The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

journey his expense had exceeded his cal culation and his slender. finances had come to a crisis-a thing not uncommon in those days and in much better days. His last dime was gone and he was not at his journeys end. and among entlre strangers. Ho stopped to spend the night with a widow, not knowing whether he would be required to pay his bill. He did not make the frank avowal Of poverty at first and this gave him almost a sleepless night. How should he meet hls hostes in the morning. Morning came and the kind woman had found out some how who he was and what was his errand She had not the slightest clue to his pressing necessities. Without glV- ing him time to ask his bill and tell his story she slipped into his hand, the most delicate manner $2O asking nim to accept 1t.
 The power of song often accomplishes much. It Is told of Richmond Molly that in 1909 while riding on his circuit Tn all day without dinner he called at a home where the family consisted or widow. a grownup daughter, number | of children and some servants, none or whom was religious
 | The lady and her family regretted his | coming and could not grant hls request | to remain over night. No he could not stay they would have no such cattle about them. But he was 10th to leave; the reason was. he knew 1t defeated in l obtaining lodging there, nothing remain i ed for him but berth In the dark wood, without food or shelter, in the inclement | little to warm himself. and consider how the should manage to pass that dreary | night, the thought of his forlorn condi- ton as a homeless stranger; tran w WithOu5 tIo'd | money or frinedS, came llke udIh Clouu l over his mind.
 | His deep, sad cogitations proceeded in | silence. Then, as was natural in the eN- | tremity, he turned his thoughts toward l bi at home ahOXp | he hoped some day to find home free from the ills of mortal life. Being little | cheered with the prospect, without leave | Introduction or ceremony, he began to sing one of the songs of Zion in strange | land.
 Peace, trouble, soul thou needst not l fear
 | Thy great Provider still is near" | As he proceeded. his depressed feelings | became elevated, the vision of faith rang | ed above and beyond all the desolate will | derness he had just been contemplating as the place of his nights sojourn. The family were melted into tears the lady
 called a servant, and ordered him to put
 the gentleman horse into the stable and
 the daughter added, Be sure to feed him | welt
 The only way to have peace with the
 Methodist preacher after you Is to make
 terms with them. IL is told of Molly tha'
 in making the rounds of his work he came | upon a fresh wagon track. On the searcf
 for anything that had a soul, he followed
 it. and came upon an emigrant family
 just as it had pitched on the ground o
 the future home. The man was unlim
 boring his teams, and the wife was busy
 around a fire.
 What" exclaimed the settler, upoI
 hearing the salutation of the visitor, anC | taking a glance at his unmistakable ap
 pearanCe, have you found me already
 Another Methodist preacher! l quit Nir
 ginia to get out of reach of them; wen | to d new settlement in Georgia ant l thought to have a long whet, but the.
 got my wife and daughter into the church
 Then in this late purchase-Choctaw cor
 rer-I found a piece of good land. an,
 cas sure l would have some peace iron
 ,hr preachers; and here is one before m,
 wagon is unloaded.'
 Molly gave him small comfort.
 My friend, if you go to Heaven youl
 fad Methodist preachers there; and if t
 nell. I am afraid youll find some there
 and you see how 1t is in this world. $ sau had better make terms with us, an | o' peace
 So it is with the Methodist preacher Work, toll. work. If they get any of tn
 good things of this world they fully ear
 tAem.