The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-12

t''at I found nllsolr praistuE HIM .at
loud "n the crowded .at .f Stranger
hrE "'i' booking ~ me Iu a.r. Ut-H-
,i'hf Int Wle lot g. Itlm I spent s,
few hours Ia Atlanta ou ms
Ny @nd attended tho Christian
end missionary Alliance Ne uu-
\ rev f1enis gathered around rra
w g . e 10 sc ..6..G
and Put snall contributions - irv
iand. Then a lear SISTER took nt,
nome with hor nd gave nae 500 ant
another gave me al ORDER :er 40.
After leaving there on the midnight
train | reached A~hcvIllc newt HaN.
ana while waiting for = few hours rr
my car to Marion / found "a uu4.t
nook, Wher / counted my money aud
found that | had only S22a. / spread
out q letter or iiScourugemcut=t.lI-
ing mo. / had undertaken too mu,n
aud would CurcIN f43l-tlv need. and
SOM Of The promises cI my Father
before Him. lie W~oudoEfullr bleed
and encouraged mo there. GLORY, n.
is a Fathcr mad loves II3s children !
knew not huNs He would inject th8a
need. but Was confident that it would
b" done if / was faithful - Him.
Upon reaching Marion i visit tp the
ppstoffIce added 81 10 my pure and
N The evening another for 500 fr,m
.. NJ fT,ickan. Mt Pleasant, o.. cslnr
in, but / still needed $33u ~ was NOT
many more hours Of PRAYING and waite
ng. however. befor" II. too. WAS iu ma
purse. ana q humble. thankful laHir.
child knclt on her Fathers foot-st1pl
- thank ana praise H.al for H. tD-
e~ther with tn" manv rich blessing
Of His love III" brought M - th
~banQuctlng house. ana His banner
over me was love CSol. 80.
Carpenter work begun ia S ptem-
Ecr. and bv New Yea we a tncH-
t[-iSND rn4nlC II1 s. IA IN frs ~ ftstrrt-
FIVE had gathered-fc1chtrs ana stu
dants-by December 81. ana We open
ed the school With q Watch-nieht ser-
vice. Tn" old Year died and tho u.a
Year lawn while We were vet an
our knees and Tie blcs eddy put lis
seal upon the baby school hat was
organized that New years day. The
the property. that have never doubt
ed. even when most sorely tested. +
was 50 burdned with tn needs 81
others and inspired with the thought
Of being used OF my loving Father to
help them that it became apart OF MS
life. Days IF fasting and nlgHta oI
prayer with many tears were INDUCED
rs the foundation work Of this in
say, ut will be a good thing ami
lei YOU get ii started viii help
YOU Still no money anne for this
purpose for months. FINALLY a !elt r
came saying that If | did not get the
money BY June IS. 1898, they wuid
workers had volunteered their ser
vices and there was not one pupti Of
the twenty who paid rs much rs g
per month. The rooms we're very uu-
comfortable and p6orir furni he'd
The halls were open, only one was
even lathcd for the ~plasteriuG ana
three had dead floors. The coli
mountain air gathered in the second
ana third stories through the open
windows and swept down upon ~
with a chilling effect that made ~
shake with cold. 'Fr own room Wa-
SO old that ink fro2" or tin" hearth
by the fire. had HD mirror and slept
on 4 straw mattress without springs
for months. and vhcn I'll" Diet was
too strong FOR me J took bread ana
water. or tasted and countcd il All
JOY to be permitted t. suffer for HIM
and establish a school and homc for
those who like myself have only lives
to give.
When the third naym nj came due
| was tested - the last hour ~ the
last day or grace. and di1 not have "A
dollar Of it until the whole amount.
$500. was placed in my hand rs 4
sister who wished her name withheld
| was IN town at the time 2 gladly
fastened 10 the bank 70 pay il before
the bank closed. After this / fell b.
hind the remainder IF the payments
until the whole amount. xl.4f6. was
long past due. We had made effort -
borrow the money. II il were His HllI.
but was constantly praying that i
lie did not want M - have X that
way. We might fail to get II. Finally
they had secured a. purchaser. 2 !
was notified on Thursday afternoon at
five o'clock that the property sou
be advertised at the court house next
morning and sold after thirty DAYS. ]
did not rave q dollar and was unable
to get ia. / said "Th@y NAV @1trr-
tiSe. bat the Lord has given m" this
property. ana they cannot sell H.
Within a few minutes / went - my
room. dropped on my knees. PRAYED
about thus. Father. Thou hast Civ
en- me this property. I am doing this
work for Jesus sake. II i viii giorifS
Thee. I'm willing for II 70 b. adter-
tiSed. if not. it cant b. done. u
Thou lost not want me 10 hay it.
Their / don't want it 4 deep peace
settled down in nv soul while tie
seemed - fold me clos r - His bosom
Of love, assuring me that u was +Ai
right. Instead Of fasting ! vas the
happiest person in that dlninc-rooH
at supper. He had provided for the
entire amount before left the room.
Is not that just like Him. who Is
faithful and has promised. Delight
thyTelf also IN the or and He shall
give thee the desires Of thy heart.
commit thy way unto the Lord. trust
Also in Him and He shall hiring IL To