For two days he traveled alone, scarcely meeting a human being. At last he found himself in the mountains and suddenly surrounded by a band of Indians. He expected each moment would be his last. Not knowing of any other resource, he tried the power of singing the Name of Jesus to them. Taking his violin he began with closed eyes to sing and play:
“All hail the power of Jesus’ Name
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all!
When he began the third verse, he opened his eyes to see what they were going to do, when lo! he saw tears falling from their eyes. They invited him to their homes, and he spent nearly three years among them.
Scott’s labors were so richly reward that, when he was compelled to leave them because of ill health, they followed him for thirty miles.
“O Missionary,” they cried, “come back to us again.”
Through the preaching of the good news of salvation, many of those Indians were made new creatures in Christ Jesus.
ML-03/06/1977