Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-02-01
BELIEVE 0oU nE,Rs PRAYER


\ feN years age iaere ~as ha'i'e
fe3ght on ne oeeaa. - The deck q.
lhs ship, 3a.eh VS. comma ari - laHi
Jas aa5aHr. u company 81 poor 81 cfs
iav Haug -. ONE bleeding. ao8 y ~
Ias5r unias we're foru traH tHclf b"dies
acc scattered Htout SIC sHp. lie eai
Tie, however. hs5 ST tc,on, eud The
esF.aip oraertd another company 10 he
"a ID 20 from tgloN "a. They came uf
"a deck. and sav he bod.e, Of Their
companions. The aale and CHASTITY rouu.
ieuaacSs ot The = iug, aid The desc,
they manifested, a @as na ura, some
emotions Of ear ard alarn. al 9hIsh
The captain was dreadful angff and
.waIe herrd oh, lmprecaupg the
vengeance Of heaven on the trembling
mariners. One o. The 40 diers beng
pious m.n. va. shocked and griosed a
The proianenrss OF the captain, and re-
rbafkeo, taking ct his hai al the same
tine cut Of respect Of the commanding
officer Captain" sad he, Relieve.
6od hears prayer, and, II he were to
hear your payer nov, what would be .
come OF U.s.
fhe bllile was fought. and when the
captain became more calm he though, Of
what the pions salIor had said 10 hun
The result VAS. he lrfi Of swearing aad
was ever Afterwards pious nial. " hen
he returned ~ m. home ~ Scotland, be
called on his brother, Rose =, Va dane,
and told htln what The Lord hsi done
for his soul. Ills brother WAS very
wealthy man. bdl mol religious--he haI
heard Of bis brother James conversion
am vas very angf vi h HIN on account
Of Il. lie ordered nm 10 leave Is soU.e
never to CONF iG0 II again. James &C
cofdins'y iei- bai as he turned away
lie SAID 10 hs brother. Robert, ihough
VOC forbid me your b use, VOC can't pre-
vent NY praying Tor you. aud | vii
pray iur Nau as long AZ ne both live
Tins express on aent ike an arrow 10
lin hear, OF Robert. lilo thought how
unkind he had been to his brother. and
how wicked he was IN The sight OF Col.
10 DC - angry because his brother, had
become a Christian. lie sepi and weni
away by hlnself and fell upon h..
knees 10 prayer, and begged that God
would have mercy upon his poor soul
he Lord heard his prayer, and he be
came an emineuliy ptous man deYol,ng
his influence aud wealth 10 the cause Of
Christ. lie made visit 10 Geneva Tor
the purpose Of conversing with the Young
men there. wao under tho influence OF
Noliaire's and Rouseau's writings. had
ln,bIbed lahdel principles. lie took a
house m lbe bosom OF the moss enehan
ing naipr1i scenery. on The margin OF
the orauilldl ltKe Geneva, aud being a
mah Of "ea'ta \ general intelligence. a.
well as humb ( plcty, many OF the stu
dealt Ga nc 10 V'su hIn. lie conyefsed
WIN them on The subject of region, re
.aung 10 them his experience and told
'heha now sd u was That young men OF
talent AID Literary requirements should
degrade their mnta and throw away
ihelf acquisitions IA Tie cause oflrrvl,g>
ion and uhdeliiy. The result va. TIA,
some oi these young men beca me rehy.
ious. and among the number the now
celebrated Or Merle p'Aubignc. who La,
written the history Of The Reformation.
aud Is nov al the head o. the lheologi>
cal institution which IS educating a
large number Of pious \ Dung men fcr
The Christian ministry. Al these z orious
:, suls We trace back 10 the plous sa,l
or Who on The bloody deck, SAID 10 his
prolane captain. i believe God hears
Prayers 5. Treasury.