Affected by Another’s Prayer
A man was travelling once in Ireland. Night overtook him before he reached the place to which he was going. He knocked at the door of a cabin by the roadside, and asked shelter for the night. They invited him … Continued
The Lightning Strike
Some years ago there was a small congregation of Wesleyan Methodists in a village in the County of Essex, in England. They used to worship m a little cottage. But after a while their number increased till that cottage was … Continued
A Hand Healed through Prayer
There was once a young boy who had a very bad sore on his right hand. It got worse and worse, in spite of all that was done for it. At last it began to mortify, and the doctor said … Continued
Prompted to Pray
A Christian mother had a sailor boy thousands of miles away from her. She woke one night thinking about her absent boy. Something seemed to whisper to her, “Get up and pray for your son.” Being prompted to pray she … Continued
The Young Boy’s Prayer for Help
Here is another illustration connected with a little boy. He was about eight years old. His parents were poor, but honest, industrious, pious people. They lived in a manufacturing town in the North of England. One morning, this little boy … Continued
African Village Surrounded
Prayer for Defense The King of Dahomey, in Africa, is one of the cruelest monsters alive. A few years ago he sent a large army to destroy the city of Abbeokuta, where the English missionaries were laboring. He was making … Continued
God Sends a Wave
A vessel bound from Glasgow, Scotland, to New York, was overtaken by a terrific hurricane in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. The captain tried everything in his power to weather the storm. At last he gave up and said, … Continued
Who Needs a Security System?
A man who had once been a thief, and was afterwards converted, wrote an account of his life. Among other stories he told this: “Three of us, one winter’s evening, were marking the house of a man, in which we … Continued
Prayer for Deliverance
A good minister whose name was Flavel, was once going round by sea from Dartmouth to London. On the way a violent storm arose, and threatened the destruction of the vessel. Night came on and the storm continued to increase. … Continued
Family Worship and Protection
A family without prayer is like a house without a roof, open and exposed to all the storms of heaven. ~ Thomas Brooks