“To say how grateful we all are cannot be put into words. But at this
time, when the city was being scoured for $300,000 for the Emergency
Hospital, when the Ohio sufferers had claimed all we thought we could
spare, for the Board of a little mission, dependent mostly on the poor,
as the poor man's church, to pray down from heaven $2156 of a special
fund, besides the running expenses, which are always very heavy, means
more than money to us. It seems to be the divine seal of God's approval
on our work. I had subscribed $500 for myself and friends. He graciously
paid through me $656, and now, with the $300, He has made my share $956.
“Some of the readers of the _Observer_ sent me money, but more prayed
for our work. Now, join with us in praising God for a message straight
from the throne of our dear, loving heavenly Father.
“To everyone who helped, even to the amount of five cents; to those who
denied themselves usual comforts to help the Mission; to those who gave
to help provide shelter for the poor—to each of us He sends, I am sure,
this dear message, 'I glorify you in order that your faith may be
strengthened and that you may glorify me.' If any of us has ever had any
doubt of God's special providence to His children, let this concrete
example be a permanent love-message of assurance to every such doubter.”
NEXT STEP OF FAITH
By June, 1913, we found that nearly every Sunday night more than one
hundred persons had to be denied entrance on account of lack of room. We
saw by taking down a partition on the north side of the chapel between
chapel and hall, we could seat at least one hundred more. We were just
over the strain of the last payment, and we were loath to ask our
friends for more help, but as God continues to each of His children the
blessings which they daily enjoy, so each child of God must continue to
help in His work, and relying on Him “who worketh with us,” we ordered
the wall taken out at a cost of about $900, which afterward proved to be
$1300. Again I had to make myself responsible for the payment of that
amount. It was all paid on time.
In this faith chapter I desire to insert the following from the _Gospel
Tidings_ of June, 1913:
MR. WHEELER'S STORY
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