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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 28, 1880

"A WORD IN SEASON."

HERE is a beautiful instance of growth from "A word in season." How good, indeed, it is:—

One day a missionary in India was going out into a country village to preach. He did not take the horse-cars, as people in one of our cities would do, but called his native servant to bring the palanquin. This is a kind of carriage, borne by two or more natives on their shoulders by means of a pole passing through the center.

When he reached his journey's end, he said kindly to the men who had brought him:—

"Now, you have carried me so safely over this rough way, I want to tell you of one who will carry all your sins and burdens for you."

They listened eagerly as he told them of Jesus, and his death on the cross. A few weeks afterward, one of the men came to the missionary's house, and begged to be the bearer of his palanquin for life. It was a strange request, and the missionary inquired what it meant.

"Well," said the man, "I want to help you preach."

"Help me! How can you?" was the next question.

"In this way," replied the man: "many will not go to hear you; and, while I am waiting they will gather around me, and I will preach too."

So now he accompanies his master in all his tours, and tells the gospel story to little groups. — Missionary Echoes.