Alone I sat beside him, my hand in his, and kept up a quiet conversation for several hours. After we had talked of everything that I could think of, and it was now far into the morning, I said,— “If you had a Bible here, we might read a chapter, verse about.” He said dreamily, “There was once a Bible above yon press; if you can get up to it, you might find it there yet.” Getting it, dusting it, and laying it on a small table which I drew near to the sofa on which we sat, we read there and then a chapter together. After this, I said, “Now, shall we pray?” He replied heartily, “Yes.” I having removed the little table, we kneeled down together at the sofa; and after a solemn pause, I whispered, “You pray first.” He replied, “I curse, I cannot pray; would you have me curse God to His face?” I answered, “You promised to do all that I asked; you must pray, or try to pray, and let me hear that you cannot.” He said, “I cannot curse God on my knees; let me stand, and I will curse Him; I cannot pray.” I gently held him on his knees, saying, “Just try to pray, and let me hear you cannot.” Instantly he cried out, “O Lord, Thou knowest I cannot pray,” and was going to say something dreadful as he strove to rise up. But I just took the words he had uttered as if they had been my own, and continued the prayer, pleading for him and his dear ones as we knelt there together, till he showed that he was completely subdued and lying low at the feet of God. On rising from our knees he was manifestly greatly impressed, and I said,— “Now, as I must be at College by daybreak and must return to my lodging for my books and an hour’s rest, will you do one thing more for me before I go?” “Yes,” was his reply. “Then,” said I, “it is long since you had a refreshing sleep; now, will you lie down, and I will sit by you till you fall asleep?” He lay down, and was soon fast asleep. After commending him to the care and blessing of the Lord, I quietly slipped out, and his wife returned to watch by his side. When I came back later in the day, after my classes were over, he, on hearing my foot and voice, came running to meet me, and clasping me in his arms, cried,— “Thank God, I can pray now! I rose this morning refreshed from sleep, and prayed with my wife and children for the first time in my life; and now I shall do so every day, and serve God while I live, who hath dealt in so great mercy with me!”