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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, October 15, 1867

FromThe Advent Review & Sabbath Herald, Vol. XXX, No. 18

JOHN BUNYAN.

It being well known to some of his persecutors in London that Bunyan was often out of prison, they sent an officer to talk with the jailor on the subject; and, in order to find him out, he was to get there in the middle of the night. Bunyan was at home with his family, but so restless that he could not sleep; he therefore acquainted his wife that, though the jailor had given him liberty to stay till the morning, yet, from his uneasiness, he must immediately return. He did so, and the jailor blamed him for coming at so unreasonable an hour.

Early in the morning the messenger came, and, interrogating the jailor, said, “Are all the prisoners safe?” “Yes.” “Is John Bunyan safe?” “Yes.” “Let me see him.” He was called, and appeared, and all was well. After the messenger was gone, the jailor, addressing Bunyan, said, “Well you may go out again just when you think proper, for you know when to return better than I can tell you.”