Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-12-20

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look and see for YOURSELF
She saw there was no mistake, 50
she took the meaf, and, as soon as
the man had left, she fell ON her
knees, thanking her Father in
heaven, and asking him to forgive
her nOmenfary doubling. Not
long alter another messenger arrived
witha notice that he had been or.
dered TO leave a ton of coal here
then another with bag OF honr
and the afternoons post brought q
letter from an unknown friend. ask
ing the widow toaccept the enclosed
postoffice order for herself and chill
dren.--ssTruly our Goo is nearer
and an answerer OF prayer" she
said when they had met together
once more for family worship before
retiring for the night. This time
bright fire was burning, and all
their faces wore a happy cheerful
look.
This was the hardest trial the
widow was called to 60 through at
that time. AS soon as she could
she returned thanks in person TO
her kind benefactors. They were
ast0nished to find their neighbOr so
very poor. AS she had always
looked respectable, they never
drelnlt she had been without bread.
When she told them how wonder
fully God had given her promise
from his own word. and how he
had answered her prayer, they re-
| ioiced to know that God had used
them to answer her prayer. As
soon as the facts were. more gene
rally known, a draper asked for the
/ eldest son to be appTenticed in his
/ house. He would allow him few
shillings a week at first. 1t was not
I his custom to pay apprentices
they usually paid him-but he
{ wanted to help the widow. The
mother and son talked it over and
prayed about it. 1t was a trial foI
4 the son to leave school so young
but they considered it another
answer to prayer, and accepted the
draper's kind offer.
Very soon after, a grocer, hearing
/ of the quickness and perseverance oi
! the eldest son, applied for the Other
/ on the same terms. Thus was the
widow helped with their wages
! and not burdened with having t.
/ provide food for the hungry lads
! both being boarded I'm the house
! They went home on Saturday nigipf
returning on Monday morning t.
their work, stronger, better ano
happier Ior the Sabbath spent with
mother and little sister.
Those Sundays were happy days
The widow would gather her chill
dren about her, and listen to the
difficulties they had been through
during the week. She would sym
pathize with them, and read some
nice helpful stories, never Omittins
to remind them of that wonderful
New Years morning. "Remem
ber," she would say, "God can heaI
you Just as well when you are be
mind the counter. going on errandS
whatever else you may be doing
Lift up your heart and ask for jus
what YOU need tell him your eV
cry trouble, and never forget how
he answered prayer; that will hell
you to trust him in the future"
Then they would have tea, take ;
. Wink dCEOSS lAiG AlCAO W NAihiNAA
where their faithful pastor neve
failed to meet the requirements o
his flock for he had tasted and seer
that 'the Lord is gracious" Il Pete
ii, 81. and knew how TO lift him III
for others.
The foregoing story is quite true
The actors i'm il are still alive, None
of them can ever forget that memo
rable New Years morning, anC
Gods wonderful answer to the wild
Ow's prayer. They saw the fulfill
ment of his own word of promise
May all who read it be encouraged
to trust and believe that what Goo
promises in his word he will mos
surely perform. "He is faithful
that promised" Hebrew &, 23).
NJ. F. a.