The Portland daily press., 1865-05-15
Establishes june ss, lses.-yol. A.
Educated by Providence.

Educated by Providence.
Henry Young Stilling was an eminent
physician In the service of the grand duke Of
Baden. He died in the year 1872, and conse-
Quently was well known to many persons now
living. His career was an extraordinary one.
In youth, Stilling was extremely poor, desti-
tute OF the common comforts and necessaries
OF life. After long season of anxiety and
prayer, he felt satisfied that he should 90 to a
university and prepare himself for the medical
profession. be did not, at first, make choice
from his heavenly Father; for as he had in
tended to study simply from faith, he would
not follow his own will in anything. Three
weeks after he had come to this determination,
irlend asked him where he intended to GO.
he replied he did not know.
sOh, said she, sour neighbor, Mr.. T., Is
gong TO Strasburg, to spend the winter there
go with him. m sa4
This touched StiIling's heart; he felt that
TINS was the intimation he had waited for.
Meanwhile, Mr.. T himself entered the
room, and was heartily pleased with the prop
osition. The whole OF his welfare now de-
pended on his becoming physician, and for
this thousand dollars at least were requisite,
OF which he could not tell in the whole world
low to raise hundred. He nevertheless fix
ed his confidence firmly on God, and reasoned
as follows: "God begins nothing without ter
minating it gloriously; now 1t is most certain
ly true that he alone has ordered my present
circumstances entirely without my co-opera-
tlon. Consequently, 1t is almost certainly
true that he will accomplish everything re
garding me in manner worthy of HIMSELF
He smilingly said to his friends, who were as
poor as himself, 4 wonder from what quarter
my heavenly Father will provide me with
money Wnen they expressed anxiety, Be
heve assureuly tnat he VINO was able to feed
thousand people with little, II yes still, and
70 him commit myself. He will certainly
ma OUT means. Do not De anxious; the Lord
VIII provide.
Forty-slx oollars was all ne could raise for
nis Journey. ne met unavoidable delay on
tne way, and while IN Frankfort, three days
rae from Strasourg, ne mad put single dol
lar ieIL. he sald notnlng OF IT TO any one, but
waited Tor the assistance of his heavenly
Fainer. AS ne was walking the street, and
praying lnWardly to God, he met Mr.. L------, q
merchant rom the place OF his residence, who
says TO him.
'Stilling what brought you herer m
am going to Strasburg to study medi-
cine,
Where do you get your money to study
WIN
nave . ricn rather IN heaven.
Mr.. l. looked at him steadily, and in
qulrea, now mucn money nave you on
hanur
. One dollar says Stilllng.
'ooi SAID Mr. L., I'm one OF your Faith
er's Stewards and handed him thirty-three
oolials.
onliing Ieit warm tears In MS eyes; says
ne, / am now ricn enough want no more
Inls nrst trlai made hlm SO courageous that
ne no longer doubted that God would help
MN tnrougn everything.
ne nad peen put snort Time IN StrasDurg,
Wnen aus tnlrty-tnree dollars had again. been
reduced TO one, on which account he began
again 20 pray very earnestly. Just It this
Time, one morning MS room mate, Mr. -, i,
says 10 Nun, 'otiihng, believe you did not
Dring mucn money wstn you, and offered him
snirIy aohars ID goiu, Wnicn ne gladly accept
gu as N answer 70 ms prayers. In q lew
montns alIer snls, tne ume arrived wnen ne.
luus1 pay tne iecsureI,s lee, or nave MS name
suucK rom tne ist Oh Students Inc money
was 70 % Palo Dy SIX O'Clock on Inursday
Ssealns. Anulsuhy morning came, ana ne
1r, nau lo honey anu no means Q. getung any.
Inc uay wAs spent "a prayer. rive O'CLOCK 10
sue exTning Saue, anu YET tnere was no mon-
ey. MS ialsn began almost 70 iali ne broke
ou. in'o Z PerspiIseloh, MS iace was wet WIN
eears Iome Que knockea ~ tne aoor. Come
u salu ne. A. was Mr. IT, tne genueman
Vi wnonl n ne Iel151 Inc room.
-, caneo' sald MI Il, 10 see now you
na9u sT, w your IooM.
dnsnA you, says otiing.t hKe u very
nioon .x
DAYS nj. -, t10ugnt Wouia ask you
ono niol1 quesslon laws you srought any