The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-24

CIR y season of great dependency about
his soal and Christ had spoken pardon,
10 write that immortal hymn:
Oh, for a Thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praisei
Open Confession.
It was after Abraham Lincoln had
been comforted in the loss of Tad, the
bright boy of the White House, that he
said, II now see as never before the
preciousness OF Gods love in Jesus
Christ and how we are brought near to
God as our Father by him"
What a thrill went through the meet
ing in Portland. Or, when an ex-attor-
ney general of the United States arose
and said: "Last night got up and
asked the prayers Of God g people. feel
now perfectly satisfied. The burden is
rolled off and all gone, and feel that l
could run or fly into the arms OF Jesus
Christ"
What record for all time and eter-
nifty was made by Gellacius, the play
actor, in the theater at Heliopolis. A
burlesque of Christianity was put upon
the stage. In derision of the ordinance
of baptism bathtub filed with water
was put upon the stage. and another &C
tor, in awful blasphemy. dipped Celia
cius, pronouncing over him the words, Il
baptize thee in the name of the Father,
of the Son and of the Holy Ghost " But
coming forth from the burlesque bap-
tism he looked changed and was
changed, and he cried out to the audi
ence: II am Christian. will die as
a Christian. Though he was dragged
out and stoned to death, they could not
drown the testimony made under such
awful circumstances: II am Chris
tjan. will die as Christian. LET
4 the redeemed of the Lord say SO. -
What a confirmation would come II
all who had answers to prayers would
speak out; if all merchants in 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 a wandering son to come
home would tell how not long after
they heard the boys hand on the latch
of the font door
Samuel Kick, an 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
guinea if thou wilt give over But the
minister continued to pray, until the
miser said, 81 will give thee 2 guineas
if thou wilt give over. D." Then the mon
ey was taken to the missionary meeting.
Oh, the power of prayerl Melanchthon,
utterly discouraged, was passing along
place where children were heard pray
ing, and he came back, saying, "Breth-
rem, take courage; the children are pray
ing for us. " Nothing can stand before
prayer. An infidel came into Bible
class to ask puzzling questions. Many OF
the neighbors came in to hear the dis
cussion. The infdel arose and said to
the leader of the Bible class, 81 hear
you allow questions asked y ooh, yes, .
said the leader, "but at the start let us
kneel down and ask God to guide us. -
"Oh, no. said the infidel. Il did not
come to pray; L came to discuss. -
"But," said 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 infidel replied, II cannot pray.
have no God to pray to. Let me gol Let
me go!" The spectators, who expected
fun, found nothing but overpowering
solemnity, and a revival started, and
among the first who were brought III
was the infidel. That prayer did it. In
all our lives there have been times when
we felt that prayer was answered. Then
let us say so.
Outspokenness.
There fingers on 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
salute him as more qualified than any
man since B1Dl6 times III uemOHSUrdtluS
what prayer can do. Dear Brother Lam
phier The high heavens are full of his
fame. Having announced meeting for
10 o'clock, Sept. %, 1867, 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
30, and the next day 40 and from that
time to this, for over 38 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 throb 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 sol
Let the same outspokenness be EN-
ployed toward those by whom we have
been personally advantaged. We wait
until thew are dead before we say So