God’s Coolie | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Mar 10, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 10.

“God’s Coolie.”

In one of the mission fields a physician had been the means of restoring to health a beloved child. In their gratitude the parents came and knelt at the feet of the doctor, worshiping her as if she had been a god. The missionary remonstrated, saying: “We are not gods. Worship the true God.” “You must be a god,” they said; “no one but a god could have saved our beloved from death.” The missionary then said: “Suppose that I wished to bestow a valuable gift upon you, and sent it by the hand of one of your coolies, whom would you thank, the coolie or myself?” “We should thank you, of course; the coolie is your servant.” “And so am I God’s coolie,” said the missionary, “by whose hand God has been pleased to send you this gift of healing, and it is to Him you must bow and give thanks.” And so at last their hearts turned to the true God.—Selected.