From death to life; . this news, I went on myway quietly, still trusting in the God whose mysteriousdealings I could not trace. At that time the promises wereindeed my stay. I was also much comforted by the fol-lowing grand old poem written by Cowper, at a verydark time in his life: God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform;He plants His footsteps in the sea,And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill,He treasures up His bright designs, And works His sovereign will. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dreadAre big with mercy,
From death to life; . this news, I went on myway quietly, still trusting in the God whose mysteriousdealings I could not trace. At that time the promises wereindeed my stay. I was also much comforted by the fol-lowing grand old poem written by Cowper, at a verydark time in his life: God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform;He plants His footsteps in the sea,And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill,He treasures up His bright designs, And works His sovereign will. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dreadAre big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace;Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 52 SOWING THE SEED His purposes will ripen fast Unfolding every hour:The bud may have a bitter taste But sweet will be the flower. Blind unbelief is sure to err,And scan His works in vain: God is His own He will make it plain. 63 FIERY Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which isto try you, as though some strange thing happenedunto you, but rather rejoice, for as much as ye aremade partakers of Christs sufferings. (1 Peter 4:12.) FTER much prayer I decided to meet mydear father and his child wife (her age wastwenty-three and his was seventy) lovinglyJ without a word of reproof, and went atonce to my home to arrange everything fortheir reception. In the meantime the be-loved aunt, with whom I had spent a yearin my childhood, and one of my sisters wereraised up by the dear Lord to go to my father, unknownto me, and plead with him to make over a portion of hisproperty to me at once, fearing that unless I was providedfor then, I would be likely to be left without anything tolive upon in case of his death. To this he consented, hiswife signing the papers without any outward objection,whatever she may have felt in her heart. Astonished anddeeply touched by this unlooked-for proof of the te
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