A Blessed Experience by E. E. Gardner

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 17, 1902

A Blessed Experience

By E. E. Gardner

While canvassing for “Christ’s Object Lessons,” a lady of refinement and affluence, whose people are mostly united Catholics, purchased my book, and engaged with me in conversation as to what constitutes true Christianity. She requested me to call when I had any good, practical reading matter to sell. This I have done, furnishing her with The Signs of the Times and the Good Health. Finally I left a copy of “Great Controversy” for her perusal and examination. She had just finished reading “Christ’s Object Lessons,” and, unsolicited, bore the following remarkable testimony: “That is the most wonderful book I ever read. It tells the straight truth. I would not have missed reading it for one thousand dollars.” Her eyes were moist, and I said to myself, What a privilege to minister when one here and there is so refreshed by the life-giving truths of this great message.

This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. God has his eye on honest hearts. Our literature, laden with the truth for this time, is a credit to all who carry it. May the Lord call many to this work, for of such it is written: “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth.” Isa. 52:7.

E. E. GARDNER.