A CHRISTIAN, traveling on a boat, distributed tracts. While they were taken and read by many, a gentleman took one, and folding it up, cut it with a penknife into small pieces. Then holding it up in derision, he threw it away. One piece adhered to his coat; he picked it off and looking at it, saw the word, “God.” He turned it over; on the other side, “Eternity.” They stood out as living words before him. “God” — “Eternity.” He went to the bar, called for brandy to drink to drive them away, but in vain. Then to the gambling-table, but those solemn words haunted him wherever he went until he was brought a penitent to the feet of Jesus. What an encouragement to the Christian to sow seed by the wayside!
ML-06/30/1974