Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16

We give the following case as it was
related at the Globe Hotel and as il il
one OF no little interest we hope its pub
location will prove useful to many that
may peruse the narrative.
A few weeks ago. a man was seen walk.
back and forth for the space of half
an hour in front OF the Dutch Church
while the prayer meeting was going on.
de was dressed in miserable attire. with
a pea jacket on his arm. His couute.
nance bc-ss - hand writing of A +" hard
case. ~ appeared like the dilapidatea
emnan- :; g man who was burning 40
with intoI psranee. He paused ii his
walking, sd coming up the steps to the
second 'aS-e room. said to the good
mssioEa Z AZ the door, whose daily care
Is to see tfii.t those who come get com.
Portable seFfa 7 will you let such a miser-
aolelo"Aing OBJECT as | am, come in your
prayer meeting ?" Certainly we will.
and are glad to have you come" And
he went in. Daily, for several weeks
past that man came to the prayer meet
Ing. he began at once to leave off drink
ing. he became interested in the sub
ject Of religion. After four weeks Of
total abstinence, he signed the pledge to
forever abstain from intoxicating drinks.
he kept his pledge. He was often with
out food. He lodged in the market
providence seemed to make special pro
vision that he should not go hungry. In
more than one instance he found little
packages of meat and bread as he was
walking the streets. In other cases small
Sums ofsmoney were given him, but never
at the prayer meeting.
His convictions grew more deep and
pungent. A few evenings ago at praye,
meeting in the Globe Hotel, he was urged
to immediate submission. Still he hello
out. He again went down to his plac,
In Washington Market to lodge; his dis
tress increased; at two o'clock he tool
himself to the streets to see if he coul(
not feel better by walking. He could no
lind the Saviour. The language of hi,
heart was, "Oh that / might find Him?'
BE walked and no relief came; at length
ne stopped at a lamp post, he put his han(
upon the post, and bowed his head upor
his hand, and poured out his heart to The
precious Saviour. The tears Of penitene,
flowed freely. All at once Christ reveal
ed himself ~unspeakably precious to hi
heart-tAe burden q sin was gone. How
long he.remained in that position he does
not know. He walked the streets The
remainder Of the night, his whole soul full
Of joy. As the day dawned, he longed tt
meet some one to whom he could tel
what the Lord had done for his soul be
went to various places, but could meet nc
one to whom heconld reveal his new Joy.
be went to the Battery. and set himself
down upon the grass, AID took out his
little Testament and began to read; as be
read his tears flowed apace. At length a
gentleman who had stood silently BY OBJ.
serving him, said:
My friend, what little book are you
reading?"
- am reading the new Testament?a
And where did you get your Tesla
ment?"
AT the Fulton street prayer meeting. y
Do You attend the Fulton Street
prayer meeting2"
81 do.H
po you think they have dOae yoa any
" Well, | hope so. l hope / have found
Him OF whom Moses and the Prophets
did write-I hope I have found Christ
very precious TO my so4l.p
And then in bis artless and simple man.
ner, he narrated how he had found the
Saviour at the Lamp post on the previous
night, and how his whole soul had be-
come filled with joy,
Wei" said the listener, II have heard
OF those Fulton street prayer meetings,
andl believe they are doing a vast amount
OF good. Now want you to come to
my store at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing He gave his name and number in
Broad street, and they parted.
Panctual to the minute, at 10, next
morning, our brother in Christ was at the
store in Broad street, and there he found
a new suit of clothes throughout provided
for him, and a place had been found for
him, where he could have constant EN-.
ploymsnt. He-is now frequently seen at
our public meetings, and his face shines
as the face Of an angel. q
Oh, how prceiousSto him will ever be
the meeting of his Saviour at the Lamp.
At the John streetN. Y. prayer meet
ing, q few days since, the substance of this
statement was read by the leader, a warm
hearted Methodist, who turned it to most
excellent account. " Jesus Christ" he
9 is not ashamed to meet q! poor sin
ner at a Lamp posi-