Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-04
THE J 1RAYER GAUGE.
Romantic Illustration Of The Efficacy n,
'HOmaR's SuppIieatiOns.

MIS-. Cunningham, a resDeefahla wild
owed : PntlewOman of Sheffield. En-.
SIahui while recently upon g visit Il
some nends near Durha. "a. in a norfbarn
county 2 was taken TO hear the eIo0Dent
QeclAi cation of a siOted dissactino, ev-
h0rteTS who hsSi become partirnlarI1,
eSlen rated for his exaItatfon of t6e
enc aey Of Prayer. This favorite tonic
ol rs was ilhe one he had chosen on he
~ % sasicn in question; and his earnest
w. SSisld manner Of explaining that. in adj
SHttioD TO It's supernatural value. devout
hFoc auon was beneficent, magnetic
enelt y capable OF the most wonderful
cal effects, induced the Sheffield
lady to seek an introduction To him sfter
tne : meeting for the especial purpose
OF -elatng striking illustration from
Ia own experience. The preacher. a
man OF refined and Intellectual apDear.
'aEee' and with curious timidity IN his
manner heard the anecdOte with an
interest nervously disproportionate To
Ils apparent consequence, and then after
an awkward pause begged that its nara
Ior would not again narrate il in that
place until he should first have had An
opportunity to use it ia the pulpit. In
some surprise Mrs. Wintringhano ac-
eeoed 70 the request, ultimately aI ribut-
- ~ NAAE EDD4 LldL etfLIHDtFTrffW
and the two did not meet again unfii
they were once more speaker and beare-
IN the sanctuary Upon the latter oo-
caslon the subject Of exhorta1iOD was
again 'tbe souls sincere desire. uttered
or unexpressed, and the principal Illus |
tratlOn was as follows: -Four or five
years ago" said the preacher, Ejth
marked intensity Of mstuner. "a lerI,,
living m an old-fashionssd house in one
OF our suburban cOun16es. disco cera3 4
upon retiring to her roo % at ab,,nt mid
night, that there was A plan concealed /
under her bed. Aim ost alone in tbe
house, and quite alo ne in that wing of
H. uie lsdy knew u OF what 20 do. She
seoIeu - 90 20 tne door and unlock il
lest the burglar should sglspect that shs
was about TO sum mon heJo' asd shonId
intercept her. 10 gain time re sst
down and took her bible froru her
dressing-table. Opening the sacred bool-
al random, II ~ happened that the
chaPteI nsHte'L on was that containing
. tne laIAo3e o. the prOdigal son. Kneel-
lus uOnn nen the chapter was ended,
she pIayee4 aloud-prsyed earnestly and
e,EehuE, Sne besOught safety for her
sen uu1ng the perils OF the night. and /
CAST herself in supreme confidence on
uls DlVine protection. Then PRAYED for
StDSi5 VINO might have been tempted
INTO Hi-dGng; that they might be led
rom 1I, evil, and brought into the fold of
Shrlsti that 70 such might be vouchsafed
the lender mercy and kindness promised
% an VINO truly repent their sins, Lastly
ahe ashe prayed that, if He willed it, even /
tonight some such sinner might be
saved nom the wrath 10 come, might,
IKE the prooigal, be made to see that l
ne I nao slnDed, and might be welcomed
Dack With the joy that awaits even one
PenItent- The lady rose from her knees +
anu went TO bed. The man got up as 7
holselessly as he could and said: Il 8
IlieSi. YOU no harm, mR'am; l am going 4
70 '-eSNe the house and thank YOU for s
y'Sur prayers With difficulty he OPEN
% the oedrOOm-dOor, and presently she .
heard him open a window in another a
part OF the house and drop down into
The garden" Upon reaching the ap- C
parent end Of the narrative the speaker a
bowed his head for moment. as if in y
silent suppiication, and then added. in
a broken voice: 1.-THE good moman of :,
whom l have tod you is with US now. :
and the sinner to whom her simple =
Womanly prayer was shame, remonse. =
penitence and 3 future OF repentant ex- \
piation, is he who here confesses him Z
sell to you and to bis Makerw