Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-29
Prayer and Break fast.

We heard, few days since, an anecdot,
which has pr baby never been in prilt, BIZ
which has more point than many that ar,
widely circulated -
Some years ago, when the country arounf
| Cincinnati was newer than 1t now il, a ion.
farmer was very busy in clearing lis land
| lie had a number of hands employed, am
vas anxious to accomplish a large a
mount Of work while the weather wa
| av.rabe. He called them early, ans
went ont with item befure break fast -
When bre kIast was ready, a horn Was blow
anu they came in an eat it, and returned
again to til, ir work. The farmci had been al
Gust med TO have prayers every morning in hi.
family. But I" keep so many men from chop
ping and log rolling while lie read and rra,c,
was mnlc than he could afford, Satan s,c
yested, and Tie good man yielded. Ills piou-
vile saw with grief that the family alter was
rerlec!cd-that her husband IN Iii, haste t.,
oct ilch, W stlrpat,lng from e. d. She tal,ct
with HIM she plead with him, but in VAN
At last she determined TO try another exp.-
dent.
The next morning the farmer and his me-,
went out, as usual to tier work. The SUI
began TO climb up the sky. b 1t 40 breaA ias
horn was heard. They grew hungry, am
looked toward the house they listened, bu,
still the expected summons dill not Come
After waiting an hour "r two beyond the usu
al time, they went to The house. No tabl,
was set, no coffee was boiling on the fire, H..
food was cooking over or before it. The good
wife was knitting quietly. with the big Bible
open OH her lap.
What d.es this mean p cried her has
band s'Why isn't our breakfast ready g.
81 thonehi you were in such''a hurry about
;our W. Tx that you would not have time to
IA it,"
I" Have time to eat it - Do you think
that we ral, live without eating -?
You can live without eating as well a.,
without praying. The spirit needs the bread
# Heaven as much as the body needs the
bread of earth"
swell, WE'LL" said the farmer, get us some
breakfast, and We will have prayers again
every morning, no matter how busy we are, or
how many workmen have.
She got the breakfast, and he kept his
word. The lesson was good one, and wa,
never forgotten. Perhaps j: saved thai fat
mer from yielding to the spirit o. worlllinc IS
until he made shpwTeck of his soul. Certain,
1t is that he was thencefOrth more faithful
Christian than before.
To begin day without prayer is to begin
it in spiritual langour, and spend it in spirit
nal weakness. Satan is always 81 ID VIII u he
sees Il Christian go out in the morning with
ont prayer. H. knows that he is not .ortifi-
ed against cmptation-that he h, arts ,m-
paritively empty of gaze, aud ready to b. ii
~ rkshup for the powers of darkness. w.
need daily communion with God rs much a
NC neel onr daily bread. 1t i, un"'se t"
say VI have no time u pray. a> 1t is to say
We have no time t" eat. To pray hast ~ l.
rs bad as to ca. hastily. We gain nothln.
hut lose much, by thus abusing either tn
body or the soul.
Lei every young Christian especially iiX IN
his mind the truth stated 50 b:untly hy the
f,rmer's p,n.s WIFE, and act upon it. Let
him rather i've up eating than 'raying, and
he will avoid the spiritual las itude, and dvS.
pcpsia. and wrvtchedness, which are S" pre-, a.
lent m the church. God VII not ain our
spiritual life AMI y by miracles, wien we
neglect the means appointed.