Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt
Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt
Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt
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leave, and <strong>the</strong>n had begun pelt<strong>in</strong>g me with stones. I was remember<strong>in</strong>gthat <strong>in</strong>cident when <strong>the</strong> Spirit of <strong>the</strong> Lord came on me. …Iclosed my eyes and cried out a message <strong>in</strong> tongues. When I openedmy eyes, <strong>the</strong> men had gone.I returned to <strong>the</strong> shop and board<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> bus with <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs, I satdown. Then a big bearded man got on and tried to peddle hisrosaries and tr<strong>in</strong>kets to <strong>the</strong> passengers. He walked down <strong>the</strong> aisle,until he came to me and stopped abruptly. Po<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g his f<strong>in</strong>ger atme, he said, “I know you, <strong>Arthur</strong> <strong>Burt</strong>.”The bus driver shouted to him that <strong>the</strong> bus was leav<strong>in</strong>g, and <strong>the</strong>bearded man jumped off <strong>the</strong> bus and was gone. There was noway possible for him to know my name, but he did know it. Itrem<strong>in</strong>ded me of <strong>the</strong> girl <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Book</strong> of Acts who said, “Thesemen show unto us <strong>the</strong> way of salvation.” Paul was grieved becauseshe had a div<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g spirit. My only explanation for <strong>the</strong> man’sknowledge of my name was that he knew it by a supernaturalevil power.People <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> world don’t read <strong>the</strong> Bible,but <strong>the</strong>y do read us.In relat<strong>in</strong>g those two <strong>in</strong>cidents <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g tongues, I don’t meanto glorify tongues, but God forbid I should limit His power. Theproblem with many Pentecostal people is <strong>the</strong>y have majored ontongues and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r gifts of <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit and have not put<strong>the</strong> emphasis on <strong>the</strong> fruit of <strong>the</strong> Spirit. The Bible says if I do this, Iam only a t<strong>in</strong>kl<strong>in</strong>g cymbal.We Pentecostals have encouraged what we call <strong>the</strong> fill<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong>Spirit, without first teach<strong>in</strong>g people to surrender unconditionallyto <strong>the</strong> Lord, and afterward, to seek to be baptized <strong>in</strong> His Spirit.Many weak, <strong>in</strong>effective Christians can spout off a few words <strong>in</strong>tongues, but one cannot compare <strong>the</strong>ir lives with <strong>the</strong> fruitful livesof o<strong>the</strong>r Christians who have never once spoken <strong>in</strong> an unknowntongue.Did old General Booth speak with o<strong>the</strong>r tongues? Did <strong>the</strong> Wesley’s,Mart<strong>in</strong> Lu<strong>the</strong>r, F<strong>in</strong>ney, Moody, Torry, Alexander, William Careyor Hudson Taylor? Many believe tongues to be <strong>the</strong> evidence ofbe<strong>in</strong>g baptized <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit, but <strong>the</strong> ability to speak <strong>in</strong> tonguesis by no means <strong>the</strong> gauge of a man’s m<strong>in</strong>istry. It would be <strong>in</strong>cred-181