A PRAYER FOR FIVE DOLLARS.

One of the City Home missionaries in New York city received on a certain day five dollars with special directions that it be given to a certain poor minister in Amos street.  In the evening the missionary called and gave him the money.

For a moment the good man stood amazed and speechless.  Then taking down a little journal he turned to the record made in his diary of that morning, and showed it to the missionary. “Spent two and a half hours in earnest prayer for five dollars.”

“And now here it is,” said the man, with a heart overflowing with gratitude.  “The Lord has sent it.”  Both giver and receiver had their faith strengthened by the incident.

GO TO THE POST-OFFICE.

A correspondent of “The Guiding Hand” relates this incident: 

“In the year 18—­, having a brother living in the city of R., I went to see him.  Going to the store where he had been at work, I found that the firm had suspended, and that he was thrown out of employment, and had broken up housekeeping, but could not ascertain where he was, only that he was boarding somewhere out in the suburbs of the city.  I searched for him all day, but in vain.

“It was absolutely necessary that I should find him.  What MORE to do I knew not, except to pray.  Finally, I was impressed to write a line and drop it into the post-office, and I obeyed the impression, telling him, if he got it, to meet me at a stated place, the next morning, at ten o’clock. I prayed earnestly that the Lord would cause him to go to the post-office, so that he might get my letter.  I felt full of peace, and at rest about the matter.  The next morning, at ten o’clock, I went to the place appointed for him to meet me, and he soon came in.”

This incident might seem one of ordinary or chance occurrence, but for the following unusual circumstances: 

“As they were returning to their home, his brother said:  ’There is something very strange about my going to the post-office this morning—­I had my arrangements all made to go with a party, this morning early, to the bay, fishing; but, when I awoke, I had such an impression to go down to the post-office, that I had to forgo the pleasure of going to the bay, and went to the post-office and found your letter.’

“I replied, ’It was the Lord that impressed you in answer to my prayer, for I have prayed earnestly for the Lord to send you to the office this morning,’ and, although but young in years and religion, I gave God the praise for his guidance and His grace.”

THE WIDOW’S TREE

Not many years ago a violent storm, with wind and thunder, spread devastation all through the valley of Yellow Creek, Georgia.  For a mile in width, trees were uprooted, barns and fences were prostrated, and all the lands were desolated.