In the year 1740, the members of a drinking club had a Negro boy serving them. This lad was adept at mimicking people, and often amused his masters with this skill. One day they bade him mimic Mr. White-field, a famous Christian evangelist. This the boy was very unwilling to do. When the men insisted upon it, he stood up and in Mr. Whitefield's dynamic manner cried out: “I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not; unless you repent, you will all be damned.”
This unexpected speech struck home. The two-edged sword pierced every heart there. The club was entirely broken up, and many of its members turned to Christ.