p. 16 | Seed by the Wayside by C. R. Spencer

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 8, 1913

Seed by the Wayside

By C. R. Spencer

WHEN a young man I took up the work of carpet cutting, and being called to a great many homes, I felt impressed while at my work to speak of the truth so dear to me. Soon came invitations to hold Bible readings, and souls accepted the message.

One man in particular was anxious to help me physically, claiming to have the power of divine healing. This led to correspondence, and to-day he is happy in the truth. For some time I held studies with a certain woman. She finally decided not to take any more studies and told me not to call any more. I left, telling her that I should never cease to pray for her conversion. About three months later I was again welcomed to her home, and she accepted Christ as her Saviour. The Lord touched hearts at our little meeting, and six were baptized. Four years ago I went into a shoe shop. While I waited a Danish man called, canvassing for temperance literature. The conversation drifted to Bible topics, and finally we reached the Sabbath question. He promised that if I should prove to him from the New Testament alone that the seventh day is the Sabbath, he would keep it. There was a Bible in the shop, and I asked him to read Mark 2:27; John 1:1; James 2: 8-12, and several other scriptures. He kept the next Sabbath, was recently baptized, and is rejoicing in the hope of eternal life.

I give these few experiences in the hope that they may inspire some one else to take up this self-supporting Bible work. There is a rich blessing in it.

C. R. SPENCER.