Her First Public Prayer

From this pitiful anxiety she was at length relieved through a comforting dream and the counsel and prayers of a godly minister. But again came the impression of duty to take part in the prayer meeting. That evening the opportunity came. Tremblingly she bowed with the little group, and soon she lifted up her voice in prayer. Of this act of obedience to the voice of the Spirit she says:AGP 269.2

“As I prayed, the burden and agony of soul that I had endured so long, left me, and the blessing of the Lord descended upon me like the gentle dew. I praised God from the depths of my heart. Everything seemed shut out from me but Jesus and His glory.”—The Ministry of Healing, 159.

The following night, in the meeting of the advent believers, she very impressively bore testimony to her experience. ThisAGP 269.3

was the beginning of her public acknowledgment of Christ, coupled with earnest appeals for consecration.AGP 270.1

Not long after this she was invited to relate her experience at the Christian church in Portland, at a conference of believers. As she told in a simple way of her wonderful deliverance from the bondage of doubt and despair, “the melting power of the Lord came upon the assembled people. Many were weeping and praising God. Sinners were invited to arise for prayers, and many responded to the call.” The Ministry of Healing, 162.AGP 270.2