Log college - Alexander - XIV - Chapter 17

Required reading
The log college by Archibald Alexander (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Chapter 17 (Memoir of the Rev. Wm. Robinson).

My summary
This week we hear about the life of the Rev Robinson.

Firstly we hear about his arrival in America, conversion, training (at the Log College of course) and ordination.

Then the bulk of the chapter is concerned with relating his itinerant preaching endeavours, including the effect of his preaching.  But interspersed throughout are lengthy accounts of the work of other ministers as they related loosely to Robinson's work.

Then the chapter closes with the sparse details we know about Robinson's last days.

What grabbed me
I liked this anecdote about Robinson's preaching: '...under Mr. Robinson's first sermon, a remarkable conversion of a half-breed Indian, one of the wickedest of men, had taken place under unusual circumstances. When notice was given to his family of a sermon at the stand, by a travelling preacher, his wife wished to go, but he positively forbade her, but said he would go himself. His name was David Austin. When the congregation had collected, he was seen lying outside the assembly, under a tree, asleep. And thus he lay until the preacher took his text, which he uttered in a thundering voice, "Awake, thou that sleepest." Austin sprang to his feet as if pierced with a dart, and fixing his eyes on the preacher, never removed them, but drew nigher and nigher to the stand, until at the close he was observed standing at the preacher's feet, and the tears streaming from his eyes. After a few days of pungent conviction, he received comfort by faith in Christ, and became one of the most eminent Christians in all the land.'

May God continue to awaken people (spiritually, and literally!) with the preaching of his word.

Next week's reading
Read Chapter 18 (Memoir of the Rev. John Rowland).

Now it's your turn
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