John G. Paton, a
missionary to the |
Sunday. To carry out
their threat, they said they needed some food he had partially eaten. Paton asked
for three plums. He took a bite out of each and then gave them to the men who
were plotting his death. |
On Sunday, the
missionary entered the village with a smile on his face and a spring in his
step. The people looked at each other in amazement, thinking it couldn't
possibly be Paton. Their "sacred men" admitted that they had tried
by all their incantations to kill him. When asked why they had failed, they
replied that the missionary was a sacred man like themselves, but that his
God was stronger than theirs. From then on Paton's influence grew, and soon
he had the joy of leading some of the villagers to the Lord. |
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