SOWING THE SEED by Young Reaper

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 1, 1869

SOWING THE SEED.

By Young Reaper

“IT is not likely it will do any good, mother,” said Ruth, speaking of some effort made for the Christian improvement of a poor family. “I dare say they will tear up the tracts without reading them, and the little girl will probably not go to Sabbath School over three Sabbaths.”

“We must have faith, my dear,” said her mother. “Good is often done when there seemed the least prospect of it. Some one gave a tract on keeping the Sabbath to a bootmaker, and he thought so little of it, he put it in between the inner and outer sole of a boot he was making. In course of time that boot was sent to another man for repairs. He sat down to the task on the Sabbath, and after he had cut away the worn out leather, these words, on a piece of paper, came to his view, ‘Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.’ He was so struck by the admonition coming to him in such a remarkable way, that he hastily laid aside his work, and went to church. It seemed as though God had spoken directly to his heart, and he was led at last to come humbly to Jesus as a little child, and seek and find pardon for his sins. Remember this, my dear, when you are tempted to think your service for Christ all lost. It cannot be lost, for it is sure to be a blessing to your own soul, if to no other. Then it is such a comfort to think that Jesus takes note of it all, and that he has promised that not even a cup of cold water shall lose its reward.”

Let us be true gospel servers, scattering the good seed everywhere as we journey on. We cannot tell in what obscure corner it may spring up, and bear fruit unto eternal life.”—Young Reaper.

OH, inconsistent professor! In the great day of Judgment, doubtless, some shall rise up and charge thee as being the stumblingblock over which they fell into perdition.