An Incident Which
Happened in One of
Dr. T. G. Slaughter's Meetings
Hattie Ellen Taylor Redus
Rev. George M. Hall was our pastor at Andrews Chapel in 1914. While visiting in our home he told about a protracted meeting Dr. Slaughter once held in a country church where there were rough boys and young men who cared nothing for the church. Brother Hall was only a boy then. He attended this meeting and soon found out that crowds of boys were engaged in something secret in the woods. They kept going and coming until he, through curiosity, learned that they were selling and drinking liquor. He was very much upset and troubled but didn't know what to do. The meeting dragged on for several days with no apparent good done.
One morning Dr. Slaughter called for prayer. These wicked boys sat on the back bench. Dr. Slaughter prayed saying, "Lord, I came here to hold a revival. I've preached hard and no good has been done. I've got nothing to do except preach, but I am going to quit and go home unless you want me to stt. There are boys here who are ruining other boys and ruining this meeting. Lord, if they are not going to repent and quit their meanness, Kill'em, kill'em, right now, Lord!"
At that time a flash of lighting and a clap of thunder! The church was on fire! Those boys fell on the floor, women screamed, and children cried, but Dr. Slaughter kept on praying. Bro. Hall said he got close to Dr. Slaughter for he didn't want to die by himself if destruction came. The leader of the gang took a chill and soon was dead. After his funeral every one of those boys gave their hearts to God and united with the church. The fire on the church was put out and such a revival had never been known at that place.
This is a true story and I want to keep it as it was just one instance of this man's great faith. He had many varied experiences during his wonderful ministry. He was pastor of Andrews Chapel when we moved here in 1906.
