There were twenty-five out of
the school brought to the knowledge of the truth, such as the Lord will
own and bless at the last day. God be the glory. Amen and Amen.
The place was Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va., and I was called from
that school to go West where they needed me to teach in a place where
the teachers had made the pupils almost hate to go to a school. My heart
was in that work, which no one liked, so I went there trusting in the
Lord. I lost that place, but they got me another one where they built me
a new house, and the Lord did bless me in this place, although I was not
able to go to the Baptist Church only once a month, for there was not
any nearer than ten or fourteen miles. When the next year came I helped
the people build a church and it was all paid for before I left there.
How God did pour out His spirit there in the salvation of souls, and He
did add unto the dear church such as will be saved at the day when He
shall come to make up his jewels; and I can praise His name for such a
Saviour.
Well, to my story: As a teacher in the same place for eleven years, or I
should say I was connected with the same school for that length of time,
and all the way the Saviour led me. Sometimes it was not all flowers and
sweetness, but in it all I can see the hand of the Blessed One; and it
used to make me say to myself, Praise the Lord, Oh, my soul, and all
that is within me praise His holy name!
After being there for sometime I was taken sick and was there sick and
could not teach my school for that Winter.
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