, 1876-01-09
RELIGIOUS.
Review Of DR.. W, ". Patton's
Book on Prayer.
Interesting Local Instances of
Miraculous Answers.
The Rev. ]. Bailey 9n the Re-
suits Of No-IAWism.
How The ReviVa'ists. Prosper.--hIood
Cole, hlrcn Van Co.l.
What the Tree Methodists Pro-
fess and Believe.
Notes and Personals at Home and
hbrcad---C"urch Services
To-Day.
What the Tree Methodists Pro-
fess and Believe.
ANSWERS TO PRAYER.

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ANSWERS ~ FRA1ER'
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eon'merc.azs 1ev'e" Of book written BY tie
Rey. W. ". Patton. OF this city. on the subject
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sc,iotures the rav;ew>r save
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"e eome 70 m0aesn c11es a. once. ING ntss sre m
have been supplied in answer 10 prayer Tlere was
tha mother of norothe. 1r,da r1am. ,.o,,n Win
drunken husband and Numerous children. snd
whenever she ~as without bread or clothing, or the
to buy ths1n she simply rrsyed aud somebody
came in with int wbnt sho vnnted Tbe,o ,1so VA,
1- 49,. c.:, e ".' .. 49, 80
aea15 1oous etunn8' q hoteo ocons5 II toe
Court Of the Duke Of Baden, and \ friend
Of Goetha When be was studying to be d
ph5s1t2n- he prayed to be directed to the lest uni
yeFaity, and 10 was ied says Dr. Patton by singh
1t occurrence To St1atburg. He staltod for 6fAe-
burg, aud reached thore with dollar IN his pocket.
He Was stranger III strange Lind but prayer Pre-
v.ued Tor. as he xas Walking and tr'gne for money
anerchsnt fron bis town happened 44ong. and, find
ing out ms VI ~ gave him s'1 His fee was due, be
sd nothing With viii to pny It, and 90 be shut HIM
sf'f N hts 'oon, and lraSea Presently there was
S't. king VI bis dotE, aud q student cams In .nd
-andtd nro $4o And 70 went a!l through bis uni
anekele :ux lcltd in, ~ il were, IL luswcr to hib
prayers. Ontrln college owes its existence to til
e"efh 10 tryer; for, according to letter from the
struggling ag-inst popular pIe]ud1ces, funds " re
wan:sd To carry it on the founder Of would cali the
n'>a=y came ..The closet their only bank. aud
it Lever failed"
d. Plttou ties several instances in which prayer
fo1 rain Thought tho nueh-needed 5efraanment 10 The
pa1chcd iaud. D.. Euoeh Pond, D. D., tells Ct /
vero drought in part of Wor ester County, Iaas Last
sunnlez. The ke7. AIR. Tom'tnson appointed = d-y
fir lasting aa1 prayer. Que Dr. S.el attended the
1ee1n9. "nd atteti via over mounted his horse to
tLe1e wAs drenchiog shower in which It il stated the
Do tu1 WEB especially xeited the eElu tract uf
land N which the meeting hed- Tue rest Of the
thori,y fer t,ml4r instance in With Obesin was
eAessed IN aLswer to player. The only wondur II.
thAta town Ia which there was then 20 much accumu-
lated picty should Lave suffered, ~hio all tie wicked
t14 around and ereu In sight were Abnndantly suk-
pied Hat any of the t4of.ss Le.ug irAyin., Ike
lne. lrtng tile PEOPLE Of ,e7n 70 more reAli4iug
sen.o IT their i'll nedse depenuence upou pro.idea
Eacn n!cr remarkable was ths instance selted y
be tainted by tTirEd alOut the t1e4lmeu: Of
0ue1n by Providence lie fell on Ais kuese AID peaved
ca,ne mighty wind and in couple OF ho.rs most
eolous rain Another rlse i, rel lied OF young uau
aa1ntd Andrew J. Clio; per, who went through coese
{AMherFr) On Ir. ytr. Wien in want CT money La
p:ayed it, and. to!d, lie ntyer d:s1u-
PLATED" Then there Is the case Of Mts titcey, Of
Cn;saRo. who "hves wholly oy fifth" Sa- poor,
hEd the palsy, and lived in shansy. Wien girl sne
wit limo ous bad no means to Ply fog oae She
Tor It. and ont n ~as Srs,sn:y oessa to he. fo5
Goal, and after morning prayers her little daughter
rounded her that Ahe had forgotten to prsy for it,
,na Mn where s s ho1 e. 's 'das1
was the io-d Of co4l What makes this ase mere
amazing is that It VAS sent " Mr. Shufeidt 'wlo
kncw n''ttins of her want, and who bad never sent
noythinE before, and ne,er has stncs" Wishing to
glvo uaart1agepresent to 1rl who mad llVe,l with
her "ehu l1od upon certain sum" Says Dr. Patton,
Idor p m
ey" T. short time female city missionary came
H. a1d haLded her that e1acs SUM- Another case
On sceount Of Pecuniasy pressure Bus prayed for
hep and soon after ca,ae le;se. informing nsr that
ssa1 hae Se 20 sa t'5 @
Ihe exact moment wuon 1t was most ueed ID, il 10:
stIted. home missionary in Illinois wns similarly
relieved by IN unexpected renht nee Of from PHI
a4cil hia. But We uee1 not multiply instances. Dr..
Paton book ahounds in them. as also IN where
there 1.s physical healing in answer to prayer
The Dorotilea Tru1su. whose uotbor, as re have
mentioned, ~ss always supplied with money and
snins whenever she prayed Tor the Was attacked ty
in healing tho sick by prayer that her house H.
ing houses which were purchased aud converted into
hospitals. She was prosecuted for pz:su-ins ~
physician, but beat her enemies III tile courts. She
cured uaacy epilepsy end all manner OF diseases by
snontng lsr Patients with oil, Lying her hands on
thsz and IEayiug them. DR.. Patton admits
that something due to good 1ura1n2. good mir,
wholesome liei, and other hsgenc re.tn ent hui Is
evidently holds them in low esteem compared with
Dorothe2's oil and prayer, a. remedial Agencies
TLero il aso Miss Jane G. miller, Of Oberln Who, az
ter talng medicine and hobottug .bout on c1utches
for years. growing daily worse, followed 6aak-
as,cara's ad;ice tnrew. physc to the dogs and bo-
:ook herself to prayer. The moment she believed she
should be healed ane wss healed and had no occasion
cLd is raled. who suffered from ecsstc rheumatism.
Tbs lag shruuk away aud finally abe became helpess
and Il seernod uh. must die Then the mother prayed
over her in full filth Tho child was immedasey r.
and tte
person oyer saw" Tie docttre certificate, wo 10
fret to say, leaves doubt In the mind whether tbs
remedies employed had not something to do with it
out that may oe ses down to professional jealousy
The case of hre Ellen Clark Sherman wife Of the Rev.
Noses Sherman, M.thodist minister, who wss
a:ticted with spinal trouble, Ee1oua fa1n.e dsesse
.nd several other complaints is also given Shepray-
81 for recovery, and Jesus himself appeared 10 aud
tod her, He did tile LIN. when earth 1000 yea1s
ago to " Rse UP and walk," which she Immediately
did, This case WA in ali the papers two years agl
and made p1o1gtous sensation. Instances in whcn