G. C. Riser Receives Divine Support and Provision During German Mission

Elder G. C. Riser, while being deported from Wirtemberg and lacking the funds to travel to Hamburg, received unexpected financial aid from a gentleman who had previously opposed him but declared Riser was not a hypocrite, as well as from others moved by the Lord.

Fuller account of this event (in the witness’s own words):

I was ordered to leave the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and had only a few hours allowed me to prepare for my departure. I had no money to pay my expenses to Hamburg, and I felt somewhat perplexed. I went to a gentleman who had been very much opposed to me, and told him I was ordered to leave, and that I had not money enough to take me to my destination. He looked at me for a moment, and said, 'I have opposed you, and I have said many things against you, but I have watched your conduct, and I am satisfied that you are not a hypocrite; you believe what you teach.' He then gave me some money, and wished me a prosperous journey. The Lord put it into the hearts of a few others to give me a little, and with that and selling a few of my things, I got money to pay my expenses to Hamburg, where I arrived on the 30th.