When I retired, I besought the Lord to awake me, and give me health to go to the six o’clock prayer-meeting.  In this, He condescended to answer me; but my body inclined to rest.  For a moment, I listened; but my prayer and promise occurred to me, and durst I thus offend the Lord?  I rose, conferring no longer with flesh and blood, and was abundantly repaid.  The peace of God overflowed me as a river, and while I write the effect remains.  My soul was much drawn out on behalf of some of my unconverted relatives.  A little after we had risen from our knees, one of them came in, and I seized the opportunity of pressing upon him the necessity of a change of heart.—­The spirit of prayer was given to me in an unusual degree, especially on behalf of my dear son, who believes himself called to the work of the ministry, and has this day engaged to supply the place of one who has gone to his reward.  How important!  May the Lord go with him.—­For some time I have thought of inviting Miss M.B. to class; but, not knowing whether she had any concern for salvation, I demurred.  Still the impression followed me, and to-day I told her of it.  The tears started in her eyes, and she confessed with great frankness, that she was convinced she must have the peace of God to be happy; but she had never mentioned the subject to any but her mother.  Surely this impression was from the Lord, and in answer to prayer:  for some time since, her mother and I agreed to plead for our children every Wednesday afternoon.  My affections, divided to every member of my family, meet in one point at the throne of grace; where many a time my expectations are raised, and my soul blessed.  To-day my husband takes a class; may it be made an abundant blessing to his own soul.—­The quarter-day:  much excitement, lest a rent should be made among us; my dear christian friends, A. and B., came to my house to lay the matter before the Lord, while the meeting was being held.  There, indeed, we did pour out our cause; buffeted, but much encouraged by the promise, especially as it was given to two of us, ’I, the Lord, do keep it; lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.’  We believed the Lord would interpose, and so it was.  We were told the case was wonderfully overruled.  O the condescension of our merciful High Priest!—­Mrs. A. brought me a sick visiting-book, which I did not refuse:  for although I feel my disqualification, yet am willing to do what I can, only let me have heavenly aid.  At twelve at noon, six of us opened a weekly meeting for intercession:  to me it was a blessed season.  I have at times great enlargement, but abasing views of my own depravity, with expanded perceptions of the love and power of God—­great in wisdom, great in love, great in holiness, and yet He deigns to visit me.  ‘Faith, lends its realising light, the clouds disperse,’ and let a ray of the Infinite into my soul.  Thus, in the midst of many things that are painful, I am comforted.—­Have been out to tea against my inclination, and yet it