AN Indian and a white man were brought under conviction by the same sermon. The Indian was shortly after led to rejoice in pardoning mercy. The white man, for a long time, was under distress of mind, and at times ready to despair; but he was at last brought also to a comfortable experience of forgiving love, Some time after, meeting his red brother, he thus addressed him: —
“How is it that I should be so long under conviction, when you found comfort so soon?”
“O brother,” replied the Indian, “me tell you. There come along a rich prince. He proposed to give you a new coat. You look at your coat, and say, ‘I don’t know; my coat pretty good. I think it will do a little longer.’ He then offered me new coat. I look on my old blanket: I say, ‘This good for nothing.’ I fling it right away, and accept the beautiful garment. Just so, brother, you try to keep your own righteousness for some time; you loth to give it up: but I, poor Indian, had none; therefore, I glad at once to receive the righteousness of God, — the Lord Jesus Christ.”