In the daily history of these struggles and trials and triumphs of faith, are found many surprising incidents, a few of which we relate.

A BAD DEBT PAID.

“To-day a bill was paid of $31, which I had given up as good for nothing.  A long time ago I gave it to the Lord in prayer, and promised Him if it was ever canceled that it should be His.”

HELP IN NEED.

“The sums received for several days had been small.  One day as the Doctor was in prayer for his needs, he received a note from a lady asking him to call at her house, naming the day and the hour.  At the time appointed he called, and found the lady sick in consumption, near to death.  She said she had some money which she wished to dispose of before her death.  She placed in his hand a five hundred dollar note.  It was her last gift.  She had received it from the hand of the Lord, and she returned it to Him again.”

PRAYING FOR STOVES.

“This afternoon, knowing the necessity of stoves for some of the upper rooms, as the weather is quite cool, I went to the Lord, in prayer, and told him of our need, praying Him in one way to supply us.

“I then went down town to a friend, to look at stoves and inquire the price, when he said, ‘that’s all right, I shall not charge anything,’ and said he would see that they were put up.  This man knew nothing of our great need; he had never visited the Home, knew but little about it, and not a word did he know of the state of my purse.  “The Lord inclined the man’s heart to give the stoves.”

PRAYING FOR A FURNACE.

“I am earnestly praying for the means to purchase a furnace, for we cannot receive patients into the new Home until it can be warmed.  I am looking to the Lord, and He will help.”

Seven days later.  “A gentleman has this day ordered a furnace to be put in, with fourteen tons of coal at his expense.  I will here say that his attention was not called to our need, but he asked how the house was to be warmed; he then learned of our want, and ordered as above.  Truly, ‘Whosoever believeth in Him shall not be confounded.’”

THE LORD’S RETURN FOR GIVING UNTO THE POOR.

“This afternoon a poor woman, whose history I have known for some time, and who has a sick husband over eighty years of age, called on me, stating that she had only a ten-cent loaf of bread for herself and her husband to eat since Wednesday, and to-day is Saturday.

“Notwithstanding my own need, I felt that I could not withhold from one in greater straits than myself, so in Christ’s name, I gave her enough to procure necessary food for a few days.  The Lord did not forget it, but this evening has returned the amount with bountiful interest.  For the turn I gave Him, He has sent me $40. ’There is that scattereth yet increaseth.’”