Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-03-15

hf. Moody tnen sad, NOW would like to
have II very, very still. am going to ask some
men to speak who have been converted we
believe in answer to our prayers. 1t is the first
time we have called on any reclaimed In these
meetings TO speak. The men are not In the
habit OF speaking to such a large assem-
bly, as this but II the congregation are in
sympathy then 1t IS easy for them to speak
Let US pray for them while these men
are trying to tell what great things the
Lord has done for them. | am going to
ask Mr.. Mcdonald to tell what the Lord
has done for him. Mr.. Mcdonald said:
My friends, have no feeling but pleasure
Is stand here after thirty years OF sin and
sorrow. On the second Tuesday in july.
lol3. When was sixten years of age.
handed in MY articles as attorney -at-law
10 the supreme Court Of Nova Scotia. |
had praying mother, and | was the pride
OF her life. There were two other chill
drcn. One was a minister OF the Gospel,
and the other Il lawyer. After being THERE
some little time made new associations.
Ny first glass of wine was drank in the
society OF a Christian lady, By and by
friends met me, Joe, come into the hotel
and have a glass Of wine went in only
70 take a giass Of wine. Suppers followed, >,
and then the gambling table, and fifteen
months alter | entered the law.
WAS TURNED OUT OF MY OFFICE IN DIS.
GRACE
and my name was in the records for drunk
enness and immoral conduct. my moth
cr was strlken down by my behavior and
almost dead. Her hair TUNED white, and
my father turned me out OF doors NY
sisters aud brothers forsook me. and the
children took a different side OF the street
when they saw me. But on her dying bed
M hp said Toll Ina bat I
and that ii all his friends forsake him Jesus
| Christ Will not forsake him | then left
Nova Scotia and went TO Maine; friends
set me up in business; joined temperan-
&c societies aud tried to live better life
but my thirst for liquor came on me again,
and tell. had no other resource left
but 70 go TO sea. | shipped as cook and
soon learned the business then got ap-
pointed mate and went to Europe at the
outbreak OF the Crimean war. In the lonly
watches OF the night | thought OF my moth
er on her dying bed, aud then would 60
/ on my k4,.es and say il I only got on shore
/ safe | would be another Iuan. But when
I got Oh shore temptation came and could
4 not withstand 10. Twelve years ago | sos
/ married and joined the Good Templars
/ and thought | would lead a better life.
J J sept pretty steady for dve wears and was
/ captain Of 4 vessel then | got To drinking
again and became a common drunkard
/ NV vile and children lett me. Then | re-
solved would drink no more. But |
trusted in my own strength and fell. For
, The last seven years | have been working
/ in Cambridge, earning good wages, but
an unreliable man and a degraded drunk
/ ard. used to earn twenty-five dollars a
4 week aud give i've Of il TO my wife ard
! spend sixteen in rum-shop. Then | be-
4 came a day-labOrer. | got a dollar and Il
1 halt a day, working on the streets,
\ AND SPENT HALF OF 1T FOR RUN.
came here five weeks agoto the Taber-
nacle had heard Mr. Spurgeon in
! London and wanted to see which lik-
/ ed best, Mr. Spurgeon or Mr.. Moody. |
| heard Mr. Sankey singing a hymn, and
! il | could transfer my feelings on hearing
that BY ON to any drunkard here he would
never touch rum again. | went away, and
| came back again the next day, and the
/ next. and the next. At last l went into
the Berkeley Street Church, and there
! through the blood of the precious Son of
/ God. found my cure and was saved. |
went home that night with a strong deter
mination To trust in Christ, aud went on
my knees to God before my family. The
next morning told my children | was
] going to read the Bible for the first time
. III nv me- anu It1'l bOh PiOAiIiSt anu
T then | prayed on my knees that God
/ would give me strength, and the third
\ morning one OF my little girls said while
/ | was reading 10 her mother, Mot or.
| this IS better than papa coming ~ ar
J drunk. Amt il That touched me. Now
my wife goes OH her kness with me, and
/ thanks be To God. We are happy tfamily.
\ Now, it there is drunkard here, no mat.
ter how small cor big, let him come to
! God He can take that impure record of
| his away, and give him new one. Now,
| defy Satan aud all his crew III, Gods
name. | never touch any liquor now.
| Mr.. Moody then said, now if lMr. Sankey
will sing HAT hymn, perhaps he can get
another soul. Let us pray that God will
! touch many hearts here to-day. Mr..
| Sankey then sung Watching and waiting.
with more than his usal amount OF feeling
and expression, and at its close offered
| up earnest prayer.
| Mr. Tucker then related his Sexperience.
| He said he thanked God that He had tax
en away his love of strong drink. He
| said he began drinking socially, and the
| habit grew on him until he could not con-
| trole 1t. A few weeks ago he came to
| one OF these meetings, and Mr.. Sankey
4 sang this hymn, wv Watching and Waiting"
aud he thought of friends watching aud
waiting on that shore Tor him. de came
7 again in the evening and heard Mr.. Moo
, DIV preach about Jesus saving those who
I were lost, and the next Tuesday night he
/ found Christ. and He had taken all de-
| sire for Intoxicating drinks away from
/ him. Ii there was an man in the audience
he said who was in the habit of drinking,
| if he went to Christ he would have no
trouble about it. Mr.. Moody, then request
ed The audience to lift up their hearts in ST.
leht prayer to God. Audible prayer was
| offered by the Rev. X. G. Seymour, which
was followed by the benediction pronounc-
ed by the Rev. 5. l.. B. Speare. The as
| sembly then dispersed.