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On Mule Back Thru Central America with the Gospel
On Mule Back Thru Central America with the Gospel
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    On Mule Back Thru Central America with the Gospel - Mattie Crawford

    Mattie Crawford

    On Mule Back Thru Central America with the Gospel

    EAN 8596547171768

    DigiCat, 2022

    Contact: [email protected]

    Table of Contents

    PREFACE

    A MESSAGE GIVEN TO ME IN TONGUES WITH INTERPRETATION, March 15, 1919

    PREPARING TO START

    HOME LEAVING

    THE CHURCH IN UNITY The Wonderful Vision

    OPENING THE WAY.

    BREAD UPON THE WATERS From Los Angeles to Nicaragua, C. A.

    THE STARS AND STRIPES AND BEAUTIFUL MANZANILLA

    SALINA CRUZ, MEXICO. My Vision Interpreted

    THE VIRGIN OF THE ANGELS

    ARRIVING IN OUR PORT AT NICARAGUA

    OUR STAY IN MATAGALPA

    LEAVING MATAGALPA FOR LEON

    OUR ARRIVAL IN LEON

    LEAVING NICARAGUA FOR PANAMA

    SAILING FROM PANAMA

    THE NEEDS OF CENTRAL AMERICA

    THE INDIANS OF NICARAGUA (Extract from Article by Brother Schoenich)

    WHERE IS THE WHITE MAN’S BOOK OF HEAVEN?

    Do You Know What I Would Do?

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    The days of miraculous achievements are not past, as the accounts chronicled in this book will testify. Four people make a missionary trip from Los Angeles, Cal., down the coast of Mexico, preaching in many of her towns while the ship discharges or loads cargo. They arrive in Nicaragua and preach to the natives, seeing numbers of them baptized in the Holy Spirit. Returning to the States by way of the Panama Canal, and New Orleans, they reach St. Louis and Granite City, having been gone less than two years.

    Without missionary board, or other promised support whatever, the Lord provided some $3,000.00 for the trip. It is a testimony to His faithfulness, a sample of what He can and will do for those who will put their trust in Him. Some might question the wisdom and value of the shortness of their stay, but they moved under Divine direction. If any possible critic had accompanied them in their journeyings, and seen the fire in the hearts of those native people there would have been no doubt in their minds as to the exceeding profitableness of the journey in the advancement of the kingdom of God. Many remote and scattered people were reached. Praise God! They will be seen in Heaven because of the Gospel message which they heard.

    Then, too, this sketch of many happenings will, we trust, kindle a flame of missionary fire in many hearts, and give them a sense of the great need of these Central American republics, so that they, too, will have to go, pray, or give. Brother, Sister, have you not some responsibility toward sending the Gospel to those benighted people so long neglected? Let us not share in the great age-long crime of the church in her neglect of the heathen. Do not pass the time in mere happy dreams of spiritual blessings while the procession of your lost brethren of other nations tramps on into eternity with no Christ. Be not like drones, who eat the honey but do nothing for the advancement of the kingdom.

    Seeley D. Kinne.


    Photograph of the author

    Affectionately dedicated to my precious Master, the Lord, who made possible this service, and to my dear husband, son, and daughter, who were noble sharers in the battles and triumphs described.

    Oh agony of wavering thought

    When sinners first so near are brought.

    It is my Maker—dare I stay?

    My Savior—dare I turn away?

    In the ripe harvest fields the day is cried,

    And reapers with their sickles bright

    Troop, singing, down the mountain side.


    Photograph of the author and her family

    A MESSAGE GIVEN TO ME IN TONGUES WITH INTERPRETATION, March 15, 1919

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    It was on this message from the Lord that we went to the mission field by faith, without any earthly board behind us, knowing that what God had promised He would perform.

    "The time has come when I will send thee forth. Arise! put away all doubt and say to the dark clouds, ‘Depart from before my face!’ and to all fear that may arise to stop you from following in the way that I shall lead thee, ‘Flee ye, far from me, to return no more! for the Lord my God hath spoken, and I shall not be dismayed nor put to shame!’

    "Begin this day to prepare to go forth, for I will send thee unto the land to which I have called thee, and every need shall be supplied.

    "Only be strong and of good courage, for My left hand is under thy head, and My right hand doth embrace thee. Thou shalt sit down under My shadow with great delight, and My fruit shall be sweet to thy taste. I will plant thee in a fruitful land, and thou shalt bring forth fruit in My name, some thirty, some sixty, and some an hundred fold. Do not fear to go forth in My name, for I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward. I Am that I Am hath spoken unto thee this day, and I AM THAT I AM will go before thee.

    Thou shalt see of the travail of thy soul, and shall be satisfied, for thou shalt see many that sit in darkness and the shadow of death see the light of My glory, and come to praise My name. For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, My name shall be great among all nations.

    "Would you like to know the sweetness

    Of the secret of the Lord?

    Go and hide beneath His shadow,

    This shall be your sure reward.

    And when’er you leave the silence

    Of that happy meeting place,

    You must mind and bear the image

    Of the Master in your face."


    PREPARING TO START

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    After receiving the wonderful message in tongues, with its interpretation, telling us the time had come for us to make ready to go to the mission field, we began packing our trunks, putting away the things which we would not need during the summer. We had been working in a hard field that winter, the income had been very small, and poor husband had worked as much as possible, to get the children clothes and books for school. But work was scarce and the battle had been long and hard, for we felt we must settle down again that the children might be in school, which matter the Lord had dealt with us about many times before.

    We were preparing to start as soon as the way was opened, when there came a letter from a brother asking if we would not come and have some meetings with them. We felt led to go, and on arriving found the revival spirit was in the air. The first night the place was packed, and the altar was filled with hungry people seeking the Lord. We were there three weeks, and they certainly were blessed weeks of victory, for many precious souls received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and many were healed, and the Lord sent in money for some clothing, which we were all needing badly.

    After the meeting we returned for our trunks and to prepare for the trip across the country to California, for from there we were to sail for our field in Central America.

    The livelong night we’ve toiled in vain,

    But at Thy gracious word,

    I will let down the net again,

    To do Thy will, O Lord.


    HOME LEAVING

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    Bidding our loved ones good-bye we left Granite City, Illinois, May 29th, 1919. We took train from St. Louis at 4 P. M., for Stanton, Missouri, where God had definitely led us to go.

    As the train sped out of the city and over the long stretch of country beyond, I was meditating over the many things that had happened at our farewell. My dear mother had said she did not understand this thing, and my brothers and sisters had spoken against our going out in such a foolish way, without money and without backing of any kind. They just knew that we would all starve and die in that far-off country. None of them being Christians, they could not understand how the dear Lord could supply our every need. But the blessed Holy Spirit had spoken to my heart and said, You have left all, brothers, sisters, father, mother, houses and lands for My sake, and the Gospel’s, so I will give you brothers, sisters, fathers and mothers, houses and lands, wherever you go.

    As we rode on, we were praying that God would lead us every step of the way, and not let us miss His will in any thing we did or said. As I took some tracts from my hand bag to distribute among the passengers I noticed a white-haired gentleman take a seat just across from us. The Spirit said to me, That is one of your Pentecostal brothers. Ask him what you want to know about the place to which you are going.

    We were not acquainted with any one at Stanton, and had been wishing that we could find out something about the place and the people before we arrived. I began distributing the tracts through the car, and when I came to this man he looked up and said, "Praise the Lord!" We had a blessed time from there on, talking of the work over the country, and learning of conditions at Stanton.

    Arriving at the station we bade our brother good-bye and got off the train. It was now quite dark, and raining, and our funds were down to twenty cents. We stopped under the shed of the depot long enough to pray for leadings from the Lord, for it was late, the

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