The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-07
THE ONLY SON.
BY REV. VIM. A. HALLocK.

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can missionaries to Palestine their young friend Jo-
mas King, from the same neighborhood, was elected
professor IN Amherst College, and proceeded TO Par
is to pursue the study of Arabic with the celebrated
DeSacy. He there became familiar with an Ameri-
can gentleman, then at the head of one of the first
commercial houses In Paris, to whose care his cor
respondence was addressed
In February, 1922, the lamened Parsons died land
Rev. Mr. Fisk, without delay addressed letter to Mr.
King, requesting him that he would meet him at
Malta and in the place of Parsons accompanying
INN as missionary TO Palestine; and fearing delay
by waiting the action of the American Board of
Missions he IN the same enclosure requested Mr.
hlng mercantile friend not only to second his invi-
tation, but if possible to raise the sum of 81 500 re-
quslte for his support for three years.
Mr. King, on receiving the letter in the merchants
countlng-room, exclaimed, ''Ths is from my friend
Fisk; beg leave TO retire to your private office and
read IT. Oppressed with the weight of the propo-
slton contained, he spent an hour in prayer for d
vine direction; and hoping to gain further light as to
the path OF duty, from the indications Of Providence
sought the merchants advice. He returned to the
countmg-rOom, and asked, with deep solicitude
'What shall do?" Said his FRIEND CO. ''But,''
SAID he, 'What will become of my aged and inirm
parents IN America 81 will be a son to them in
your stead, replied his friend "rhen,'' said Mr..
King, 81 60 up to Jerusalem, mot knowing the
things that shall befall me there''
'Now," said the merchant, sssit down at this
DESK and write to my friends Thomas Waddington,
OF st. Remey, France; Louis Mertens, of Brussels
Claude Cromlln, of Amsterdam: and John Venning
OF 81 Petersburgh; state to them TIE circumstances
and that you are willing to co. tell them will give
one-htth of the ST. 500, and leave it to their decis-
ION whether they will join me fing up the amount
by the return of the mails it appeared that God had
put 1t into the hearts of these gentlemen cheerfuy to
Tn tho l..
ing the sum required; and Mr. King lost no time in
preparing for his departure.
few months previous to this, Mr. King had estab-
llshed the monthly concert of prayer in his own hir-
ed upper chamber In Paris. At the first and second
meetings only three present; at the third the
number was increased to ten; at the fourth to thirty
and soon after his departure it rose to three hundred
and this concert Is still continued with interest in
that city.
| large concourse assembled in the Church of the
Oratore to listen to Mr. Kings farewell address and
JOIN IN commencing him to the God of all grace and
he was cheered IN similar manner on his way by
| Christian assemblies at Lyons, Nismes Montpeer
and Marsellles, where he embarked for Malta whence
he proceeded with Mr.. Fisk to jerusalem: and he is
now the well known, prosecuted, but laborous and
| successful missionary at Athens
Ills friend, the merchant, from time to time wrote
to the solitary parents, enclosing some tokens of re-
he returned to America; and early in the spring of
1874 he was at Northampton, about TWENTY-FIVE
miles from the parents, medltatng visit to their
| humble abode lie applied to the landlord whc fur
nlshed HIM with wagon, with his little son for
driver; and trelghted with bag of groceries, which
extended the whole length of the wagon, they set off
early IN the morning, and after encOuntering snow
drifts and other obstacles by the way, arrived at the
cottage about p. NJ.
| Lea vino tho lad will, tbo ,,,co, Il
gentleman knocked, saying as he entered at is
chill, uncomfortable day, friends; would YOU be so
KIND as to allow stranger to warm himself a little
| by your hre! lie was welcomed and seated be-
tween the aged couple, in whom he distinctly recop
nlzed the features of JONAS and who, in their turn
liked on hun scrutinizng eye After short pause
he said, deliberately,
Il once had friend, who said to me, 'What shall
| do" Said |, 60. But what said he will no
come ofmy aged and inirm parents in America,,N
replied will be a son to them in your stead =
Then, SAID he, Il go up to jerusalem not knowing
the things that shall befal me there'''
instantly the aged couple sprang to him, exclam
ing, This Is MIR w. and almost overyheln
ed HIM with tears and caresses "Let us prav. ,,
SAID the father, and they unburdened their hearts a
the throne of mercy
Scarcely were they again seated, when the moth
er took from the shelf new ouarto Bbla s,y;na
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ten dollars for ii out ofthe fifty he had sent her few
months previous. "Our old eyes, she said. ssconld
not well read the small print of the other Bible
told Mr. King did not believe we conld make anv
better use of the money, Or should ever be the nonr
er tor buying Bible that we could read; and i is
great comfort to u.s." Their friend expressed his an
probation OF the purchase, admired the Bible. and
before he returned to the shelf, slipped into nm
perceived ten dollar bill; which she afterwards
wrote HIM had been found on the floor when they
We're reading the Bible, and which thew recogniyed
as from the hand of God, having no knowledge by
what means the exact amount expended had thn1s
come again into their hands
Alter brief interchange of confidence and otfsc-
oh' she sand to her esteemed guest, sI presume sir
you have not dined, and must be in need of refresh
meht lam very sorry we have not Gun of tea to
oner you, but we have some nice ham and flesh ooa
winch will Immediately prepare'' Her friend re-
MARKED There Is a bag in the wagon, containing
several articles from your son. and perbaps there
may be tea among them"
Inc bag, with not little effort, was transferred
from the wagon TO the cottage floor, and the mother
addressed herself to the task of taking out its con-
tents Among packages of flour, rice, loaf sponr
oInee GhoGoiate raslns, and other articles, each Of
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