“The surgeons raised the skull, and his senses were restored; his mind seemed clear.  This continued over a week, when it was evident that there was still some pressure on the brain.  The surgeons removed the skull, and found three pieces driven down into the brain.  They expressed, from the first, no hope of his recovery; but wondered much at the clearness of his mind, which continued for over two weeks.  We believed that it was in answer to the prayers of the church that he might have time and opportunity to repent and prepare to meet God, which we trust he did.”

LITTLE GEORGE’S PRAYER.

A clergyman writes us these incidents: 

“I knew a poor family whose son George, four or five years old, was accustomed to pray.  They lived five or six miles from neighbors, and, at times, were quite destitute.  One day, as little George observed his mother weeping over their destitution, he said, “Why, mother, don’t cry any; we shall not starve; God will send us something to eat, I know He will.  I’ve just been praying, and asked Him to.”  The little fellow just as much believed God would send them food, as if he had asked a reliable neighbor and obtained his promise to supply their wants.  In a day or two after this, some friends living at a distance and knowing they were poor, took them the welcome surprise of a wagon-load of substantial material for food and other comforts.  The little boy grew up to be a Christian minister, and, about a year ago, on inquiry, his uncle told me he had been at the head of an institution of learning in the South-west.”

A PRAYER FOR A HORSE.

“My horse died, and, after traveling through the snow-drifts to my appointments, till I was lame, half sick, and unfit for service—­as I had not means to purchase a horse, I thought of quitting the work and going to teaching, and laid the matter before God, in prayer; soon after which, some person at a distance, who heard that I had lost my horse, without my saying a word about it, raised the means by which I procured another.”

A PRAYER FOR A WIFE.

“When I believed it would be well for me to seek a companion for life, I asked of God direction in making a wise choice, and that, in a matter of so much importance to me and others, I might meet with success or hindrance, as my heavenly Father knew best.  He led me to a choice and marriage, which I have not since regretted.”

CHURCH TROUBLES QUELLED.

“I might mention a dozen instances in which church troubles were gathering, and trials between members appeared certain, when all my tactics failed, and the wisdom of brethren was of no avail; my last resort was to ask God to send help and deliver from the threatened evil—­and in ways that no one could foresee, complete deliverance came.”