A Prayer Not Answered.


"Many years ago, a man then recently married, settled in my native town.

It was then quite new, destitute of religious privileges, and given to

all manner of wickedness. There was no Sabbath, and no sanctuary. The

man was pious. The thought of bringing up a family in such a place

distressed him. He wished to remove; and he used to retire daily to a

little grove, and _pray that God would send some one to buy his farm_.

his prayer was not answered. Better things were in store. A neighbor

was taken sick. He visited and conversed with him. In the midst of the

conversation, one sitting by interrupted him and said, 'Sir, if what you

say is true, I am lost.' This gave new interest to the occasion. Prayer

was offered, the Spirit was found out, and many were converted. A

prayer-meeting was started; other revivals followed; in due time a

church was organized, a house of worship built, and a pastor settled,

mainly through the instrumentality of that one man; and he trained up

his family there, and lived to see most of them members of the church of

Christ. Do not despair, God will _either answer your exact prayer,_ or

_do something better for you_; He knows what is for your best good."



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