The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-27
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An Answer to Prayer
By Rev. W. T. Worth, in Zion
Herald" Boston.

Herald, BOSIou.
In these hard, materialistic times
we are so liable to grow incredulous
concerning the ability and tender
oversight of our Heavenly Father
that it is we'll to gain strength fol
our faith from well-accredited events
which show Him to be wonderfully
near. The following account. lately
given me by the lady who was tie
principal person in the story, is very
striking illustration of this truth;
and it is vouched for by the man
whose dog was Gods agent in the
hour of her need.
lone winter we lived on lonely
New Hampshire country road, only
one farm house being near. One
morning, the weather promising to be
fair, my husband and little son left
me to 20 to a neighboring town ten
miles away, expecting to return at
night, | did not mind being alone as
l was busy about the house; but, to
ward noon. l noticed dark clouds
rapidly rising, and the wind began IT,
blow, and soon snowfakes covered the
ground. Still / did not feel ANXIOUS,
but kept watchful eye down the
mountain road. although l knew il
was hardly time to expect my loved
ones to return. The darkness came
on swiftly, and the storm increased
In violence until it seemed as if the
roof of the house would be torn Off
every old sbingle apparently vyine
with its neighbor IN its hurry to b.
gone.
"Hardly daring to breathe, bu
longing to scream, l lighted fire in
the great fireplace, and the flames
threw their rudy glow over tn,
room. AS 1 began to realize that ]
was all alone, grew more frightened
and 1 thought, Il cannot stay here al,
this night alone Not only was the
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day, l had seen two most vlciOu'
looking men go by On their way t
the village. ! knew that they lived
in an old shanty below US. They hao
called once to seek shelter from d
slight shower; and, thought, they
will surely think we would give them
shelter from lsuch storm as this. ]
did not know what to do, Tor they
were never known to come away
sober from the village. made Up
my mind to get to my neighbor',
house. When 1 opened the door tht
wind nearly took me off my feet, and
blinded by the snow and sleet, l has,
lily shut the door and went back into
the lighted room. But l could not
rest, l wandered from room to room,
and it seemed as II should be insane
from fright; for never before had l
experienced a mountain storm, l
have passed through many storm
since then, but that stands out with
a prominence which will not allow it
to be ever forgotten. Going to the
window and peering out into the
darkness, suddenly felt prompted to
pray-not for ny family's return, for
hoped they were sheltered from the
storm-but / prayed, Give me
strength, o Lord, to overcome this
fearl' And before I finished my prayer
1t was answered. Above The roar OF
the storm heard, under my window.
the barking of my uelghbor's huge
dog. let him in, all covered as he
was with snow, aud he walked over to
the FIRE, aud lay down, and looked up
into my face with an almost human
intelligence, as II he would say, You
needn't be afraid; I'll take care of
you.' With a thankful heart l Law
down and slept sweetly all night.
1.-THE owner of the dog told me the
next day that 10 all the years he had
owned him never had .he known him
10 leave his mat at night;'but for two
hours they had tried to keep him in,