Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-18
LED To CHRIST.
Subject at the Presbyterian Church
Last Night.


Last Night.
The following is brief abstract Of the
remark Of the pastor al the services last
night in the Presbyterian Church:
God has many ways Of bringing the
people 70 an acknowledgement Of Him.
Sometimes the sight of others defeating
themselves to God has brought them to
Him. One of the most powerful reyi-
walls Of religion that ever visited Prince
ton college followed the act Of two Of the
students publicly acknowledging Christ
as their Lord. The conversion of his
daughters We are told, brought the dis
tinguished Noah Webster TO Christ
In many cases the death of relative
or friend has brought persons to Christ.
A pious father approaching death pray
ed that hayward son might be won to
Christ by his peaceful departure. But
when the father came to die he was for
a time overwhelmed with fear But the
fathers prayer was answered, for the
son said, If a man like my father, after
a useful and religious life. fears to die,
what is death likely to be to me" So
great was the impression made upon his
mind that he dedicated himself to Christ.
The child Of wealthy man just before
death cried, Papa, won't you come to
Christi" The father came forth from
this affection a christian. and dedicated
his fortune to the establishment of
large female &C llege.
The memory, in the case OF the very
aged, is a means to help some to better
life A very aged man had sermon by
the pious Flayel, which he heard at the
age Of fifteen. brought with great power
to his mind. This led him to Christ.
Whiteheld, a great preacher of the last
century, cried out in one of his sermons,
20, my heavens, the wrath to come, the
wrath to comet Said one, Those aw-
full words would follow me wherever l
went, and led me to Christ and into the
ministry" When copies of the Bible
were not as common in Italy as they are
TO day, pious book seller placed large
sized copy II his store window and turn
ed leaf every day The people came
to that window to read the Bible. and it
is known that one, at least, by this
means, was led to Christ A man under
deep conviction Of sin stopped clergy
man on the street and asked him TO pray
with him. They bowed in prayer, right
in the public thoroughfSre, for both felt
the Importance, of the occasion, and the
man was converted. Jere MacauleY
found Christ in aprison, Brownlow North
at a game of cards, a chaplain in the
forecastle of the ship in which he was
sailing. His wifes conversation about
her fathers piety brought John Bunyan
to Christ. The teachers invi alton to a
bad boy to assist her in some work she
had TO do led him to Christ and into the
ministry. The conversation which DR..
James w Alexander and Henry Johns
had together when students at llege led
both TO Christ.
A little child asked an infidel the ques-
tion why don't you love JesusF' He
could not reply, and the more he
thought of the question the more he was
puzzled. He thought he would search
the scriptures to find some place where
Jesus contradicted himself and in read
ing was led to Christ Another infdel
tried to teach his little child by writing
on the black board and having her spell
the words, God is nowhere. In her
artless manner, she spelled the words to
read, "God is now here, and conviction
seized his soul, which found no relief
until he found il in Christ. The father
in great Anxiety for the salvation of his
son waits upon his knees at family wor-
ship far beyond the usual time, and that
son is brought TO Christ. John Newton
had place in his prayer for William
Wilferforce, the great English statesman,
for fourteen years, and Wilberforce was
led to Christ, and became very useful in
his service. Said an aged man just after
his conversion. MY friend for fifty long
years prayed for me-"
Starting out on scientific expedition
an adherent OF false religion, from
heather country, asked a gentleman from
a christian country to pray. He declin
ed. We'll, " said he, some god must
be prayed to, so you will excuse me if
pray to mine. This led to the CONVEX
sion of the man from the christian coun-
try,
A wicked man suddenly changed mis-
course, and under the influence of the
Holy Spirit, lived like a christian. 1t
was mystery to his neighbors, but some
of them remembered very devoted an
cester of his who prayed from day to day
that all her posterity might become
christians.
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