The pious were pleading in
behalf of those out of Christ, and many of these last were crying
for mercy. One prayer commenced, "O Lord, throw us a rope, for we
are out in the open sea, on a single plank, and wave after wave is
dashing over us." So they continued till near midnight, when their
teachers constrained them to retire.
At the beginning of February, the other Seminary witnessed a
remarkable outpouring of the spirit of prayer. Every spare moment of
the previous day, and much of the night, had been devoted to fervent
intercession by those who feared that the Spirit of God was about to
leave them. So intense was the feeling, that the ordinary services
were suspended, and at once every closet was filled; yet a majority
had no place for retirement. One of them proposed prayer in the
yard, and there, on that wintry day, for an hour, their earnest
cries went up to heaven. All of the careless were deeply moved, and
many dated their conversion from that day.
The work extended to Geog Tapa, Seir, and other villages. From
Degala, Deacon Joseph wrote, "Whenever I went home, I found our
house a house of mourning.
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