One night I read an account of the scenes around Catherine Booth as she lay in her coffin at Congress Hall:
How the poorest of the poor felt she was specially theirs in
death as in life.
How ministers & members of Parliament & half-starved
children of the slums were alike eager for a last look upon the face they
loved.
Lost girls turned from her side & begged to be taken to
some home where they could begin a new life.
"That woman lived for me," a poor drunkard cried
in anguish. They drew him aside; and down on his knees, he accepted pardon
& promised that her God should be his.
Three men knelt together at the head of the coffin & poured
out their penitence to God & went out of the hall saved.
Another said, "I've come 60 miles to see her again. She
was the means of saving my two boys."
What a thrilling testimony to one who had the
"qualities of a Christian!"
- The King's Business. (moreillustrations.com)
Pro 22:1 (NLT): “Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.”
“A good name is what is given you by others and that which
has been earned by you.” - Jack Hyles.
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