The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-05

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#...IuE aboflf praying for rain.
.....#- which i was reminded Of
HtG heard about dry wealth
.rn.r days n "f special pray
... altered fOr rain. IF course
. ...H|. reader remembers how
.. ...ted for rain, and how tho
. ..ue.Tcd n" larger than q mans
...irh grew until it became II
..uufain Of water. pouring itself
..u.u The mountains and plains
...u- tIn streams that long since
....fuc dry. which story cstab-
.u- belief in the minds OF all
..uE. Bible readers, that it is right
...ner for people to pray for rain.
thing is certain. it has always
.... after prayers have been made
...u. and. in many IA Of which
.. beard the rain came cry Oon
..= why should we rot pray for
tt1r Heavenly Father may with
. .... rain for the purpose Of max
.. nrnH. Whom the seasons are al.
.. .ud The prospects are good for
...fe. We r nOr than apt 10
.... slack in our GCVOtiOnS and cs-
..'. slack in the matter OF pray
IT cod did act withhold The rain.
...mre. The danger is ON of u
.. forget how to pray altogether.
.tr knows that. if nothing else
....o a nan pray Il long dry spell
f.. Hnout to ruin his crop, viii
aim t. his knees. Taxing that
.f the case, We must admit that
..urn is q real blessing to Us NOR
... the long run.
beard the late Rev. Jesse 4. Gun
.#u. -. D., relate a circumstance
took place in Chatham county,
..- q. 1yA II i.I, 1rlA. T., ,4.y-
efficacy of prayer. In q certain
..uuity rain was very much needed
the membership of Il certain
.l. with the exception of one man.
.,E To- meet and pray for rain. They
and for several hours they sang
prayed. and while thus engaged i
nI arose and n of the most re
.HIug of rains fell, the falling Of
ru !'@lcd an hour or two. The re
..bt. thin" about it was. that.
20 every farm in the neighbOrhOod
~. #.lS u good season, except upon
r.Im of the man who refused
iu the PRAYER meeting. At his
the Dust was barely laid. The
I,|. who does not pray, may be
ff-t To- say that was a mere hap
--.. but those who believe that
n'urc. true, which says, ASK and
..., l~n, ma rain hnCouee no VIZ
...,Il -, too murb Of an 5p,;doi to
,,,mn+ o,-erv hodv hoe baora ofI
M .istn,. n,hc aeL5cd HIctbndi1t
..rr. wbiIo ho1din~ e~yCDino nl.,,-
40 her houso to nIav for rain
.h he did, ana, during the ni&ht.
t f,Il an Old-faShiOncd .GuIIcY !
I.I. and how the WOma abused
.r.mo me mattor sayino. - aslcd
~. nIav for rain btIt met Inol- IT |
a,rJeni L,ve,ytbin~ j. W:ashed mn
I., Mon ~ - s,1ro thine ri |
.. a@k another Methodist pre9chor
Ca, min ,rbav ovardo the
instead Of stnnrino whcn nav
. nIryod enough they kern on anil
n.. bring down Trash m,N-crs ana
washers"
riaht GOOD story * told ON = |
Of this citv which he can |
,.t if fail 10 tCiI it RIGHT Rev
CuIbrcth wa Going out to CarvI
u.I - mcetin~ and as # was = DRY |
- Was decided shat in the davis
sneciaI nra>-nr ehnnId he rnad. |
rurtarino = ynunu aw,er who was
.trv ont in no d1rcrtion of mo
A.. r,,,DGe ho in,;tnd hin, ia ride
r H;r, No 1o,1or baI he cotton
..rtfad i'm tha buorv than he
-lIt when do Won
-. w.. VIII b,vn ,ain 2-
r.1.,-- ,ne,vnrod NJ.
r.I.,," ,.nnficG tba ,.onna NAN :,
I.,,ht ri tnno Of ,-,iro ..IKbx
..,. ~ ,.,in t,do1- u,baD tba,.o
.....I- If cfn,,I 3nI-,.barn TO 40
Fun .at ont Of my buoov vo1lno
D. Nuy nndl vino DOM think thai
f...l1n to- r,,l~o a cIord ana cnpd
in. t,.. .,a1a 'Ia~ wa ho+tn,. faat
mi. H.. ba,. ,,a,.a faitb ~ 10 nay,
. ...,-aI. /
I'm. IA. II,ro hainc ,.l-o1 i
.... r,,. ,,in r~n,,1d DO an, COCOA
....9 - Lt' ,,Ii =. wv
... ufnI h1,oo, 49,
.. ar-,.,r enamGd to the narson
.u. the ule.tion to imnIv he Doc
uf.naIirf in Tho effr5ry of n1-ay-
r.unnraI hlegsinos. soaina which
Tl.-rn,. e.iG. P,ot6or' +ha Lord can |
NEE. t1n wind. arI If 1,o,,.u nra1
# H..u -, i ana tbc tain vii,
!
..u.1 is told of = meeting that
h.IE ~omawhorn in n nni.hbor-
. .r Wake Fn,.ae+ the object of |
80 a.-fn. n,.,,- fo,. ,.ain certain |
.,... urn Wa. rn,.an1oet in calling |
...Hf.~ fell aeIann v-biIa he 9TH
.... rl:>in~ In me moan tim |
.... ,fnuI aroeo ana . n,oct ex-
.. .Iafn rrII nf witch the s1ean-
|..Ihrr was H-hoIIv npconecions
...-tH ne woke nm and not hay
...<ul lrfn3o bo caid in = oleun
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