PREVAILING PRAYER

AN ACCOUNT OF THE OLD SOUTH CHAPEL PRAYER

MEETING (BOSTON), WITH INTLRESTING
NARRATIVES, AND INSTANCES OF
REMARKABLE CONVERSIONS,

RELATED AT IT

NORMAN MACLEOD, D.D.

THE HOME SCHOOL,” ETC. ETO.

AUTHOR OF “TIC EARNEST STUDENT,

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ALEXANDER STRAHAN & CO., EDINBURGH
SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., LONDON

1859
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Introduction,

Spirit of the Meeting,

First Report of the Old South Prayer-Meeting,

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Verbatim Report of one Old South Prayer-Meeting,

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Letter from Portland,

Letter from Old South Meeting to Portland Meeting,

Reply from Portland,

Another Letter to Portland Meeting,

Letter sent to Richmond, Va.,

Subjects of Prayer,

The Revival of 1858,

Business Men's Meeting,

Anniversary of Business Men's Meeting,

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Facts, Incidents, Conversions, &c.,

A Whole Family,

Sabbath School Results,

A Catholic Converted,

The Result of One Visit,

At the Eleventh Hour,

A Convert of Twelve Years,

Great Addition to a Sabbath School,

What a Wife can do,

The Power of the Bible,

A Covenant-keeping God,

A Mother's Prayers Answered,

Prayer on Shipboard,

Confession and Conversion,

Conversion of a Truckman,

The Grace of God can Save the Drunkard,

Do Pray with me, Father,

A Sister's Prayers,

Prayer and the Card-Table,

A Young Convert's First Prayer,

While he was Praying the Blessing came,

Too Wicked to Pray,

A Conscience Quickened,

Personal Effort,

Standing up for Jesus,

Conversion and its Results,

Original Hymn by Hodges Reed,

A Countryman Converted,

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The Cloud Lifted up,

The Deaf and Dumb embracing Christ,

Fear God rather than Man,

Judges and Astronomers,

Before we call, He answers,

None too Wicked,

Converted Warrior,

An Actress Converted,

Drunkard Converted,

What Manufacturers can do,

Farm School in Portland,

Remember the Clerks,

Whipped for Going to the Sunday School,

God so Loved the World,

Singular Conversion,

Influence of the Meeting,

While he called, the Answer came,

The Bible among Catholics,

Conversion of a Catholic Priest,

No Work on the Sabbath,

The Receiving Ship North Carolina,

Thanksgiving,

Interesting Case of Conversion,

The Manner in which the Meeting is Conducted,

Remember the Stranger,

Answer to Prayer,

Conversion of a Stable-Keeper,

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