a
paragraph
referring
to
the
sale
of
a
prominent
building
that
had
been
occupied
forty-five
years
by
a
well-known
family,
and
been
favorably
known
to
all.
It
was
well
adapted
for
the
needs
of
our
work.
We
had
often
expressed
the
wish,
“If
we
could
only
have
that
building,”
but
had
supposed
that
too
much
to
expect.
The
man
who
had
bought
it
was
a
very
wealthy
and
close
man.
I
called
on
him
at
his
fine
country
home.
My
wife
said
before
start-
ing,
*
You
pray,
and
I'll
pray
too.
If
the
Lord
wants
us
to
have
the
house,
he
can
impress
the
man’s
heart.”
I
laid
before
him
the
real
charac-
ter
of
our
work,
telling
him
of
its
missionary
objects,
and
then
offered
him
the
privilege
of
helping
in
this
good
work
by
giving
us
as
fa-
vorable
terms
as
possible
on
his
house.
He
smiled
and
thanked
me
for
the
“privilege,”
but
said
it
was
a
matter
of
business
with
him.
A
number
of
other
persons
were
after
the
building,
and
he
wished
to
do
as
well
as
possible.
After
a
month
of
experience
that
tried
our
faith
we
were
finally
able
to
make
terms.
The
last
day
1
saw
him,
to
make
final
arrangements,
he
said,
“1
was
impressed
all
the
time
that
you
were
to
have
that
place.”
He
then
told
me
of
a
firm
that
had
offered
him
$4.000
more
than
we
for
the
lease,
if
he
would
make
a
slight
change
in
the
building
of
putting
in
a
skylight.
But
something
impressed
that
man
to
let
us
have
the
building.
T
believe
it
was
the
Spirit
of
God.
We
were
told
by
persons
who
heard
we
were
trying
to
get
the
house,
“You
will
have
a
pretty
hard
time
of
it.
He
will
not
do
anything
for
you,
not
even
put
on
a
door
lock.”
But
he
painted
the
house
and
papered
it,
letting
us
select
the
paper,
put
in
several
doors
and
windows,
and
did
every-
thing
we
asked
of
him.
We
got
the
house
for
five
years,
and
got
it
fairly
well
fitted
for
business.
The
newspapers
gave
very
favorable
notice
of
the
move,
one
speaking
in
glowing
terms
of
our
“elaborate
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