p. 7 | A Child's Faith

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 30, 1910

A Child's Faith

A LITTLE boy of eight years, who was converted and joined the church about a year ago, accompanied his mother on a visit to a Western city. A few days after they reached their destination, the mother became suddenly ill, and was taken to a hospital. Here she continued to grow worse until the physician lost all hope of her recovery. He told her if she had any message to send to her family, or any business to settle, she should attend to it at once. This word went to the home of the child's uncle.

When the uncle, who was an unconverted man, told the boy that his mother must die, he said: “No, mama will not die. I will write a card to our pastor and his wife, who will pray for her to get well; I will pray, too, and when two or three pray, the Lord will hear them, and mama will get well.”

This wonderful faith of the child so moved the heart of the uncle that he was converted. He went to the hospital, and told his sister-in-law that he was a saved man, and that he would give anything in the world for such faith as her little boy had. The mother recovered, and came back to her home in less than four weeks from the time she had left it.

The uncle now enjoys the blessing of a Christian life, and the mother is well and at home with her family. Beautiful was the simple faith and trust of this little boy! — Selected.