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every creature. Exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks, be made for all men," unclear. If this means any thing, it means that we should work even as the apostles did on the day of Pentecost. God gave the children of Israel manna; but they had to gather it. He gave them water out of the rock in Horeb, but they had to cry to Him for it. Tuesday, Dec. 10th. - The ways of the Lord are indeed mysterious and past finding out. When, six weeks ago, my business was so unprofitable that I was obliged to make up my mind to leave New York, I laid the matter before the Lord and asked Him to prosper me in my business, or to change it, as was best in His sight, if it were His will that I should not go, but remain in New York. He answered my prayer immediately as before related; by changing my business, and matters looked fair for success; but I had no sooner got comfortably under way then the Piano business fell flat all over the city, and not a piano have I sold to this day; subjecting me to actual loss of over two hundred dollars. The evident answer to prayer in this case made me hope that I should succeed here; but I am now convinced that the answer was simply,