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Dr. Jacob
Chamberlain, an early missionary to India, recalls
that while preaching to a group who had come to bathe in the "sacred
stream" of the Ganges,
a man joined them who had crawled many agonizing miles on his knees and
elbows to reach that spot. The poor exhausted soul made his prayer to Gunga,
and then slipped into the water but emerged with the same conviction of sin
as before. The fear of death still tugged at his heart. Then he heard
Chamberlain tell the wonderful story of grace and how Christ died on the
cross to rescue needy sinners. With new hope the man staggered to his feet,
clasped his hands together, and cried, "Oh, that's what I need! Forgiveness
and peace!" The missionary soon led him to Jesus.
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