Christian Theology - Media Sabda Org

[4] The following letter I received in 1825:—
"My Dear Sammy,—When I had but one sovereign in the world for
Shetland, I prayed, called earnestly upon God, and sat down and
wept—and wept till I could scarcely see to write or read.—'Well, I once
more thought, I must lay the whole before our best earthly friend. With
a full heart, I stated the matter in a letter to Mr. Scott, which letter was
watered with fast falling tears. He wrote me word that he and Mrs. Scott
would be up in a fortnight and see me. They came; and I set off in very
bad health to London to meet them:—and O, what a meeting!—their
hearts were nearly as full as mine. Says Mr. Scott, 'Come, let me have a
check, I will give orders on my bank for £100.' Says Mrs. Scott, 'And I
will, out of my private purse, give £5?' 'And I am desired,' says Mr. Scott,
'by my sister-in-law, Miss Grainger, to give £5; and lest any chapel begun
should be impeded, here is £10 more, and thus I will give the check for
£120. And this is not all that I will do; I tell you again, I will give £10 to
every chapel or house begun under your direction in Shetland.' O, my
Sammy! you can hardly tell how much I rejoiced—I thanked God, I
thanked them, and could have kissed the ground on which they trod. I
said in my heart, 'O my poor Shetlanders! (whom I have never seen, and
now never shall see, but God has laid you upon my heart) God has not
forgotten you.' I sent my check to the bankers, got the cash, £120, and
immediately wrote to you, and told you what God had done, to take
courage and go forward. Mr. Scott has written to me, two or three days
ago, stating that he is very poorly, and wishes to make a 'trust deed' in
behalf of Shetland, and to do this immediately; and wishes me to give
him the names with which I wish it to be filled. Old as I am, I must be
one, Mr. Butterworth will be another, and you shall be the third.
"Yours, my dear Sammy, affectionately,
'ADAM CLARKE"
Mr. Butterworth, Mr. Scott, and the dear doctor, have all since been
called to give an account of their stewardship. Mr. Scott left three
thousand pounds to the Shetland mission, in the three-and-half per cents.