Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-18
PRAYING Mothers.

Samuel, who became a Prophet and
Judge in Israel, was early brought 10 the
sanctuary, and dedicated to the special
service Of God, by praying mother.
Timothy, who was an eminent minister
of the New Testament, and exceedingly
dear to Paul, and who from a child had
knownthe Holy Scriptures, was best with
both a praying mother and q praying
grandmother.
John the Baptist, who was filled with.
the Holy Ghost ever from his-yery birth,
a greater than whom had never been .oorn
| of woman, was son Of praying mother.
The pious and excellent Do9drldge
had, long before he could read, enduring
means of Scripture prints on the tiles in
the chimney, which were pointed out and
explained to him by a praying mother.
The Rec. John Neaoton, who, besides
all the other good he accomplished, was
instrumental lin the conversion of those
eminent and useful men, the Rev Claud-
Jus Buchanan, and the Rev. Thomas
Scott, was himself brought to Christ by
means of truth, which had been taught
him in early life by praying mother.
/ recently read of a aobole family OF
children ia America, VINO were all in a
remarkable manner brought under the In
4 fuence of the Gospel and Of the Holy
& Spirit. But these children had received
the earesses, and been brought up under
thecare and instruction ola praying mother
A few years ago, the students of E
1hbnalnnipal Sonoinar,- folt cd ~
the inquiry, what proportion of their mum
bers had been favored with godIy parents
; and it was ascertaned that out of one hun
dred and twenty studepts, who were pre-,
pairing for the sacred ministry, more thar
a hundred were the offspring Of praying
$ Mothers ~<
. And, to mention but one instance NOR
: st Augustine, that sublime genius, tina
: Industrious father and great1uminary of tn
: Church, whose fame filled the whol
;. Christian world in the latter part of tn
!; fourth and beginning of the fifth century
= was till his 28th year, only " a bitterness
E to her that bore him" From his ow
1 subsequent confession, he was deaf to th
= voice of conscience, broke away from b
. moral restraints, and spent his yout
y amidst scenes of basenesS and corruption
v But. in all his wanderings, that deprave
u young man was followed by aoeepia,
IS praying mother. Her tears on his a
y count watered the earth, and her praye
g went up as incense before God. % It
us not pessible,'' said a certain Bishop, in r
+ ply 10 her importantly that he would c
~ fdeavor to reclaim her son, &" Good woma
e- it is not possible that child OF such tea
n should perish At length the son hir
% IseIf carried to his praying motber Il
IN news of his conversion, and she receiv,
&c "the oil of joy for mourning" and "tl
ne garment of praise for the spirit of hea7
II ness" Not long after, as thew we
OF joufneying together, she said. !" My Sc
lro what have | to do here any longe
Lns The only object for which | wished
70 live, was your conversion, and this (
iu Lord has now granted me 10 an abunda
leu manner" Five days after, she was Sc
e. ed with fever; and on the ninth h
ie tears Were forever wiped away A
), wherever the name and writings of
'e . CUISINE, the gifted Bishop of Hippo. ha
az - been known, there also has been "told
~ memorial of her. the story ofthe pr
-. =. ing mothef.-M Mothers Magazine