The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-11-12

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burden 20 bear! II would throw this
meeting open to ask for requests for
prayers from all over this house people
would rise and say: pray for my hus.
band,' Pray for my child" "Pray for
my brother" pray for my roommate" /"
pray for my sister," But, friend, why
do you ask this pulpit to pray for your
loved one? Why do you not bring that
burden, that heavy burden of the sal
walton of your child or husband, to
Christ? Does not Jesus want you to do
this today? II Christ will carry the
heavy burden of financial distress sure
ly he will bear the heavier burden of
the salvation of your children.
Some years ago noted evangelist
was holding Il series of meetings in the
church OF which | was then pastor
Among the thrilling incidents which
he told was one that appeared TO me at
that time very farfetched. l said it
could not be so. He described how
mother had wayward boy who had
run away to sea and was ut that time
in an Asiatic port. This mother care
fully studied the Bible and came to the
conclusion that she had right to ask
for the salvation of her boy and that
she would then and there throw the
burden of his salvation upon Christ.
She went 10 her room. after giving
word that under no condition was she
TO be interrupted. Then she opened
the Bible, laid ii upon chair and
knelt down. Then she began to pray
for the salvation of that boy. She
said: 20 God, Jesus has said that if
| ask anything in his name thou wilt
grant my request. | am going to stay
here pleading upon my knees for the
salvation of my child until thou hast
given to me the sweet consciousness
that he is saved" She stayed there
from until I, until s, o until 10, 10
until II, until ) o'clock in the morning
that woman stayed. Then she arose
from her knees and said. "My Heavenly
Father. thou hast answered my
prayer" AT that very time" said the
evangelist. the boy in the foreign port
was convicted of sin and sent letter
home to his mother that he had given
his heart to Christ" But as | after
ward began to ponder over the story,
In the light of the Scriptures and Of
personal history, came to the conclu-
sion that that story was true or at
least ~ gospel promise could be true.
We have right to ask for the saliva
tion of our loved ones. And if we ask
and plead faithfully and truly God
will answer our prayers.
Oh. that we might, one and all, here
and now, enter into a holy conspiracy
of prayer for the salvation of our loved
ones. This was the way great re-
vival wave was started in one of my
old churches. 1t was byx~hristian peO-
pie, members of that church, getting to-
gether week after week and praying
for distinct individuals. 1t was in this
way that my grandmother and grand
father were converted. Some Of you
may have heard the wonderful story
written by tile pen or spoken by the
lips of my father. 1t was by COM
pany OF earnest and fearful mothers
yotborinc toyothor o+ a ,,rt,i, ti,,,n 80
the dov IN ,be harms to nrov for rho
salvation of. their chi,dron unti, sooros
snd hundreds stood IN in tbo it'll ri,
hge church of somnrvil,o 70 confos,,
Christ and the whole rnoion v,,s ,,orod
by tho nowor or the IIoIv Ghost II t.
by Il conspirocv of rrovor thot q ro-
vivuI ron ,lwnv. ho st,rtol and .o,,r
lovol on.s sycnt into tho lirrdo,, ~,
q tiloI yovn or mnrcv
rho croot trouhro with tho Cnris.,,,
cburch os - vboIn and Win Chri.,t,n,
as individuals is tbot we hovo hrol,on
AWAY rrom fine ,,J ,nchor, 90 of rosna,
truth We bovo 1ost r,;th IN COD thot
no is ohlo to do all ,I,iros. mo- ha,.a
lost foirh in nrovnr. wn h,ro ,n,+ fnith
in fine uo,var of tho I,o,v cho,+ ,nd
tho .,rnot mis.ion of tI,, rh.;.,i,,, ,,,,
nit tod,v is ,o r,,.iro i, tI, nom. ,l,o
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