Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-25
RELIGIOUS.

THE TENDER MERCY OF GUD.-The follow.
ing striking instance of divine interposition
| (was it not in answer to prayer?) is from the
| pen Of Major G. Ii. Malan of the British Army
grandson Of the late Rev. Caesar Malan, of Ge.
neva, Switzerland:
| "By the train which arrived at Geneva from
Paris yesterday, April Goth, there travelled in
the same compartment of a first-class carriage
my aunt, with a Belgian lady, nurse, and a
dear little boy, eighteen months Old. In the
tunnel between Bellcgarde and Geneva, the
| child pushed against the door, which had not
| been closed, and fell out of the carriage. The
| state of the nurse and mother can be imagined
My aunt was able to restrain them from jump
| ing out, and having faith in God, was able to
| say that lie could preserve the child from all
| harm. The cries Of the women, endeavoring to
have the train stopped, succeeded when it had
proceeded six miles from the spot where the
child fell out.
"Now mark the gracious care of our God
There was luggage train waiting oil the up
line, where the express was stopped, and the
chef de 9dre ut once ordered that the engine
should proceed with the mother and nurse TO
the tunnel, men going before on foot with Ian
terms. The express went on to Geneva. But
there was train due from Bellegarde, follow
ing the express, which ought to have left the
station soon after it. My uncle was awaiting
my aunts arrival a. Geneva. She told him what
had occurred, and he at once ran to the chat de
gdre, and requested him 10 telegraph to Belle
sarde to stop the train. The chat de gdre gave
the order, but a. the same time, loUokins at his
watch, said, lit is too late the train Is in the
.unnei. 1T was not too late. LIE who took off
the wheels of Phlroah's chariot Is the same
yeterday, to-day, and forever. AT the moment
the train In question reached Bellegarde, some-
thing i'll the tender broke, and the train could
not proceed until it was repaired. This czus-
ed delay until the telegram arrived. As one of
the officials remarked, If men cannot see proyi-
dence in that, they can see it no where Had
the breakage occurred before the train reached
Bellegarde, there would have been All acci-
dent.
"fhe child wa, found in the tunnel by the
dryer of the engine and the passengers, quiet
ly sthng upon the rail, its little head between
its hand, and entirely uninjured. The break
age Of the tender of the following traiif had
thus prevented its being crushed to pieces
Every one expected it would have been killed
by the fall from the carriage, but the angels of
God can do Ills work in tunnels as elsewhere.
and little children are as dear to the Lord Jesus
now as when He was upon earth.
"Not only on these two particulars was the
tender mercy of our God shown-the father
came to the station to meet his wife and child
and although there was much excitement, and
every one else was at once made acquainted
with what had happened, he was kept in ignor-
ance of it. Not meeting them, not even seeing
his own luggage on the platform, he went and
telegraphed to Paris whether they had left
An hour afterwards his wife arrived with his
precious child, and told him what had taken
place.
al have had f.w sweeter pleasures in NV
life than playing to-day with this only child. a
lovely boy, and seeing the happiness of its faith
er and mother 20 give thanks 10 the Lord,
for He is good, and His mercy endureth tor
ever.'-Ne,g York Observer.