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following was related in an evangelistic meeting: A woman who had been
bedridden for years, lived near the railroad track, a long way from any other
house. Near by was a deep gully over which the railroad passed on a new,
substantial iron bridge, as was supposed. There was a terrible wind one
night. This poor woman, as was often the case, was alone. All at once she
heard a fearful crash; she felt sure it was the bridge. She looked at the
clock. In ten minutes the through passenger train would be along. What should
she do? Her son was away from home. Praying earnestly to God for help, she
took the only light in the house, a tallow candle, and began to crawl (for
she could not walk) toward the railroad track. How she ever got there she
never knew. The track reached, she could hear the roar of the coming train.
She prayed this prayer: “O God, help me to light this candle, and keep it
burning until the engineer sees it; and make him see it.” God heard her
prayer. The candle was lighted, there was a lull; just then she waved the
candle-would the engineer see it? She heard a grating sound, she knew the
brakes were set. She lost consciousness then, but the train came to a stand
-still a few feet from the yawning chasm. Hundreds of lives were saved. This
weak, sick woman did what she could; God used what she had. He will use what
you have for the saving of men, if you will do your part. -- Union Gospel News. |
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O Christian!
If that poor woman felt so deeply the need, and made so great an effort, to
save the passengers on that train from physical death, how ought you to feel,
and what effort ought you to make, in order to rescue the multitudes about
you that are hurrying on to eternal ruin, unconscious of their danger and
ready to perish, unless some one, who has the light and knowledge, goes to
their rescue? |
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Touching
Incidents and Remarkable Answers to Prayer By S. B. SHAW. |
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From: http://www.ccel.org/ |