An Experience by W. H. Sebastian

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 27, 1916

An Experience

By W. H. Sebastian

ON board a steamer the other day I stood near a young man who was smoking a cigarette. It took courage to hand him a tract, but finally I did, speaking to him pleasantly as he took it. Before we landed, he came to me and said,— “That tract is all right. It is small, but there is a great deal in it. The question, ‘Mothers, where are your sons?’ impressed me.” I asked, “Are you a Christian?” “No, sir,” he replied. I then urged him to accept Christ then and there, telling him that “now is the accepted time; . . . now is the day of salvation.”

Then we were obliged to part, but the experience brought forcibly to my mind the truth expressed in these words.—

“There are lonely hearts to cherish, While the days are going by; There are weary souls who perish, While the days are going by; If a smile we can renew, As our journey we pursue, Oh, the good we all may do, While the days are going by.”

While resting at a certain well in Samaria, Jesus found an opportunity to lead a soul to God. Satan will do his best to keep our minds occupied with earthly things, but let us be on the watch for opportunities to speak a helpful word to those whom we meet “while the days are going by.” W. H. SEBASTIAN.