REMARKABLE CONVERSION IN WASHINGTON.
By E. Payson Hammond
I HAVE recently received an interesting letter from Major Hall, of Washington, D. C. He is well known, and at that time was a member of a prominent club. His three children were led to Christ in our children's meetings, and begged their father to attend the services. His friend, General Crittenden, related his conversion in Dr. Rankin's church. Major Hall expressed much displeasure to his wife that General Crittenden should have thus spoken, and angrily refused to remain at the inquiry meeting. He went from the meeting to a gambling saloon, where he remained until daybreak. The next day his wife resolved to spend in prayer and fasting for the conversion of her husband. In her agony she cried, "O God, if need be, lay my dead body across his pathway to keep him from tumbling into the pit of destruction." No sooner had she offered this prayer than she ran across the street to her friends, saying, "God has answered me, and my husband will soon be converted." The next Sunday he was in his business office under deep conviction of sin. At five o'clock Dr. Black came to see him, and pointed him to Christ. That night he stood up before the great audience of, perhaps, three thousand, and related the story of his experience. His wife sprang to her feet, saying, "I am the happiest woman in Washington." And next Sunday he stood by my side upon the east steps of the capitol, where for ten weeks we had held open-air meetings, and spoke to about twenty thousand people, in a manner which profoundly moved that vast audience. Since then he has been an earnest worker in Washington. Years after, when I returned to hold another series of meetings, he was one of the leaders in the work, and did all he could to help win souls to Christ. Surely the Lord answers prayer. He is indeed able to save unto the uttermost all them that come unto God by Him.