Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-09-11

Before little Karl's father died, he was Of:
ten told that when he got little bigger, he
would be sent to a Moravian school. But
after his fathers death, his mother was left
very poor, and found it very difficult to get
food and clothing for little Karl. What was
the boy to do? Reading in the Bible the
many stories how Christ helped the poor, how
he opened the eyes of the blind, and made the
deaf to hear, and the lame to walk how he
fed the hungry multitudes with bread and
fish; yes, and even made the fish in the sea to
bring up money when it was needed.
"Ah w said poor Karl, "he is the one to
help me. If I could only get to him!'
He studied long and hard for plan. At
last he said, 81 know what will do, l will
write him letter"
This he did in the German language, and
nearly in the following words:
MY Dear Saviour Jesus Christ: have lost
my father. We are very poor, but Thou
hast said, in Thy Word, that all we ask for
in thy name, God will do it for us. Ibelieve
what Thou hast said, Lord Jesus. pray
Thee, then, O, my God, in the name of Jesus,
to give my mother the money to send me to
the good Moravian school, where the boys
get to be wise and good. Then I can serve
thee and help my mother. Goodbye"
The letter was then folded and addressed:
"To our Lord Jesus Christ in heaven" Away
he ran with it to the postofhce, and dropped
it in the letter-box with hopeful heart.
After while, the postmaster was sorting
his letters, when he came to this one: "To
our Lord Jesus Christ in heaven" But how
was he to send it? That place was not on
the mail route. No railroad car or steamboat
goes to that place.
"Oh, I guess some crazy person has written
it." And so he threw it aside.
After the days work was over, he took up the
letter and opened it. His heart was touched
by it, and so he gave it to Moravian friend,
who read it aloud at church. A rich lady
listened to its touching appeal, and sent an
answer to Karl, saying that she answered it
for the Lord Jesus, and would send him to
that school. Oh! how glad little Karl was
for this kind answer to his letter.
Now, dear children, you and know of a
quicker and better way to make our wants
and wishes known to the Lord than by slow
mail train. A simple look of faith will do
Christ says, "When thou prayest, enter into
thy closet; and when thou hast shut thy door
pray to thy Father which is in secret and
and thy Father which seeth in secret will re.
ward thee openly"
The -"Willie, why were you
gone so long for the water?" asked the teach.
er of a little boy.
ave spilled it, and had to 60 back and fill
the bucket again." was the prompt reply but
the bright, noble face was shade less bright
less noble than usual, and the eyes dropped
beneath the teachers gaze.
The teacher crossed the room and stood by
another, who had been Willie's companion.
"Freddy, were you not gone for the water
longer than was necessary"
For an instant Freddy's eyes were fixed or
the floor, and his face wore troubled look
But it was only for moment-he looked
frankly up to his teachers face:
eyes, ma'am," he bravely answered; "wt
met little Harry Baden and stopped to play
with him, and then we spilled the water ane
had to 60 back"
Little friends, what was the difference il
the answers of the two boys? Neither o
them told anything that was not strictly true
Which one Of them do you think the teache
trusted most fully after that? And whicl
was the happier of the two?-Heaveny II
dings