Twin Brothers Seek Mercy
Another excerpt from the Christian Mission magazine in January 1874, once more provided by Peter Wood.
Peter Wood
Sunday November 30 (1873) was a good day: the first “Mission Sunday”. (The beginnings of our corps)
2.30 pm. James Dowdle preached to a good company from “The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin”.
6 pm. The meeting was addressed by Brother Moore of Shoreditch, myself, and my wife; the Lord was with us, three new converts, several anxious.
TWIN BROTHERS SEEKING MERCY
Two brothers got their sins pardoned, and went home happy, and told their parents what God had done for them, and wept for joy and praised God. The mother prayed with them as she is accustomed, but the father was so alarmed that he went to fetch a Christian friend, to ask him what he thought of it – whether it was real or madness. They said “We have been to the Lecture Hall and got converted”. The father has since told me he thanks God that his two sons are saved; but he is still unconverted.
One son is in London, and goes to one of our halls there; the other brother has joined the mission here, and is rejoicing and preaching Jesus behind the counter, and as he sells the tea and sugar he tells the customers they can have salvation without money and without price.