The Van Buren press., 1873-01-21
the panacea. work Try il, you who are
thus afflicted
The Prayer Guass Illustrated.
4 case in Which Womans Prayer o.
Grated LdteroLy and Sased Her
from Robbery.

Mrs. Wintringham. a respectable wid'
owed gsntlewonan,o of Sheffield, England,
while recently upon visit to some
friends near Durham, In northern coun-
ty, was taken to hear the eloquent decla-
nation OF noted disse.t ting sxhorter
who had become particularly celebrated
for his exhaltat.on Of the efficacy OF
prayer This iavorite topic OF his vas
the one he had chosen on the occasion
in question; and his earnest, vivid man
ner of explaining that, in addition to ITO
supernatural value, dev out invocation
was . benefcent. magnets 1N1r11s 11
BILE Of the most wonderful nnlU{QI n ~
induced the Sheffield lady 70 Soek ~ III
PRODUCTION to him after the " meeting
fer the especial purpose OF relating
striking illustration from her own expef'
fence.
The preacher. man Of refined aud 10.
lellectual appearance, and with . curious
tmidity in his manner. heard the aneS'
dote with an interest ncrvously dispro-
portionate to its apparent consequence
and then, after an awkward pause, beg
ged that its narrator would not again re-
late it In that place until ne shou'o n,s'
have had an opportunity to use ~ ~ uhe
pulpit. In some surprise Mrs. Winsrihg
ham acceded to the request, ultimately
attributing it to the good mans cccen'
tricity. and the two did not meet again
until thev were once more speaker ana
hearer In the sanctuary. Upon ths ias'
ter occasion the subject OF exhortauon
was again "ths souls sincere desire, y.
tered or unexpressed, ana tne} pr,nc,-
nal illustration was as follows: -Four
or Ave wears age" said the preacher'
with marked intensity Of manner, Ia
DIV living in an old.fashioned house 10
onelof our sui urban counties discovered
upon retiring to her room at ABOUT m'u
night, that there was man cences..u
under her bed. Almost alone In .us
house. and quite alone in that wing o' ~
the lady know not what to do. she rear.
al TO 90 to the door and unlock u less
the burcler should suspect that sne was
about to summon help, and shonla ,n'er'
cept her. To gain time she sat down
and:took her Bible from her dressing u
ble Opening the sacred book :. re-. .
dom, It so happened that the chapsss
lighted on was that containing tue esa~
biz of the prodigal son Kneel'ug GOV!
when the chapter was ended. she prayed
aloud-played earnestly and isven!sy,
She beaought safety for hcrsell auts1
the peril. OF the night, and cast heree't
in the supreme csnndence on the d's.Ms
protection. Then she prayed Tor othe's
who might have bcsn tempted into III do.
inr--that they might be led from evil
and brought into the fold Of Christ; that
to such might be vouchsafed the tender
mercy aud kindness promised to all who
truly rcrent their sins. Lastly,,she pray
sl that If He willcd It, even tonight,scme
such1 sinner might BE- saved from the
wrath to come, might, like the prodigai.
be made to see that he had sinned, and
might he welcomed back with the Joy
that awaits even ono penitent The lady
rose frsmshcr. knees and. went to bed:
The man got up as oiselesslv az lie could
and said: j mean you.nossharm. nam
| am going to leave the house and thank
you for your..prayers. With difficulty
he opened the bedroom door, and pres
emily she heard him open . window in
another part Of the house and drop down
into the garden" upon reaching.the ap-
parent end Of the narrative, the speaker
bowed his head for moment, 40 Tin 81
lent supplica.ion, and then added, IN !.
broken voice: "The good woman OF
whom l have told'you 10 with US now.
and the sinner to whom her simple, wo'
manly prayer was shame, remorse, peni'
tence, and a future Of repentant expiA'
ton, Is he who here eonfcsses himself to
you and to his Maker!'