The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-03-07
Auaersut. gutelligeutss.
GOD ANSWERS PRAYER.
Rev. Il. C. Morrison, D. d., IN South
ern Christian Aduocate.


one day said, "God ans,cers Prayer.
I wish to tell you how I kn ow it, that
you may tell it when I am gone He
was man of sterling integrity, pure
Christian character, and a physician
of lorg experience and great useful
ness. I will try and give you his
story, as nearly as possible in his own
words:
"In the early part of this century
T was child of about seven years,
one of six children of widowed moth
er, living in what was then the from
tier of the State of Ohio. My mother
was struggling to keep us children
(all smalD clothed and fed. 1t was
the Fall of the year. We lived in a
small house which was inclosed with
a low rail fence. One morning while
my mother was getting our breakfast
ready I noticed an unusual shadow
upon her face, as if she was in trou-
BILE. She moved about silently, and once
I thought I saw her brush a tear from
her face.
s'l1Vhen the scanty meal was placed
upon the table she badc us come and
eat, and putting on her bonnet she
left The house. My child heart was
too much taken up with my mothers
trouble to enjoy the meal. I could
not cat. So I quietly withdrew from
the table and followed to see where
mother had gone. Crossing over the
little yard fence, she went down into
a.snlall field near by, and under a
tree which stood near she kneeled
down and began to talk with God. l
crept near and listened. She talked
to God as she would have talked to
friend, and told Him in outright sim
plicity what was her trouble. She
told she had just cooked the last Of
her provisions, and that her children
would soon be hungry F.; that she had
neither meat nor meal; that the Win
ter was nigh and her children were
without shoes. She told him all
right out Of her heart. Having
done this she returned to the house
and seemed bit more cheerful as
if burden had been lifted from her
heart.
"My childish curiosity was excited.
I was anxious 70 see what God would
do. I believed he would help my
mother, but I wondered how +? I lin
gered about and did not go out with
the other children to play. The
morning wore on, and toward noon a
neighbor drove up in wagon (the
nearest neighbor was four miles away
and coming in, he inquired after
the family, and then said, Sister
L., 1 have just been to mill "a
distance Of twenty miles), and felt
afraid you were not supplied with
meal, and SO I have brought you
sack; and bringing it in on his shoul-
ders he united the great sack and
poured it's contents into the empty
meal-barrel. I thought, well there
is the meal, but what about the meat
and shoes?" The kind neighbor went
his way and the day passed unsil the
middle of the afternoon; mean
time I was thinking and WON
dering if the meat and shoes would
come.
"About this time another neighbor
came. He had not been long seated
before he said to my mother, Sister
il, I have just killed my hogs,
and [ have brought you some meat
And with this be went out and brought
in half hog, And as he laid it down
I said to myself, There is the meal
and there is the meat, but what Of the
shoes2
"He sat and chatted for time,
but before leaving he said, Sister
Ii, how are the children off for
Winter shoes?' Of course she had
to tell him the truth. Then said he
4 am glad 1 asked, for Ihaye nice
lot of hides in tan which will soon be
finished. I will take the measures
and have them some shoes made.
Whereupon each Of US was made to
stand and place a foot out in front,
and press it firmly on the puncheon
floor, while he marked at heel and toe
to get the precise length Of the foot.
These measures were taken on as
many little slips Of paper, and when
all were measured, placing the slips
in his pocket, he said, I will have
their shoes ready before the severe
cold weather comes on
"Here I saw the meal, the meat
and the shoes, all that mother had
asked Of God that morning, all pro-
vided and arranged for, and still the
sun was not yet gone down.
Then said the old man as the glad
tears frightened and moistened his
eyes, ri have gone for seventy years
in the strength of that meal and that
meat; and those shoes have not waxed
old on the feet of my faith during all
the long journey Of my life. Brother,
tell it when I am gone, God AnsDers
Prayer.