Year: 1870

the infinite riches Of Gods grace In Christ Jesus
Then the following was read and very earnestly
remembered in the prayer


CAnLINvILLE, ILL.,, August I 1870.
FULTON STREET PRAYER MEETINo:--


DEAR CHRISTIAN FRIENDs-I read in last weeks
number OF the New York Observer July 2S) OF


remarkable answer to prayer made in the
Fulton street prayer meeting In behalf or q
brother who strayed away from his family fifteen
years ago, and they knew not where he was
but who, in answer to prayer, has been brought
back home to his friends new man in Christ
Jesus. II and my family connections are suffering
great socitude and anxiety of mind from cir
cumstance similar to that related in the commu-
nication referred to. My brother, formerly resi-
dent of this place, left home to attend TO some
business IN New York city about the middle Of last
April. He left home under extraordinary circum-
stances of trial, encouragement and temptation.
His family and friends however, expected he
would return az soon as he had attended to the
business which took him away. They heard from
him regularly down to the 22d of May, after which
he ceased to write We have used every means
in our power to find where he has gone, but in
vain. This brother has o family residing here.
He is just forty years Of age and is the young
est of large family of children, all of whom him
self excepted, were converted to God early in
lie. His father was minister of the Gospel for
nfty years, and was in his lifetime instrumental,
IN The Lords hands, in the salvation of many
sonls. My father gave me "a charge before he
died that he wanted me to pray, every day of my
life, as long as lived, for this brothers. CONVEX
hoii 10 Eod. nave been obeylng that request
as faithfully as could for the last thirteen years.
AS soon as we found he was gone his
praying relatives and some friends of the
family agreed that we would pray for
him, as we could not find him to help him i'm
any other way. resolved that through grace
would obey the slightest movements Of the Spirit
OF God on my mind regarding my duty to him. In
consequence of this resolve, l am writing this
communication. What makes me more uneasy
than anything else Is, that contrary to the habits
OF his former life he has accustomed himself to the
use of wine and other stimulating drinks for two
or three years past. Now my request and that of
other praying friends to the Fulton Street Prayer
Meeting Is, that they will remember this brother
in very earnest supplication, again and again as
they did the brother about whom we read in the
Obserrer. Please ask our Heavenly Father to
save him rom intemperance and all his sins to
break the power Of the temptations that are keep
Ing hin from his home make him a new man in
Christ Jesus, and restore him again to his family
and nicnds, for our great Redeemer's sake. This
request TO the Fulton Street Prayer Meeting is
rom Mrs. ~ II. r.. and friends, Carlnville, Ill.


There had been offered some requests for
prayer for those who hoped their sins had been
forgiven, but still walked in darkness, and were
bowed down under heavy yoke Of bondage. An
cases as illustrating the experience of some who
receive the grace OF God in vain, or half accept
Ing the gospel of salvation. They are always
found in Doubling Castle" and have got no
further on their way. This same Fulton street
prayer meeting has blessed many poor soul to
get out and go his journey to the Celestial hills
and the blessed gates of the Heavenly City. Here
doubts have been brought and laid at Jesus feet,
to be ind1ged no more.