In my mail the other evening I received this unsigned letter:
“I won’t let this incident pass without writing to you of it.
My little daughter is a member of your Sunday-school. I do not
have any religious faith. All my life I have been an unbeliever.
The children of our neighborhood went to Sunday-school, and my
little girl wanted to go with them. I consented. She came home
one Sunday with certain verses to commit to memory, and said
that when she learned them perfectly and recited them to her
teacher, she would get a Bible as a reward. Last Sunday she did
not return at the usual time. I waited for her for a while, and
then went to the Sunday-school to see if she was there. I went
into a room, and at once saw my little one standing and reciting
the verses which she had studied. The young lady who was hearing
her had her arm around her. Oh, sir! I can not describe the
feeling that went through my whole being. I thought, If some one
had done that to me when I was a child, what a different life
I might have had! As I stood looking upon the scene, I made up
my mind that I would start next Sunday and go to church, and
try and get into touch with the spirit which the Sunday-school
teacher showed.”--J. F. CARSON, _Sunday-school
Times_.
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