Making many glad - Baker - XXX - Chapter 14 (Fifth and sixth tours abroad and labours in Texas as Agent of Austin College) concluded

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Making many glad: The life and labours of Daniel Baker by William M. Baker (Available from Amazon or free here) - Conclude Chapter 14 (Fifth and sixth tours abroad and labours in Texas as Agent of Austin College).

My summary
Today we hear about Baker's sixth tour on behalf of the college.

We learn about Baker's:
(i) increasing weariness;
(ii) attendance at the general assembly;
(iii) publication of his books;
(iv) heart for seeing young men as ministers for the church;
(v) followup of people converted under his preaching;
(vi) failing health;
(vii) resignation of the office of President;
(viii) narrowing his field of toil to Texas;
(ix) obtaining in total an amount nearly equal to one hundred thousand for the college in all his endeavours.

What grabbed me
I liked Baker's affirmation of God's work in regeneration: 'On my coming on Saturday last, I am told a certain man of the world remarked, ' If Mr. Baker will only convert twenty- five Henderson sinners, he shall have my riding-horse, and he is worth two hundred and fifty dollars.' Well, although Mr. Baker cannot convert a single sinner, yet the Lord can make him the means of converting more than twenty-five. A genuine revival of religion here is an event very greatly to be desired.'

We can be the means of conversion but we cannot do the work of conversion - that is God's domain.

Next week's reading
Commence Chapter 15 (Closing scenes) by reading up to the paragraph commencing 'On the next Sabbath he not only preached morning and night, but made in the afternoon a special address to professing Christians...'.

Now it's your turn
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