A number of men came forward and took
a stand for Jesus. It was early in the morning when the meeting closed.
It was cold and snowing outside.
It is a hard matter to get these men to declare themselves, for they are
afraid of the laugh, but I told them not to mind that; that my pals gave
me the laugh when I started out. "If we are honest and have sand and
help ourselves after asking God's help," I told them, "we will take no
notice of a grin or a sneer. My companions wagged their heads when I
started out in the new life in September, 1892. They said, 'Oh, we'll
give Danny a couple of weeks. He's trying to work the missionary; he'll
be back again!' Don't you men see I'm still trusting? and there isn't a
man in the Mission right now that can say I'm not on the level, that
I've drank whiskey or beer or done an unmanly act since I gave my life
into His keeping. Why? Because I'm trusting, not in man or woman, but
I'm honestly trusting in God."
I was satisfied that among the whole roomful of men there were not half
a dozen that had a bed to sleep on that night. I didn't have the money
to put them to bed, but I departed from the rules, and calling them to
order, said, "Boys, how many of you would like to be my guest for the
night?" You ought to have seen them look at me! Never such a thing had
been known.
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