LATTER DAY MIRACLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 135, 8 June 1911, Page 4

LATTER DAY MIRACLES.

-. — -.- A MISSIONARY'S- EXPERIENCES. In these days of unbelief it is like finding an oasis in the.desert.to come across a man who can tell you, through actual experience, of miraculous and _TV;—_ intervention brought about by faith. After Bearing Mr. Oliver Burgess tell of his experiences' asa missionary in China, at the Baptist Tabernacle last night, one could" not help feeling that the age of miracles is not by any means past—at least in China. These are some of Mr. Burgess' experiences when working inland in that vast Empire:—On one occasion when a narrow street was on fire, and it seemed imp—„ible-f or-"the to escape, Mr. Burgess-prayed, and told his neighbours to put .their-possessions in his place: They did so; and at thecritical moment the~wind changed. The house" was saved! - Then when Mr. Burgess and his party looked like going without- their breakfast one morning during "famine time, an old fisherman, who had hardly been able to get a fish in his net,, made an enormous haul as soon as the missionary arrived. The old man was most 1 surprised,' but 'Mr. Burgess explained that he had j prayed that breakfast might be sent him. Thereupon, tha. fisherman handed over- the cat—l without a murmur. Then on another occasion the —ossi6nary"s child was taken seriously ill. He was _way, and could not get baefe -At a certain time of the day he heard a message from God, which seemed to say, "And tbe fever left her." He jotted, down the time of the message, and some days later returned home. Lo! he found . that at that very hour and. on that very day the fever had left the child, anoTshe wa_r recovering. Another miraculous divine intervention occurred, when the' Chipese decided to kili the party. —Lr. Burgess and his frisgds went into a | house for shelter, and the Chinese decided to set fire to the'plaffl _. Alter a prayer, however, a heavy thunderstorm J came on and frightened the mob away. 1 A few days later they again came on the same errand, but' jnst at' the-,right moment a storm again drove them away,' thus saving the party's lives. Mr. "Burgess related a number of other.esi_tong incidents, and his address was followed j with much interest.