When God Stepped Down - Part 2 (Cd Quality) — Duncan Campbell

We are now addressing meetings through the day. We're addressing meetings right through the night. I can remember once within 24 hours addressing eight meetings crowded churches five times. Twice out in a field once down at the shore Where men had come across a lot there old men.

And they were so moved that night. So many of them found the Savior That we followed them to the shore. And there we sang the songs of Zion at two o 'clock in the morning Before they left for their homes.

Revival Meetings Through the Day and Night

Oh My dear people, that's God at work revival. I Remember one night the man coming to me and Saying would it be possible for you to visit our parish? Well, I said it all depends on when I could visit the parish.

I Think it would be possible for me to go if You could have me between one at two o 'clock in the morning so It was decided That I should go one o 'clock half-past one. I arrived there To find a large church one of those large churches in Lewis.

Crowded to capacity with us many outside. I Spoke there and then left the church with hundreds crying to God. I say hundreds Crying to God. Another young man came to me And said mr. Campbell there must be between three and five hundred people on a field down here.

And they're wondering the elders. They're wondering if you could come down address. They went down. And I found this crowd. Oh, it was easy to address them. Because the Spirit of God was hovering over us.

The Spirit of God. I see a man Lying on the ground. Oh He's in distress of soul in terrible distress. Then for young girls, I would say about 16 years of age. They came over and they melt beside him and I hear one of them saying listen to Jesus that saved us last night.

Come save you now. And that man was saved. Young laughs he's prayed around him. My dear people that's revival, but I think I ought to tell you a rather amusing incident we weren't In favor with all. There was a certain section of the Christian Church that bitterly opposed me the mad Armenia.

Controversy Over the Baptism of the Holy Ghost

I was teaching strange doctrine claiming Not the baptism of the Holy Ghost was a definite subsequent experience to conversion. No, my dear people. I believe that They cross your path there it is. I Want to say this in passing?

But I believe it was because the people of Lewis grasped that truth that we can say today we know. Practically nothing of backsliding from that gracious movement of years ago. It is because they entered into the fullness of men and women.

Going out into full-time service. Well, we're singing at this meeting when I saw the door of a cottage opening and I saw an old woman coming out with a black shawl on her and she walked over and she got a hold of one of the elders every man and She said to him.

I wish you people would go home and let people sleep. I can still see that dear man going over to her and taking her by the shoulders and shaking her and Saying woman get away home. You've been asleep long enough but from that meeting I Went back.

I that the man's the minister was with me we found an elder waiting us to say that a Farmer was in great distress of soul. Now. This man hadn't been near a church for 12 years. He just lived for his cattle and horses and for the air, but he had a godly wife and A godly daughter and they were concerned about him.

They invited me prior to this incident to the farm and I spoke to the old man and he said oh, well, I may turn up at the church sometime. A day or two after that He was seen walking down the road to the church and one of the elders said that he thought.

The suit he had on was a suit that he married him. It wasn't certainly a mother in one. He went to the church at any. And the church was so crowded that he had to sit on the pulpit steps just quite near to me.

And God's oh he was in a fearful state I Mean and repeating God Hell is too good for me. Hell is too good for me. Oh. But we could see conviction. That is one thing that I've been crying for after this conference.

Conviction of Sin and Leaving People to God

Conviction of sin. That'll get men and women prostrate in the presence of God. Oh, give it to us give it to us that night at this field meeting along with the elder and the minister. Went found every room in the farmhouse packed with people praying.

Oh. They were praying for the farmer. They were afraid that he would go mental. So I said to the wife Where is Donald state told that God may have mercy on the mightiest sinner. Oh. She was speaking truth.

May God have mercy on the mightiest sinner. So we went down the passage and she gently opened the door and there's a farmer on his knees and Again, he kept repeating God. Can you have mercy on me? Can you have mercy on me?

I Seem to feel the tell is too good for me. And there is we're standing at the door is quite unconscious of us being there. Then the wife now you needn't laugh at this. I'm just stating a fact the wife spoke.

And this is what you said. There's the mightiest sinner and may he take his tummy full of it. Well, that wasn't the word she used. May take his tummy full of. What does she mean? Oh. She was crying to God.

But God would so shake him out of his sin. Not his experience of God would be real. Conviction in the words of Mary Morris their conviction leave them there. Oh. How often I heard her say that during the US Revival.

Leave them there, but God deal with them. Know that I sometimes feel dear people that we take things out of the hand of God by your counsel. Oh. But we might get to the place where with implicit confidence in God we leave the work to him the following night.

He asked for a meeting in the house in the morning. God met with them in a Glorious deliverance and he asked for a prayer meeting. Do you know that out of that prayer meeting? There are four ministers in the church today prayer meeting.

The Awareness of God in Revival

Well now I could go on talking to you about incidents and How it began but I think I ought to mention one of one or two of the Supreme features of the movement first of all, of course. It was the awareness of God that to me was the outstanding thing.

This sense of God the fear of God in the parish and in the neighboring parishes. You could speak to any person and you would find them thinking about God and crying for mercy. Now that is a fact that cannot be disputed.

God was everywhere and because of this awareness of God. The churches were crowded through the day. Right on through the night to five and six o 'clock in the morning. It does not exist. You see the presence of God puts to flight program.

Now often I've cried to God. So move in our midst that the program Will go on the present. Take the place. Well, that was what happened. Now for me in an outstanding features. Was this deep deep conviction of sin?

Now I can't explain this. You would have to be there to see our two incidents, but dear old lady came to me one day and She said I feel led to ask you to go to this particular part of this parish. There are mighty sinners there That need salvation.

Well, I said to her, you know, I have no leadings to go there. There are men there that are bitterly opposing me and I don't suppose I could get any place to hold a meeting. And she looked at me and Said this Mr. Campbell if you were living as near to God as you ought to be he would reveal his secrets to you.

And I took that as a rebuke and I went back to the manse and I said to the minister I Think we ought to spend the morning with old Peggy and wait Upon God with her in the room so she agreed and She and her sister Knelt with her your woman began to pray.

And I can give you her prayer. Lord you remember the conversation we had this morning at two o 'clock and you told me you were going to visit this part of the parish with revival and I've just spoken to mr. Campbell about it, but he's not prepared to think of it.

You better give him wisdom because the man badly needs it. Well, that was what the dear woman said and When we rose from our knees I said to her well Peggy now Where do you wish me to go? And where is the meeting to be held?

Oh you go and God will provide the congregation and the meeting place. Well Peggy, I'll go. Oh, you're better. You're better and I went on the following evening and There must have been a congregation of anything between three and four hundred gathered around this bungalow a seven-room bungalow and the bungalow was so packed and So many young people anxious to be in.

But the man of the house who wasn't a Christian But a God-fearing man suggested that they should get into the beds in rows of threes take off their shoes And pack themselves like Harry. Oh, that's what they did.

Rows of threes on their knees in the different beds not one of them could tell you but moved By a sovereign God they were there. I spoke for about ten minutes when one of the elders came to me and said Mr. Campbell, will you come round to the end of the house?

Some of the leading men in the village are crying to God for mercy. And if you go there, we'll go to the peat sack over here where you see those women crying to God under me. I Went round to the end of the house and there they were the men that old Peggy saw.

That would become pillars in the church of her father. Those men are pillars in the church. My dear people, that's the revival that I believe it. But in the midst of those crying to God for mercy, there were two papers.

Revival Reaches a Dance Hall

I Think most of you know that I was a paper Concert and dance and God met with me and spoke to me and saved me. Miracle work. Well, two of them are there. Now those two papers were advertised. To play at a concert and dance in a neighboring party and the minister of that parish was there he was a man who spoke to me and said go to the end of the house and He and his wife are looking at the two papers.

Oh. They're there crying to God for mercy. He turned to his wife and he said look here. We'll go back to the parish and we'll go to the dance. What is happening in Barber. So off they went 15 miles. Arrived when the dance was in progress went to the door and was met by the son of a schoolmaster.

What are you wanting here, mr. McClennan, oh I've just come to the dance. Oh, but we know you haven't come to the dance to to dance. Parish minister he came the right and went in. They are dancing. Then there was a love he stepped on to the floor.

Young men young women. I have an interesting story to tell you. The Smith Pipers aren't with you. They're not with you. They're crying to God for mercy and Barber. Oh. The stillness of eternity and putting the words of the minister came over the dance.

And then he said young folk listen, I would like you to sing a song with me and I think we ought to sing Psalm 50 where God is depicted as a flame of fire. He began to sing he's leaving it himself when they came to the second verse.

Suddenly there was a cry. The young man fell on the floor. And began to cry to God for mercy in five minutes. The hall was empty and they're now in three buses. Coaches that brought young people from other parishes and they're in the coaches on their knees.

Crying to God for mercy. Listen, the young man who fell on his knees. That night was inducted to a parish church just before I came across to Canada. That's God at work. The Spirit of God so moved. The conviction was so terrible that we could only Leave them there.

The Arno Revival and a Community Transformed

You've read about the most remarkable Movement the acts of the Apostles repeated again. It's in the village of Arna. Young girl you're here for several years and came to us last year. He was up there just now.

And she was over afraid. Now that was what happened about midnight. The situation was difficult again. Bitter opposition. Bitter opposition. He's teaching at all day at night this man got up to pray. And I still recall his words God.

Do you know that your honor is at stake? Do you know that you made a promise that you're not fulfilling? Now there are five ministers here along with mr. Campbell. I don't know where any of them stand not even mr Campbell but if I know anything at all about my own poor heart, I think I can say that I'm thirsty.

I'm fasting for a manifestation of your power and then About a quarter to two in the morning He stood up and said this God He's off your promise to pour water on the thirsty I. Now take it for myself to challenge you to fulfill your covenant engagement.

When that man said that the farmhouse should legally rather a minister said to me. Enough time off. I said yes, but I in my own thoughts and when John Smith stopped praying I Pronounce the benediction and went out of the church to find the whole community alive all community alive a position at play and the gracious Movement broke out but he's spoken of in Scotland today as the Arno revival.

I'm not the mighty movements in the midst of this gracious Dissertation, you know that the drinking house was closed that night. It's never been open since never been open since. The man who used to drink there and spend the evening fair Are now praying in our prayer meetings and one of them is a minister in Southern Arabia.

Donald McPhail, I could go on but that was how the movement began. Conviction distress of soul. 14 young men Standing at a hall discussing the amount of beer that was to be brought to the parish for a dance on Friday.

Suddenly one of them turns to the others and says boys. Let us increase the amount. I believe that this is the last time that beer is going to come to this party. Another young man said Angus. Are you suggesting that the revival is going to come to this godless parish?

I can't say what It's going to happen of what he's going to come. But something is happening to me. That was all that he said. But listen to our people. 14 young men held on their knees in front of the public hall and were there for hour and hour and all of them stayed.

And 11 of them are office bearers in that church today and that is one community after that gracious movement when you couldn't find a single Unsaved soul in the party or in that part of my dear people.

The Fruits of Revival in Prayer and Ministry

Did you good folk understand what revival means. The conception of what it means to see God working? The God of miracles Supernatural moving in the midst of men and Hundreds swept into the kingdom. We might see it, but we might see now.

My time's gone but You ask What are the fruits of it? You've already said that you know nothing about backsliding. No, that is true. I Could count on my five fingers all who dropped off from the prayer meetings.

You see in Lewis and in the highlands generally. They would no more believe that you were a Christian. Then they would believe that the devil was a Christian. If you don't attend the prayer meeting that I agree with certainly agree with is born again.

It's created a hunger to be among the praying people of God. The prayer meetings become crowded. You couldn't find a parish in Lewis today that hasn't five prayer meeting. So press stated in the midst of the movement.

There are more people attending the prayer meetings now Than attended public worship on a communion Sunday. Now that's true. Well, that is one of the outstanding features relative to the fruit That remains from those prayer meetings now.

Get a hold of this from those prayer meetings. A Movement has begun now. That is sweeping through Lewis. Where is it among whom. Among the teenagers? Among young men and young women some time ago. Would be making their way to town to the pictures.

Or to the dance or to the drinking houses in the town. In their school. Now, I'm not saying it's revival. Not in the sense that we witnessed it some years ago but in parishes tonight. You will find perhaps half a dozen prayer meetings in progress.

They were in the church and. From the church they go for a bite of supper and then to houses here and there to wait upon God till two o 'clock in the morning. And in those prayer meetings young people young men and women.

Teenagers and others coming savingly to Christ. Your miss Bengal was a man them recently and she has a story to tell. That's when she comes back to prairie. She'll tell you all about. Not easy if we let her go.

I think I said to mr. Maxwell. If you can give us half a dozen other miss bangles. We'll welcome them with open arms. Mission in pagan England, but that is true. The movement continues another feature relative to the fruits the number of men and women that have gone for full-time service in the ministry and in the foreign field this presentation.