Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-20
er a season of great dependency about
his soul and Christ had spoken pardon,
to write that immortal hymn:

to write that immortal hymn:
i Oh, for thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praisei
Open Confession.
/ It was after Abraham Lincoln had
i been comforted in the loss of Tad, the
! bright boy Of the White House, that he
said, I now see as never before tho
/ preciousness of Gods love in Jesus
/ Christ and how we are brought near to
| God as our Father by him. -
What 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 S people. I feel
now perfectly satisfied. The burden is
rolled off and all gone, and feel that I
could run or fly into the arms of Jesus
Christ.
What a 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 filled with water
was put upon the stage, and another ac-
tor, in awful blasphemy, dipped Celia
cius, pronouncing over him the Words 81
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: 81 am a Christian. I will die as
Christian. - Though he was dragged
out and stoned to death, they could not
drown the testimony made under such
f,,1 Tb,ic
tian. I will die as q Christian. - 'Let
the redeemed of the Lord say So
What confirmation would come if
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 in 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 Hick, an English Methodist
preacher, solicited aid for West India
missions from a rich miser and failed.
Then the minister dropped on his knees,
and the miser said, 81 will give thee a
guinea if thou wilt give over. X" But the
minister continued to pray, until the
miser said, Il will give thee 2 guineaG
if thou wilt give over" Then tie 1aon-
ey was taken to the missiOnarv meeting.
Oh, the power of prayer MCianchihOn,
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 Biblo
class to ask puzzling questions. Many Of
the neighbors came i'll to hear the dis
cussion. The infdel arose and said to
the leader of the Bible class, 81 hear
you allow questions asked. "Oh, yes,'
said the leader, "but at the start let III
kneel down and ask God to guide u.s."
"Oh, no, - said the infidel. Il did noa
come to pray; I came to discuss"
"But,' said the leader, ''you will, OF
course submit to our rule, and that il
always to begin with prayer. - The lead
er Enelt in prayer, and then arose and
said to the infidel, "Now you pray"
The infidel replied, 81 cannot pray.
have no God to pray to. Let me go Let
me gor' The spectators, who expected
fun, found nothing but overpowering
solemnity, and a revival started, and
among the first who were brought in
was the infdel. 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 l
salute him as more qualified than any
man since Bible times in demonstrating
what prayer can do. Dear Brother Ian
phisr The high heavens are full of his
fame. Having announced meeting for
10 O'Clock, Sept. %, 1857 he sat in the
upper room on Fulton street, New York,
waiting for people to come. He waited
for a half hour, and then football was
heard on the steps, and after awhile in
all six persons arrived, but the next day
20, and the next day 40 and from that
time to this, for over SO 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 so!
Let the same outspokenness be en-
ployed toward those by whom we have
been personally advantaged. We wait
until they are dead before we say So