Litchfield enquirer., 1859-01-27
THE DRUNKARD SAVED.

,t sno iaiton street prayer meeting, fir a quent are the prayers for incorporate hu 7. Dahds ana sons, and some of the most touc
 Ing character and occasionally a miserab ,e slave of the bottle is seen coming, that h : chains may be broken and he go free. Tl a Iolic"lng IS in the weekly report It is a, \ \ other case showing that this is a world ( : wonderful redemption, and is one worthy being put on record
 A few weeks ago man was seen walkin,
 pack and forth on the sidewalk, in front of th Z, !, Dutch church, while the prayer meeting wa going on. He was dressed in the very plain :, est attire, With pea jacket hanging on hi arm. His countenance bore the very legibl Characteristics of " hard case" After walk , lng for some time, he paused, and coming ur
 the steps to the middle lectnre-room. said to ; person at the door:
 ' Will you let such miserable looking oh
 Jeet as am have seat in your prayer meet I ing ?' ' F Certainly we will," was the reply, "and We are very glad to have, you come" I He went ill. Daily, for several weeks. he attended the meeting. He had been man of
 very incorporate habits. He left of the use Of intoxicating drinks at once. He became in- l terested in the subject of religion: and the more he came the more interested he appeared Alter four weeks of total abstinence, he signed the temperance pledge and kept it. He grew more neat in his dress his clothing was wash cd clean, though no man would have given fifty cents for all he lad on. He often was 1 without food, having no employment. Bnt 1 providence seemed to make special provision 1 that he should not suffer with hunger. In several instances he found small packages of l meat and bread wrapped in paper as he was walking the street. In other cases, small sums of money were given him, though never at the prayer meeting.
 His convictions became more deep and pun gent. He had very sad expression on his face He Was often conversed with-often urged to epentance-often invited to come to Christ. But still he held back. One evening he went to Washington Market to lodge. He had been that evening to the prayer meeting at the Globe Hotel, where he had been spoken to on the duty of immediate submission to the Law of Ghf.Eisyt. P Uouru not feel better by walking. His sins lay like a heavy burden on his soul. He could not find the Saviour. He walked aud walked, and no relief came. At length he stopped a lamp post, and reaching out his hands, grasped it. He bowed his head upon his arm, and poured his heart to the Saviour of sinners, and Christ revealed himself to this poor, miserable man. The burden of sin was gone /; and tears of pen itence and joy flowed apace.
 How long he remained in this position he does not know He walked the streets during the remainder of the night, his whole soul fill ed with joy. As the day dawned he longed to meet some one to whom he could tell his new experience. He went to various places, but could find no person that ne knew. Early in the morning he went to the Battery and sat down on the grass. He took small Testa- mcnt from his pocket and began to read He was reading the Saviours own words, and he read he shed tears which he could not re- straiu At length gentleman, who had stood silently observing him, said
 | My friend, what llttle book are you read ing 7"
 II am reading the New Testament"
 "Where did you get it 7"
 l cit was given me at the Fulton St. prayer meeting?
 DO you attend the Fulton street prayer meeting ["
 "I do. attend them every day"
 "Do they do you any good {"
 "Well, 1 hope they have done me great
 good. hope have found the Saviour"
 And then, in his perfectly artless and sim, ple. earnest manner, he narrated the story oi
 the preceding night "Well, said the listener, " have heard
 much of the Fulton street prayer meetings; believe they are doing world of good. Now r will tell you what 1 want. At ten o'clock tomorrow, want you to come to my store"
 And he gave him the name and number III
 Broad street. They then parted Punctua
 to the minute the next morning he was at the store in Bread street. There he found ne" suit of clothes throughout which had been pro vided for him, and place where he coul( ', have constant employment at full wages. Il He still regularly attends all the evening
 meetings He is a native of New York-'
 ship carpenter by trade. He was fourteel z years at sea- and forty-six years of age.
 few months ago his case was almost hopeless ! he was in the most abject and forlorn condition d and seemed to be sunk past all redemption - Now he gives abundant evidence that he IS ,i d new creature ill Christ. "Old things hay d passed away all things have become new"
 ->>>.-- Thewald thought it very unfair to in1uenc IS ehild's mind by inculcating any opinions bt
 fore it should have come to years of dIscr'
 tiou, and be able to choose for itself. shoV q. ed him my garden, and told him it was my b' ,t tanic garden. How so p said he, 1t d covered with weeds' "O," replied, tha e. is because it has not yet come to its age ,,t | liberation <r obo Tho wppda VOu Se