Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-18
The Pretty story of a FaithTnf WoI
 
NOhsecT H IOhs rF-orrn ths NeE Ynrk Prsshrterian

From the New York Presbyterian At the close of the eighteenth century farmers daughter left her home in York shire. England, to go as 8 servant in farm house She had to fiji the place at once of kitchen maid, housemRid, milk maid and cook. She milked six COWS morning and evening, besides all else, and when she found leisure beyond these services she occupied herself in spinning wool But with all that
 was lowly and unpromising in this youngA woman's life she had genuine piety. She had been brought up with the Bible as her guiae; W and with the pure and noble ideas which be- long to Christian education. In the course of time she WAS engaged to marry young weaver of Halifax, whose name was John Crossley. They married at length and settled down to life of honest industry. Crossley was frugal and thrifty. He got on well, laid by his earnings, and at length able to rent 8 wool mill and dwelling house When the couple were about entering their new quarters holy urpose of consecretion took possession of his young wife. On the day of . entering the house she rose at o'clock lQ& the morning and went into the door
 There, in the early twilight, before enter the house. she knelt on the ground and gave her life anew to God She vowed most sol emnly in these words: If the Lord does bless me at this place, the poor shall have share of it. ."
 That grand act of conseoration WAS ths- germ of life of marvellous nobility. It was the law of this home for many years, while sons were born and grew up under its ennobliug influence John Crossley died leaving comfortable property and good name The widow lived on to old age, and would never consent to be removed from her first home to better one, The sons carried on their fathers business, educated and con trolIed by the spirit of the mothers early VOW. One of the youngest sons became a and rnaT~lgar 0f Parliament West Riding In mature life he said, Tt Is to this VOW, made and kept with SO much fidelity, that I attribute the great success Of my father in business. My mother was al- ways looking how she could best keep her vow"
 The Crossleys grew rich and great. The sons of the kitchen maid became owners of mills which covered acres Of ground These structures rose, story above story, iu solid masses. The work people were increased to the number of I 1000 and 5000. The good old mother became alarmed, and said that such large operations were dangerous, and that crash would come. The sons answer ed, No; We well insured. Honor the Lord with thy substance. and with the first fruits of all time increase so shall thy barns be filled with plenty This is our policy of insurance"
 In 1853 one of these sons was in America. On seeing a fine landscape at sunset the glory of the scene entered his heart and he asked himself, What shall render unto the Lord ~ The answer to this question the purchase of land for peoples park, after his return home, at cost of S3O,OO0- The park was given to the town UT HAlxax. At length two spacious almshouses were built and endowed by two of these brothers. Then came a TOW of workmen's dwelling houses, then an orphanage, and besides these any number of less conspicuous cthzTTc5ies-