The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-01
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she says They Were Answered in . Re-
mnxkasle Way After z5 Years.
New York Sun.
The attendance at the sunday evering
service at the Hanson Place Methodist
church, Brooklyn, listened 70 narrative
about the last days OF General Grant which
has not before been made p1blic. After
his sermon the pastor. the Rev. Or. D. b.
Kendig, introduced 10 the audience Mrs.
C. W. Kramer, q sister Of General Grant,
Mho told Of her efforts during the last
twenty-five ysSrs OF ner brothers life 70
secure bis conversion. Mrs Kramer is the
wife of the Rey. C. w. Kramer, who was
minister 10 Switzerland during Grants
second term, and she was the generals
favorite sister.
She told the congregation Sunday even
ing that after her OWN conversion IN 1851
she became convinced that il was her
especial duty 10 win her brothers soul TO
God BY her prayers and her influence
she did everything IN her power to that
end from that time en-. At about the time
OF General Grants first inauguration she
believed her object almost gained He was
particularly impressed with the weight OF
responsibility that had come upon him,
and the passage IN the Scriptures which his
lips touched when taking the oath OF Office
made deep impression on his mind. Dur
ing his first term Mrs. Kramer was much
in his company at the White house. and he
often discussed with deep feeling the sub
ject that was nearest his sisters heart.
1[Es-sing his second term his sister was
abroad with her husband, and they kept
up regular correspondence, largely upon
religious subjects.
When the general was taken sick Mr..
and Mrs. Kramer we're still abroad. Re-
ports OF his condition were cabled almost
daily. When il became serious her hus-
band was taken III. and Mrs. Kramer was
unable to leave him to go to her brothers
bedside. Finally. she said, the cable
brought word that the general was nn-
conscious and low. But she had full faith
that he would rally, and that her prayers
would yet be answered. True enough, be
did improve, and he lived for some weeks.
Finally, in fit of deep dependency, Mrs.
Kramer. one day in her garden at Berne.
prayed most earnestly fer the granting OF
her hearts desire And there came TO her,
as she described il TO her hearers Sunday
night, deep peace sad solemn conviction
that her prayer would be sssrSe:ed, and
that her brother would not be allowed To
leave the world without making his peace
with his God. Within a day or two there
came a cable message from her daughter In
New York telling Mrs. Kramer that a
great spiritual change had been expert
enced By the dying man, and that in fact
her prayers OF twenty-five years we're
answered.
Some time later Mrs. Kramer and her
husband sailed for New York, and they
arrived the day after General Grants
death. In talking the matter over with
Dr. Newman she learned that BIER brothers
change OF view Of spiritual things took
place on the day of her strange experience
ia the garden, 5000 miles away. Mrs.
Kramer's narrative made strong inn
preston on the large audience, which list
ened to her with rapt attention.