The Poorhouse Waif and His Divine Teacher: A True StoryByrum, Isabel C. (Isabel Coston)
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The Poorhouse Waif and His Divine Teacher: A True Story
Byrum, Isabel C. (Isabel Coston)
Christian life -- Fiction; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
It was indeed a narrow escape, and as Edwin crept from his dangerous
position he found that not only his horse but his wagon and load of bottles
were upside down and that the conductor and motorman were by his side
inquiring of him how badly he was hurt.
Edwin himself was uninjured, and after the harness had been loosened, the
horse was able to rise, and when the wagon and bottles were examined, it
was found that nothing was at all harmed. But before Edwin was again on his
seat in the wagon, the conductor had taken his name and address.
As he drove away from the scene of the accident Edwin was rejoicing in the
fact that he had escaped so well, and with no thought of ever hearing any
more about the affair he was soon putting his things away for the night. In
the morning, therefore, he was greatly surprized when he was called to the
door and by the same conductor that had the evening before taken his name
and address was handed an envelope and told that the contents were his
because of the accident that had occurred the evening before at the
crossing. Edwin tried to explain that no harm had been done to anything,
but the conductor replied that the blame was his because he had given no
signal. "But," he continued, "it will always be a mystery in my mind how
such an accident could occur without a single injury to anything."
Then the conductor went away, and when Edwin opened the envelope, he found
that it contained just five dollars, the exact amount that he needed to
complete his purpose-money. One week out of the four had not yet passed,
and yet he had the full amount of his obligation. And when, on Sunday
morning, he carried the money to the church and told of the wonderful
manner in which it had been supplied (for indeed it was wonderful), many
marveled.
In the city Edwin continued to do all in his power for the Lord as he had
done in the country, and just about two years from the time that he
attended his first prayer-meeting in the home of Mrs. Miller, he received
an urgent invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman to return to their home and
hold a series of revival meetings; "for" said the letter, "our house and
all that we possess are turned over to the Lord, and we feel that you have
proved yourself sufficiently to come and be our minister."
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