At the close of a busy day a tailor was seated at his work, when the door opened and a fine looking young man walked in who was wishing a new suit of clothes. The tailor took down his tape line and began measuring him. In looking over this handsome young man, he thought,
“I wonder if in this fine body there dwells a soul that possesses the assurance of eternal life, both for this life and the life to come?”
He was so taken up with this thought, that unconsciously a tear dropped from his eye.
“What is the trouble,” asked the young man.
“Dear sir, please do not misunderstand me,” answered the tailor, “but in looking at you, it gave me pain to think you might not have the joy of being a Christian.”
The young man left without replying, but he could not forget that tear. He bought a New Testament, and in reading and meditating upon what he read, he was converted, and became a devoted servant of Christ.
He was attending a University of medicine, and while there this dear man, a child of God, was a faithful witness for the Lord, who had done so much for him.
He wrote a number of books, which were used of God to bring others to Christ, so it can be truly said that the tear of the tailor accomplished great things.
Dear readers, who belong to Christ, did you ever shed a tear when meeting a soul that does not know the Savior, and did you ever lead one to seek the Savior by the life you witness for Him, and the interest you take in their never-dying soul?