Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-04-12
DIR. sTILLING-TRUsT IN GOD.

Henry Young Shilling was an eminent ply
stefan in the service 1.-THE Grand Duke OF Baden
He died in the year 1912, and consequently
was well known to many persons now living.
His career was au extraordinary one.
In youth Sitting was extremely poor, des.
titute of the common comforts and neoessarios
OF life. After q long season OF anxiety and
prayer, be felt satisfied thai it was the will of
God that he should go to University and pre-
| pare himself for the medical profession. He
| did not at first make choice OF University,
! bul waited tor an iatm4tion from his Heaven
| Iy Father, Tor as he had intended to study
| simply from faith, he would not follow his Owl
will 10 anything. Three weeks after he had
come to this determination, a friend asked him
where he intended to go. He replisd he did
| not know.
40" said he sour neighbor, Mr.. T., IL going
to Strasburg to spend tue winter there; go with
him.
This touched Sitting. heart; he felt that this
| was an intimatou he had waited tor. Me An
| while, Mr.. T. himself entered the room and
was heartily pleased with The proposition.-
The whole of his welfare now depended on his
becoming ply scian, and for this thousand
dollars at eist ere requisite, of which ne could
not tell IN the whole world how 10 raise hum
dred. He nevertheless liked his confidence firm =
ly on God, and reasoned as follows "God be-
gins nothing without terminating it gloriously;
now it is NEST certainly true that he alone has
ordered my present circumstance entirely with
cut my cooperation. Consequently, it is ALEC
most certainly true that he will accomplish
every thing regarding me in manner whorthy
Of himself" He smiling said 10 his friends
who were as poor us himself, ~ wonder from
1 what quarter my Heavenly Father will provide
t me with money!" When they expressed anx
iety, he said, "Believe assureily that He who
I was able to feed thousand people with little
bread, lives still, and to him commit myself
, De not be anxious The Lord will provide
Forty six dollars WIS all that he could raist
n for his journey. He met unavoidable delay on
:, the way, and while in Frankfort, three days
ride from Strasburg, he had but single dollar
r left He SAID nothing Of il to any one, but
waited for the assistance of his Heavenly Faith
er. AS he was walking the street, and pray
ing inwardy TO God, he met Mr.. NJ, msr-
chant from his place OF residence, who SAID II
him.
"Stiiiug, what brought you here2"
g III am going to Strasburg to study medi
d cine"
Where do you get your money to stud
WITH"
al have a rich Father in heaven.
n Mr.. L. looked at him steadily, aud inquired
"How much money have you on handt'
"O1e dollar" says sitting.
so said Mr. L. "Well | mn one of you
e. Fathers stewards" and handed him thirty
So three dollars
IN "Sulliag felt warm tears in his eyes; say
% he, 81 am now rich enough. | want no more.
IA This first trial made him 80 courageous this
oil he no longer doubted that God would help bill
through everything.
D. He had been but a short time 10 Strasbur
e, when his thirty-three dollars had again bee
If, reduced to one, on which account he bega
oil again TO pray earnestly. just at this time. on
r. morning his room. mate, MIR. r., says to hin
u "Slilling ! believe you did not bring muc
~ money with you" and offered him thirty do
10 lars in gold, which he accepted as in answe
or TO his prayers. la few months after this, tn
at time arrived when he must pay the lecturer
VI tee, or have his name struck from the list
III students. Tho money was 10 be paid by 81
OF o'clock on Thursday evening. Thursday mort
OF lug came, aud he bad no money and no meal
OF getting any. Five o'clock In the eveuir
mt came, and yet there was no money. His tat
1873 began almos. to fail; he broke out into pc
: .piratiou his face was wet with tears Son
IRE one knocked at the door. "Cone in" said
IT 1; was Mr., R., the gentleman OF whom he ren
ew cd the room.
ire 81 called" said Mr. "to see low you Ii
ne ed your room,
IAN Thank you" said Shilling, al like it We
N much -"
bis Says Mr.. r al thought would ask y,
one other question: Have you brought n
money with you 7"
&C. Sitting much overcome, answered; "No
son have no money"
En- Mr.. r. then looked at him With surprise, a
no at length said, ~ see how it is; God has Sc
&c ne TO help you" Ne immediately left tue roo
nat and sool returned with forty dollars in go
gu Sitting threw himself on the floor, a
the Thanked God with tears. He then went 10
can college aud paid his lee as we'll as the best
ars His whole college life was one series OF j,
ing such circumstance He was often in want
hst money, but he never asked man Tor il;
be he had no man 10 rex, and 1t always ca
EEL when he needed 1t. Was he authorized to
by ter course OF stddy with sue IT, prospects n
mes such expectation The leadngs OF proyidel
ght were such that he had not n shadow of dot
cut that i, was his duty TO enter on his course
tue study; he prayed fervently for Divine gu
me snce, aud felt that he had il; he awaited vi
ST. self of all the lawful means in his power
tle- the supply OF his wants and when he had
his means OF his own, he asked help of God,
Oily never failed 10 receive what he asked.
ly became one OF the greatest benefactors of
uld poor that the world had ever seen. He res,
the ell sight, during his life, to nearly Eve th
d = sand blind people, most of whom were '
aud poor and unable to render him any pecuRl
'ses reward-Autobiogrgphy of Henry Y. Sttiing
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