to my room in the third story, locked my door and carried my case to the Lord.  It was a long, earnest, tearful cry for help from Him who alone seemed able to give it.  My prayer was answered.  When I had been there I do not know how long, I heard footsteps in the empty hall, and in a moment a knock at my door.  I wiped my eyes, and put myself into presentable shape as soon as I could, and opened the door.  A lad stood there who said:  ‘A man wants to see you at the front door.’  Down the stairs I went, wondering who could want me and what he could want me for.  In the front yard was a man on a restless horse, who at once said:  ’We want you to teach our school for a month.  The boys have driven out the female teacher.  We want you to take them in hand, and we’ll give you fifteen dollars and your board.’  I said, ’All right, I’ll be down there to-morrow morning.’  And then I went back to my room to thank God for hearing my prayer.”

“I CAN’T STOP TO PRAY.”

“A deacon living in a Berkshire town was requested to give his prayers in behalf of a poor man with a large family who had broken his leg.  ’I can’t stop now to pray,’ said the deacon (who was picking and barreling his early apples for the city market), ’but you can go down into the cellar and get some corned beef, salt pork, potatoes, and butter—­that’s the best I can do.’”

REMARKABLE HEALING OF A CHILD.

A clergyman writes that during the ministration of his labors at Battle Greek, Mich., there were several remarkable manifestations of divine power—­especially in the case of a little girl, the daughter of a Mr. Smith, a child of about six years.

“In September last, she was taken very sick with spinal fever.  She became much reduced, extremely nervous and helpless, excepting to move her hands.  Physicians gave up the case as a hopeless one, deciding that should she live, her condition would be that of helplessness, a burden to herself and to her parents.

“But our gracious God had better things in store for that afflicted family.  It was on a Sabbath afternoon, at the very hour when the crowded congregation in our house of worship were in prayer for the influences of the divine Spirit, that a holy, solemn influence came into the dwelling of Brother Smith, as if an angel had come to touch the child with healing power.  The mother could not leave the bedside of her suffering child to attend the meeting, and she says that a sudden change came over her feelings, and it appeared to her that an angel had come into the house, and had shed a holy influence in every part of it.  It was at that moment that the hitherto helpless child drew herself up in a sitting posture, and next rose upon her feet.  She rapidly recovered to her usual habits of taking food and sleeping, and now takes the exercise of the most robust children of her age.”

GOD PAID THE RENT.—­ANSWER TO PRAYER.