One cold November evening a gay party of worldly young men was going to dine at a popular restaurant. As they were going up the steps one of the party caught sight of a cripple who stood in the cold with his basket of shoelaces and pencils for sale. “Let us give that old chap a feed,” he cried to his friends. They all quickly agreed, and he was taken into the restaurant.
After they had eaten, the young men began singing songs. Each contributed a college song or some current tune, and then they turned to their guest with “You must give us your song, too, so tune up.”
At once he asked help of God, that he might be able to testify of Him in the midst of that careless company. Then sweetly he sang that beautiful hymn, “I am Thine, O Lord I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me.”
The next morning he was sitting in his usual place with his wares. A car drove up, and a lady got out and came to him. She asked him to go to her house with her, as her son was in great distress of soul because of the message that he had sung the night before.
Gladly he went with her, and with God’s grace another sinner was shown the way to the Savior.