The Man with the Book; or, The Bible Among the People.Weylland, John Matthias
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The Man with the Book; or, The Bible Among the People.
Weylland, John Matthias
City missions; London City Mission
A few days after the Missionary was told that the Indian was ill, and he
at once went in to see him. He found him so bad, that he went out and
fetched a medical friend, whose prescription gave immediate relief. That
evening the heathen listened for the first time to a simple statement
concerning Jehovah; His works, His mercy, and the atonement accomplished
at Jerusalem for the sin of the world. As he was worse next morning, his
friend obtained an indoor letter for the Middlesex Hospital, and removed
him there in a cab. He remained under treatment for nearly two months,
during which time he was visited thrice a week, and thoroughly
instructed in the Christian faith. When discharged he did not return to
the Court in which he had lived only a fortnight, as his wife had
arrived, and had taken a room near some of their country people in Drury
Lane. As he expressed contempt for idols, and a desire for salvation, he
was introduced to the Missionary of the district, who paid him great
attention, and brought several clergymen to instruct him. One day he ran
after his old friend, whom he saw in Holborn, and exclaimed, "Oh, sahib,
God in heaven is so great, and Jesus is our Saviour here!" This
confession gave joy to his friend, who returned with him to his lodging,
and was pleased to find that the Indian and his wife had become regular
in their attendance at church. After a conversation about baptism, the
Missionary took hold of the bracelet of their little girl, who from the
time he entered the room had sat with her hand in his, and said, "These
heathenish ornaments ought not to remain upon the wrists of your child,
now that you are Christians." "Take them off, sahib," replied the
father: "they are much money, and a present from my heart to you." A few
days after the Missionary and his wife drew them open with a towel, and
he has them now among other precious memorials of Christian work.
Arrangements had been made for the baptism of the Indian, when he was
taken suddenly ill; that sacrament was however administered by a curate
of St. Giles' Church. He lived some months after this in great
suffering, but he rejoiced in God his Saviour, and fell asleep in Him.
As the mother was poor, with two younger children, and as the girl was
exposed to much evil in that low neighbourhood, the Missionary placed
her in a "rescue Home." She grew up a pleasant Christian girl, and went
to service. When she last called upon her friend, all was well with her.
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