When I entered the gospel field, I decided that I should trust God to
supply all my needs. My father upon bidding me good-by said, "Now, my
son, if you ever need help financially, you must let me know, and I
shall be glad to help you." I thanked my father, but told him that he
should not feel under obligations to me more than to any other
missionary and that it was my intention to trust God.
I paid my own fare to Europe with the exception of one dollar, which
was given me by a kind brother. For a while I got along well, for I
had a little personal money; but the time came when I needed help. I
especially remember one occasion when I needed some means. I prayed
and wept before the Lord as a child before its father, asking the Lord
what he was going to do with me now. After I had prayed a while, the
Lord assured me that my prayer was heard. Two days later I received a
money-order from a brother in South Dakota and was able to meet all my
obligations and even had some to spare. Praise the Lord!
Another time during my stay in Norway I needed a certain amount of money
and began to pray to God concerning the matter. The amount needed was
about twenty dollars. A few days from that time I received a money-order
for eleven dollars from some one in Copenhagen from whom it would have
been altogether unreasonable for me to expect financial help. But this
person wrote that God had made it clear that this money should be sent
to me. I also received a letter from a man in America with a money-order
for ten dollars. He wrote: "I am sending you ten dollars, and feel that
I must send it off immediately. Hope you will receive it in time." My
needs were supplied, and you can be sure I was a happy man. I have
learned by experience that there is no life happier or nobler than the
life that is fully surrendered and consecrated to God.