Part 9 (2/2)

(ave a new and fresh impetus to the work, and many more souls were added to the Lord

This dearthe words I was led to say to hi of our intercourse--that the Lord was keeping him alive in order to have hter careat haste, and said, ”Father is dying, and does so want to see you Will you co: his bedroom, his wife said, ”You are too late; he is dead!” Softly Ion that face oncehis cold hand, I spoke a feords about the loving kindness of the Lord He knew htened his face at the precious na bed, he said (evidently in reference to what he had heard), ”not dead; just beginning to live” Thus, with a sweet, triue Meetings, 1852

Our steps were now directed to another part of the parish, where we cos in alternation with services in the church These urated in a very remarkable manner, in the house of a ly wicked and careless fellow His as a the fruits of the revival, and prayed much for him; but the more she did so, the worse he becaht that if he did not give hiot worse, for it was a proof that her prayers were telling; total indifference would have been a far n

This was poor coht drunk; or if not so, swearing about the revival in the church, and her praying He often declared that if he ever caughtfortroubled with a wooden leg, it made him worse

As he was unable to work in the mine, he was dependent for his support on the parish authorities, who e his bad te towards , and talked to him either about the weather or so quite satisfied that he knew the plan of salvation, as I had spoken to him about his soul at the ti, I observed Frank before an to think what I would speak to hi no particular news to co, I careat astonishment, he was not there I looked around on all sides, and called, ”Frank--Frank!” but in vain--no one answered There was no hedge or tree within sight for him to hide behind; where could he be? All at once, I reravel-pit about twenty-five or thirty yards froht it possible he could be there I went towards it, however, still calling, ”Frank--Frank!” and yet received no answer

On looking in, sure enough, there wasdown in the pit, close up to the side, with his face to the ground I said, ”Frank, is that you? What are you doing there? Are you ill?”

”No,” he replied, ”I' in particular,” I said; ”but to tell the truth, I was so surprised at your disappearance, that I could not pass on without looking for you I was so sure that I saw you in the distance, sitting in your place; and then, when I came up, you were not there I wondered whether I had seen your ghost instead of you, and whether you were dead or what Are you hiding away fro up, he said, ”I had a terrible dreahtened me very much A voice said, 'Go and see Mr Hasla in thewould do; and when I saw you coot up and hid myself here”

I said, ”Frank, it is no use for you to fight against God, or to stand out against your wife's prayers You had far better give in”

He then toldin his past life, and sitting down on the bank or side of the gravel pit, he said, 'When I was ill with(which was taken off), the doctor told me what I should die I then cried to the Lord to have ive an to recover froive ot quite well in health, but ever since that ti worse and worse in mind When my as converted, it seeether, and the Lord warned ht”

”Coive up” It was a lonely road on a bare common ”Kneel down,” I repeated, ”and let us pray” He did so, and after prayer he said, ”By God's help I will give up”

”No,” I replied, ”that will not do Say, 'Lord, take ive up'”

After a short pause, he solean to cry

I gave hiave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Hi life” (John 3:16) ”Think over that,” I said, ”and coht” He did so, and was saved, to the great joy of his soul After the ave vent to his feelings with tears, when he re of mine,” he said, ”is a monument of God's mercy!”

”How is that?” I inquired

”Several years ago,” he said, ”I was playing cards forin order to hen thewith said, 'You would not have won that money if you had not cheated' I swore at him, and said, 'God strike my limbs if I did so!' I knew I had; and the man would not believe that I had not So we parted”

”The next e piece of rock, which had been loosened with the blasting, when it slipped fro with it into the shaft As the heavy end was upperht, and fell across the shaft, pinning ainst the side This rock was not less than two or three tons weight Notwithstanding the fearful shock, I retainedwas smashed, and the other severely wounded 'God struck my limbs!' I cried for help; and when the men ere attracted by my screams found me, they saw at once that it was i the rock There I re aroundchain to the rock and lifted the end

As soon as they succeeded in raising it, down it went, carrying plate, ladders, and all before it, to the bottom of the shaft, which wasThey then drewwas taken off and the other set; but I was very ill for a long tis to the wall of the shaft, I should have been in hell now! The Lord saved my life then--and has saved my soul now!”

Dear Frank became a very zealous Christian, and for many years preached the Gospel with much power and acceptance After his conversion, he ca forbiddenthere for his neighbours

I did; and there was such a crowd inside, and also outside the house, and so , that I was not satisfied with one visit, but went again and again

The place was most inconveniently full; they turned out the chairs and tables to -room inside, and opened the s and doors for the people to hear outside; and sometimes, before the address was over, men and women cried aloud for , and hearing was done standing, and, that very close together The house was so uncohbourhood, who had a large rooed me to come and preach there instead I accepted his invitation, and ent; but, alas! there was no power there; it was hard to pray or preach; and the people were not even attentive Thus it was clearly seen that it is not by ht or by power of men, but by the Spirit of the Lord; and that if the Lord was not present to work, no as done We went back to Frank's cottage, and there again the manifest presence of God was discernible; and every time we did so souls were saved

Next door to Frank lived a tall, gaunt, gipsy kind of woift of healing, and other knowledge, which reat interest inthethese services, she paid a visit to the Parsonage, and said, ”My dear, have you a lemon in the house?” I went to inquire and found that we had not ”Well, then,” she said, ”get one, and soether You ant it Mind you do, now,” she said, drawing herself up to her full height; ”mind you do, you ant it!” Then she put the bowl of her pipe into the kitchen fire, and having ignited the tobacco, went away s