p. 2 | THE PROMISE PROVED

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 2, 1879

THE PROMISE PROVED.

A poor traveler called upon a certain good man named Fenneberg, to borrow three dollars. This was the whole amount of money possessed by this modern Nathaniel; but as the poor traveler asked for it in the name of Jesus, he lent him all he had, even to the last penny.

Some time after, being in absolute want himself, he remembered the fact while at prayer, and with child-like faith and simplicity he said: “O Lord, I have lent thee three dollars, and thou hast not given them back to me, though thou knowest how urgently I need them. I pray thee to return them to me.” The very same day a letter arrived containing money, which Gossner delivered to the good man, with these words: “Here, sir, you receive what you advanced.” The letter contained two hundred dollars, which were sent to him by a rich man at the solicitation of the poor traveler to whom he had lent his all. Fenneberg, quite overcome with surprise, said in his child-like way, “O dear Lord, one cannot say a single word to thee without being put to shame.” —Life of Pastor Gossner.