A young Sandwich Islander was spending an evening in a religious group who were greatly amused at his attempts to speak English. A modernist lawyer present also tried to puzzle him with difficult questions.
At length the native said: "I am just a poor heathen boy, sir. Maybe my blunders in your language do amuse you, although I have tried to answer honestly all you have asked of me. But soon there will be a larger meeting than this, and at that meeting there will be only one question. It is: 'Do you love the Lord Jesus Christ?' Now, sir, I can say, Yes. What will you say, sir?”
He stopped. All present were silent until the modernist suggested that as the evening was far gone, they had better disperse. He proposed that the native should conclude it with prayer. He did so; and as he poured out his heart to God, the modernist was deeply touched. He could not conceal his feelings. Tears started from his eyes, and he sobbed aloud. All present wept too; and when they separated, the words, "What will you say, sir?" followed the modernist home. That searching question probed deep and it did not leave him until it brought him to the Savior.
"If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema, Maranatha." (Let him be accursed; the Lord cometh.) 1 Cor. 16:2222If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. (1 Corinthians 16:22).