The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-04
MRS. VAN COLTS CONVERTS.
rrE pRAcTTCsL RESULTS or HER La
mons As An EVANGELTsT.

Aau,t-r,r. and Others who have been
changed In Heart by the widows Efforts.
Mrs. Maggie Van Colt the evangelist |
,,,.s With her daughter in n pleasant suite OF |
ina in East Thirty ninth street. and Their. n |
srs reportnr saw them yesterday Your face |
. trilior " said the comedy widow. IA she en-
r,I 81 snw YOU ut Nowburgh last winter. SIT
s,vn. nv son. What can do for your
Mrs. Van Cott." said the reporter. THE Sun
would be glad 10 publish something about the
,.,it, urn,ticnl results Of your preaching. II
,,hnd An opportunity. 1t hos already given the
general results.
ouirnsly
M, IL auto deaf" explained the daughter.
Til, question was repeated 80 that Mrs. Van
Cot had no din ,ulty In hearing II.
why my dear onild." she answered. Il
shall be Glad 20 give THE Sun any facts that
have. It has always been very kind to me. But
N, fart is. have 30 little time thot even my
own private AFFAIRS are neglected Will twenty
minutes do y0ua good That's all can spare
you now. Tor / 70 to Ncwbursh on tho $3.50
Lanf'
The reporter said that he should be glad Of n
twenty minutes' talk. If no mora.
TEL him about Rocky Mountain Dill. ma"
sail the daug hter. looking over IL largo. we'll
filed Strap hook The mother did not hear her.
Of Z + Bnmn;ton' / was Greachns in ba-
vrupor,. Iowa. IN June. 1870 ~ ON" a. the
meetings this young man cHine iorw al for
prayers; He was converted; 9r.ehy his ms.
tory Is this. HIS osun lie na IL; 50 was tnt
ing machines Hs real occupatYn, samull ng
AMI teaching young men to gamble HIS MO
Ind been "A very depraved Young man. tut from
thc mon Mt 81 his conversion he began to
preach Christ. and TO live the religion he pro-
i'ssed. He made restitution as lar MS poss be
OF his i'll gotten gains. which IL certa My prac,
teal proof u sound conversion. He has held
out steadfastly. ana his pastor writes me-here
veil
There Ia tho cnaa Of Young man, tho
brother OF n United States Congressman from
Iowa" continued the widow. lie had been u
ABILITY. While / was at the Clear Lake camp
Tneeting. | saw him, and asked him to le q
Christian He said that he had no faith. VIII
he said that he would. He came. What made
Then YOU had come faith in me. Won't you
have faith in me as q, mother to direct you e
told him. Go home. then. and open your
BNle and kn.el before 1t for fifteen minutes
DO you want mo TO read ity l didn't say
ruythng about read ng DO you wan,
rie TO prayP' didn't say So But
have no Bible told him to take
nine handing him an elegant Baxter
meant 10 loan il to him. We'll. ut length he was
CIV ,rtri. lie rose in the meeting. You can I
have, this Bible acuin he said to me But i
VIVA present to me-. Idontcare, Iwouldn't
take 800 for this Bible Thcn told hun that
he could have tina Bible on con iiton that he
would pres n the gospel an he has doue SO.
Conference wouldn't ae'cpt him lus; year be-
S s N wrI ssrrai1pnud this yr think his
C.Ae - "A pra otital result of conversion.
fSF M N"rr N NSG'S yog qer T1r GG re
member. Morris Wilt hadtler 'putltion of h,
n: Al .t4e.s,s Darwin a. IylIsll'c, anI la. al
Known - n hard man ami ri,tn uun. Suel