Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-01-05
WHOLE NO. 2T7g

At last, one evening while remain
ing at the house of an open opposer Of
Christ and his religion, the man came
out severely upon the Missionary, who
kindly asked him whether he had al
ways felt as he did then, and whether
his mother believed as he did, and
how it had been with his forefathers2 2
The mention Of his mother touched
the man deeply, and he began to tell
how she had lived and died, and about
her dying words, until the triekling
tears told of melted heart. And soon
thereafter, the missionary ended a
loving testimony for Jesus, with pray
er for the host, his family, and his
neighbOrs, with his assent. On Sun
day, at a prayer-meetinga at the school
house, the Missionary, after opening
the meeting, gave opportunity for any
present to speak; and his host slowly
arose and said: "Last night l spent
a sleepless night. Our friend, the
Sunday School man, and / had a talk
last evening, and what he said kept
ringing in my ears all night long and
then, too, he spoke of my mother, and
what she said in her dying hour kept
ringing in my ears more than all the
rest. And / awoke my wife and told
her what the matter was, and she pro-
posed that we should get UP and pray.
Then we got up, lit candle, got out
the Bible, read chapter and tried to
pray, but I made poor work of it,
Now I want to know something about
this religion for myselfthat this man
tells about, and that my old mother
used to tell about. If any of you can
pray, pray for me-" This simple talk
was like moral earthquake in that
house and place, and was the begin
ming of revival in which every fani-
" for miles around was blessed more
or less.
Thenceforth the missionary was not
content with his ordinary christian
work only, but labored faithfully
wherever he went for revival and
many places were thus blessed with
the Holy Ghost-even many where
ministers had labored long without
manifest fruit. Finally, he became
so full of faith and Of the Holy Spirit
that he seemed always to prevail with
God and man..
In one instance he went into set
tlement in northern Ohio on Satur-
day night, where he was refused hos
pitality and rebuffed; but going to
/ the school house and lighting candle,
he engaged in fervent prayer for the
place, and soon a passer-by who had
been drawn in, was bowed by his side
earnestly engaged for himself, deeply
impressed. The missionary believed
that the Lord had told him that He
had much people there; and 50 he ask
ed the man at his side to give notice
that he would hold a meeting there
on the next forenoon, which he did
/ so effeetually as to have the house full
at the hour; and the power of God
/ present, caused all to feel that glori-
( GUS work had commenced.
/ At last this humble mans signal
/ power in prayer became sowell known
/ that he was sent for to aid a popular
minister in his work, from town to
/ town, and everywhere his prayers
| were answered in such amanner as to
turn all eyes from the preacher to
God, to glOrify Him, and not man,
| for the work. And so this man was
always fresh and increasing in power,
/ because he always sought to be
7 strengthened by a more perfect ap-
/ probation of Christ in his own heart,
! the primary and essential fruit of
which was this touching, ehild-like
( faith in an ever present loving Faith
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