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A little
boy went to his pastor and asked him if there wasn't something that boys
could do for the Lord. The pastor said, "Why, I don't know; you are too
small to lead a class, and hardly old enough to be a tract distributor. I
don't know what you can do." |
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"Seems
to me," said the child, "there ought to be something for boys to
do." |
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The pastor
thought a few moments and then he asked, "Is your seatmate in school a
Christian?" |
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"No,
sir, I think not." |
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"Then
go to work as the Lord shall show you how and get him converted. Then take
another and another. I cannot tell you exactly what to do, but if you pray,
the Savior will show you how to get them saved." |
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Some
months after that, when revival meetings were held in that place, this little
boy was lying very ill. The doctors had given him up to die. His father went to
the afternoon meeting, and when he came home little Willie roused up and
asked his father, "Was Neddie Smith at the meeting this afternoon?" |
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"Yes,
dear." |
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"Did
he give his heart to Jesus?" |
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"No,
I think not." |
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"Oh,
dear," said the little sick boy, "I thought he would." |
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The next
day his father went to the afternoon meeting, When he came home Willie asked
him the same question and expressed the same disappointment that his little
friend was not converted. |
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The third day
Willie was yet alive, and when his father came home from the meeting, he
asked the same question and received a different answer. |
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"Yes,
Neddie gave his heart to the Savior this afternoon." |
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"I am
so glad," said Willie feebly. |
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After he had
gone to be with Jesus, they opened his little box, and found a list of forty
boys. The first one was his seatmate, at the time when he had gone to his
pastor and asked for something to do for the Lord. The last name was that of
Neddie Smith, and every boy on the list was converted. |
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He had
taken them one by one in faith and prayer, giving them books to read, praying
with them when the Lord had awakened them, and the whole forty had been
saved. |
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From:
THRILLING STORIES For Young And Old By Julia A. Shelhamer, God's Bible School
and College, Cincinnati, Ohio. No Date |