Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-06-13
sASHTABULA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1868.

was poor, and his congregation wa
poor. Often before he had been yer,
near his last dollar, but he had never act
ually got TO it until to-day. ,er il
$50 you've been always saying" sob
bed his wife; "but what is to -becom,
ofus when this is gone ? They won
trust us any more at the store anG
1 your salary won't be due these three
weeks, even if.you get it then. Why dc
you stay here, James, where the people
are so poor ?'' .,.. 80. 49,.
81 have no other place to go to: MOI
money to travel to it, if the Lord opened
a way. My work, for the present, is
here: He feedeth the young ravens
lie will surely feed u.s. - r,.-s
u wish had your faith, but haven't;
and 1T won't come to me. Oh! what
shall we do, what shall we dor' And
she wrung her hands dcspairingly. "My
poor children r' =.
'Once was young and now am old, -
solemnly said her husband, speaking in
the words of the Psalmist, s'yet never
have / seen the righteous forsaken, nor
his seed begging bread, -, neas 80.
As if i'll answer to this. pious cjacula-
tion there came a sudden knock at the
door. All the while the minister and
his wife had been talking, storm
had been raging outside. On opening
the door, a traveller, quite wet through,
entered. ~. ~,
81 was coming through the forest from
Maryville," )" he said, "and yentured to
| stop at the first house saw. My horse
is in the shed. Do take too great lib
erty ." F1z' y'aa..''' s'i 5'7iizA-''-i l''i
"Not at all" answered the master of
the house. 1--WE hive but a poo- shelter,
as you see; but such as it is, you are
welcome TO it; there is a good fire, at
any rate" For it was In the kitchen
where this conversation took place. In
deed, this humble home boosted no par
lor, and the kitchen was dining room,
drawlng-rooin living groom, and all.
Tie stranger proved to be man of
education and intelligence, and in con-
versation with him, the minister forgot
his trouble, and was reminded of earlier
and brighter days, when intellectual
companionslip had not been the rare
thing it was now, up among these hills.
AT last the storm abated, and the stran-
ger rose to 90. His host accompanied
him to tile gate, and watched him till
he disappeared behind a turn of the
road. 4s- t.ts 81. -fa. rt.. .. 81
"See here, James," cried his wife,
eagerly, when lie returned TO the house,
81 found this OH the table, near where
the gentleman sat-" ls aa
1t was a fifty-dollar grecnback, wrap
ped hastily in Il bit of paper, that look
ed us if it had been torn from a pocket
book, and on the inside of the paper
was written the verse of the Psalmist,
which, it WAS now apparent, the traveller
had overheard. -ae .isr
81 thought he was writing the direc-
ton he asked for" said the minister.
ale means it for us. Thanks be to the
Lord Did l not say, my dear, He
would provide?? ie s'- .gttae.r.
His wife burst into, tears. IT @
God forgive me ~ she said, 81 will
never doubt again. The Lord surely
sent this stranger to our aid." ..-..,.
''And He will still provide" replied
her husband. "Whatever my may lot be
here or elsewhere. in Him / trust"
A month afterward i letter, rare
event, came to the Rev. James Spring.
1t was as fellows:
"Rev. and dear sir-The church at
Maryville has unanimously called you to
its pastorate. The salary is fifteen hun
dred dollars, and good parsonage
house" The letter concluded by saying:
ssThe writer of this first came to know
you by your hospitalityto him during
storm, few weeks agos He overheard
you, III moment of great distress, speak
with such full faith, that he feels You
are just the person for this charge, and
on his recommendation this call has been
made" -fH..-7 g..s i'eF-e "rH.@
Maryville was the county town, rich
and thriving place, in il broad and fer
tile valley, at the foot of the hills. 1t
was far tit;er sphere of labor for man
of the minister's abilities than the wild
village in the mountains. .s@a''
So young man, rs yet without a
family, took the missionary church
among the hills, and the Rev. james
Spring accepted the call.
But he docs not forget the past, and
often, when people show want of faith,
tells the story of his LAST DOLLAR.