Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
This story was taken from the Azusa Street Mission newsletter, published a 1906, by William J Seymour in Los Angeles, California.
A young sister, Miss Lillian Keyes, daughter of Dr. Keyes, of this city, speaks and sings in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. She also interprets, And the following interpretation was also corroborated by Sister S.K. Mead, twenty years a missionary in Africa. Sister Mead arose and said that the language spoken was their dialect in Africa, a beautiful language, but one that is very difficult for English-speaking people to acquire, but the Holy Ghost, through the young lady, had given the perfect accent. The message interpreted was as follows:
"Jesus is coming again, Coming again so soon, And we shall meet him then."
"Prepare your hearts now, For the Lord is coming soon, And you know not the hour. If you are not prepared, You will not go with Jesus. He sees each heart, And wants to prepare them for his coming. Seek Him now, for some day it will be too late."
"The Lord says: 'I will bless those that seek me with all their hearts, For God is no respecter of persons. The Love of God is so great.' He says. 'Come on to me; come on to me, And I will give you rest. I will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire, And all those that seek me diligently.'"
"O, Jesus is such a wonderful Savior. He is coming soon and all must have their hearts ready. O, Jesus is so sweet. He says: 'Watch and be ready when I come.' O, He is coming so soon."
Our sister also speaks to Chinese dialects. She speaks to the Chinese as she passes them on the street, or as they come to the house, And they listen in astonishment and say she is telling them about God.
William James Roop, M.A.B.S.
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