New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-07
gentleman who had been standing near observing him.

| 81 am reading the New Testament
IL got II at fbe FultSn.st prayer meetipgr
do you attend the Fulton.st. prayer'mee'ins'
| lido"
do they do you any goodl'
| well, hope they have done me goou; L hop'
have found Christ very precious to my soul.
And then. in his simple and artess manner ne mar
rated how he had found Christ at the lamp post tne PR
ceding night, and how his whole soul had Decome heu
"Wti said the listener have heard much OF the
Fulton ST. meetings; I believe they are doing word
of good. Now will tell you what want. At zen
o'clock tomorrow i want You TO come omy slo,e
And he gave him the name and number IN Broad's''
| They then parted ~,
| Meantime he sought the Kind Missionary at the Old
Dutch Church. He mp into the upper lectureIooni,
where he found him and two or three brethren win
him. His whole face was beamiDg with inward peace.
In few brief words he told the story OF the iamposf
and the great cnanet.
! "Oh blessed be God, " said the Missionary, and in
moment all were on their knees NOW let us az Pray
in turn said he and he lifted up his voice TO Goa ID
Thanksgiving and praise for his upspeakabe mercy 10
his dear brother in Christ, In thus meeting MN ~ n
pardoning mercy and renewing grace. one after an,
other followed In prayer and last the voice OF this new
! creature In Christ Jesus.
| Punctual 10 the minute the next morning he was at
the store in Broad.st There he found a new suit OF
clothes throughout which had been provided for him,
and place where he could have constant empioymehs
ut fair wages , MAJ, Al.
ago he was slave SIM to the intoxicating cup dirty
drunken rendless without home or visible means OF
support He is q useful, honored man, consistent
and happy christian. Religion did great things Tor
him.
| A sailor arose in one of the meetings and said:
lam stranger here but trust am not stranger
TO Christ 1t is not long since was converted Het
now know Him. and am no longer stranger 10 In'
love speak with great trembling before my brethren,
because feel my weakness; yet am maue strong
through the grace OF God. When ] won't TO sea left
behind me one Of the best mothers that ever lived She
was pious woman, and used to pray for me- She
used to pray for before went away from home. ana
after / had gone she prayed more than ever. Her
PRAYER always that | might become CHRISTIAN.
In INV early youth before went away from my fathers
house, / was a scholar in n Sunday school where
learned many lessons that shall never forget "hen
| was at sea off 81. Vincent, great storm arose IL
tremendous gale, and many vessels were wrccsed.
We all thought that should go TO the bottom There
seemed to be possibility that the ship could hold out
against it, ana we gave up hope. Ihere was hot d
single person on board that was Christian-none TO
whom could 90 to seek counsel in view OF preparing
for eternity. lsat alone by myself tmnEing what i
pared 10 die All the lessons that had learned In the
Sabbath. school up before my mind. II seemed as
If all had ever heard, or read or known flashed oe
ford me. and appeared as If II had al happened but
Yesterday. thought Of my religious Instruction.
thought of mothers prayers lthought OF the Bioe
/ thought Of God; saw my mothers tears deter
mined TO pray, and did pray. j made ayow before
God that he would spare ne and suffer me TO get
ashore would consecrate all the rest OF my
life 70 his service. He heard my prayer and we were
saved Not Of the crew wa lost although the storm
proved fatal TO many vessels One OF these the bark
Rcsoute OF New London, went down with all on board
Another lost eight men, and came near losing AL win
the vessel itself In day or two aftervard We ran
into st. Vincent and were ashore safe The danger
was over, and so was my resolution forgot; 10
great measure my solemn obligation to God. There
was no house Of worship in ST. Vincent but II there
had been doubt whether | would have gone into II.
We are always apt to forget when peril is past the
prayers We utter when 1t is upon us. A short time
ai,erward were AZ 81. Helena. Here there was
church. and when saw IL began 20 remember what
had told God In the storm. 10 upon with great
.arion ma "A Island.
determined II possible TO fulfill my promise. deter
mined TO seek and 70 find Christ. began TO pray and
to pray earnestly for my salvation. and now rejoice
with great Joy, and thank God with many thanks that
he has shown me the way ollie and led my feet TO walk
for trust that am a child OF God. redeemed by the
! blood Of Christ
| REQUE5Is FOR PRAYER.
These constant and numerous. They are read at
every meeting and form q thrilling and interest
ing part OF the service. The great point Is 10 secure
the sally alton OF tho soul. hut the petitions embrace
every variety Of condition imaginable. People out Of
employment, In debt and out Of noney-iroubcd with
domestic difficulties. family quarres depressed spirits
prayer for the abandoned, the tempted. tho drunken
If spiritual temporal good they fly " the
Fulton,i Meeting and send up request or prayers
These taken from n pile Of thousands, Afford q good
| specimen OF the nature Of the requests
One asks prayers who having escaped the dangers Of
| army life, has returned Ia college
| Young man asks the PRAYERS Of this meeting that
God would direct him where TO that be may find en-
ployment. Poor pennies. and IN great distress he
| makes this request.
Pray for the village Of -. L have earnestly
onged 10 wtuess pure revival OF religion III thus WI
age 1t does 10 become worse every year instead
of better The hotel keepers are running young and old
with liquor. Three weeks ago the young man asked
you pray for returned from the army and he has been
drunk nearly all the time since. Are these precious
souls to be lost / ask you 70 pray for them.
I The prayers Of the fulton.st Prayer Meeting are
humbly asked by deeply anxious wife for the CONVEX
sion Of her unconyerted and Maynard husband that he
may become Christian and love Jesus DO pray that
he may be kept from temptation. believe God VIII
hear the humble feryent prayers OF his children;
Brethren of the Fultonst. Prayer Nee,ng-Oh pray
for my poor incorporate son. SoRRowING MorHLR
Please pray earnestly for poor soul that is past feel
ng that God In mercy wOnd give her the Holy Spirit
Her il like the described In III Peter. chap
ter 4th IL you did pray for one do pray
for me. need the prayers Of nation. There never
like mine This comes from England.
o, my brothers, plead with God for my poor child.
standing the brink Of ruin laden with the sins OF 80
years. know how God has heard you IN times past,
and know that he "hearctb you now"
| ANSWERS TO PRAYER.
One Of the marked features OF the MONDAY Meeting
has been the marvellous answers 10 prayer connected
with the devotions Parents TO the meeting with
an earnest request for n wayward at college
who not Christian. In few days the same per
sons would into the meeting and detail how God
had heard their cry So immediate often were the
quests followed by answers that the Divine Word
seemed to have literal fulfment-" And it shall come
to pass that before they call will answer and while
they yet speaking will hear" In the fervor and
glow of great religion, excitement what seemed to be
miraculous to prayer may be sometimes noted.
1t was feared that this feature Of the daily meeting
would not attend Its progress But for eight years there
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