Show REVIVAL BASED ON DREAM Chicago Tribune The preachers and people of the Methodist church all al anc over the country are arc getting ready to open the new I century with wIh what they hope to make the greatest revival of religion in all al history In preparation for the open opening ing hg of that campaign the church pa papers Pi porn pers are printing stories storie told by leaders leaders of the church of the most remarkable revivals in their experience Among these stories perhaps the most striking is that of Presiding Elder F A Har Hardin Hardin din dino of Chicago The revival took place I In Ripley 0 O when wh n Randolph S Foster now a bishop of the church was wa the junior preacher on the Ripley circuit Mr 11 Foster Foter was living at the time at atthe atthe atthe the home of f Mr Hardins Hains parents parent He came down to breakfast one morning and announced without preliminaries that we ve ar art going tp t have have a a great geat revival in Ripley th winter Mrs Hardin asked why he had bad come me to that conclusion Mr Foster went on to ex explain explain plain that during the night he had had a dream In his dream he was wa walking walking across country to keep an ap appointment appointment at Fitch Fich chapel On the way he came cae to a stream called d Eagle creek cn In his dream it i seemed to him im that the I water had ha all al dried drie up except at the theford te theford I ford There Ther in a shallow pool was wa a great swarm of fishes There came upon him hint an overpowering desire to I catch as a many malty of those thos fish as a possible He had hi an hour left before b fore ore the time he hew was w due clue ue to reach Fitch chapel and with the te means m at hanH bai he h set to work I Well VeI within the time tin at his disposal he lie had covered the bank wih with ith fishes I 11 there being so s many that he was un unable j jable able ble to handle them without help I When he woke voke up he was in a fever of I excitement He Be felt fel himself called caled upon I Ia as a if it by an inspired voice to renew his labors ka s a fisher of men menOn menOn menOn On the the next Sunday morning Mr I Foster told the story stor of his dream from the pulpit Elder Hardin who heard him declares delare that he spoke as a man I inspired That day marked the te com commencement commencement of a great geat revival revival In Ripley during which more than 90 people were I brought into the church And now Elder Hardin raises the question whether Fosters vision was an ordin ordinary ordinary ordinary I ary dream or a revelation re |