Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-25

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asked tho prayers Of Gods people. feel
now perfectly satisfied. The burden is
rolled off and all gone, and feel that [
could run or fly into the arms of Jesus
Christ "
What record for ali time and eter-
nifty was made by Gellacius, the play
actor, IN the theater at Heliopolis. a
burlosqne of Christianity was put upon
the stage In derision of the ordinance
of bapti3m bathtub filled with water
was putupon the stage, and another ac-
tor, in awful blasphemy, dipped Celia
Gus, pronouncing over him the words, 81
baptizo thee in the name of the Father,
of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. " But
coming forth from tho burlesque bap-
tism he looked changed and was
changed, and he cried out to tho audi
enco: Il am Christian. l Will die as
Christian. " Though he was dragged
out and stoned to death, they could not
drown the testimony made under such
awful circumstances: II am Chris
nan. l will die as Christian. Let
tho redeemed Of the Lord say SO. "
What confirmation would come if
all who had answers to prayers would
speak out; if all merchants III tight
places because of hard times would tell
how in response to supplication they got
the money to pay the note; if all farmers
in time of drought would tell how i'll an
swer to prayer the rain came just in
time to save the crop; if all parents who
prayed for Il wandering son to como
home would tell how not long after
they heard the boys hand on the latch
Of the font door
Samuel Hick, All English Methodist
preacher, solicited aid for West India
missions from rich miser and failed.
Then the minister dropped on his knees,
and the miser said, II will give thee a
guinea if thou wilt give over. But the
minister continued to pray, until the
miser said, II Will give thee 2 guineas
if thou wilt give over. " Then the mon
ey was taken to the missionary meeting.
Oh, the power of prayer Melanchthon,
utterly discouraged. was passing along
a place where children were heard pray
ing, and he came back, saying, "Breth-
rem, take courage; the children are pray
ing for us F" Nothing can stand before
prayer. An infdel came into Bible
class to ask puzzling questions Many Of
the neighbors came i'll to hear the dis
cussion. The infidel arose and said to
the leader of the Biblo class, 81 hear
you allow questions asked. u "Oh, yes, "
said the leader, "but at the start let rs
kneel down and ask God to guide us. "
ooh, no. ;" said the infdel. Il did not
come to pray; came to discuss. "
"But," soid the leader, You will, of
course, submit to our rule, and that is
always to begin with prayer. - The lead
or knelt in prayer, and then arose and
said to the infidel, Now you pray. "
The infdel replied, II cannot pray.
have no God to pray to. Let me go! Let
me go!" The spectators, who expected
fun, found nothing but overpowering
solemnity, and revival started, and
among the first who were brought in
was the infidel. That prayer did it. In
all our lives ere have been times when
we lelt that prayer was answered. Then
let us say so.
Outspokenness.
There fingers OH this side Of the river
that divides earth and heaven, ready at
any time to cross over, the apostle Of
prayer for this century, jeremiah Calvin
Lanphier, the founder Of the Fulton
street prayer meeting, and if he should
put on his spectacles and read this 1
salute him as more qualified than any
man since Bible times in demonstrating
what prayer can do Dear Brother Ian
phierl The high heavens are full Of his
fame. Having announced IA meeting for
~ o'clock, Sept. %, 1857, he sat in the
upper room on Fulton street, New York,
waiting for people TO come. He waited
for half hour, and then football was
heard on the steps, and after awhile in
all six persons arrived, but the next day
90, and the next day 10 and from that
time to this, for over 80 years, every
day, Sabbath excepted, that Fulton
street prayer meeting has been place
where people have asked prayer and an
swers to prayer have been announced,
and the thrub of that great heart OF sup
plication has thrilled not only into the
heavens, but clear around the world,
more than any spot on earth. That has
been the place where the redeemed OF
the Lord said so!
Let the same outspokcnness be en-
ployed toward those by whom we have
been personally advantaged. We wait
until they are d I'd before we say SO.
Your parents ha- planned for your best
interests all these years. They may
sometimes, their nervous system used
up by the cares, the losses, the disap-
pointments, the worriments of life, be
more irritable than they ought to be,
and they probably have faults which
have become oppressive as the years 60
by. But those eyes, long before they
took on spectacles, were watching for
your welfare, and their hands, not as
smooth and much more deeply lined
than onco, have done for you many a
good days work Life has been to them
more of a struggle than you will ever
know about. and much Of the struggle
has been for you, and how much they
are wrapped up in your welfare you will
Fever appreciate.
Have yon by word or gift or behavior
expressed your thanks? Or if you cannot
quite get up to say it face to face, have
you written it in some holiday saluta-
ton? The time will soon pass, and they
will be gone ont of your sight, and their
ears will not hear, and their eyes will
not see. If you owe them any kindness
of deed or any words of appreciation,
why do you not say so? How much we
might all. Of Us save ourselves in the
matter of regrets if we did not delay I'M
til too late an expression Of obligation