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“Send Food to John”
On the summit of Washington mountain, overlooking the Housatonic valley, stood a hut, the home of John Barry, a poor charcoal-burner,...


A Child's Prayer Answered
The following touching incident, which drew tears from eyes, was related to me a short time since, by a dear friend who had it from an...


A Widow's Wonderful Deliverance
In the winter of 1855, in the state of Iowa, the snow fell early in November to the depth of two feet. The storm was such that man nor...


An Effectual Prayer
“No,” said the lawyer, “I shan’t press your claim against that man; you can get some one else to take your case, or you can withdraw it,...


Superhuman Control of a Locomotive in Answer to Prayer
The following instance is given in the experience of a correspondent of The Christian, which occurred in the latter part of November...


Experience of a Minister's Wife on the Frontier
I remember a day during one winter that stands out like a boulder in my life. The weather was unusually cold. Our salary had not been...


For His Sake
You ask me “How did you come into these new notions of giving?” Well, it was this way: A year ago this winter our house took fire. It was...


God's Care for the Widows & Orphans
At one of our children’s meetings last summer, I invited the conductor of the train running to Cincinnati (who was a Christian man) to...


Charlie Coulson, The Christian Drummer Boy
Two or three times in my life God in His mercy touched my heart, and twice before my conversion I was under deep conviction. During the...


Annie & Vanie's First Real Prayer
Two sisters, one about five years of age, the other next older, were accustomed to go each Saturday morning, some distance from home, to...


They Who Trust the Lord Shall Not Want
Mrs. Mary Grant Cramer, whose husband is a member of the Cincinnati Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who was for many years...


The Widow's Wood & Flour
The Unbelieving Ones Made Speechless The following instance is known to The Christian as true, and to a remarkable degree indicates how...
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