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

asked for Within two days the entire
bill, together with other needed ar
ticles that / had forgotten to ask Tor,
came III. II is Just like our Lord TO an
ticipate many OF our needs ana 70 an-
sMer prayer according to His Word.
"Nheref0Fc If God 50 clothed the grass
Of the field, which today is and tomor-
row is cast into the oven shan. He NOT
much more cIothe YOU. y, 80 of little
laith ?" (Matt $500
Since not permitting me TO 90 as a
foreign missionary, the Lord had led
me into the evangelisuc work i'm
which capacity / Travelled for about
years and shared in meetings where
there were hundreds Of professions Of
salvation ANA sanctification. My daily
prayer 10 the Lord Of the harvest was
that He, should send forth labOrers IN
TO His harvest, and during 1892 70
1895 appeals came from the converts
in our meetings for help 10 be htted
for His service and when We could as
SSt in no other way, they would ask
prayer After 4 while the Holy Spirit
began u establish q school where Sucn
could go and pay expenses III work
and after about q year and half pray
ing on this subject. lie put it into my
heart to trust Him for everything nee
CesSary to establish q cO-educutiOnaI
non-d school where we
could supply work for q number Of
students each year. l felt that l was
PERSONALLY GeSpOHSiDlt 70 60 50 IluEil
as III me is for preparing workers.
Am L my brothers keeper, How
can they go except they be sent"
Now | was told that all faith work
must have q small beginning, and had
planned to begin with an eight-rOOm-
ed house, but one day. August IS,
1897, as | sat on the bank Of the Sa-
Vannah talking to Him about the
school, He increased my faith to take
forty-roomed house. although l had
no money for anything. 1t was the
next month | heard Of the CataWba
Hotel, which had been erected at ali
expense of 100000 to $50, 600, and be-
gan to pray about it. but it was not
until November that WaS sure Of His
, voice in the matter. Feeling that il
was His time for me to see the prop
ertY, / left q revival meeting at Cy-
press, ). g, to come to Marion, y. g,
a distance Of over two hundred miles
to look over the old C2taWba hotel
with the hope of purchasing and con-
Verting il into school for the help
less. / did not have money enough
| To buy q return trip ticket and have
never asked any one to give me a cent
for this work, but our blessed loving
Father, who said. Go" provided for
for me all the way. Isn't that just like
Him? If we obey He is responsible
for everything else, and Will gel glory
TO Himself out of it, He never viii
tell US TO do anything that He viii not
enable Us to do if we look to Him for
all, in simple, child-like faith and ODE
dience.
AS an indulgent father provides all
expenses for his child who is working
for him: SO our Father is responsible
for all if we are in His viii and live
obeying the letter in the Spirit the best
we know. He often proves our love
and confidence in Him while teaching
US to wait upon Him. Psa. 62:5-S, and
4G:1; 1sa. 40:31.
After looking at the house I was
sure it was just the building for the
work He wanted me trust Him, for
1t was so well adapted to the work, ii
a location most favorable for health,
the country high and rolling. the water
most excellent, the climate bracing ana
particulars conducted to physical ana
mental development. 1t was q gem set
IN the mountains, and one Of the love
llest places for q school.
now saw DR.. Jones and made an
oral contract for the property at a
cost Of $1,000. provided ] could raise
$500 for the first pay ment by a Ger
time. | prayed for the money and ask
ed friends to join me in prayer for it,
Some time after | received a letter
money / mad TO pay on the property.
also saying he had another purchaser
with 1,500 cash. etc.
had SO little that I lust
went to the Lord in prayer about
this '.Father if it is not Thy viii for
me to have the building. / don't want
it, but hast Thou not given it to me?
and he can't sell it." While I was
waiting on my knees for an answer,
the blessed Holy Spirit whispered il
my soul, according to your faith be
it unto YOU" l ceased praying for
the property and began to ask for a
fresh baptism of His faith Paul said
he had it (Gal. 2:20). and why could
l not have it, too? Then Jesus said.
Have the faith of God" then WHY
shouldn't / obey His command and
"have the faith of God?" I waited
and pleaded in His name until I re-
ceived such an assurance from Him
that He had heard me and gave me
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