A SKEPTIC’S CONVERSION
A minister had among his congregation an eminent lawyer who was an infidel. He had long desired the salvation of the skeptic, and one day, knowing that he was to be present in the meeting, he prepared a sermon especially for him, hoping and praying that through it he would be converted. The infidel came. It was an icy winter’s day; he listened to the sermon, and went his way, and not long after confessed his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The minister rejoiced, and in conversing with him inquired of him what portion of the sermon it was which especially affected his mind, and led to such a desirable result. He answered: “It was not your sermon at all; I did not hear it; I was making a brief all the while you were preaching. But after the meeting closed, as I came out I saw old Aunt Chloe trying to get down the slippery steps. I stepped forward…
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