p. 70 | INTERESTING INCIDENTS by M. E. Cornell

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 21, 1859

INTERESTING INCIDENTS.

By M. E. Cornell

WHILE returning from Conference Bro. Caldwell was hailed by a man he never saw or heard of before, and asked if he had any religious books. He happened to have a few tracts with him, which the man received with great eagerness and went his way.

Bro. C. had to put up and stay over the Sabbath; first asked for the night, and then told them he would be glad to stay over the Sabbath as he did not travel on that day. But they undertook to tell him he had made a mistake, that the next day was Saturday, but he merely replied that he knew it, and said no more. But they were troubled and wished to know what he meant; so he gave them his Bible reasons which appeared to astonish them very much. They were rigid Methodists. The next morning they went to work, the woman about the house, and the man out in his garden. But soon the woman gave out. She said she could not work, and went out and told her husband, and he acknowledged that he felt condemned, and finally left his hoe and came in. They are anxious to hear on the subject, and will attend when the tent goes within reach of them. Hundreds are all ready to embrace the truth as soon as they can hear it—the harvest is ripe—and where are the laborers?

How few are willing to labor in the vineyard; many are ready to go and dig away on the outside over the fence; but the Lord has not promised to any laborers pay, except they labor in the vineyard. And those who labor inside have to be all agreed, and all work after one rule, but the outsiders, every man goes on his own hook. They don't like to be penned up where they cannot have liberty(?) to work as they desire. O for those who will for the sake of the penny, work in harmony with those who have borne the heat of the day.

M. E. CORNELL.