Heathen Boys Rescued by G. G. Lowry

Pacific Press Publishing Association

FromSigns of the Times, Harvest Ingathering Number

Heathen Boys Rescued

By G. G. Lowry

G. G. LOWRY

IN our school at Coimbatore, we make it a practice to have a prayer and experience meeting for the students every Friday evening, and it is refreshing to hear their ringing testimonies.

One of the boys said that he used to smoke, drink, and do all sorts of wicked deeds; but since he has given his heart to God, the Lord has taken all these things away from him, and made him a clean man. There is no limit to the power of God; it works here just as it does at home.

Another boy, a Telugu, said: "I can never praise God enough for having sent your missionary to me. I was a terrible sinner, groping in sin and darkness, wandering farther and farther away from the true God. My parents were Christians, but I was not. I had many heathen friends and associates, who attended the Buddhist temples and worshiped there. I went also, and worshiped with them, making offerings to the idols. Then God in His mercy smote me with a terrible disease. I felt that this was a punishment sent on me for my wickedness, and prayed God to forgive my sins, and spare my life a little longer. I promised that if He would do that, I would serve Him the rest of my life. About this time, your missionary met me, and told me about the right way. A desire then came to me to prepare myself for the work of the Lord, and I came here to school. I praise God for all these things."

These testimonies show that the hand of the Lord is not shortened, that it cannot save. The word of God has created in the hearts of these young men a burning desire to go and tell the story of salvation to their countrymen, and this they will do as soon as they have finished their school work.

Coimbatore, South India.