Life Spared For Two Weeks.


"On the 8th of January, last, I was called upon to visit a dying man in

Jersey City, whom the doctors had said could not live but a few hours. I

found him in severe bodily sufferings and a terrible agony of mind. He

had lived a moral and upright life in the eyes of the world, but

careless and neglectful of all religious duties, and now with eternity

before him he felt his life a failure and his imperative need of help.



"In his agony he would cry out, 'Lord, help me,' and perhaps the next

moment blaspheme the name of God. I sought to show him his great sin in

having so long neglected God and his salvation, and at the same time

assured him that Jesus was a great Savior, 'able to save to the

uttermost all who would come unto Him.' I went from his bedside to the

union prayer-meeting, held in our city during the week of prayer, where

I presented his case and asked the brethren to pray that God would save

this poor man even at the eleventh hour, and spare him to give good

evidence of his conversion. His case seemed to reach the hearts of all

present, and most earnest prayers were offered in his behalf; so strong

was the faith that many came to me at the close of the meeting and said

that young man will certainly be saved before he is taken from this

world.



"In answer to prayer he was spared nearly two weeks, and for some six or

seven days before his death, gave much clearer evidence of being truly

converted than could have been expected of one in his condition."



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