The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-23
= Short STORY.
DR.. STILLNG--TRUST IN GOD,

After a long season of anxiety and
PRAYER, he felt satisfied that it was
the will of God that he should go
tc a University and prepare him.
self for the medical procession
lie did not, ut first, make choice
of a University, but waited for an
intimatiou from his Heavenly
Fathcr-ior rs he had iuteld,d to
study simply hom laith, he would
not follow his own will in any.
thing. Three weeks after he had
come to this determination, friend
asked him where he intended to 20
He replied that he did not know.
60" said he, "our ncighbor,
Mr.. T., is going to Strasburg to
spend the winter-go with him.
This touched Stilling's heart !;
he felt that this was the intimation
he was waiting for. Meanwhile,
Mr.. T., himself entered the room
aud was highly pleased with the
proposition. The whole of his
welfare now depended on becoming
II physician, and for this thou
sand dollars atlcast were requisite,
o. which hc could not tell in the
wholeworld how to raise u hundred.
lie nevertheless fixed his conf
dencc firmly ON God, and reasoned
as follows:
"God begins nothing without
terminating 1t gloriouslv now il
is most certainly truo that he alone
has ordered my present circum'
stances entirely without my co.ope.
ration. Consequent ntly, it is also
most certainly true that he will ac-
complish everything regarding me
in manner worthy OF himself .
He smilingly said to his friends,
who were as poor rs himself, i
wonder from what quarter my
llcav, My Father will provide me
with money!" When they OK
pres, cd anxiety, he said, " believe
assurcdly~that He who was able tc
feed a thousand people with lit,
tie bread, lives still, and to Him
commit myself lie will certainly
find out means, Do not be anX
ious the Lord will provide"
Forty six dollars was all he coulc
raise Tor his Journey. lie met mn
lavoidable delay on the way, anC
while in three days ride from Stras
burg, he had but a single dollar o
it left. lie said nothing to an!
one, but waited for the assistance
of his Heavenly Father AS Ii
was walking the street. and pray
ing inwardly to God, he met MI
h., n merchant from his place O
residence. who said to him:
Stilling, what brought You u
here Z"
"rm goingto Strasburg to stud
medicine"
Where do you get your none
to study with :"
81 have q rich Father in uca'
en-"
5 Mr.. l.. looked at him steadil.
: and Inquired:
/" How much money have yo
! : VI ono dollar" says Stilling.
$50" said Mr.. L., " we'll, ! n
one Of your Fathers stewards,
and hahcd him thirty-three do
lars.
Stilling felt warm tears in b
eyes; says he, "I'm now rich.
Z. want nc more"
The first trial made him so cou
ageous that he no longer doub
ed that God would help hi
through everything.
N lie had been but short time
y Strasburg, when his thilty-thrC
dollars had again been reduced
one, Oh which account he began
pray earnestly again. just at th
Time, one morning, his room-mat
+, Mr.. T., says to him:
Stilling, believe you did n
bring much money with YOU" al
offered him thirty dollars in gol
which he accepted as in answer
% his prayers. In a few months a
!, this, the time arriyed when |
It must pay the lecturers fec, or hay
his name struck from the list
stu lents. The money was to
paid by six o'clock on Thursdi
evening. Thursday morNing can
: and he mad no money, and had |
means OF obtaining any. FL
, O'Clock in the evening came, al
I. yet there was no money. His iai
began almost to fail he broke o
in a perspiration his face W
wet with tears. Some one knoc
ed at the door. "Come in" ga
he. 1t was Mr.. r., the gentleni
from whom he rented the room.
2 81 called" said Mr.. r., 4" to s
). how you liked your room"
r "Thank you," says Stilling,
like it very much"
Says Mr., r., 81 thought II
ask You one other question: "Ha'
you brought any money wi
you "
Stilling, much overcome, a
T swered, "no, havs no money
: Mr.. r. then looked at him wit
in Isnrprise. and at length said, g