The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-15

deed poor and needy These
promises are given US; it just re-
mains for US to ask. ASK and il
shall be given you."' (Luke xvii:9.
The four knelt down, and the wild
ow opened her heart and told it all
to Jesus. She reminded Him OF
His promise to be the husband OF
the widow and the father of the ia.
\ therless. She told Him of their
sore distress, and she went on to
thank HIM for His wonderful prom
lse in the portion of the Scripture
they had read. Before she had fin
ished, a knock was heard at the
door. She ended her prayer with
fthe Lords prayer, the children
Joining in.
They rose from their knees, but
not before the knock had been re-
peated. The widow opened the
door and saw butchers man with
a large joint of meat on his tray.
"Are you Mrs. -" the man
said.
EYES," replied the widow.
'Well, master hopes you will ac-
cept of this with his compliments"
Tears started to her eyes, and she
caught hold of the door for support.
She could not believe that her
prayer was so quickly answered.
She knew GOD had said, Before
they call 1 will answer; and while
they are yet speaking / will hear"
Isaiah ky: 24.) Yet, like Peters
friends, she could hardly believe.
81 think there must be some mis-
take" she said at last "Your mas
ter has never sent me anything be
fore; are you sure this is the
houseP
"Yes, ma'am, am quite sure;
here's the address written down
look and see for yourself"
She saw there was no mistake, so
she took the meat, and. as soon as
the man had left, she fell on her
knees, thanking her Father in
Heavea. and asking Him to forgive
her momentary doubling. Not long
after another messenger arrived
with notice that he had been or
dered to leave a ton of coal here;
then another with bag of flour;
and the afternoons post brought a
letter from an unknown friend,
asking the widow to accept the en-
closed post office order for herself
and children. "Truly our God is a
nearer and an answerer of prayer"
she said when they had met to-
gether once more for family wor-
ship 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 go through at
that time. AS soon as she could
she returned thanks In person to
her kind benefactors. They were
astonished to find their neIghbor so
very poor. AS she had always
looked respectable, they never
dreamt that she had been without
bread. When she told them how
wonderfully God had given her
promise from His own word, and
how He had answered her PRAYER.
they rejoiced to know that God had
used them to answer her prayer.
AS soon as the facts were mole gen
orally known. draper asked for
the eldest son to be apprenticed in
his house. He would allow him
few snillings a week at first. 1t
was not his custom to pay appren-
tices-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 for
the son to leave school so young,
but they considered it another an
swer to prayer, and accepted the
diapers kind offer.
Very soon after grocer, hearing
of the quickness and perseverance
of the eldest son, applied for the
other on the same terms. Thus
was the widow helped with their
wages, and not burdsned with hay
ing to provide food for the hungry
lads, both being boarded in the
house. They went home on Satur-
day night, returning on Monday
to their work, stronger, better and
happier for 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 emitting
to remind them of that wonderful |
New Years morning. Remember"
she would say, "God can hear you
just as well when you are behind
the counter, gong on errands, what
ever else you may be doing. Lift
up your heart and ask for just what |
you need; tell Him your every trou-
BILE, and never forget how he an
swered prayer; that will help you
to trust him in the FUTURE"
Then they would have tea,
take a walk across the field to
church, where their faithful pastor
never failed to meet the require
ments of his flock; for he had tasted
and seen that 'sthe Lord is gra
cious." Peter ii: 5 }, and knew
how to lift Him up for others.
The foregoing story is quite true.
The actors in it are still alive. None
of them can ever forget that mem
orable New Years morning, and
Gods wonderful answer to the wild
owls prayer. They saw the fulfil
ment CT His own word of promise.
May all who read 1t be encouraged
to trust and believe that what God
promises in His word He will most
surely perform. "He is faithful
that promised" Hebrew x: 23).
NJ. F. A.
[4] Many persons say 81 havn't got
the Consumption" when asked to cure
their Coughs with Shiloh's Consump-
ton cure. Do they not know that
coughs lead to COusumptiOn. and a