, 1876-02-13
PRESIDENT FINNEY.

IT, E;nro, vaa hor,, !, varra, 1,itchfa1d
~ ~ ,-oo . ..,ss o-.;ss
County, u, AnE. ~ Ifs1' anu .aAhn 10 one'aa
County, N. T., when years old. Ihe country
cbnrch nr;vi,aoes and his naren.s vere not re.
$500 .aa.,,a Wa =. ,r., 10 h;s fstho,
nSlous peop4e. "nen uo ""a ~. n.o Aa'n1'
agaln removed to an equally unsettled dlssrlct II
Jefferson County, little south OF 8acketf'
Harhor. At the are of % he returned to Con
,a,.;o,t ,r,,ara 10 t,r,,,, aohoo1 and v,a affair.
nee..eu'' "uce 1aasas 'enoo.' -, 31 no" 80
"afo en9aeeo III s1n''ar way ~ Ne" 'eise5
Flo had thought OF entering Yale college, bu
was advised BY high-school teacher to 60 ovel
the college course by himself, and thus saYt
tlmo and money. BE learned Latin, Greek and
Hebrew, but confesses that he WAS never clas
sical schoiAr. and did not think himself ..capa-
e,s.;e.e 10 -. - ~. t,,h1a !. - Ih,1e - ..t.rsa
:. ~ " =, ,I..;sa " ~ AJa.a 1eTo1eo1
tnelaW once oi squire H., 1t aaans' 'eAetson
County. New tofk.
Mr. Finney wAs. to use his own words, - al
most as Ignorant Of religion as heathen " when
be began bis law studies With Squire ". Nj.
c,a - praab,-+,r;.n nn,,;st., ~ 49, ,ow, ,vo .
80, - 80 c1:.. - IE.... -, -. .t..; =
f.. I,,-o,e ,. .o,1i5 ~ 3.Sa ,,1,a, ~ ~
nraoch;n1 end oftan aronad VIII tha clorovn,on ~
- r.. ~ 49,, ioeca, resn,ta e. h,s thaor;sa "a ba,,
~ IA Mossc ;nst;tt;ons % IN tis Law hoors nnd
s,tandaa :, tha chn1ch nrorsr"nsa,;uos ch;ot1v nnt
40 ~ ~ fa.3 .s+ - ~. ~
~ ~ sa5 ""a g. 80 - ~ ~ 80 =. Iiaara;e w. ~
~ mIaus ~ ~ o.ass ~ r. - ;. 49, ne
; NV -, isbr;st;.n;,r ~ sronnd h;,r mn ~ Ie ~
anp!es u enlts..aus .sa,. y asounu u', "ss s
ra1.1Iia.n e. e'.usA, ua ..s 49, ,;.ss .uo
tac1 tnas tae p143eas toat nao nss0nea ";
al 'a ~ "eex W fsd.ad Gto nu, tnss 49,,
t.hr ,,ttars.oas ~ ,.sar a,d fro1., ,th- -
.nel 4hoa ~ ~ ~ .n ulnst .ro ~
marks ~ tne1 neeilnes, toas toose VINO onereo M
them did DOT regard tham as answered.. Ibis
le thought in conflict with the promises In the
Rihla Vat thesa eood naonle. whila nravino far
. rariv.] NJ roI;oion ana an nntnonrino ~ tha
cn;-;t oenfesea5 s,hst.,+;.,i. th.t NV waro
oph!s+ so.ssoSu -, saa .na. "eto
As1on. He did NOT Emo" "hat 70 make
OF this. On questioning tha church meu-
berB, he could get no satisfactory an
raceive what fI,ev aakad for vas s.hecause they
s;5 .o+ co,nn11 .;th 4ha -avaa,sa cond;t;ons
unon mn Ut;cb 1iod had 1rn;sed to .naver
that they did not pray in faith, 10 the sense OF
expecting God to give them the things that they
asked for He became deeply interested IN
Chrlstiapsy more SO than be at first suBpected
and hepan tn stndv the Rih1a a rreat t1aal He
d;acorarod that ho had a ura.t dali of nr;da IA.
qopa tss % he % lad not heen ashamad = to hsvn !,
!ot9 t9 tun uo uao wv oeett "1naueu ~ Jaw
Blola lying Among LIS IL" oooRe: nov, now
ever. he vas ashamed to be found reading it !;
one. and finally began to pray in secret, and mas
deenlv d,stregsed. though determined that no
ooa.n,,ld Lro,r tha fsot 1ha 1raat;or ooo
gn gno .osa, ~ ;.",ts -, ~; :; .u;,, a1s :.
oay ptesantea isse1t 70 n'n' Hlil you acceps y
now. today He fepltea, yes VII! accept
it to-day, or will die in the attempt" He vent
To 4 grove near the village, neryously appreheu-
si7a leet auy uue should eu5f1ect his motlyea and
triad to nr.v INIT I,a oonId mt nttar a word Ha
ea 80 ~ ;ffe fsf 1900. - soa 80 as IS ~ :i - -.
touuo n1uaeo4' sotS.ns " ooopAu- ~ aa.1'
cauuot pray nly uea11 ID aeao ~ Oou, auu "4i'
not pray" he was sorry for the promise that
he had made- His Inward soul hung back, and
there Was no going ont OF his heart to God, Ho
hepan IN fea1 fh1t * was TIM late. He thnnpht
ho haaTd so,na nne annrn,rhinp and wa
~ uoa!u Goo o f. a"t;as 1I vac
aeAaltsu w ue seen VI LIS Aoeo9' tao toottuuea
Is tolioWs the hla.oFy OF Ills conversion
But right there the revelation Of my pride Of heart
as thu great difficulty that stood in the Way Was dis.
tinctly shown to me- An overwhelming sense of my
wickedness In being ashauael to have = human being
scs me en- my knees before Good took such powerful
possession Of me that cried at the top Of my voice.
the men On earth md al ths devils in he surrounded
-, ~, ~ Lnaea rcnfe.ung wv s3ns ~ hs -.a+ ~,
holy God; and ashamed to have any human being,
ana 81 SINNER IKE myse nno ne On ny kneea % ends.x II M
sin appesred awful, Infinite. Il broks me- down be.
fore the Lord.
Texts OF Scripture now broke in upon his
mind. and great comfort came to him. 60 that il