Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-02-20

opportunity, sooner than had dreamed Of
and brought about 1T such a way that !
could not fail 10 see the hand ofthe LORD
in II, and the dear, familiar, Exceeding
abundantly above what you can ask or
think, that has 40 often been "my song In
the house Of my pilgrimage"
80 on the strength Of this gift from the
LORDS own hand, ! took passage on steam
er Psvonis, Of the Cunard line, for selfand
family: sending for Willie, in Tennessee,
BY the same nail We sail on the 2lst
inst. 10 that when your good readers per
use these lines we shall be ready TO em-
bark. II is a heavenly coincidence that
we leave America the last day Of our 9th
year, Of service, in this Evangel, and when
we open our eyes upon the broad Atlantic
type Of the boundless, fathomless love Of
HIM who leads us gently by the hand, II
will be on the morning Of Feb. 22ud, the
day our great "Paier patrie" was born, the
day Marie and began work together; the
day the Pink Cottage Faith Cure was
born; and now the day, when, we go out TO
a land which the LORD promises to SHOW
u.s.. a. lie did one Of old, in whose foot
steps we wish 10 tread, and Of whom il il
written, The went out not Knowing whittier
he vent" only lie will know, what all may
know, HE Guide and Leader. And surely
that is enough. II shall be for me at any
rate. "Mv heart is Fixed, trusting in the
LORD"
One beautiful circumstance | will add
for the help Of those, who, like Thomas,
wish to see the very nail Prints before they
credit any thing from the LORD, though
credulous enough in other things. To 9th
ers who have learned to know and trust
our God il will be joy to say, in reading
it, it is just like HIM. The very day,
perhaps the very hour, when that gift was
bestowed in Music Hail. my friends conf
dental clerk made an investment, that he
thought his employer would have made,
had he been at his counting room, which
by MoDday:morning, nelted an even profit
Of exactly 81 900 By rise in the market
value Of, whatever it WAS. PRAISE THE
LORD. And il there are those who do
not link the two things together, then
would "they not be persuaded though one
rose from the dead"
We hope to land in Liverpool next Sat-
urday week, and go straight to London,
unless the dear LORD should otherwise
direct. We shall ha' every comfort at
sea, known to the sea-aOiDg public, on the
superb steamer Of the we'll known Cunsrd
line, and we have secured frst-class bertbs
al just half the rates that obtain after
April lst when every thing is jammed
by the tourist All the outgoing steamers
for April, May and June are pretty we'll
filled up already, as TO the choice berths.
We get across for $50 per capita, and have
the pick Of staterooms. The same berths
bring Sl20 at a later date. Watt us across
with your prayers, dear ones, who have so
long borne US upon your hearts of love.
Jesus bless you-every one.
| will now give the outcome Of the
Christmas appeal TO Kentucky, 80 that all
may be transparently known, and every
mouth be stopped" that might otherwise
speak ugly things. know we'll, the value
Of being perfectly outspoken in these mat
tiers, and that is what propose being now
and ever. The entire sum received foots
up $965.20. This in sums as follows, from
the following places: