Scholar8200:
The Fragrance Of Christ
By James A. Stewart

When I was saved, during a mighty movement of the Spirit of God in Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady was also saved. Her name was Helen Ewan. She was just a slip of a girl, but at the very threshold of her new life in Christ, she crowned Him as absolute Lord, and was filled with the Spirit – a definite experience.

The rivers of living water simply flowed from that young girl’s life (John 7:37-39). When she died at the age of 22, all Scotland wept. I know hundreds of missionaries all over the world wept and mourned for her.

She had mastered the Russian language and was expecting to labor for God in Europe. She had no outstanding personality; she never wrote a book, nor composed a hymn; she was not a preacher, and never traveled more than 200 miles from her home. But when she died, people wrote about her life story. Although she died so early in life, she had led a great multitude to Jesus Christ.

She arose early each morning about 5 o’clock to study God’s Word, to commune, and to pray. She prayed for hundreds of missionaries. Her mother showed me her diary – one of her diaries – and there were at least 300 different missionaries for whom she was praying. It showed how God had burdened that young heart with a ministry of prayer. She had the date when she started to pray for a request and then the date when God answered her petition. She had a dynamic prayer life that moved God and moved man.

I was talking one day with two university professors in London City. We were talking about dynamic Christianity, when one of them suddenly said, "Brother Stewart, I want to tell you a story." And he told me that in Glasgow University there was a remarkable young lady, who, wherever she went on that campus, left a fragrance of Christ behind her.

For example, if the students were telling dirty stories, someone would say, "Shhh! – Helen is coming – quiet." And then she passed by and unconsciously left the power behind her. The university professor told me how in their prayer meetings they could always tell when this young lady entered the room. She did not even need to take part in the prayers. The moment she entered the room the whole of the meeting was revolutionized by the mighty power of God.

"And," said that professor, "she led many of those students to Jesus Christ." She was the greatest power for God that he ever knew in his life.

I said, "Sir, that could only be one person. That was Helen Ewan." He said that was the name of the young lady.

I have been out on the streets of Glasgow at midnight, in the awful cold winter night, giving out my tracts and doing personal soul winning, and as I have been going home, I have seen Helen Ewan with her arms around a poor, drunken harlot, and telling her of Jesus and His love.

Friends, she led a great multitude to Jesus Christ. And when I went many years later to the place of her burial, one of the grave diggers said, "Preacher, I’ll never forget when that young lady was buried here. When I was burying that body, I felt the presence of God all over this place."

One night we were all having a special evening together, young people rejoicing in the Lord, and having a good time, when my wife said, "Is that Helen Ewan’s photograph on the mantelpiece?"

Suddenly there was a dead silence, and she said, "Jim, have I said anything wrong?" All the laughing ceased, and one by one, without anybody saying a word, we dropped down on our knees and began to pray. Think of it, years after she had gone home to Heaven, her name was so powerful. Oh, friends, I believe that this spiritual life is for every child of God!

"Be filled with the Spirit" (Eph. 5:18).
(Herald Of His Coming)

crusadistic:
Booring!!!

malvisguy212:
exactly, when I was an unbeliever I find it hard to read just one verse in the bible. But by the time the spirit convicted me of my sin, I read the whole of psalm and the four gospel many more still, I was hunger for more.

crusadistic:
Booring!!!

Scholar8200:
The Fragrance Of Christ
By James A. Stewart

When I was saved, during a mighty movement of the Spirit of God in Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady was also saved. Her name was Helen Ewan. She was just a slip of a girl, but at the very threshold of her new life in Christ, she crowned Him as absolute Lord, and was filled with the Spirit – a definite experience.

The rivers of living water simply flowed from that young girl’s life (John 7:37-39). When she died at the age of 22, all Scotland wept. I know hundreds of missionaries all over the world wept and mourned for her.

She had mastered the Russian language and was expecting to labor for God in Europe. She had no outstanding personality; she never wrote a book, nor composed a hymn; she was not a preacher, and never traveled more than 200 miles from her home. But when she died, people wrote about her life story. Although she died so early in life, she had led a great multitude to Jesus Christ.

She arose early each morning about 5 o’clock to study God’s Word, to commune, and to pray. She prayed for hundreds of missionaries. Her mother showed me her diary – one of her diaries – and there were at least 300 different missionaries for whom she was praying. It showed how God had burdened that young heart with a ministry of prayer. She had the date when she started to pray for a request and then the date when God answered her petition. She had a dynamic prayer life that moved God and moved man.

I was talking one day with two university professors in London City. We were talking about dynamic Christianity, when one of them suddenly said, "Brother Stewart, I want to tell you a story." And he told me that in Glasgow University there was a remarkable young lady, who, wherever she went on that campus, left a fragrance of Christ behind her.

For example, if the students were telling dirty stories, someone would say, "Shhh! – Helen is coming – quiet." And then she passed by and unconsciously left the power behind her. The university professor told me how in their prayer meetings they could always tell when this young lady entered the room. She did not even need to take part in the prayers. The moment she entered the room the whole of the meeting was revolutionized by the mighty power of God.

"And," said that professor, "she led many of those students to Jesus Christ." She was the greatest power for God that he ever knew in his life.

I said, "Sir, that could only be one person. That was Helen Ewan." He said that was the name of the young lady.

I have been out on the streets of Glasgow at midnight, in the awful cold winter night, giving out my tracts and doing personal soul winning, and as I have been going home, I have seen Helen Ewan with her arms around a poor, drunken harlot, and telling her of Jesus and His love.

Friends, she led a great multitude to Jesus Christ. And when I went many years later to the place of her burial, one of the grave diggers said, "Preacher, I’ll never forget when that young lady was buried here. When I was burying that body, I felt the presence of God all over this place."

One night we were all having a special evening together, young people rejoicing in the Lord, and having a good time, when my wife said, "Is that Helen Ewan’s photograph on the mantelpiece?"

Suddenly there was a dead silence, and she said, "Jim, have I said anything wrong?" All the laughing ceased, and one by one, without anybody saying a word, we dropped down on our knees and began to pray. Think of it, years after she had gone home to Heaven, her name was so powerful. Oh, friends, I believe that this spiritual life is for every child of God!

"Be filled with the Spirit" (Eph. 5:18).
(Herald Of His Coming)

An2elect2:
That's right it was all about Helen (and now, anybody) not Christ. That's how we know false gospels and Spirits.

Scholar8200:

and learn from those who follow our example.Phil. 3:17b . Was the writer of that epistle inspired by the Spirit of God or a false spirit? and when Luke used close to 2 chapters to capture the life of Stephen, was that also about Christ? or was he also influenced by a false spirit?

Indeed, when Jesus said that the deed of the woman that washed His feet with tears will be mentioned as a memorial where the Gospel is preached, was He mistaken?

There are many whose experience of grace dwarfs ours and challenges us to receive more from Him by Whom Grace and Truth came.

It's best to weigh your words carefully before typing.

An2elect2:
I forgot its you! Another Freewiller! These are the kinds of false Spirits we receive when we reject the truth.
This story of a strange woman with strange experience that has no resemblance with the life of the saints in the Bible who also had the infilling of the Holy Spirit.

Unlike "Righteous Helen" the Spirit they received revealed Christ to them not turning them into some strange beings to be reverred.

God has called us to make disciples after Him and not ourselves like your Helen.

Pls what is more demonic than this quote that ascribes power to Helen's name?



"Her name was so powerful" What blasphemy. Was Paul's name powerful? Was Peter's name powerful? Was Stephen's name powerful?

These apostles of God did not make disciples after themselves but after Christ. We are to follow suit. Preach Christ who alone has all power and by whose name alone every knee should bow. And not turn ourselves into "special beings" or "special Christs" and take God's glory.

Do not be deceived. Test all Spirits. I have not spoken out of hatred but out of great concern. Weigh my words with the Bible and you will see I am not lying.

Scholar8200:
ok

An2elect2:
Don't forget this...

An2elect2:
Don't forget this...

Scholar8200:
Why didnt you quote Christ directly?

sonofthunder:
God Almighty professed himself the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob... do you know the implication of that as it relates to the said characters? pls drop all bigotry, no one is trying to belittle Christ here except maybe you @my quote above...

sonofthunder:

even a demon/demons professed... "Paul I know"... (with respect to your earlier post)

An2elect2:
Did you say a demon?

When there was division in the Corinthian church about whom to follow what was Paul's reply? If you don't know please be diligent enough to search it out yourself

An2elect2:
God of Abraham or God of anybody still gives God all the glory. The God of Abraham should cause us to repent not the name of Abraham.

sonofthunder:

and who was giving glory to anyone else... you were the one magnifying events to what no one said them to be...

sonofthunder:

same apostle said ...follow me as I follow Christ...

An2elect2:
Please follow Paul as he magnified Christ and not Paul or Paul's name. Take care

Scholar8200:
Reading that post up there sans a jaundiced eye quickly reveals that the author was referring to the memories her name recalls. Afterall, neither the author nor the op bids us pray or base our faith in her name!