The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-01-15
Temperance Column.
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that bore was woman reraMng ~
her ssas going dDan to death and rum
unpreeared q meet her Judge ! felt an
irresistible impulse io pray FOR her
Uucuascsous Sc She was, HTotch3d and
helpless on she Was. ] could not RESIST
] said. let as pray, and kneltdoan
AZ her side, and prayed for that woman
a. | bad seldom prayed before plea
ded sith God ID her behalf Cor the sake
~ his dear Son, who had pardoned tic
wandoror, 10 save this woman T. Che
glory * bis grace and .he honor Of lis
Son When closed, we rose from our
lnccs, aud. seeing the woman still stu
pidly unconscious II cur presence, we
retired
As soon as we had rcgainol the
street. Bro Il remarked; You have
more pfaee than / have / could neycr
pray for d case like that j couldn't
help it, | said; God win DO as seems
bcst to hina
AfW months afterward was pass
ing along the street. when | sass Il very
respectfully dressed lady on the same
side ot the way approaching Her APP
pearance was pleasing and proposes
iug, hcr carriage betokened the lady
and her dress was neat and handsome,
bat not cxtrayagaut She stopped me
aud aaia How do you do, snip !
ould Ike 10 speak to you.
Have YOU not made amistakc, mad
am r. ] inquired
NO, sir. ! have not
do You remember on one af
tcrnoon, some months ago going into a
house where you found a woman lying
intoxicated on the door aud that you
prayed with hcr2
Eyes. remember il, | said
"Wcl. Sir, / nm that woman. | was
respectfully brought up by Christian
parents / married but ny husband
died. aud poverty and sorrow !md then
hand on mc. | thought / saw no say
10 support my children but ~ my own
shame With the loss Of seli-respect, |
took 10 the Intoxicating cup. | was az
the very bottom Of my career when sou
found nae ] could sink no lower tins
side Of tho grave, iou came to my
door You saw me and pitied me.
You thought ! was unconscious that
] was too far gone TO know what was
passing But 1t was not SO. | heard
and understood all Your prayer ear
riod me back to my carly days IT.
made mo think 81 Christian home, d
mothers prayers and fathers loyes
now both gone 10 heaven. felt once
mere that God bad not forsaken me
! heard your prayer, and God heard
I. and has answered il Blessed be ms
name Hc has sarcd me, and | could
not keep from telling you that your
prayer was heard
Ny heart WAS almost 70 full for utter
ance rs listened 20 her earnest and
impressive words She had risen from
that days dissipation, q convicted sine
ner. sought pardon and found it bad
removed a. another town, engaged III
some respectable and profitable employ
mont, and had made profession II her
faith in one Of the churches Tic iast
intelligence | had Of her WAS II her
consistent and alniablo life as a Chris
tian woman. delighting IL good words
and works
WRmKrY, so-cuIEn II the temper
ance societies would publish the rtKe-