Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-01-14
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
PRAYING Mothers.

Samuel, VINO became ITOpnet and a
Judge in Israel, was only brought to 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
known the Holy Scriptures, was blest with
both Praying Mother. and Praying
Grandmother.
John the Baptist, who was filled with the
Holy Ghost even from his very birth, a grea-
ter than whom had never been born of wo-
man, was the son Of Praying Mother.
The pious and excellent Doddridge had
long before he could read. endured impress
sons made upon his heart, by means of
Scripture prints on the tiles in the chimney
which were pointed out and explained 10
him by Praying Mother.
The Rev, John Newton, who, beside all
the other good he accomplished, was in
strumental in the conversion Of those emf
nant and useful men, the Rev. CIaudus
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 ,chole family Of chill
drtn in America. who were all in remar-
of the Gospel and Of the Holy Spirit. But
those children had received the caresses,
and been brought up under the care and
instruction Praying Mother.
A few years ago, the students of Theo-
logical Seminary felt interested in the in
quiry, what proportion Of their numbers
have been favored with godly parents. And
it was ascertaned, that out OF one hundred
and twenty students who were preparing
for the sacred ministry, one hundred were
the offspring Of Praying Mothers.
And-to mention but one instance more
st. Augustine that sublime genius. that H.
lustrious father and great luminary of the
Church, whose fame filed the whole Chris
tan world in the latter part of the fourth
and beginning Of the filth century, was till
his twenty eighth year only ca bitterness
10 her that bore him." From his own sub
segment confession, he was deaf to the voice
Of conscience, broke away from his moral
restraints, land spent his youth amids: scenes
Of baseness and corruption. But in all his
wande.ings, that depraved young man was
followed by Weeping, Praying Mother,
Her tears on his account watered the earth,
and her prayers went up as incense before
God. 1t is not possible, said a certain
Bishop in reply 10 her importantly that she
would endeavor to reclaim her son "good
woman, i, is not possible that child of
such tears should perish" And at length
the son himself carried to his praying moth
or the news Of his conversion, and she re-
ceived "the oil of Joy for mourning" and
the garment Of praise for the spirit of heav-
mess" Not long after, as they were jour
neying together, she said, my son, what
have to do here any longer? The only
object for which l wished to live was your
conversion, aud this the Lord has now
granted me in an abundant manner" Five
days after, she was seized with fever,
and on the ninth her tears were forever
wiped away. And wherever the name and
writings of Augustine, the gifted Bishop OF
Hippo, have been known, there also has
been "told for memorial Of her" the sto-
ry Of the Praying Mother.
Mothers Magazine.