The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-16
Through Struggle to Victory.
A STORY.
IN SIXTEEN CHAPTERS. CHAP. XIV
Published by permission of The Coneregationalfst
INCIDENTS.

INCIDENTS.
might give detailed account of
nv life while [ attended the theological
school, but to him who knows nothing
of the Joy of self-sacri6ce for Christ's
sake the picture would appear too dark
He who does not understand how VIC
three could be happy depriving our
selves even of the necessaries of life, in
order to prepare for future service for
the Master
might tell Of lights and shadows,
for there were many. [ might speak
of hopes and fears, for they were never
absent. [ might mention trials of faith
but Jesus never left u.s.
[ might relate how several times |
put my last copper into the penny con-
tribution box, and did not know where
I should get the next But God always
gave it back to me, sometimes with
more than a hundred fold of interest
I might relate how my little sister,
too young and too frail to be away from
her mother, went out bravely and fear
lessly to teach those who were older
than she, and gave all the money she
earned to pay rent and buy bread for
the family. This she did without MUIR
muring or complaining, even when she
ought to have had more than the
amount to purchase clothing for her.
self. I might tell that | once rode
twenty -four miles, Saturday, PM,
preached two sermons, and attended a
prayer meeting on the Sabbath, rode
home Monday, A NJ, paid 1925 for my
team and received Two dollars for my.
services; twenty-five cents less than my
expenses; and this too from a church
well able to give liberal compensation
But if [ should tell this story, it might
be well to say that the next day man
came from an adjoining town, where I
had preached several times, for me to
attend a funeral. I rode there with
the messenger who came for me, talked
as we'll as [ could to that afflicted circle,
and when the carriage was brought
round to convey me home, ten dollars
were pressed into my hand with snch
spirit as to CONVEX the idea that I was
the bestower of the favor.
With that ten dollar note [ paid the
twenty FIVE cents due for horse hire the
Sabbath before, and replaced the empty
-four barrel with nice barrel Of -four.
[ might relate how my teacher wrote to
the pastor of the church to which | be-
longed, in my native village, told him
some of my circumstances, and asked
him if the church would not esteem it
privilege to assist He wrote back
that he had so many calls for benevo-
lence that he "doubted the expediency
If making any effort in that direction
at the time" And the day never
came when it did seem to be expedient.
And yet there were several men in that
society who were worth from fifty to
hundred thousand dollars My teacher
wrote without my knowledge or consent.
and yet it troubled me when [ learned
the result. Tt was one of the shadows
in my path way.
But there was sunshine sometimes
behind the clouds. All were not so
selfish
I taught long term of school during
he winter of my middle year. 1t was
in place where there was no preach
ing, and they invited me to hold some
meetings in the school-house. They
promised me no compensation, I expect
ed nothing except Gods blessing
There was quite revival Many Of
the parents, as we'll as scholars. were
converted. The morning before I went
away, the woman with whom l boarded
said: eve have been trying to obtain
a present for you, but we have not
made out much yet" l told her I did
not expect it. had been paid for my
teaching and that was enough. After
[ had been at home about two weeks,
bundle was left at our house. with the
express, "Paid through" could not
conjecture what it could be. Nellie
opened it, and fairly clapped her hands
for Joy. The unsel6sh sister was more
clad than if the present had been all
her own. There was a nice overcoat
mine was threadbare), two fine shirts,
two undershirts, two pairs of drawers,
two pairs of stockings, and a pair of
good boots. needed all these. God
knew it, and the woman where | board
ed, also knew it. She was one of the
converts.