There was a young man in Switzerland, the son of a Christian mother, who said that he was “sick and tired of Christians” or hearing them or talking to them. So one day he decided to take the train to a lake where he could be out of their way.
He bought his ticket and took his seat on the excursion train. No sooner had the train started than two men began talking earnestly about the Bible. “Oh, no!” thought the young man, “I’m not going to stay here!”
So he moved to another car and sat down near some old women. To his dismay he found that they were talking about the coming of the Lord Jesus. This was annoying, but the lake was soon in sight and he exclaimed, “Ah, there is the boat!”
On going aboard he saw a crowd of laughing young men and women. “At last,” said he to himself, “I have found what I want!” But hardly had the steamer started when he found that it was a Christian school vacation trip.
Poor boy! He wandered about until he saw the captain sitting and writing. “Good morning, Captain,” he said, “where can I go to get rid of these cursed Christians?”
The captain, a worldly man, looked up with a laugh and said, “To hell!”
It was an answer that the young man could not forget, and God used it in blessing not only to him, but to the captain also, and now they are both Christians themselves.