The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01
SUNDAY READING,
Letter from Missouri.
"MAYY CONVERSIONS HERE.

MANY CONVERSIONS HERE.
Moody and Sankey are now holding
meetings in st. Louis. The dailies give
full reports of the services They arc
doing good, though it seems their audi
cnces are not as large as in other days.
Mr.. Moody makes some good points in
his talks. Anent fashionable churches
he tells this: A countryman in Europe
was looking through cathedral. He
asked his cicer0ne if there were many
conversions there. "Many what %
care there many conversions here p
"Ah sir this is not a Wesleyan chap
clip was the significant reply. How
many Sunday club-houses," as Joseph
Cook calls them, which never dream of
conversions!
Indeed, it is not alone the fashionable
churches, but nearly all our congrega-
tions, that look too little for conversions.
Our services, fear, run on too smooth
~ with sermon and song, prayer and
bcnedction, without calling the stricken,
then and there, to come out from the
world. "Save yourselves from this I'M
toward generation" were the concluding
significant words of Peters sermon when
he had 5000 mourners.
OPEN ALWAYS.
| incline to the proposition that every
service should end with invitations to
the penitent, and the door of the church
should stand open continually. | be-
licvc it is so at Oxford, and Il cOntinu-
Gus revival is there.
lam operating on this plan in Hannl-
bal, and my meetings are all growing in
life and interest. At my last prayer
meeting, prayers were asked for mum
Der of unconvcrted persons, and shall
ask penitents to express their interest at
every meeting. We have had accessions
nearly every Sabbath. The revival of
ss-mcctings leaves my congregation
with deeper spiritual life. l think
there is more "prayer and supplication"
among the people than has been for years.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF ZEAL.
Our hearts burn within us, and evil
IDENTIFY prayer is being made and an
swcrcd We were all much moved and
encouraged at the reception of a letter
from an unknown party away down in
Georgia, saying we were prayed for even
at that distance. The letter is brief and
suggestive, and ] transcribe it, emitting
names and dates.
"Dear Brother: In one of your let
ters to the Wesleyan, you said you cove
ted Il prayer from every reader. | am 3
reader of the Wesleyan, and thank you
for that request. have been praying
for YOU and your church ever since, and
you can't imagine the interest | feel in
all your people, | am nothing but n
poor woman, but love Jesus and pray
to him always, and. your request riveted
your name on my heart, so that | have
added YOU and your charge to my list
in prayer Yours in Christian love"
The words of that sister were like snow
in summer to thirsty soul--good news
from far country. How sweet and elo-
qucnt that sentence: Il am nothing
but poor woman, yet ! love Jesus, and
pray to him always' All! sir, it is
to have the prayer Of such
poor woman " God bless her thous-
and times, and all such AS she! The in
cident reminds me how wide and strong
and precious is the communion of
saints" "Onc family we dwell in Him."
| believe God is answering the prayers
Of many, and | beg them to continue till
he pours his Spirit profusely upon us
from ON high. Praise the Lord that he
answers prayer. 80 thou that nearest
prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh Gomez
% More things are wrought by prayer
Than the world dreams Of. Then forever let
thy voice
Rise like II fountain for me night and day"