The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-12-28

world knew nothing Of it. God an
swered all those prayers. All the
group came in; the eleven sons and
daughters Of my mother came in, my
self the last.
Sickness came to my household
hopeless sickness, as II seemed to many.
At'3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the
invalid was carried to the steamer for
Savannah. At II o'clock the next day,
being Sunday, standing in this very
place, q man OF God prayed for the
recovery Of the sick one. AT that
time, II o'clock, she who had been
Frustrated three weeks, with some
help, walked up on deck. The occur
renee was as near to being miraculous
as can imagine. That she was hope
lessly sick, people who sat up
with her night after night, and
are here, can testify. That the
prayer for her recovery was offer
ed in this pulpit, thousands of
people could testify. That at II
o'clock on that Sunday morning she
walked up on deck, as by a miraculous
recovery, call the passengers on the
San Jacinto, commanded by Capt. At
kins, Dec 16, to testify. This is no
second hand story.
Prayer impotent If l dared to
think there was no force in prayer,
methinks God, after all he has done
for me and mine, would strike me
dead. Prayer impotentl Why it is
the mightiest force in the universe.
Lightning has no speed, the Alpine
avalanche has no power, compared
with it.
Will you let the distractions and
the vagaries of few skeptics, or a
good many skeptics, stand beside the
experience of a Gen. Havelock, who
came out in frontof the English army,
lifted his hat, and called upon the
Lord Almighty2 Orof George Wash
ington, who at Valley Forge was
found upon his knees in prayer9 Or
of William Wherefore, who went
from the British parliament to the
closet of devotion9 Or of Latimer,
who stood with his hands on fire, in
martyrdom, praying for his perse-
cutorsg Was Washington weak9 Was
Havelock weak9 Was Wilberforce
weak2 Was Latimer weak9 Bring
all the affairs of your store, of your
soul, Of your body, Of your friends, of
your church, before him, and the
great day Of eternity will show you
that the best investments you ever
made were your prayers, and though
you may have broken promises you
made to God, God never broke his
promises to you. Let God be true,
though every man be found a liar.
PRAYERS ARE ALMOST INVARIABLY AN
swERED.
And now, in conclusion, I have to
present you some checks, blank checks,
on the bank of heaven, written in
blood, and signed by the hand wound
ed on the cross. It is not safe for you
to give blank check with your name
to It. You do not know what might
be written above. But here is blank
check which God says can give you;
it is signed by the handwriting Of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and you can fill it
up with anything you want to. "Ask,
and it shall be given to you; seek, and
We shall find" / do not say that your
prayer will be answered in just the
way you expect. butt do say it will
Be answered in the best way Oh!
will you test him9 This is the out
come of all this subject.
If should ask the men and women
in this audience who have found God
prayer answering God to rise up,
you would nearly all rise up. In time
of darkness and trouble, as in time of
light and prosperity, he answered you.
I commend you to that God to whom
your parents dedicated you in infancy.
They believed SO much in prayer that
their last word was supplication for
you Having heard you in days of
prosperity, he will not reject your last
petition, when in the darkened room,
after they have wiped the dew Of
death from your brow, and the whole
group of loved ones have kissed you
good-by, you have only strength
enough left to pray: lord Jesus, re-
ceive my spirit!"