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the twin hells(曾倖仇囿)-及13何蛍
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her prodigal children。 Go�察�gather the brightest and purest flowers that bend
and wave in the winds of heaven�察�the roses and lilies�察�the green vine and
immortelles�察�wreathe them in a garland�察�and with this crown the brow of
the truest of all earthly friendsMother� �Another reason I give for my safe
keeping in that hour of darkness and despair�此�In the city of Atchison�察�on a
bed of pain and anguish�察 �lay my true�察 �devoted and dying wife。 Every
Sunday morning regularly would I receive a letter dictated by her。 Oh� �the
tender�察�loving words� �Every day�察─�said she�察 �I pray that God will preserve
your life while working in the jaws of death。; The true and noble wife�察�the
helpmeet of man�察�clings to him in the hour of misfortune and calamity as
the vine clings to the tree when prostrate on the ground。 No disgrace can
come so shameful that it will cause the true wife to forsake。 She will no
more forsake than the true soldier will desert on the battlefield。 For those
imps in human form that endeavor to detract from the honor belonging to
the wives of the country there ought to be no commiseration whatever。 Let
us honor the wifehood of our native land。 It is the fountain of all truth and
righteousness�察�and if the fountain should become impure�察�all is lost。 One
more reason�此�Before I was sent to the prison I was an evangelist�察�and was
instrumental in the hands of God of persuading hundreds of people to
abandon a wicked life and seek the good。 During my imprisonment I
received many letters from these men and women who had been benefited
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on account of what I had said to them�察�and they informed me that they still
retained confidence in me and were praying God for my deliverance。
Now�察 �I believe�察 �in answer to a mother's prayers�察 �in answer to the
prayers of my sainted wife�察 �in answer to the prayers of good men and
women�察 �who were converts to ;the faith once delivered to the saints;
under my earnest endeavorsin answer to all these prayers�察 �God lent a
listening ear and preserved me from all harm and danger。
PATHETIC OCCURRENCES IN THE MINES
It is a great consolation for prisoners to receive letters from their
friends。 One day a convict working in the next room to me inquired if I
would like to see a letter。 I replied I would。 He had just received one from
his wife。 This prisoner was working out a sentence of five years。 He had
been in the mines some two years。 At home�察 �he had a wife and five
children。 They were in destitute circumstances。 In this letter his wife
informed him that she had been taking in washing for the support of
herself and children�察�and that at times they had to retire early because they
had no fuel to keep them warm。 Also�察�that�察�on several occasions�察�she had
been compelled to put the children to bed without supper。 But this noble
woman stated to her husband that their lot was not so bad as his。 She
encouraged him to bear up under his burdens�察 �and that the time would
soon come when his sentence would expire and he would be permitted to
return home again�察�and that the future would be bright once more as it had
been before the unfortunate circumstances that led to his imprisonment。 It
was a good letter�察�written by a noble woman。 A couple of days after this�察�
as I was mining�察�I heard a voice in the adjoining room。 I listened。 At first I
thought it was the mining boss�察 �but I soon discovered I was mistaken。
Listening again I came to the conclusion that the convict who was working
in the next room was becoming insane�察�a frequent occurrence in the mines。
Many of the poor convicts being unable to stand the strain of years and the
physical toil�察�languish and die in the insane ward。 To satisfy my curiosity�察�I
took my mining lamp from my cap�察�placed it on the ground�察�covered it up
as best I could with some pieces of slate�察 �and then crawled up in the
darkness near where he was。 I never saw such a sight as was now
presented to me。 This broad´shouldered convict on his knees�察 �with his
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frame bent over�察 �his face almost touching the floor of the room�察 �was
praying for his wife and children。 Such a prayer I never heard before�察�nor
do I expect to hear again。 His petition was something like the following�此�
;Oh�察�Heavenly Father�察�I am myself a wicked�察�desperate man。 I do not
deserve any love or protection for my own sake。 I do not expect it�察�but for
the sake of Jesus do have mercy on my poor wife and helpless children。;
I have been able�察�many times in my life�察�to spend an hour or more in
the prayer circle�察�and�察�unmoved�察�could listen to the prayers of the children
of God。 But I could not remain there in the darkness and listen to such a
prayer as that going forth from the lips of that poor convict�察�so I glided
back through the darkness into my own room�察 �and left him there alone�察�
pleading with his Creator for his lone and helpless ones at home。
Reader�察�did God listen to the wails of that poor heart´stricken prisoner�拭�
Yes� �yes� �yes� �For though a prodigal�察�sinful child�察�yet he is still a child of
the universal Father。 Who of us dare excommunicate him�拭 �What frail
mortal of passing time would dare lift up his hand and say�察 �this poor
wanderer is forgotten of his God�拭�
What a glorious privilege is communion with God。 What a sweet
consolation to know God hears�察�though we may be far removed from the
dear ones we love。 And who can tell the glorious things that have been
wrought by the wonderful Father of the race by that strong lever of prayer。
How often has the rough ways of life been made smooth。 How often do
we fail to credit the same to the kind intercession of friends with the
Father of us all。
But to continue�察�it often happens that in the coal mines�察 �persons�察 �no
longer able to sustain the heavy load that is placed upon them of
remaining in prison for a long time�察 �give way�察 �and they become raving
maniacs。 One day a prisoner left his room�察�and crawling out on his hands
and knees into the entry�察�sat down on a pile of coal and commenced to sing。
He had a melodious voice�察�and these were th
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