53,220 begin to talk about this strange consciousness of 215 00:15:53,220 --> 00:15:55,780 God that had gripped the community. 216 00:15:59,590 --> 00:16:03,410 In a matter of days I received a 217 00:16:03,410 --> 00:16:07,450 letter inviting me to the island. 218 00:16:09,230 --> 00:16:12,150 I was at that time in the midst 219 00:16:12,150 --> 00:16:15,630 of a very gracious moment on the island 220 00:16:15,630 --> 00:16:16,590 of Skye. 221 00:16:16,850 --> 00:16:21,790 It wasn't revival but men and women were 222 00:16:21,790 --> 00:16:30,220 coming to Christ and God was glorified in 223 00:16:30,220 --> 00:16:36,280 the number of prominent men who found the 224 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,500 Savior at that time but it wasn't revival. 225 00:16:39,460 --> 00:16:44,040 I imagine that in Canada or in America 226 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,020 they would refer to it as a big 227 00:16:46,020 --> 00:16:54,630 revival but it was definitely a move of 228 00:16:54,630 --> 00:16:55,150 God. 229 00:16:56,090 --> 00:16:59,270 So I received this invitation to come to 230 00:16:59,270 --> 00:17:02,330 Lewis for 10 days and I wrote back 231 00:17:02,330 --> 00:17:06,550 to say that it wasn't possible for me 232 00:17:06,550 --> 00:17:09,490 to do that because I was involved in 233 00:17:09,490 --> 00:17:15,010 a holiday convention on this island and the 234 00:17:15,010 --> 00:17:19,690 speakers were arranged and accommodation in the different 235 00:17:19,690 --> 00:17:21,970 hotels for the people that were coming from 236 00:17:21,970 --> 00:17:22,730 all over Britain. 237 00:17:24,150 --> 00:17:27,030 I cannot take time to tell you how 238 00:17:27,030 --> 00:17:32,940 that convention had to be canceled largely because 239 00:17:35,410 --> 00:17:39,170 the tourist board took the hotels over my 240 00:17:39,170 --> 00:17:43,270 head for a special Skye week that they 241 00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:45,450 were going to have so I had to 242 00:17:45,450 --> 00:17:46,410 cancel everything. 243 00:17:48,230 --> 00:17:50,970 However the minister received the letter and he 244 00:17:50,970 --> 00:17:54,910 went to the old lady with him and 245 00:17:54,910 --> 00:17:57,450 read the letter to her and this is 246 00:17:57,450 --> 00:18:01,110 what she said, Mr. Mackay that is what 247 00:18:01,110 --> 00:18:05,030 man is saying but God has said something 248 00:18:05,030 --> 00:18:06,950 else and he'll be here within a fortnight 249 00:18:08,390 --> 00:18:13,410 and I told you the convention wasn't canceled 250 00:18:13,410 --> 00:18:15,010 then but she knew. 251 00:18:15,750 --> 00:18:19,170 Oh my dear people listen the secret of 252 00:18:19,170 --> 00:18:22,730 the Lord is with them that fear him 253 00:18:22,730 --> 00:18:25,770 and she knew God's secret. 254 00:18:26,570 --> 00:18:29,070 When I was on the island within 10 255 00:18:29,070 --> 00:18:33,950 days I just spent 10 days among the 256 00:18:33,950 --> 00:18:34,350 people. 257 00:18:35,470 --> 00:18:38,610 I was met at the pier by the 258 00:18:38,610 --> 00:18:40,590 minister and two of his of his bearers. 259 00:18:41,770 --> 00:18:44,190 Just as I stepped off the boat an 260 00:18:44,190 --> 00:18:46,870 old elder came over to me and faced 261 00:18:46,870 --> 00:18:49,650 me with this question, Mr. Campbell may I 262 00:18:49,650 --> 00:18:53,630 ask you this question, are you walking with 263 00:18:53,630 --> 00:18:54,290 God? 264 00:18:56,130 --> 00:18:59,510 Oh here were men who meant business. 265 00:19:00,470 --> 00:19:04,350 Men were afraid that a strange hand would 266 00:19:04,350 --> 00:19:05,570 touch the ark. 267 00:19:06,630 --> 00:19:08,430 Are you walking with God? 268 00:19:10,010 --> 00:19:12,710 Well I was glad to be able to 269 00:19:12,710 --> 00:19:16,070 say well I think I can say this 270 00:19:16,070 --> 00:19:17,770 that I fear God. 271 00:19:18,830 --> 00:19:21,310 The dear man looked at me and said 272 00:19:21,310 --> 00:19:24,250 well if you fear God that will do 273 00:19:26,700 --> 00:19:31,820 and then the minister turned and said we're 274 00:19:31,820 --> 00:19:36,420 sure Mr. Campbell that you're tired and you 275 00:19:36,420 --> 00:19:41,060 must be longing for your supper and supper 276 00:19:41,060 --> 00:19:44,600 will be ready for you in the manse 277 00:19:45,340 --> 00:19:49,040 but I wonder if you would address a 278 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,540 meeting in the parish church just on the 279 00:19:51,540 --> 00:19:53,960 way to the manse to to show yourself 280 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:54,720 to the people. 281 00:19:54,940 --> 00:19:57,080 There'll be a fair congregation I'm not seeing 282 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,720 a great number but oh anything between two 283 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,180 and three hundred I expect. 284 00:20:03,740 --> 00:20:07,960 You see there's a movement among us well 285 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,040 it will interest you dear people to know 286 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:14,600 that I never got that supper because I 287 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,880 didn't arrive at the manse until 20 minutes 288 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:19,360 past five in the morning. 289 00:20:21,870 --> 00:20:23,830 I went to the church now this is 290 00:20:23,830 --> 00:20:28,010 the interesting bit because it deals with the 291 00:20:28,010 --> 00:20:35,830 outbreak of God in supernatural power the God 292 00:20:35,830 --> 00:20:38,490 of miracle revealing himself in revival. 293 00:20:39,910 --> 00:20:43,790 I preached in the church to a congregation 294 00:20:43,790 --> 00:20:49,290 of about 300 and I would say a 295 00:20:49,290 --> 00:20:55,810 good meeting a wonderful sense of God something 296 00:20:55,810 --> 00:21:00,390 that I hadn't known since the 1921 movement 297 00:21:00,390 --> 00:21:07,550 in Middergyle but nothing really happened and I 298 00:21:07,550 --> 00:21:11,630 pronounced the benediction and I'm walking down the 299 00:21:11,630 --> 00:21:14,790 aisle when this young man came to me 300 00:21:14,790 --> 00:21:21,190 and said nothing has broken out tonight but 301 00:21:21,190 --> 00:21:25,330 God is hovering over us he's hovering over 302 00:21:25,330 --> 00:21:32,610 us and he'll break through any moment well 303 00:21:32,610 --> 00:21:35,290 I must be perfectly honest I didn't feel 304 00:21:35,290 --> 00:21:38,250 anything but you see he was a man 305 00:21:38,250 --> 00:21:43,490 much nearer to God than I was oh 306 00:21:43,490 --> 00:21:49,550 he knew the secrets we're moving down the 307 00:21:49,550 --> 00:21:53,590 aisle and the congregation is moving out they're 308 00:21:53,590 --> 00:21:56,490 all out now except this man and myself 309 00:21:56,490 --> 00:22:00,830 he lifted his two hands and started to 310 00:22:00,830 --> 00:22:07,250 pray God you made a promise to pour 311 00:22:07,250 --> 00:22:10,230 water on the thrusty and lands upon the 312 00:22:10,230 --> 00:22:17,370 dry ground and you're not doing it and 313 00:22:17,370 --> 00:22:23,090 he prayed prayed and prayed again until he 314 00:22:23,090 --> 00:22:26,670 fell again onto the floor in a trance 315 00:22:26,670 --> 00:22:31,050 he's lying there I'm standing beside him for 316 00:22:31,050 --> 00:22:34,610 about five minutes and then the door of 317 00:22:34,610 --> 00:22:39,370 the church opened and the session clerk came 318 00:22:39,370 --> 00:22:47,540 in Mr. Campbell something wonderful has happened revival 319 00:22:47,540 --> 00:22:52,200 has broken out will you come to the 320 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,820 door and see the crowd that's here 11 321 00:22:55,820 --> 00:22:59,300 o'clock Matthew 11 o'clock and I 322 00:22:59,300 --> 00:23:01,160 went to the door and there must have 323 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,740 been a congregation of between six and seven 324 00:23:04,740 --> 00:23:12,700 hundred people gathered around the church this dear 325 00:23:12,700 --> 00:23:17,600 man stood at the door and suggested that 326 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:22,160 we might sing a psalm we give out 327 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:26,980 psalm 102 when Sion's bondage God turned back 328 00:23:26,980 --> 00:23:32,620 us men that dreamed were we then filled 329 00:23:32,620 --> 00:23:38,060 with laughter was our mouth our tongue with 330 00:23:38,060 --> 00:23:42,360 melody and they sang and they sang and 331 00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:45,240 they sang and in the midst of it 332 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,960 I could hear the cry of the penitent 333 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:52,100 I could hear men cry into God for 334 00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:56,630 mercy and I turned to the elder and 335 00:23:56,630 --> 00:24:00,250 said I think we had better open the 336 00:24:00,250 --> 00:24:05,650 doors again and let them in and within 337 00:24:05,650 --> 00:24:08,670 a matter of minutes the church was crowded 338 00:24:08,670 --> 00:24:11,050 at a quarter to 12. 339 00:24:12,010 --> 00:24:15,730 Now where did the people come from how 340 00:24:15,730 --> 00:24:19,110 did they know that a meeting was in 341 00:24:19,110 --> 00:24:22,690 progress in the church well I cannot tell 342 00:24:22,690 --> 00:24:27,690 you but I know this that from village 343 00:24:27,690 --> 00:24:34,940 and hamlet the people came were you to 344 00:24:34,940 --> 00:24:37,540 ask some of them today what was it 345 00:24:37,540 --> 00:24:41,600 that moved you they couldn't tell you only 346 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:45,500 that they were known by a power that 347 00:24:45,500 --> 00:24:49,940 they could not explain and the power was 348 00:24:49,940 --> 00:24:53,420 such as to give them to understand and 349 00:24:53,420 --> 00:24:57,900 see that they were healthy serving sinners and 350 00:24:57,900 --> 00:25:00,620 of course the only place they could think 351 00:25:00,620 --> 00:25:03,840 of where they might find help was at 352 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:11,180 the church and here they were between six 353 00:25:11,180 --> 00:25:15,760 and seven hundred there was a dance in 354 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:22,930 progress that night in the parish and while 355 00:25:22,930 --> 00:25:26,570 this young man was praying in the aisle 356 00:25:26,570 --> 00:25:31,790 the power of God moved into back dance 357 00:25:32,850 --> 00:25:36,350 and the young people over a hundred of 358 00:25:36,350 --> 00:25:39,990 them fled from the dance as though fleeing 359 00:25:39,990 --> 00:25:45,350 from a plague and they made for the 360 00:25:45,350 --> 00:25:52,020 church and I endeavored to get up into 361 00:25:52,020 --> 00:25:57,700 the pulpit I found the way blocked with 362 00:25:57,700 --> 00:25:59,640 young people who had been at the dance 363 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,480 when I went into the pulpit I found 364 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,780 a young woman a graduate of Aberdeen university 365 00:26:05,780 --> 00:26:09,120 who was at the dance and she's lying 366 00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:11,680 on the floor of the pulpit crying is 367 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,800 there mercy for me is there mercy for 368 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:20,920 me is there mercy for me God was 369 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:27,780 at work and Peggy's vision now actual and 370 00:26:27,780 --> 00:26:33,900 real a church crowded with young people as 371 00:26:33,900 --> 00:26:37,860 well as old well that meeting continued until 372 00:26:37,860 --> 00:26:41,080 four o'clock in the morning as I 373 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,420 was leading the church a young man came 374 00:26:43,420 --> 00:26:48,780 to me oh he's not a christian but 375 00:26:48,780 --> 00:26:54,430 he's a God-fearing young man and told 376 00:26:54,430 --> 00:27:00,500 me this story Mr. Campbell there must be 377 00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:03,840 anything between two and three hundred people at 378 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:10,560 the police station they're gathered there and some 379 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,100 are on their knees now I can't understand 380 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:16,660 this now he wasn't in the church you 381 00:27:16,660 --> 00:27:21,320 see but here a crowd of men and 382 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:26,860 women from a neighboring village five and six 383 00:27:26,860 --> 00:27:34,160 miles away were so moved by God that 384 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:37,740 they found themselves moving to the police station 385 00:27:37,740 --> 00:27:42,220 because the constable there was a God-fearing 386 00:27:42,220 --> 00:27:46,640 and well-saved man and just next to 387 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:52,420 the door Peggy's caught it they were there 388 00:27:52,420 --> 00:27:57,380 and this young man begged of me to 389 00:27:57,380 --> 00:28:00,920 go along to the police station and I 390 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:05,520 went along and I shall never never forget 391 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:10,580 what my ears heard and my eyes saw 392 00:28:10,580 --> 00:28:17,190 that morning young men were kneeling by the 393 00:28:17,190 --> 00:28:20,030 roadside I think just now with a group 394 00:28:20,030 --> 00:28:25,230 of half a dozen one of them under 395 00:28:25,230 --> 00:28:29,090 the entrance of drink and his old mother 396 00:28:29,090 --> 00:28:32,630 kneeling beside him and saying oh Willie Willie 397 00:28:32,630 --> 00:28:36,550 are you coming at last Willie Willie are 398 00:28:36,550 --> 00:28:39,910 you coming at last and Willie today is 399 00:28:39,910 --> 00:28:45,330 the parish minister of Oogie from the group 400 00:28:45,330 --> 00:28:50,630 of young men who sought the Lord that 401 00:28:50,630 --> 00:28:55,170 night there are nine in the ministry today 402 00:28:55,170 --> 00:29:04,130 God moved my dear people that's revival that's 403 00:29:04,130 --> 00:29:08,590 God at work and I'm excited to see 404 00:29:08,590 --> 00:29:13,150 him passing that is the crying need of 405 00:29:13,150 --> 00:29:17,030 the Christian church in Canada today but not 406 00:29:17,030 --> 00:29:21,550 this effort and not effort on the basis 407 00:29:21,550 --> 00:29:26,870 of human endeavor but a manifestation of God 408 00:29:26,870 --> 00:29:31,550 that moves sinners to cry for mercy before 409 00:29:31,550 --> 00:29:34,450 they go near a place of worship my 410 00:29:34,450 --> 00:29:36,190 dear people that was how it began then 411 00:29:36,190 --> 00:29:40,490 that was how it began and then it 412 00:29:40,490 --> 00:29:46,090 left over the bounds of the parish at 413 00:29:46,090 --> 00:29:50,130 the neighboring parishes we are now addressing meetings 414 00:29:50,130 --> 00:29:54,010 through the day we're addressing meetings right through 415 00:29:54,010 --> 00:29:58,290 the night I can remember once within 24 416 00:29:58,290 --> 00:30:05,350 hours addressing eight meetings crowded churches five times 417 00:30:05,910 --> 00:30:10,430 twice out in a field once down at 418 00:30:10,430 --> 00:30:14,690 the shore where men had come across a 419 00:30:14,690 --> 00:30:19,990 lot there old men and they were so 420 00:30:19,990 --> 00:30:24,170 moved that night so many of them found 421 00:30:24,170 --> 00:30:27,330 a savior that we followed them to the 422 00:30:27,330 --> 00:30:32,130 shore and there we sang the songs of 423 00:30:32,130 --> 00:30:34,750 Zion at two o'clock in the morning 424 00:30:34,750 --> 00:30:38,830 before they left for their homes oh my 425 00:30:38,830 --> 00:30:43,290 dear people that's God at work that's God 426 00:30:43,290 --> 00:30:49,110 at work that's revival I remember one night 427 00:30:49,110 --> 00:30:52,650 a man coming to me and saying would 428 00:30:52,650 --> 00:30:54,690 it be possible for you to visit our 429 00:30:54,690 --> 00:30:59,450 parish well I said it all depends on 430 00:30:59,450 --> 00:31:03,230 when I could visit the parish I think 431 00:31:03,230 --> 00:31:05,170 it would be possible for me to go 432 00:31:05,170 --> 00:31:09,630 if you could have me between one at 433 00:31:09,630 --> 00:31:15,100 two o'clock in the morning so it 434 00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:19,040 was decided that I should go at one 435 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:21,720 o'clock half past one I arrived there 436 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:26,240 to find a large church one of the 437 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:31,260 large churches in Lewis crowded to capacity with 438 00:31:31,260 --> 00:31:40,240 us many outside and I spoke there for 439 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:46,040 an hour and then left the church with 440 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:53,120 hundreds crying to God I say hundreds crying 441 00:31:53,120 --> 00:32:00,960 to God for mercy I left the church 442 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:07,740 and another young man came to me and 443 00:32:07,740 --> 00:32:10,900 said Mr. Campbell there must be between three 444 00:32:10,900 --> 00:32:13,540 and five hundred people on a field down 445 00:32:13,540 --> 00:32:18,880 here and they're wondering the elders there are 446 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,320 wondering if you could come down and address 447 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:27,080 them and I went down and I found 448 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,820 this crowd oh it was easy to address 449 00:32:29,820 --> 00:32:34,000 them because the Spirit of God was hovering 450 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:40,300 over us the Spirit of God moving and 451 00:32:40,300 --> 00:32:43,880 I see a man lying on the ground 452 00:32:45,580 --> 00:32:50,440 oh he's in distress of soul in terrible 453 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:55,280 distress then four young girls I would say 454 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:58,460 about 16 years of age they came over 455 00:32:58,460 --> 00:33:02,040 and they knelt beside him and I hear 456 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:05,740 one of them saying listen the Jesus that 457 00:33:05,740 --> 00:33:09,380 saved us last night can save you now 458 00:33:10,340 --> 00:33:15,880 and that man was saved as the four 459 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:20,740 young lassies prayed around him my dear people 460 00:33:20,740 --> 00:33:23,960 that's revival but I think I ought to 461 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:28,640 tell you a rather amusing incident we weren't 462 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:34,290 uh in favor with all there was a 463 00:33:34,290 --> 00:33:37,490 certain section of the Christian church that bitterly 464 00:33:37,490 --> 00:33:41,030 opposed me oh I was a mad Armenian 465 00:33:41,030 --> 00:33:47,810 and I was teaching strange doctrine when I 466 00:33:47,810 --> 00:33:52,910 was proclaiming that the baptism of the Holy 467 00:33:52,910 --> 00:33:56,990 Ghost was a definite subsequent experience to conversion 468 00:33:56,990 --> 00:34:00,990 now my dear people I believe that may 469 00:34:00,990 --> 00:34:05,390 cross your path but there it is I 470 00:34:05,390 --> 00:34:07,969 want to say this in passing that I 471 00:34:07,969 --> 00:34:10,730 believe it was because the people of Lewis 472 00:34:10,730 --> 00:34:13,350 grasped that truth that we can say today 473 00:34:13,350 --> 00:34:17,770 we know practically nothing of backsliding from that 474 00:34:17,770 --> 00:34:22,409 gracious movement of years ago it is because 475 00:34:22,409 --> 00:34:27,750 they entered into the fullness because of that 476 00:34:27,750 --> 00:34:32,210 a stream of men and women going out 477 00:34:32,210 --> 00:34:34,830 into full-time service well we're singing at 478 00:34:34,830 --> 00:34:37,270 this meeting when I saw the door of 479 00:34:37,270 --> 00:34:40,270 a cottage opening and I saw an old 480 00:34:40,270 --> 00:34:42,210 woman coming out with a black shawl on 481 00:34:42,210 --> 00:34:45,690 her and she walked over and she got 482 00:34:45,690 --> 00:34:48,170 a hold of one of the elders a 483 00:34:48,170 --> 00:34:53,350 tall man a strong man a heavy man 484 00:34:54,270 --> 00:34:57,110 and she said to him I wish you 485 00:34:57,110 --> 00:35:00,210 people would go home and let people sleep 486 00:35:00,210 --> 00:35:03,210 I can still see that dear man going 487 00:35:03,210 --> 00:35:05,430 over to her and taking her by the 488 00:35:05,430 --> 00:35:09,130 shoulders and shaking her and saying woman get 489 00:35:09,130 --> 00:35:14,250 away home you've been asleep loud enough but 490 00:35:17,740 --> 00:35:23,700 from that meeting I went back back to 491 00:35:23,700 --> 00:35:27,080 Barber and when we arrived at the manse 492 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:30,520 the minister was with me we found an 493 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,640 elder waiting us to say that a farmer 494 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:38,000 was in great distress of soul now this 495 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,920 man hadn't been near a church for 12 496 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:43,880 years he just lived for his cattle and 497 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:49,610 horses he lived for the earth but he 498 00:35:49,610 --> 00:35:54,010 had a godly wife and a godly daughter 499 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:59,700 and they were concerned about him he invited 500 00:35:59,700 --> 00:36:03,820 me prior to this incident to the farm 501 00:36:03,820 --> 00:36:07,340 and I spoke to the old man and 502 00:36:07,340 --> 00:36:09,960 he said oh well I may turn up 503 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,340 at the church sometime a day or two 504 00:36:13,340 --> 00:36:15,400 after that he was seen walking down the 505 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:16,720 road to the church and one of the 506 00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:18,880 elders said that he thought the suit he 507 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:20,340 had on was the suit that he married 508 00:36:20,340 --> 00:36:25,280 it wasn't certainly a mother-in-law he 509 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,940 went to the church at any and the 510 00:36:27,940 --> 00:36:29,820 church was so crowded that he had to 511 00:36:29,820 --> 00:36:32,700 sit on the pulpit steps just quite near 512 00:36:32,700 --> 00:36:37,380 to me and God spoke to him oh 513 00:36:37,380 --> 00:36:42,080 he was in a fearful state crying and 514 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:46,080 repeating God hell is too good for me 515 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:50,280 hell is too good for me oh but 516 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:54,520 we could see conviction there is one thing 517 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:58,000 that I've been crying for after this conference 518 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:04,220 that conviction of sin that'll get men and 519 00:37:04,220 --> 00:37:09,380 women prostrate in the presence of God oh 520 00:37:09,380 --> 00:37:11,840 give it to us give it to us 521 00:37:13,220 --> 00:37:19,340 but that night after being at this field 522 00:37:19,340 --> 00:37:23,320 meeting I along with the elder and the 523 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:28,840 minister went to the farm we found every 524 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:33,580 room in the farmhouse was people praying oh 525 00:37:33,580 --> 00:37:37,640 they were praying for the farmer they were 526 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:42,010 afraid that he would go mental so I 527 00:37:42,010 --> 00:37:46,570 said to the wife where is Donald oh 528 00:37:46,570 --> 00:37:50,090 he's down in the room there he's in 529 00:37:50,090 --> 00:37:52,910 a terrible state oh that God may have 530 00:37:52,910 --> 00:37:56,390 mercy on the mighty sinner oh she was 531 00:37:56,390 --> 00:37:59,070 speaking truth may God have mercy on the 532 00:37:59,070 --> 00:38:02,810 mighty sinner so we went down the passage 533 00:38:02,810 --> 00:38:06,030 and she gently opened the door and there's 534 00:38:06,030 --> 00:38:09,590 a farmer on his knees and again he 535 00:38:09,590 --> 00:38:12,570 kept repeating God can you have mercy on 536 00:38:12,570 --> 00:38:15,910 me can you have mercy on me I 537 00:38:15,910 --> 00:38:18,770 seem to feel that hell is too good 538 00:38:18,770 --> 00:38:22,770 for me and there he is we're standing 539 00:38:22,770 --> 00:38:24,670 at the door he's quite unconscious of us 540 00:38:24,670 --> 00:38:32,130 being there and then the wife spoke now 541 00:38:32,130 --> 00:38:34,150 you needn't laugh at this I'm just stating 542 00:38:34,150 --> 00:38:38,910 a fact the wife spoke and this is 543 00:38:38,910 --> 00:38:45,590 what she said there's the mightiest sinner and 544 00:38:45,590 --> 00:38:48,330 may he take his tummy full of it 545 00:38:48,330 --> 00:38:51,590 oh that wasn't the word she used may 546 00:38:51,590 --> 00:38:54,250 he take his tummy full of it what 547 00:38:54,250 --> 00:38:57,430 does she mean oh she was crying to 548 00:38:57,430 --> 00:39:01,590 God that God would so shake him out 549 00:39:01,590 --> 00:39:05,390 and thin that his experience of God would 550 00:39:05,390 --> 00:39:11,750 be real let him stew in his conviction 551 00:39:11,750 --> 00:39:15,770 in the words of Mary Morris let them 552 00:39:15,770 --> 00:39:19,730 stew in their conviction leave them there oh 553 00:39:19,730 --> 00:39:22,550 how often I heard her say that during 554 00:39:22,550 --> 00:39:26,030 the U.S. revival leave them there that 555 00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:29,450 God deal with them know that I sometimes 556 00:39:29,450 --> 00:39:32,670 feel dear people that we take things out 557 00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:34,650 of the hand of God by your counsel 558 00:39:36,430 --> 00:39:38,990 oh that we might get to the place 559 00:39:38,990 --> 00:39:42,470 where with implicit confidence in God we leave 560 00:39:42,470 --> 00:39:48,640 the work to him the following night he 561 00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:52,480 asked for a meeting in the house in 562 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:56,540 the morning God met with him in a 563 00:39:56,540 --> 00:39:59,600 glorious deliverance and he asked for a prayer 564 00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:01,960 meeting do you know that out of that 565 00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,200 prayer meeting there are four ministers in the 566 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:11,480 church today Donald McLeod's prayer meeting well now 567 00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:15,860 I could go on talking to you about 568 00:40:15,860 --> 00:40:22,060 incidents and how it began but I think 569 00:40:22,060 --> 00:40:24,640 I ought to mention one of one or 570 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:29,040 two of the supreme features of the movement 571 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:32,560 first of all of course it was the 572 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,400 awareness of God that to me was the 573 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:41,580 outstanding thing this sense of God the fear 574 00:40:41,580 --> 00:40:45,200 of God in the parish and in the 575 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:50,020 neighboring parishes you could speak to any person 576 00:40:50,020 --> 00:40:55,160 and you would find them thinking about God 577 00:40:55,860 --> 00:41:00,800 and crying for mercy now that is a 578 00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:06,560 fact that cannot be disputed God was everywhere 579 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:11,680 and because of this awareness of God the 580 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:18,940 churches were crowded crowded through the day right 581 00:41:18,940 --> 00:41:22,240 on through the night to five and six 582 00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:27,620 o'clock in the morning in revival time 583 00:41:27,620 --> 00:41:32,280 does not exist you see the presence of 584 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:36,040 God puts to flight progress and how often 585 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:39,180 I've cried to God to so move in 586 00:41:39,180 --> 00:41:43,660 our midst that the program will go on 587 00:41:43,660 --> 00:41:49,440 the present take the place well that was 588 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:54,600 not happen but perhaps one of the main 589 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:59,940 and outstanding features was this deep deep conviction 590 00:41:59,940 --> 00:42:05,040 of saving now I can't explain this you 591 00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:08,680 would have to be there to see but 592 00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:13,600 here are two incidents that dear old lady 593 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:17,180 came to me one day and she said 594 00:42:17,180 --> 00:42:19,940 I feel led to ask you to go 595 00:42:19,940 --> 00:42:23,920 to this particular part of this parish there 596 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:30,460 are mighty sinners there that need salvation well 597 00:42:30,460 --> 00:42:32,520 I said to her you know I have 598 00:42:32,520 --> 00:42:36,740 no leadings to go there there are men 599 00:42:36,740 --> 00:42:39,560 there that are bitterly opposing me and I 600 00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:41,780 don't suppose I could get any place to 601 00:42:41,780 --> 00:42:45,440 hold a meeting and she looked at me 602 00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:51,100 and said this Mr. Campbell if you were 603 00:42:51,100 --> 00:42:53,800 living as near to God as you ought 604 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:55,840 to be he would reveal his secrets to 605 00:42:55,840 --> 00:43:00,320 you also and I took that as a 606 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:02,460 rebuke and I went back to the manse 607 00:43:02,460 --> 00:43:05,360 and I said to the minister I think 608 00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:08,020 we ought to spend the morning with old 609 00:43:08,020 --> 00:43:14,030 Peggy and wait upon God with her in 610 00:43:14,030 --> 00:43:20,330 the room so she agreed and she and 611 00:43:20,330 --> 00:43:24,830 her sister knelt with her in their little 612 00:43:24,830 --> 00:43:29,490 room and that dear woman began to pray 613 00:43:29,490 --> 00:43:33,770 and I can give you her prayer Lord 614 00:43:33,770 --> 00:43:36,610 you remember the conversation we had this morning 615 00:43:36,610 --> 00:43:39,650 at two o'clock and you told me 616 00:43:39,650 --> 00:43:41,790 you were going to visit this part of 617 00:43:41,790 --> 00:43:47,310 the parish with revival and I've just spoken 618 00:43:47,310 --> 00:43:49,330 to Mr. Campbell about it but he's not 619 00:43:49,330 --> 00:43:52,990 prepared to think of it you better give 620 00:43:52,990 --> 00:43:55,670 him wisdom because the man badly needs it 621 00:44:01,140 --> 00:44:03,500 well that was what the dear woman said 622 00:44:04,620 --> 00:44:08,200 and when we rose from our knees I 623 00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:10,640 said to her well Peggy now where do 624 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:12,880 you wish me to go and where is 625 00:44:12,880 --> 00:44:17,480 the meeting to be held oh you go 626 00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:23,820 and God will provide the congregation and the 627 00:44:23,820 --> 00:44:27,240 meeting place well Peggy I'll go oh you 628 00:44:27,240 --> 00:44:34,160 better you better and I went on the 629 00:44:34,160 --> 00:44:37,640 following evening and there must have been a 630 00:44:37,640 --> 00:44:41,380 congregation of anything between three and four hundred 631 00:44:42,420 --> 00:44:45,840 gathered around this bungalow a seven room bungalow 632 00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:50,180 and the bungalow was so packed and so 633 00:44:50,180 --> 00:44:54,160 many young people anxious to be in that 634 00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:55,940 the man of the house who wasn't a 635 00:44:55,940 --> 00:45:00,520 Christian but a God-fearing man suggested that 636 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:02,700 they should get into the bench in rows 637 00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:06,480 of threes take off their shoes and pack 638 00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:09,100 themselves like Harry now that was what they 639 00:45:09,100 --> 00:45:13,020 did rows of threes on their knees in 640 00:45:13,020 --> 00:45:18,420 the different beds not one of them could 641 00:45:18,420 --> 00:45:23,420 tell you but moved by a sovereign God 642 00:45:23,420 --> 00:45:28,200 they were there I spoke for about 10 643 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:29,980 minutes when one of the elders came to 644 00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:33,780 me and said Mr. Campbell will you come 645 00:45:33,780 --> 00:45:37,080 round to the end of the house some 646 00:45:37,080 --> 00:45:40,260 of the leading men in the village are 647 00:45:40,260 --> 00:45:46,340 crying to God for mercy and if you 648 00:45:46,340 --> 00:45:48,720 go there we'll go to the peat sack 649 00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:51,060 over here when you see those women crying 650 00:45:51,060 --> 00:45:55,640 to God underneath I went round to the 651 00:45:55,640 --> 00:45:57,560 end of the house and there they were 652 00:45:57,560 --> 00:46:03,720 the men that old Peggy saw that would 653 00:46:03,720 --> 00:46:06,580 become pillars in the church of our fathers 654 00:46:06,580 --> 00:46:11,660 and today those men are pillars in the 655 00:46:11,660 --> 00:46:15,900 church my dear people that's the revival that 656 00:46:15,900 --> 00:46:21,090 I believe in but in the midst of 657 00:46:21,090 --> 00:46:23,570 those crying to God for mercy there were 658 00:46:23,570 --> 00:46:27,330 two pipers I think most of you know 659 00:46:27,330 --> 00:46:30,990 that I was a piper and playing the 660 00:46:30,990 --> 00:46:34,350 bagpipes at a concert and dance when God 661 00:46:34,350 --> 00:46:37,010 met with me and spoke to me and 662 00:46:37,010 --> 00:46:43,680 saved me miracle working God well two of 663 00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:47,300 them are there now those two pipers were 664 00:46:47,300 --> 00:46:51,960 advertised to play at a concert and dance 665 00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:56,420 in a neighboring parish and the minister of 666 00:46:56,420 --> 00:46:58,840 that parish was there he was a man 667 00:46:58,840 --> 00:47:00,420 who spoke to me and said go to 668 00:47:00,420 --> 00:47:02,220 the end of the house and he and 669 00:47:02,220 --> 00:47:04,180 his wife were looking at the two pipers 670 00:47:04,180 --> 00:47:08,140 oh they're there crying to God for mercy 671 00:47:08,140 --> 00:47:13,080 he turned to his wife and he said 672 00:47:13,080 --> 00:47:17,300 look here we'll go back to the parish 673 00:47:17,300 --> 00:47:21,740 and we'll go to the dance and we'll 674 00:47:21,740 --> 00:47:24,620 tell them where what is happening in Barber 675 00:47:25,720 --> 00:47:30,260 so off we went 50 miles arrived when 676 00:47:30,260 --> 00:47:34,140 the dance was in progress went to the 677 00:47:34,140 --> 00:47:36,100 door and was met by the son of 678 00:47:36,100 --> 00:47:39,960 a schoolmaster what are you wanting here Mr. 679 00:47:40,680 --> 00:47:44,400 McLennan oh I've just come to the dance 680 00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:46,060 oh but we know you haven't come to 681 00:47:46,060 --> 00:47:52,300 the dance to to dance but as parish 682 00:47:52,300 --> 00:47:54,620 minister he claimed the right and went in 683 00:47:55,580 --> 00:47:58,880 they're dancing then there was a lull he 684 00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:02,700 stepped onto the floor young men young women 685 00:48:03,340 --> 00:48:06,760 I've an interesting story to tell you the 686 00:48:06,760 --> 00:48:11,160 smith pipers aren't with you they're not with 687 00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:14,560 you they're crying to God for mercy in 688 00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:24,530 Barber a stillness oh the stillness 689 00:48:24,530 --> 00:48:26,730 of eternity and quoting the words of the 690 00:48:26,730 --> 00:48:30,910 minister came over the dance and then he 691 00:48:30,910 --> 00:48:33,990 said young folk listen I would like you 692 00:48:33,990 --> 00:48:36,930 to sing a psalm with me and I 693 00:48:36,930 --> 00:48:40,310 think we ought to sing psalm 50 where 694 00:48:40,310 --> 00:48:43,470 God is depicted as a flame of fire 695 00:48:44,490 --> 00:48:48,090 they began to sing he's leading it himself 696 00:48:48,090 --> 00:48:54,300 when they came to the second verse suddenly 697 00:48:54,300 --> 00:48:58,260 there was a cry the young man fell 698 00:48:58,260 --> 00:49:01,500 on the floor and began to cry to 699 00:49:01,500 --> 00:49:04,800 God for mercy in five minutes the hall 700 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:10,910 was empty and they're now in three buses 701 00:49:10,910 --> 00:49:14,830 coaches that brought young people from other parishes 702 00:49:15,600 --> 00:49:18,250 and they're in the coaches on their knees 703 00:49:18,250 --> 00:49:22,130 crying to God for mercy and listen the 704 00:49:22,130 --> 00:49:25,410 young man who fell on his knees that 705 00:49:25,410 --> 00:49:29,710 night was inducted to a parish church just 706 00:49:29,710 --> 00:49:34,050 before I came across to Canada that's God 707 00:49:34,050 --> 00:49:39,950 at work the spirit of God so moved 708 00:49:39,950 --> 00:49:45,050 the conviction was so terrible that we could 709 00:49:45,050 --> 00:49:53,900 only leave them there I suppose you've read 710 00:49:53,900 --> 00:49:59,800 about the most remarkable movement the acts of 711 00:49:59,800 --> 00:50:04,760 the apostles repeated again it's in the village 712 00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:10,380 of Arna a young girl who was with 713 00:50:10,380 --> 00:50:12,920 you here for several years and came to 714 00:50:12,920 --> 00:50:15,700 us last year she was up there just 715 00:50:15,700 --> 00:50:20,040 now and she was over at the house 716 00:50:20,040 --> 00:50:24,320 that shook when the elder prayed now that 717 00:50:24,320 --> 00:50:32,460 was what happened about midnight situation was difficult 718 00:50:32,460 --> 00:50:38,240 again bitter opposition bitter opposition he's teaching error 719 00:50:38,240 --> 00:50:44,840 so it went on but at midday midnight 720 00:50:44,840 --> 00:50:48,700 this man got up to pray and I 721 00:50:48,700 --> 00:50:52,400 still recall his words God do you know 722 00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:55,460 that your honor is at stake do you 723 00:50:55,460 --> 00:50:57,140 know that they made a promise that they're 724 00:50:57,140 --> 00:51:01,020 not fulfilling now there are five ministers here 725 00:51:01,020 --> 00:51:03,680 along with Mr. Campbell I don't know where 726 00:51:03,680 --> 00:51:06,400 any of them stand not even Mr. Campbell 727 00:51:06,400 --> 00:51:08,900 but if I know anything at all about 728 00:51:08,900 --> 00:51:12,300 my own poor heart I think I can 729 00:51:12,300 --> 00:51:16,800 say that I'm thirsty I'm thirsting for a 730 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:22,300 manifestation of your power and then about a 731 00:51:22,300 --> 00:51:26,060 quarter to two in the morning he stood 732 00:51:26,060 --> 00:51:31,700 up and said this God on the basis 733 00:51:31,700 --> 00:51:34,780 of your promise to pour water on the 734 00:51:34,780 --> 00:51:38,440 thirsty I now take it upon myself to 735 00:51:38,440 --> 00:51:42,900 challenge you to fulfill your covenant engagement and 736 00:51:42,900 --> 00:51:46,080 when that man said that the foremost supplically 737 00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:51,000 an elder or rather a minister said to 738 00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:56,840 me I said yes but I in my 739 00:51:56,840 --> 00:52:01,060 own thoughts and when John Smith stopped praying 740 00:52:02,020 --> 00:52:05,620 I pronounced the benediction and went out of 741 00:52:05,620 --> 00:52:09,680 the church to find the whole community alive 742 00:52:10,740 --> 00:52:17,080 the whole community alive opposition had fled and 743 00:52:17,080 --> 00:52:21,400 the gracious movement broke out but he's spoken 744 00:52:21,400 --> 00:52:24,780 of in Scotland today at the Arno revival 745 00:52:24,780 --> 00:52:29,140 one of the mighty movements in the midst 746 00:52:29,140 --> 00:52:33,020 of this gracious visitation you know that the 747 00:52:33,020 --> 00:52:35,100 drinking house was closed that night and it's 748 00:52:35,100 --> 00:52:40,220 never been open since never been open since 749 00:52:40,220 --> 00:52:43,740 the men who used to drink there and 750 00:52:43,740 --> 00:52:47,820 spend the evening fair are now praying in 751 00:52:47,820 --> 00:52:50,920 our prayer meetings and one of them is 752 00:52:50,920 --> 00:52:59,120 a minister in southern Arabia Donald McPhail well 753 00:52:59,120 --> 00:53:04,300 I could go on but that was how 754 00:53:04,300 --> 00:53:11,600 the movement began conviction distress of soul 14 755 00:53:11,600 --> 00:53:15,440 young men standing at a hall discussing the 756 00:53:15,440 --> 00:53:17,440 amount of beer that was to be brought 757 00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:19,900 to the parish for a dance on Friday 758 00:53:19,900 --> 00:53:23,380 suddenly one of them turns to the others 759 00:53:23,380 --> 00:53:26,600 and says boys let us increase the amount 760 00:53:26,600 --> 00:53:29,520 I believe that this is the last time 761 00:53:29,520 --> 00:53:31,580 that beer is going to come to this 762 00:53:31,580 --> 00:53:35,280 party another young man said Angus are you 763 00:53:35,280 --> 00:53:37,960 suggesting that the revival is going to come 764 00:53:37,960 --> 00:53:43,920 to this godless parish I cannot say what 765 00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:46,700 is going to happen of what is going 766 00:53:46,700 --> 00:53:50,840 to come but something is happening to me 767 00:53:52,880 --> 00:53:55,900 that was all that he said but listen 768 00:53:55,900 --> 00:54:01,900 dear people 14 young men fell on their 769 00:54:01,900 --> 00:54:05,440 knees in front of the public hall and 770 00:54:05,440 --> 00:54:08,880 were there for over an hour and all 771 00:54:08,880 --> 00:54:12,780 of them saved and 11 of them are 772 00:54:12,780 --> 00:54:16,240 office bearers in that church today and that 773 00:54:16,240 --> 00:54:20,260 is one community after that gracious movement when 774 00:54:20,260 --> 00:54:24,040 you couldn't find a single unsaved soul in 775 00:54:24,040 --> 00:54:28,740 the parish or in that party my dear 776 00:54:28,740 --> 00:54:32,180 people did your good folk understand what revival 777 00:54:32,180 --> 00:54:38,270 means have you a conception of what it 778 00:54:38,270 --> 00:54:42,590 means to see god working the god of 779 00:54:42,590 --> 00:54:49,590 miracle sovereign supernatural moving in the midst of 780 00:54:49,590 --> 00:54:54,670 men and hundreds swept into the kingdom oh 781 00:54:54,670 --> 00:54:57,830 that we might see it that we might 782 00:54:57,830 --> 00:55:05,860 see it now my time is gone but 783 00:55:05,860 --> 00:55:10,520 you ask now what are the fruits of 784 00:55:10,520 --> 00:55:13,300 it you've already said that you know nothing 785 00:55:13,300 --> 00:55:17,720 about backsliding now that is true I could 786 00:55:17,720 --> 00:55:20,840 counter my five fingers all who dropped off 787 00:55:20,840 --> 00:55:23,980 from the prayer meeting you see in louis 788 00:55:23,980 --> 00:55:28,600 and in the highlands generally they would no 789 00:55:28,600 --> 00:55:32,340 more believe that you were a christian than 790 00:55:32,340 --> 00:55:34,300 they would believe that the devil was a 791 00:55:34,300 --> 00:55:37,540 christian if you don't attend the prayer and 792 00:55:41,160 --> 00:55:46,910 i agree with me i certainly agree with 793 00:55:46,910 --> 00:55:53,870 me when a soul is born again suddenly 794 00:55:53,870 --> 00:55:57,670 there is created a hunger to be among 795 00:55:57,670 --> 00:56:01,350 the praying people of god and the prayer 796 00:56:01,350 --> 00:56:05,330 meetings become crowded you couldn't find a parish 797 00:56:05,330 --> 00:56:08,110 in louis today that hasn't five prayer meetings 798 00:56:10,250 --> 00:56:13,530 local press stated in the midst of the 799 00:56:13,530 --> 00:56:17,570 movement there are more people attending the prayer 800 00:56:17,570 --> 00:56:22,130 meetings now than attended public worship on a 801 00:56:22,130 --> 00:56:28,170 communion sunday now that's true well that is 802 00:56:28,170 --> 00:56:33,390 one of the outstanding features relative to the 803 00:56:33,390 --> 00:56:39,630 fruit that remains and from those prayer meetings 804 00:56:39,630 --> 00:56:43,350 now get a hold of this from those 805 00:56:43,350 --> 00:56:49,390 prayer meetings a movement has began now that 806 00:56:49,390 --> 00:56:54,710 is sweeping through louis where is it among 807 00:56:54,710 --> 00:57:01,040 whom among the teenagers among young men and 808 00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:07,960 young women that some time ago would be 809 00:57:07,960 --> 00:57:11,020 making their way to town to the picture 810 00:57:12,480 --> 00:57:17,040 or to the dance or to the drinking 811 00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:23,810 houses in the town but today in their 812 00:57:23,810 --> 00:57:31,030 scores now i'm not seeing its revival not 813 00:57:31,030 --> 00:57:33,270 in the sense that we witnessed it some 814 00:57:33,270 --> 00:57:41,290 years ago but in parishes tonight you will 815 00:57:41,290 --> 00:57:45,530 find perhaps half a dozen prayer meetings in 816 00:57:45,530 --> 00:57:49,390 progress they were in the church and from 817 00:57:49,390 --> 00:57:51,090 the church they go for a bite of 818 00:57:51,090 --> 00:57:55,330 supper and then to houses here and there 819 00:57:55,330 --> 00:57:58,050 to wait upon god till two o'clock 820 00:57:58,050 --> 00:58:02,250 in the morning and in those prayer meetings 821 00:58:02,250 --> 00:58:07,370 young people young men and women teenagers and 822 00:58:07,370 --> 00:58:14,030 others are coming savingly to christ your miss 823 00:58:14,030 --> 00:58:17,850 bengal was among them recently and she has 824 00:58:17,850 --> 00:58:21,090 a story to tell perhaps when she comes 825 00:58:21,090 --> 00:58:24,270 back to prairie she'll tell you all about 826 00:58:24,270 --> 00:58:26,910 it not easy if we let her go 827 00:58:28,710 --> 00:58:33,030 uh i think i said to mr maxwell 828 00:58:33,030 --> 00:58:36,450 if you can give us half a dozen 829 00:58:36,450 --> 00:58:40,410 other miss bangles we'll welcome them with open 830 00:58:40,410 --> 00:58:44,750 arms in the work of the mission in 831 00:58:44,750 --> 00:58:49,010 pagan england but in paris well it may 832 00:58:49,010 --> 00:58:52,030 drop a seat somewhere but that is true 833 00:58:52,030 --> 00:58:58,590 the movement continues and perhaps another feature relative 834 00:58:58,590 --> 00:59:02,730 to the fruits is a number of men 835 00:59:02,730 --> 00:59:05,350 and women that have gone forth into full 836 00:59:05,350 --> 00:59:10,070 -time service in the ministry and in the 837 00:59:10,070 --> 00:59:12,770 foreign fields you've been listening to from the 838 00:59:12,770 --> 00:59:15,450 pulpit classic sermon series this week you heard 839 00:59:15,450 --> 00:59:17,970 duncan campbell with his message when god stepped 840 00:59:17,970 --> 00:59:19,850 down from heaven tune in next week to 841 00:59:19,850 --> 00:59:22,210 hear jay glenoa talk about it is the 842 00:59:22,210 --> 00:59:24,550 last hour i'm from the pulpit classic sermons