"trust In The Lord."


"A poor negro woman, after the death of her husband, had no means of

support for herself and two little children, except the labor of her own

hands; yet she found means out of her deep poverty to give something for

the promotion of the cause of her Redeemer, and would never fail to pay,

on the very day it became due, her regular subscription to the church of

which she was a member. In a hard Winter she had found great difficulty
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in supplying the pressing needs of her little family; yet the few pence

for religious purposes had been regularly put by.



"As one season for the contribution came round, she had only a little

corn, a single salt herring, and a five-cent piece remaining of her

little store. Yet she did not waver; she ground the corn, prepared her

children's supper, and then, with a light heart and cheerful

countenance, set out to meeting, where she gave joyfully the five cents,

_the last she had in the world_.



"Returning from the church, she passed the house of a lady to whom, a

long time before, she had sold a piece of pork, so long indeed that she

had entirely forgotten the circumstance. But, seeing her this morning,

the lady called her in, apologized for having been so tardy in the

settlement, and then inquired how much it was. Old Sukey did not know,

and the lady, determined to be on the safe side, gave her two dollars,

besides directing her housekeeper to put up a basket of flour, sugar,

coffee, and other luxuries for her use. Poor Sukey returned home with a

joyful heart, saying, as she displayed her treasures, "See, my children,

the Lord is a good paymaster, giving us 'a hundred-fold even in this

present life, and in the world to come life everlasting.'"



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