| The Life of Dr. J.R. Miller |
Chapter 3 |
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Always extremely modest and unassuming, Mr. Miller said nothing of his part in persuading the soldiers about him to give themselves to Christ. But it is certain that God used his untiring, sympathetic, prayerful efforts in the salvation of hundreds. Between the lines of the Field Agent’s reports and private records one can read hints that tell how he was serving his apprenticeship for the work of later years that was to be so marvelously blessed. Once he sorrowfully wrote a record of failure that tells how earnest he was in seeking the lost:
“I talked to a man in the hospital and urged him to accept the Saviour’s gracious offer of pardon. ‘No,’ said he, ‘I have lived a most sinful life for thirty five years, and have always refused a Saviour’s love. I know what you tell of Christ is true. I know that I shall suffer eternal punishment, yet I do not repent; but, sir, I am too brave a man to come now at the last hour and beg for pardon. It is cowardice that drives men to Christ when they are going to die. They seek salvation just when – and not till – they find that they cannot live in sin any longer. No, I will die as I have lived.’ And nothing could overcome his determination. Before morning his spirit had flown.”
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