Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-10-02

o "A iVM "eehs ago u man was seen walk
+ ing back aud forth on the sidewalk. /,
! front of the Dutch church n. Y. while Tn,
! prayer.meeting was going on. He was
|, dressed in the very plainest attire, with .
peajacket hanging on his arm. His coun
tenance bore the very legible Characters
tics Of "hard case" After walking fol
| some time, be paused and coming up tht
steps to the middle lecture-room, said to a
|, person at the door,
"Will you let such poor miserabe-ook
ing object as | am have seat in your pray.
er-meeling 2"
Certainly we will," was the reply "and
we are very glad to have you come"
F lie went in. Daily, for several weeks
he attended the meeting. He had been O
man OF very incorporate habits He left
of the use of Intoxicating drinks at once.
He became interested in tile subject of re-
ligion and the more he came the more
interested he appeared. After fonr weeks
of total abstinance, he sigued the pledge
and kept it, He grew more neat in his
dress his clothing was washed clean.
though no man would give him fifty cents
for all he had on lie was often without
food, having no employment. But Prori-
dence seemed to make special provision
that he should not suffer with hunger. In
several instances he found small packages
OF meat and bread wrapped in paper as he
walking the streets. In other cases, small
sums Of money were given him, though
| never at the prayermecting.
His convictions became more deep and
pungtnt. He had very sad expression
on bis face. He was often conversed with
often urged TO epentance-often invited
to ceme to Christ But still he held back.
One evening he went to Washington mar
ket TO lodge. He had been that evening
to the prayer-meetiog at the Globe Hotel,
where he had been spoken to on the duty
of immediate submission to the law Of
Christ. His distress kept all the time in
creasing. a two O'clock in the morning
he betook himself to the streets to see If
he could not feel any better by walking
His sins lay like a heavy burden on his
soul. He could not find the Saviour. He
walked and walked, and no relief came.
At length he stopped at lamp-post, and
reaching out his hands, and grasped it,
He bowed his head upon his arm, aud
poured out his heart to the Savior of sin
ners, and Christ revealed himself to this
poor, miserable man. The burden of sin
was gone and tears of penitence and Joy
flowed apace
How long he remained in this position
at the lamp p-post he does not know. He
walked the streets during the remainder of
night, his whole soul filed with Joy. AS
the day dawned, he onged to meet some
one to whom he could tell his new expert
ence. lie went to various places, but could
lind no person whom he knew. 'Early
IN the morning he went to the Battery,
and sat down on the grass He took
small Testament from his pocket, and be-
gan to read. He was reading the Savior'S
own words, and as he read shed tears which
he could not restrain At length a gentle
man who had stood silently observing him,
said
"Niy friend, what little book are you
reading p
Il am reading the New Testament"
"Wberc did you get it ?"
ut was given me at the Fulton-street
"DO You attend the Fulton-street pray
er-meeting !"
" do. ! attend them every day"
''Do they do you any good ?"
"Well, hope they have done me great
good. | hope l have found the Savior"
And then, in his perfectly artless and
simple earnest manner, he narrated the
story of the preceding night
"Well." said the listener, II heard much
of the Fulton-street prayer-meetings !; l
believe they are doing a world of good
Now | will tell yOu what want. At ten
o'clock tomorrow, | want you to come to
my store" And he gave him the name
and the number in Broad street. They
then parted. Punctual to the minute the
next morning he was at the store in Broad
street There he found new suit of
clothes throughout, which had been provi-
ded for him, and place where he could
have constant employment and fair wages
lie still regularly attends all the evening
meetings, He is a native of the city of
New Iork-a ship carpenter by trade
He was fourteen years at sea, aud is forty
six years of age. A few months ago, his
case was almost hopeless he was in the
most abject and forlorn condition, aud
seemed to be sunk past all redemption
Now he gives abundant evidence that he
is new creature in Christ Jesus. "0id
things have passed away all things have
become new IN y Independent.
AcyICE GRATIs.-Eyery man should keep
the wolf from the door, and his mother in
law too, if he can. Every woman has
right to be any age she pleases, for if she
were to state her real age no one would be-
lieve her. Every one has right to wear
a moustache who can. Every woman who