A Miraculous Transformation
By R. F. Cottrell
A YEAR ago last spring, one of our brethren at Chang-Sha, China, brought us a man who had long been a slave to the opium habit, with the request that he be allowed to remain in our servant's quarters while he was trying to break away from his slavery. He said it would be easier to keep from using opium if he could remain with us. He stayed. Morning and evening the brother who introduced him to us prayed with him, studied the Word with him, and encouraged him to continue the fight. He became very weak, and as it looked to us as if he might die at almost any time, we advised him to return home, but at his earnest request we finally permitted him to remain. At length he began to recover, and after several months became quite strong. The Lord graciously took away his appetite for the poisonous drug. He fully accepted the third angel's message, and was received into church fellowship upon baptism. About four months ago, we took him on trial as a colporteur, and he soon became very successful. He has just returned from a trip to the northwest of the province, during which he sold nearly a thousand papers, and took a large number of subscriptions. With radiant face, he related how the Lord blessed him in his work, and preserved him from numerous perils by land and water. He brought a very intelligent young man with him to Chang-Sha to study further the Sabbath truth. This man's experience is a fresh revelation of the power of God to transform the heart and life. R. F. COTTRELL.