On the day of fasting and prayer in Dundee, the rain poured down in torrents during the morning hour of meeting. We were planning for a meeting at two o’clock in the afternoon in the open air. One of the brethren as he led in prayer, offered a very earnest and confident prayer that it would clear off for the open air meeting, and as he closed his prayer expressed the utmost confidence that the prayer would be heard, that we should have clear weather at that hour. A good many that listened to the prayer were uneasy at the man’s confidence and feared that God would be dishonored by the prayer not being answered. One of the ministers said to Mr. Alexander, “That man ought not to have prayed that way. The barometer is going down all the time and there is no chance whatever of its clearing up.”
I went to my room and began to pray alone to God about the various interests of the work. Before I finished the prayer, it was nearly two o’clock. I was led to pray that it would clear up and the sunshine during the afternoon meeting. As I opened my eyes, the sun burst through the clouds and streamed into my room.
There was a great gathering for the open-air meeting and God’s Spirit was present in power, but no sooner had the open air meeting closed and the workers and others gotten back to Kinnaird Hall, than the rain began again and poured incessantly.