The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-07
Prayera and IT'S Answer.

Editors Of the Register:
l fiLd in ore o. my Papers letter
which gives vivid description Of the
SEQUEL to the Vile du HavIe calamity.
I,wil! lie remembered that toe Loeb
Earn rescued rs may o! the passengers
az possible and that they were nearly all
transferred 70 the Tri Mountain. Those
W no remained on the L,ch Earn had
to undergo hardship snda horror OF
great fear not much less terrible than
the. experience on the Vile du Havre.
There were FIVE delegates on board the
Freuch ship on their way home from
the Evangelical Alliance. OF these.
two, Ca,rasco and Prouier. sank with
the ship and Lorriaux, Weiss and Cook,
after lcug exposure, were rescued from
the waves. Weiss was supposed to be
ts,ally Injured ard could not be trans
ferret to the Tri-Mountalu. Cook,
with tie devotion o; true friendship aid
the seli-iorget!uiHess o; true manhood,
Determined to remain with him. The
following letter was written By a lady
wbo.e con was or board the Loeb
Earn: $500,
"A,,e. the Tri-Aounisin lei them
aud thew examined their ship, many 3
hear, failed, and they feared they would
never see land again. They could not
navigate the vessel, and were left to the
mercy of the wind and waves. or rather
to the care OF Him who ruleth winds
and waves. Vain was the help OF man
The wind drove them out OF the course
Of SHIPS, ror,hwsrd. Two clelgymen
were on board. Oae, Mr.. Cook, o truiy
GOOD man, did all be could to ercour-
ace their hearts Every day at noon
he gathered them together, and earnest
", by PRAYER, s,rove to lesd them to the
Saviour. They knew that very shortly
the ship must 90 down. The wind had
chan ged, bringing them nearer the track
OF ships; but they bad little hopes OF
being saved, Mr. Cook told them Of bis
own hope-that death to him would be
eternal life; and he fnt.ested them to
trust in Him who was mignty to save.
At the came time be told them he bad
no dou bt they would be rescued. that
even then a vessel was speeding to save
them. that God had answered then
praye-s, tina. next day as morning
dawned they would zee her. Tha
night was one OF great anxiety. Al
morning dswred every eye was STRAINED
TO see the promised chip. There trul!
she was; and the British Queen bore
down upon them.
docs God hear and answer The
,rs,er OF faith2 Ask those rescued
ones. And there are other witnesses
| The officer in command OF the British
Oneep. testified that there wss upor
him an uuaccountable impression ths
there was something for him to do
and three times during the night b
changed the course Of his vessel, bear
| ing northvard. He told the watch q
keep a sharp lookou. for a ship, an:
Immediately upon signing tns Ivy
Earn bore down upon her. At first h
thought she had been abandoned a.
she lay helpless in the troug'
| of the sea bnt soon they say
her signals Of distress. Thus Their
were on one side, faith and prayer; OF
the other side an assuring Providence
n, thu pilot.boat that was taking then
into Plymouth, Mr.. Cook sgsio cslie
his little congregation together. read :
them the account of Psufs shipwrecl
! poiuted out the similarity OF their e1'
periences, and for the last time lie
them in prayer. =
wish, alter the manner OF preach
ere, TO make this incident The bas'a {
some thoughts on prayer: .
Prayer is all nonsense" say som
who affect superiority to everythln