LITTLE JACK was only three years old when his father died. His mother had to give up their nice home and for a time lived with her little son in a big home where many others lived. Jack became a favorite to all there. One old man was especially fond of him and one day he invited him to sit on his knee after dinner, while the ladies washed the dishes.
The men went on chatting for a while. The old man on whose knee Jack was sitting was an infidel and said some things which would shock most. Even little four-year-old Jack was shocked and it showed in his sweet innocent face. His mother had taught him the fear of the Lord and to love His precious Word.
“Well, Jack,” said one of the guests at the table, as he noticed the pained expression on his face, “what do you think of Mr. Brown now?”
The little fellow hesitated for a moment and then replied, “I think he did not have a good mother, for if he had he would not use such naughty words.”
The old man had been raised in a Christian home, and thoughts of his godly mother rose in all their freshness to his mind. The effect upon him was overpowering, for he arose from the table without speaking, and was never Afterward known to say such evil things again.
ML-07/23/1972