THE following is a short account of how the Lord opened the way for a young man who was very ill, to hear about the only "way of salvation." When I heard that he was ill I felt a desire to visit him, but rather drew back, as I heard that his mother was a Roman Catholic. However, I went, and was shown into the parlor where his father was lying dead, having passed away very suddenly. After sympathy with the bereaved, I asked to see the son, whom I found far advanced in consumption. I spoke to him of salvation through the precious blood of Christ; and, on my second or third visit, I said, "If God were to take you are you ready?" To my joy, he said, "Yes." I asked him on what ground was he resting. He made reply, "The blood." So we praised God together.
Visiting him again, I found his mother kneeling with a friend by the bedside with crucifix in hand. As I entered the room they got up, and, to my astonishment, allowed me to speak of him. I heard afterward that they had tried to persuade him to die a Roman Catholic. But, thank God, no one could undo what had been done through the precious blood that gave him peace with God. Dear reader, have you trusted this same precious blood concerning your own sins? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb slain on Calvary? Nothing else can blot out your sins and make you fit for the unsullied light of God's holy presence. "The blood of Jesus Christ His [God's] Son cleanseth from all (every) sin.”
A. C. W.