Part 24 (1/2)

”No”

”Do you believe that He has done that?'

”Yes, I do”

”You do believe that He has died for you-for you?” I inquired, laying the emphasis on you--”for you, as if you were the only person for whom He died?”

”Yes; I believe He died for me”

”Do you thank Hi”

”That ht to thank Him for what He did for you?” He did not reply

”How can you feel anything till you have it? Or how can He give you any feelings till you thank Himent”

”Thank you,” he replied; and without another word he rose fro, the people asseain he disappeared for the whole day, until the evening, when he came into the vestry, and said, ”Will you let ladly assented; so he put on the surplice for the first time after several months, and went into church with us

The fact of his reading prayers again, and more especially the manner in which he did it, attracted attention The earnest tone andhe threw into the words of the prayers, and more particularly into the psalan to pray for herself in the pew; others were riveted as by the power of the Spirit

All through the ser the people, and at the close they were loth to go Manythan we could speak to; ood was done

There was great joy in the little village that night, and for several days following the Lord wrought a mementos remain of this week's ministry, and of the weeks which followed

Our reticent friend was changed indeed, and iave up the tandem and the pipes I do not think he has ever s is an idle custom, and too often enslaves its votaries; and even if it does not become a dominant habit, it certainly teaches no lesson of self-denial A Christian man needs not to seek relief in any such way It is said to be very soothing when a man is in any trouble or anxiety; if so, in this respect it may be said to be next door to the beer-barrel, or to the use of spirits If one s with this narcotic, another may stimulate them, when he is low and cheerless, with alcohol The Apostle Ja psalms” He does not say, Is any afflicted or low, let him smoke and drink! No; ”let hiht be learned froether because we think there is no haence The flesh is a ratification

Our friend put away the s, and sold his pipes of various kinds, which hty pounds by them With this alass s into the already beautiful church in which he received his blessing This suitable thank-offering was a lastingan exaive their hearts to God, but also to give up their beset so be free for God's service

This young man soon after was re thither; as he did also when he went froh now laid aside by ill health, he sends tracts and writes letters to many, and so continues to be, in the hand of the Lord, thesouls; and in addition to this, sets an example of a holy and Godly life

Another little incident Iin this place, I received a letter fro me that they were all well, and very happy in the country, but that they wanted h Besides this, it was tis, for which they would want at least ten pounds I had no ht have asked many kind friends, I felt a difficulty about it I do not think it was pride I had put h I was not ashamed to tell our circumstances to any one who asked me, I made it a rule not to mention my troubles or wants to any but the Lord I read the cheerful parts of my letter at breakfast, and kept the other till I went upstairs There I spread the letter on the bed at which I knelt, and read to the Lord the part that troubledabout it, when there came a knock at the door, and before I had ti , and in his shy way put a ten-pound note into , ”I am ashamed it is not more; but will you accept that?” With this, he made for the door; but I detained him, in order to show hi I said, ”I was just reading it to the Lord; and look, while I was still on my knees, He has sent you with the answer It is the exact suize for it

I thank God and thank you I will send this off at once”

CHAPTER 29

Tregoney, 1855

It was ti southward and ho to preach in various places on the way At length I reached the village in Cornwall, wherein the fary me to preach in the church They had both been converted (or, at least, so they said)for God, they were bent on Ro One of theland; and the other showed me a sealed letter he had in his desk, which, he said, he ”dared not open” It was from a brother of his, ent to Ro ”Ah,” he said, ”if I open that letter, I feel sure that I shall have to go too” This fascinating dread was upon hio, six months afterwards I tried to deter these etting them into active work for the Lord Sometimes I preached in this church, but more often in the open air I am sorry to say my friends were but half-hearted in their cooperation, so that after a feeeks I left, and went to the west

On yavewith e of his church and parish for six weeks I said I would, but could not go for a week or two We agreed as to time, and on the promised Saturday I arrived at the place