GEORGE was a stone cutter in Minneapolis. He made good wages when he worked, but sad to say he wasted his money on strong drink and gambling.
One day when passing a mission he was invited to a gospel meeting.
“What do I want with a gospel meeting?” answered George, and he went on his way.
Not long Afterward, one Sunday afternoon, George’s little daughter, Jeannie, passed by the same miion. A Christian lady invited her to come in to the Sunday school, and Jeannie went in. It was the first time she had ever been in a Sunday school and she was greatly pleased with all she heard and saw. The teacher told her about the Lord Jesus who came into this world and died on the cross to save sinners.
Although Jeannie had not been brought up in a Christian home she knew that she had done many sinful things and that her heart was not right with God. She was burdened about her sins and there at the Sunday school she accepted Jesus as her Saviour and from then on her little life was devoted to that One who loved her.
After that she became so anxious that her daddy should be saved too. She talked to him and begged him to come to the Saviour, but he refused.
Then one day she asked some of the Christians at the mission hall to come to her home and have a cottage prayer meeting. She wanted her father to hear about Jesus.
After supper Jeannie’s father got up to put on his overcoat to go down to his favorite tavern.
“Daddy, we would like to have a cottage prayer meeting tonight,” she said. “Won’t you stay?”
“What do I want with a cottage prayer meeting?” he answered roughly.
“But, Daddy,” pleaded Jeannie “please stay for my sake.”
Now George loved his little girl and so he was prevailed upon to hang up his overcoat and sit down. Soon the Christian friends arrived and neighbors crowded into the house. George felt very uneasy. He wished he were at the tavern but he could not get out of the crowded room.
They sang a hymn, then one read a passage from the Bible, and they all got down to pray, one after the other. All through the prayers, Jeannie was quietly praying, “Lord, save my daddy. Please, save my daddy tonight!”
The prayers went like an arrow to the heart of George the sinner, and he who had long rejected the Saviour Himself prayed to God that night for mercy. God heard his prayer of repentance and faith and George was saved. For him it was a complete turnabout. He became an ardent follower of the Saviour and worker in His vineyard.
ML-02/15/1976