A Devout Woman’s Triumph Over Adversity
THE achievements of a devout Christian woman, now over ninety years of age, a native of Wellfleet, Mass., show how the consolations of religion enable its possessor not only to bear adversity, but to struggle under it and to overcome the difficulties of life. Mrs. Drusilla Laha, at the age of twenty-four, found herself almost penniless with two children, one four and the other two years old. Her husband, who was a sea-captain, had been wrecked and rendered, by the exposure he had endured, a helpless invalid for life. Some women would have regarded such a position as hopeless, but this woman, trusting in God for strength, set herself to the task of supporting her husband and children. She commenced business in a very small way, but by her attention and careful management it increased, and she had the satisfaction of providing for her husband, educating her boys, and starting them in business. With her prosperity her heart was opened toward the poor, and she adopted, clothed, and provided for twenty orphan boys and girls, who are now doing well in various positions. So God honors and blesses those who trust in him. Ps. 34:17-19.—Selected.