Life sketches and faith work . Chapter II. Discouragements, Call to Preach, School, Home withBro. Knapp, Further Labors. ROM Rochester I returned home and commenced to^ labor on the farm, undertaking to chop some Father noticing that the work progressed very slowly,said to mother one day, Ill go down into the woodsand watch him. This he did, unbeknown to to mother, he said, Weve got to give upWilliam to the Lord. He is preaching and prayingall the time. I see now why so little wood is chopped. He raises-his axe high as if to strike a blow, but holds it there, seeminglyuncon
Life sketches and faith work . Chapter II. Discouragements, Call to Preach, School, Home withBro. Knapp, Further Labors. ROM Rochester I returned home and commenced to^ labor on the farm, undertaking to chop some Father noticing that the work progressed very slowly,said to mother one day, Ill go down into the woodsand watch him. This he did, unbeknown to to mother, he said, Weve got to give upWilliam to the Lord. He is preaching and prayingall the time. I see now why so little wood is chopped. He raises-his axe high as if to strike a blow, but holds it there, seeminglyunconscious, sometimes it seems as tho nearly half an hour, as ifabsorbed in thought, then strikes the blow and down he gets onto his knees and prays, and now noon has come and no woodchopped. Soon after this Bro. Hadley, a member of the churchto which we belonged, a man of great power in prayer, said tome, William, the Lord has called you to preach the gospel. Ireplied, Bro. Hadley, I cant preach. I dont know enough.*^He answered, We are going to send you to Hamilton. In a few weeks, by request of the church, I preached a sermonpreparator} to going to Hamilton to study for the ministry. Isuppose it gave satisfaction
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