“A lad about 14 years of age, to whom I gave a Bible, received it with gratitude, and in the manifestation of his pleasure, discovered a seriousness of feeling, which induced me to hope, that he realized in some degree, the preciousness of the gift he had received.  I charged him to read it often, and obey its sacred commands, to pray that he might be enabled to understand its heavenly contents, that he might become “wise unto salvation.”  I saw him a few days afterwards, and was gratified and struck with the evident change in his appearance and deportment.  He told me he had read the Bible I had given him, that he was fully convinced that he was a sinner, and that the long he read, the stronger his conviction became.  He expressed a great desire to become a Christian, and said he would do any thing if God would pardon his sins.  I told him, he must repent of his sins from his heart, and unfeignedly believe in, and depend upon Christ his Saviour, who alone could take away his sins.  I left him, and in a few days again saw him, his convictions had increased, and his agony of mind appeared to be exceedingly great.  He told me, he felt truly sorry for his sins, and hated them from his heart; that he desired never to sin again, but wished to be holy and good; that he had prayed to God in the name of Jesus, that his sins might be pardoned, and his heart changed; he had attended all the means of grace he could hear of, but could derive no peace, and that he felt, unless some Almighty arm interposed, he must be lost for ever.  I directed him once more to go to God his Maker, and from the bottom of his soul exclaim,

                        Here Lord I give myself away,

                        ‘Tis all that I can do,

assuring him, that the moment he submitted entirely to Christ, and resigned everything to his will, he should receive that peace which passeth all understanding, and rejoice in a hope, unspeakable and full of glory.  I saw him on the Sabbath following, his countenance was bright his manners solemn, his deportment calm and serene.  He approached me with eagerness, and grasping my hand with a warmth and eagerness never before exhibited, told me he had found the Saviour; that he had spoken peace to his troubled soul, and made him to rejoice in the hope of his salvation.  O! with what joy did I receive this information, gladness filled my soul, and my heart was raised in thankfulness and praise to redeeming love.  Sure I exclaimed “Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.” When I had left him, at my previous interview, he endeavored to follow my advice, retired to the secret of his chamber and, overcome by the sense of his lost and ruined condition, he cried, ‘What shall I do to be saved?’  he had now done what was required, given himself up entirely to Christ, and felt, that no one but he could do him good.  By the gracious influence of the Holy Spirit the Saviour was revealed to him, and he was brought to believe.  Holy joy was poured into his soul, and he arose with a consciousness of sins forgiven, and felt that he was Christ’s, and Christ was his.  Thus sir, was the Bible you gave me, combined with other instrumentality, the means of leading this Lamb to the great Shepherd, and of pointing him from the transitory scenes of earth to the unfading joys and blessedness of Heaven.  He is now united to a church, and is engaged as a Sunday School Teacher, thus striving to lead others to the dear Saviour he has found.”