The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-08-27
How God Answers Prayer.

One reason why God seems some
times 10 shut his eyes TO nicns cries. IS
because thcy come asking him 10 replace
Tie yrrv things that lie las taken AWAY
on nur1oec: Men ask do you be-
iicvc in Il PRAYER Of faith" can hardly
answer that because there i so much 10
he said on The subject that You can rcvcr
RET it in single answer. II !ou say.
/. Yes. | DO then the man that i Just
lnankruid hegins 10 pray PRAYER Ot
Iiaith and SAYS: IF ever prayed. il was
when ] said. Iorl Col. look on NY
llamilv: loo. Ga. me : spare IL. and snv"
lus.' .tnd he did not hear" But let ire
rise into The counsel of God, WHO loved
jtLa, man and loved lis houschdld.an,l he
held in his great and grow ing riches The
of his children. Ills wealth
was already untrmpering lis heart. lie
was becoming large for this world small
I. for The other. And God 50 loved him
that he said: Let me save those chl-
idrem and let ne spare the man. And
Iic sniofc the four coi'nVrS Of hrs pros
lpcritv. and ii was whisllcd away as dust
.lbcioic the wind. II takes q inan great
.lwhie to &c, rich. bui il takes him Only
Il minute 10 get poor,in this world. And
30 the man goes OH praying mat 'od
would restore his property 10 bin. NO.
lanswcr God. il you could only hearhiin:
Il an roing 10 give your son bark. lie is
lnlrcalv beginning 10 think tllat. having
Ia rich father. he VIII never want Tor
momcy.and j. going straight 10 tie devil.
II am going 10 give son back thai cllld.
But the man docs not Lear. and he
lsays 80 lord, give NE back III! prop
lpri,". No. s,lys cod, Il am going q
rive yo,l bacl, your oldest daugltcrwlo
has been living for tlc vanity OF this
+, world. and thinking that il made very
little difference 10 her what shc did. ur
,lWlat shc lad. since she was well pro-
vidcd for, well off. and that life was all
smiling for her. am going 10 bring
down the most heavenly inspiration up
on ilat child's soul aiif going 10 give
that daughter back to YOU Still the
Imam hears il not. and SAYS: OH, give
me back my property. But God j. glvr.
! ing back child after child. and himself
: lwiihal. After ten years. llc y poor;
but he is 4 wiser man. llc Il man Of
! whom tho nrighhorS say +" lie i great
illcal better than he used 10 lc when he
rlhad money; aud he is doing great deal
Inorc than lie used 10 do. Are there
,inoi . great many lhings tl.at sou pray 10
God for. When Il rbild says. " III
God give nc anything ask him for?-T
/, and tac mother says ycs.hc SAYS: Then |
! lam going 10 ask him TO eiFe INC a great
-ibig apple" (Thi- is one Of The precious
! sunday school stories ) -Nnl men pray
lin like manner. asking God tor what
they want. and lie is answering by Civ
: inc them " liat they orGur 60 want.
: lIIESRY MARp BErrHrr.
g r-A Ni~sourian informed a traveller.
! who INQUIRED about his corii that each
,. stalk lad ninc ears on #. and was fifteen
Il feet high. "Thai's nothing TO our corn,
rcplicd fhc traveller. Up IN Illinois,
Y where came IRON. We always lad nine
/ oar. 10 each stalk. and peek Of shcllcd
G corn hanging 10 cach tassc'. lu' We
4 conll never raiyr any fcld hcahs with
J. it," WHY" Eccanscthc corn crew SO
: fast il always pulled the beans up
" n7-Thc log cholera is SIN milking
iravagcs on tho the hog kind in this conn-
/. tv. Many OF our inrmcs' have lost near
liz all their hogs. Cam no REMEDY bo
;, found for flif> disease
!, Petersburg Prcrs.
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!, ~ The Lebanon Cfcnncssec) Herald
I" saws stokes acrcpts the situation. and
y Will not attempt 10 Interfere with the
state Government. N fdt