Frank Higgins, Trail Blazer (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...their needs, their sins, their neglect of duty and Christ. And the outcome was amazing. It was more than that, it was confusing, for it unsettled all their preconceived ideas. They thought him a sheep-shearer, but no clippers appeared. Consequently, in a camp where he had not preached before, several of the men followed him after the service and slangily invited him to "show his hand." "We want you to put us next," said the spokesman. "Next to what?" "Oh, come across What's the game? You ain't preachin' for no thin' an' you didn't ask for a hand-out. Let us in on it." And Higgins explained how, long ago, the Master commanded his disciples to go into the highways and byways with the good news of the Kingdom; and how he, as one of the Master's followers, was trying to obey. It was difficult to believe. It looked too divine for this selfish day, but Higgins had ' a way with him"--the convincing way of a man who carries his heart in his hand. In 1902 the Evangelistic Committee of the Presbyterian Church guaranteed Mr. Higgins' salary and commissioned him to preach in the camps under their direction. This was the first recognition that came to him from his church, and the heart of the lonely preacher leaped with encouragement. But still there were doubters in the ministry, and these doubters were not silent, f The Synod of Minnesota met in the fall of 1905; and some of the members, who had been aware of this modern voice in the wilderness, felt that if Higgins could be induced to present the story of his work to the Synod, it would sweep away the last barriers of opposition. When it was suggested to him, his face brightened with encouragement, but as he thought of his lack of skill as a speaker, a cloud of sadness se...