Changing the Course One Point

Walking across Palace Square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with an American ship-master, (says a correspondent of the Watchman he invited me to accompany him to his hoteL

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Whi)e tbete h« showed me a very large gold medal be had received from the British government for saving a ship’s company at sea. The circumatances were these: One night at sea, when it was the captain’s “mid-watch,” — the watch from twelve, midnight, till four o’clock in the morning — just before turning in, he gave the olBcei’ of the watch the ship’s course; the direction in which she was to be steered. While undressing, it was impressed on his mind that he ought to change the course a point) but he could see no reason for the change, as the ship was on the right course for the port of her destination. He turned in and tried to fail asleep, as it was only four hours to his watch; but the impression that he ought to change the ship’s course kept him awake. In vain he tried to throw off that impression; and yielding to it, he went on deck and gave the order for the change. On returning to his berth, he was asleep as soon as his head was on the pillow. The next day he sighted a ship in distress, and made sail for her. The ship was in a sinking condition, and he rescued the whole ship’s company. Shortly after, a gale of wind arose and carried the sinking ship to complete destruction. Had not the American captain changed the course of his ship that evening, he would not have come in sight of the ship in distress, and all of the company would have perished.

Query — TVhat made thai Captain arise in the middle of the night and, contrary to all science, reason and his own vnll, change the course of his vessel, but a Supreme Being, whose power he could not resist, and what made him exactly reach that sinking ship just in lime,

The following Incidents of Prayer and the remarkable Answers, have been obtained from the records of the Fulton Street Prayer Meeting in New York City. They include both facts which have been related by speakers in their daily meetings, or furnished from the letters of those who have solicited Prayer and received the Answer to their Faith.

They are of the utmost diversity of subjects, literally including the “all things” of the Bible, and temporal as well as spiritual interests.

Numerous as the incidents are, which we here give, still they cover only one-sixtieth part of the whole Record of the Blessed Meeting.

History can never tell of the wonders done in Answer to the Prayers of these trusting ones; but Faith can rejoice, for here is fulfilled daily those cheerful Promises of the Lord:” If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ash what ye will, and it shall be done unto youP Ask and receive, that your joy may be fulV^