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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 15, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 33.

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Washington, D. C.

By John N. Quinn

At the close of a recent Sabbath service a sister who had been uplifted, came with the request that her husband be visited. He believed the truth, but not being a Christian, was not obeying it. For an hour the Word of God was read to him; he saw his way to the cross, and opening his heart to the Lord Jesus, became reconciled to God. The next Sabbath afternoon, on my way to his home for further study, what was my surprise and joy to hear that he had attended the morning service, and voluntarily asked for baptism and membership with the believers.
A woman who had been educated in a Roman Catholic convent, but who did not believe in the confessional or the infallibility of the Pope, attended service in the Episcopal church. Learning that Bible readings were being conducted near her home, she attended, became interested, opened her heart to the truth, and is to-day enjoying an experience to which she had been hitherto a stranger. For months she had debated the question of attending service in a Jewish synagogue, as she believed the seventh day should be observed. Now she is happy in being able to worship on God's day with those who are followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ to her is now not a Saviour merely in the heavens; he is ever present in her life, and she is at rest from doubt and unbelief.
One of our brethren whose business takes him into the homes of the people in this city, invited me to go with him to meet a lawyer who believed in the Darwinian theory, but whose wife is a Christian. We reasoned together for over an hour, and step by step the truth conquered. At last he said, “Why, my friend, if you are right, popular Christianity is far from the truth.” I assured him that the Word of God is right, and asked him to give me four evenings of his time in which to prove the existence of God and the authenticity of the Bible, to which he gladly consented. As I left, he said, “My mind has undergone a change; I thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and shall be glad when you come again.” As I shook hands with the lawyer and his wife, the grip of her hand told of her thankfulness at the prospect of her husband's conversion. Pray as you read this that God's Spirit may manifest his authority in this man's life. And he is but one of many; hearts are being awakened and are desiring something not yet experienced. Jesus Christ alone can satisfy. JOHN N. QUINN.