The Great Acceptance: The Life Story of F. N. CharringtonThorne, Guy
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The Great Acceptance: The Life Story of F. N. Charrington
Thorne, Guy
Charrington, Fredk. N. (Frederick Nicholas), 1850-1936; Poor -- England -- London
Mr. B----: "When I was in the world, my greatest pastime was
skittles. I have gone into the skittle ground at seven
o'clock in the morning, and not left it till late at night.
I often lost all my money, and, of course, my poor wife used
to suffer. One night I had no money, and I wanted some to go
to my usual place with. My wife said to me, 'Now, look here;
if you will go and hear Charley Inglis at Mr. Charrington's
Tent, I'll give you some money for skittling.' I said,
'Alright. I'll go and hear Charley Inglis, or Charley Irish,
if you like. Anything to get money to satisfy my appetite.'
After the service was over I thought, 'Well, he's a nice
sort of chap enough, but I suppose he makes a good thing out
of it, or else he wouldn't do it.' I was just off when Mr.
Kerwin tapped me on the shoulder, and taking hold of my arm
said, 'Are you safe for eternity?' and I believe I said,
'Yes.' I didn't care about any one talking to me, I wanted
to be off; but he would not let me go, and that night, bless
God! I gave my heart to Jesus, and ever since that I have
been working for my master."
Mr. B---- said: "I can remember when I was a little boy, my
dad taking me to a camp meeting. He was a preacher among the
Primitive Methodists. I remember him saying to me, 'Ah, my
boy, you'll remember one day, if you become a child of God,
how your father has prayed for you.' Bless God! he has
remembered me, and in this very hall I found Christ. The day
after, I went to work, and being in a little position I
wondered whether I should speak to all my workpeople. I
decided that I would not; not because I was ashamed to, but
I thought it would be better to let my walk show that there
was a change in me. I used to curse and swear at my men very
much. One day I said to one of them 'Tommy, do you know I
have been converted?' 'Ah,' he said, 'I thought there was
something up, because there is such a change in you.'"
Mr. G----: "I have been a downright bad 'un. When I was
about fourteen years of age, I ran away to sea. I never
found out the worth of a mother until she was taken away;
she died while I was in China. One night I came in here,
being attracted by the notice that a convict was to preach.
I sat and listened to what the preacher had to say, and the
words spoken by Henry Holloway went home to my soul. After
the meeting he came and spoke to me, and we went into the
inquiry room together, and, praise God! I found peace that
night. The next day I asked my wife to come, and she found
the Lord, and now we are both on the same road."
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