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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 14, 1901

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 20.

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REQUESTS FOR PRAYER

“I REQUEST prayer for a banker in our city. is not his money, but his soul, of which I think. want to meet him in the earth made new.”
“I request prayer for the conversion of my husband, who is out of the truth. Pray also that I may not stand in his way, but that I may live a true Christian life in my home.”
“Please pray that my boy, who ran away from home, may be converted, and return to us again. Pray also that my daughter, who married out of the faith, may, with her husband, accept the truth.”
“I ask you to pray that God will convert my two daughters and their husbands, and also a young daughter and a son, who have to go out into the world to earn a living, and an aged father who lives with me, who once loved the truth.”
“My husband is much prejudiced against the truth. Please pray that the Lord will soften his heart, and lead him to accept it. Pray also for my son-in-law, who has given up through discouragement, and for my daughter, that she may be given a new conversion, and wisdom to bring up her little children for Jesus. Also pray for a neighbor, who is a drunkard. I hope he will seek Jesus, and become a Christian. Pray also for me, as I start to hold Bible readings in my neighborhood.”
“I ask prayer in behalf of my son. About fourteen years ago he had an attack of fever, which, with other complications, left him debilitated, so that he must have help from the Lord before he will ever be in health again. He is my only child, and I earnestly ask you to present his case at the throne of grace, that the Lord may make him as strong as he once was. He has sought the Lord many times for his recovery, but at times he becomes discouraged. I believe the Lord will hear prayer, and give him back to me whole.”
“I request the prayers of God’s people for the conversion of my husband and three sons.”
“I request prayer for the conversion of two friends. Pray earnestly that they may find Jesus.”
“Will you see that my wife is remembered at the noon hour of prayer? She has been a sufferer with tuberculosis, which has caused an abscess in her side, for two years. She is patient, although confined to her bed most of the time.”
“A worthy sister, who is genuinely converted, has accepted the true Sabbath, and also believes that the Lord is soon coming. Will you have a special season of prayer for her, that she may be delivered from snuff-dipping? The habit was formed in childhood, and she greatly desires to be delivered from it. She has been completely delivered from pork-eating.”
“I told our pastor of the Sabbath truth, and though he was extremely kind to me, he was strong against my belief, and said I was mistaken. I asked him to show me where the change was made in the Bible. He shook his head, and said, ‘I confess it is not there,’ yet he says Sunday is the Lord’s day. Please pray that I may convince him of his error.”
“I have more faith in prayer than ever before. My son says he has quit using tobacco,—praise the Lord,—and I have not seen the one who had the ill temper angry but once since prayers were offered. I praise the Lord for His goodness and mercy to us, and would it be too much to ask you to pray for me, and also that the Lord will work on the hearts of my son and his wife and bring them into the fold?”
“My daughter has been deserted by her husband, and has come home with three children. Her health is seriously impaired. She was baptized twelve years ago, but her husband persecuted her until she has almost given up. Pray that she may be converted. I have a cancer in my breast, and I request prayer that I may know whether I am able to go through the process of drawing it out.”
“I know that the prayers of God’s people avail much, and I request prayers for my husband, who is trying to quit the liquor habit. He uses tobacco, tea, and coffee, and I wish him to see the sin in all these hurtful habits. Also pray for a friend who has accepted the Sabbath. She has two small children, and can not attend any of the church services, but desires me to explain the Bible to her. Pray that I may have wisdom from above to do so. Also pray for a friend who is beginning the Christian life. She has recently joined the Church, but has much opposition at home. Her husband is a gambler.”