The Penn's Grove record., 1909-01-22

country; a woman, the mother of six
boys. with her husband, came to one
OF my services in the city OF Lincolf'
1t was the first, service Of the mission;
and &c thEy left she said to her hus:
band: Holt what do. you think OF
that MANI. He said, II don't know
what / think of. him, but I will tell
you, what | think of myself: He
made me see myself; / am all wrong,
When they got home and sat at the
English, tea table she. looked at him
and said Are you going to hear him
tonight" NO" he said Che was a
signalman on the Great Northern
Railway, II could not go unless !
went in my uniform, for | have to go
on duty. You can go and take one
OF the boys" They came, the mother
and her boy, and before the meeting
was over both of them entered the in
curry room and gave themselves to
Jesus. When you looked at the WON.
an her face showed that a change had
taken place. The light. of the MORN
Ing was there, a little bit of the light
that breaks over the tops of the cliffs
of eternity, and made it beautiful.
She had been praying; and the FASH
lon Of her .e~0untenance was changed.
On the Saturday night following, at
the prayer meeting. this woman got
up and said: God has done great
things for me this week. Last Sum
day He saved me, and since. five OF
my boys have been converted. And
now i am praying for my husband.
He is a wicked man and drinks and
swears. But he is the father of my
boys and ami praying for him and
my first born. I have been praying
for them all this week, night and day
They will both be converted to.
morrow. If God does not save them.
that book (holding the Bible up in
her handy Is not true / cannot tell
you the thrill that swept. through the
room as that woman made that state
ment:. Sunday morning broke crisp
and clear, for it was a January morn
ming, and that man left his signal box
and started for his little cottage,
When he reached it his wife was still
up stairs. 1t was her custom to be
up and waiting for him, but she was
SO exercised about her husband and
had worn herself out praying for him;
that. she had fallen asleep and
slept. mot down YETI" he shouted
up to her. II I'M sorry" she replied.
II will be down directly When she
got down he said: "Let me have my
breakfast. 1 will get what sleep /
can this morning. / am going to
hear that man this afternoon and to-
night" That's right" she said. Eve
have been PRAYING for you." "Pray-
ing for me? You prayed?' he asked.
YES" said the wife, 81 have not had
a chance to tell you, but God saved
me last Sunday. and five of our chill
dren are converted, and we have been
praying for you, all of u.s." "For
me?" Eyes, and Gypsy Smith prayed
for you last night" For me?"
Eyes. and everybody in the church
said Amen" what time was it,"
the husband asked. "As near as
can tell, it was half-past eight" The
tears ran down the mans cheeks like
bubbles on a mountain stream. and
for a few minutes he could not find
words, butwhen he did he said: "At
half-past eight the line was clear, and
/ had nothing to do but think. l was
left alone with my conscience, and /
thought of you and the boys and what
a wicked life / have lived, a Christless
life, and I threw myself on the cabin
floor and cried God be merciful to
me, a sinner He heard me, and at
half-past eight, while you were pray
ing for me. He answered your prayer
and saved my SOUL" That woman
gripped God and her husband with
mighty, prevailing prayer. and you
and I may do the same thing if we
only have faith in God. The Lord
teach us how to pray!
Don't you think there is great need
for something to be done in this great
Something needs to come to
pass to make the people of New York
City stop in their mad rush for none
and pleasure and their selishness and
think about God and better things.
Listen! That will come to pass if
you and I will pray. The Lord help
us to pray! Jesus prayed. and He
asked His disciples to pray. And
Jesus prayed "the Lord of the har-
vest" to "send forth laborers into His
harvest Will you, for His dear
sake, get beneath the weight of this
city and lift it a little nearer to God?
Lift it in your arms of faith, in your
heart of pity, in your believing and
prevailing prayer, nearer to God. We
must all pray, you, me, and pray all
the time.