The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15
A Prayer Gauge Applied.

The New Orleans Southwestern
Advocate says: Our Second Ger
man church in this city is small in
membership and possessed of but
little strength. A note of $500
fell due on the 18th of April, and
the holder of the obligation gave
the church to understand that the
money must be forthcoming. No
extra time would be allowed. In
sore distress the good pastor, the
Rev. J. L. J. Barth, and his faithful
board met to consider what could
be done. By casting in their ALL
they provided for 5000, but no way
opened for the balance. In their
extremity the pastor said: sBreth
rem, I have a friend who has
promised me that if / should get
into trouble in my work He would
help me out of it if I would ask
him; now 1 am going to that friend,
and I want you to go with me-" 1t
was suggested that the hour was
late and they had better wait until
morning. ''No, we had better go
now,' said the pastor. It was
agreed to oat once. 'Now," said
the pastor "that friend is my
Heavenly Father, and if you are in
earnest let us kneel around this
altar, and with one accord ask His
aid" The prayer which followed
was an "effectual, fervent prayer,
offered s'with one accord and in
faith. Afterward all went home
feeling confident the difficulty would
be met. The next morning, while
Brother Throesher, one of the
stewards, was busy in his stall in
the market, supplying his custom
ers with meat, gentleman came
to him with whom he had slight
acquaintance, and who was no pro
lessor of religion, and knew nothing
of the church matter in question
and asked if he knew anybody WHIT
wanted to borrow $500, as he hat
that much to loan. Brother Thro
esher said: Eyes, our churcl
wants it." And the arrangement
was made and the church kept on
of the Sheriff s hands. The effect
ual, fervent prayer of the righteou
man availeth much"
Mr.. Lick 8 gift to the city of Sal
Francisco, to provide for a monu
, ment to the author of the Sta
Spangled Banner" recalls tn
stormy times of 1860, when Cali
fornia hung trembling in the ba,
J ance between secession and loyalty
The secessionists had their pre-
gramme all made out, and all tina
> was wanting was the action. On
evening the entertainment at on
!, of the theaters was varied by th
:. attempt to sing a patriotic sone
: But hardly had the first notes bee
J, sounded when perfect storm {
}, Kisses broke forth, drowning o,
y the melody and putting stop |
y the performance That night an
all the next day the secessionist
were rampant and deemed ii
9 question settled. The next nigl
y the announcement that the "St,
n Spangled Banner" would be sur
s called out an immense crowd.
9 The first appearance of the singer
J. the Kisses began, but almost befo,
they were noticed a perfect avalant
of cheers swept the obnoxio1
n sound away, and that night, al
d ever afterward, secession stock W
h at zero. No doubt Mr. Lick b,
n, the incident in his mind when
" made the gift.
al '.There are things in huma
10 shape" says the Lancaster Exar
a iner, "whom, through fortuito
circumstances alone, it becom
obligatory to class with humanit
a One of these despicable blots
W creation the other day emptied
q bucketful of potato bugs on n