The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-28

"'Do you think 7 fcan keep Il r said, d
length, the miserable man, once 80 promis-
ing. now so fallen. IL it possible for me to-
be savedr .gfse8z2A <s<alMF
!" 10 is said I with confidence and hope
| you'can keep II; I know you cah. To the
name Of humanity and religion, Try u, dear
John, and God 3fl help yea.
last he oonss0tsd. We kaelt down.
on the earth-there was no chair nQf tahleI
IN the house-I took out the pledge, which
+ always carry IN nv pocket, placed Il on
the stool where Mary had been sitting, and
handed him my pencil. He wrote his name,
thank God Notwithstanding his condition.
| it was BEAUTIFULLY written, as I afterwards OBJ
served, for he was an excellent English
scholar. We did not rise tin had relieved
Inv oyerburdened heart IN prayer and
prayed with all my struggling soul, aud his
despairing wife joined me in the solemn in
vocation, that the Father Of Mercies would
receive the returning prodigal to his arms,
and that he might never 60 astray again.
SIT was nov qrite time for me to go and
resume my journey; but could not leave
the town before caAed upon the class lead
er. left him some money for the family, and
enoinei on him to ler'- after them, and
throw around John the Ia Of all good in
fuences to prevent him suffering a relapse
! Whatever further charges he should incur
tnn their account, J promised to pay as soon
AZ informed Of them.
ANOTHER decade rolled by, during which
no t'oh'sgs came to me at the East from this
interesui * couple At length | was called
again 10 visit those western regions, and TO
pass near IN residence Of this unfortunate
orother. Oh reaching the town my disap-
4 pointHieht was extreme, to learn that he
had remoseu % q distant county. antic-
pated misfortune; but as the place designat-
ed was not TAR troIn nv intended route, |
resolved 70 80 on and see him. When en-
tered the town Of -, where John was
said to live, made inquh, for his dwell
! ing, and was told il was the second house
on the left hand side of the road. Being
now so nesr, | fastened onward eagerly,
and presently nice frame building, pam Acd
white, appeared. | could not help putting
up an ejacuiatory prayer that my dear friend
might be 50 happy as to occupy any house
half as respectable ss this. Expectation
now became painfully intense What, in
earth, was | sent 10 see A scene like
that, or worse, which, ten years before, left
such awful traces on the memory, never to
be obliterated? could not tell. Alta sud-
den turn in the road, thought dscerned
another .nitc house in the distance among
the trees. Yes, it is so, with green blinds,
and as ! went nearer gra yeled walks were
seen, handsome paling, and ornamental
trees and shrubbery. Surely there is some
mistake in the direction, this cannot be
Johns house, yet it is the second on the
left
Fastening my beast to hook, went to
the door and knocked. A girl, just on the
verge of womanhood. opened it.
"'Does Mr.. McL--d i've mere p asked,
with trembling.
lie does, SIR IVY
is be or his wife at homep
Mother j. within, sir, hat faith er is in
the field. Please walk in.a SIR
my eye glanced Oh. sough he open parlor
door. A tine carpet COW cred the f1oor. There
we're handsome chairs aud other furniture !:
bat saw no NOR e, Ivr Mrs McL-d by
this time was inforlaed of gentIeman's ar
i rival, and lost no time in making her ap-
pearance. Good God, was all l remember
to have heard from her, IS she rushed for.
ward Oh seeing me, and clssped me by the
neck. She almost tainted, and shed food
Of tears, and my own condition was not
much more composed. Recovering little,
she informed me that her husband was at
home, but out upon the farm. Too ia yatient
to wait, hurried away to see him. He met
me as he was coming home. As soon as he
knew who l was he ran forward and grasped
me in his arms, saying, rs he strained me to
his bosom, Thank God Thank God you
are NV savior under heaven. This il MI
your work, looking round. %, am re-
joiced that you are here to see it,
"When we had returned to the house, the
ten years history Of struggle, repentance
and reformation was recounted. Prosperity
was the consequence. The dwelling was
his, the farm and ALL His wife was happy.
The beautiful girl, almost young lady now,
was the dirty child that was crawling on the
ground on my first visit. There were three
more children now
To crown the whole said he, after
had persevered year in abstinence, &C.
cording to that blessed pledge, taken on
that awful day, on the stool in The log hut,
which rises to me sometimes with spectral
horror-after keeping il sacredly year, L
committed myself to the Church, of which
my wife, who has been an angel helping me,
was member. Prosperity attended nav
worldly business but this was not COM
plete satisfaction. WANTED to be more use
full needed something more; and com
menced studies for the ministry. NV dear
friend and brother, am now a minister Of
he everlasting gospel. How much, what
an inexpressble debt do owe your
1--WE knelt down together on tae rich car
pet, instead of the cold earth, and prayed as
feryently as prayed before in the log cabin
but in what a different strain! Instead Of
the almost despairing duplication and en-
treaty az forlorn hearts, crushed to the earth
with sorrow, thank sgiving, praise and graft
tude now rose spontaneously from our
tongues and hearts. D, the heart of Cesar
never swelled with such triumphant ioy at
any OF his cenquests, as mine does for anyt
agency in the salvation Of this one man. and
the happiness Of his family.''- Newark
Daily 4Adrsrtiser
10 Locesaosnve Engineers.
At the late Special Session Of the Grand