The Tavern Keeper Overcome.

Rev. Charles G. Finney relates, in his "Spirit of Prayer," of an

acquaintance of his whose faith and importunity in prayer and the answer

were very remarkable:



"In a town in the northern part of the State of New York, where there

was a revival, there was a certain individual, who was a most violent

and outrageous opposer. He kept a tavern, and used to delight in

swearing at a desperate rate, whenever ther were Christians within

hearing, on purpose to hurt their feelings. He was so bad, that one man

said he believed he should have to sell his place or give it away, and

move out of town, for he could not live near a man that swore so.



"This good man of faith and prayer that I have spoken of, was passing

through the town and heard the case, and was very much grieved and

distressed for the individual. He took him on his praying list. The case

weighed on his mind when he was asleep, and when he was awake. He kept

thinking about him, and praying for him, for days; and the first we knew

of it, this ungodly man came into a meeting, and got up and confessed

his sins, and poured out his soul. His barroom immediately became the

place where they held prayer-meetings."