基督复临安息日会国外布道史略-第25章

  10 一份小册子的影响

基督复临安息日会国外布道史略-第25章

  Influence of a Tract

基督复临安息日会国外布道史略-第25章

  一位丹麦弟兄向我们叙述了一段有趣的经历，说明真理有时竟因阻止它进展的努力而进步。C. C.汉森弟兄曾因阅读圣经而确信第七日是安息日，且因浸信会的传道人向他讲过关于浸礼的圣经论据而思考过浸礼的题目。约在此时，布罗森弟兄访问了该地，给了这位卫理公会的传道人一份小册：《新约的安息日》。布罗森弟兄是在读过这份小册之后才给汉森弟兄的，说明圣经虽然有力地提出了守安息日和受浸礼的义务，但守安息日被普遍漠视了，他希望藉以引导汉森弟兄放弃受浸的念头。他争辩说浸信会的人和其他公会的人都漠视了安息日，取消浸礼不会比丢弃安息日更差。但这次努力的结果却与那位传道人所希望的相反。汉森弟兄一遍又一遍读了那份小册子，因它而哭泣祈求，非但没有放弃浸礼，反而决定守安息日。起先他以为自己也有义务守星期日，且因试图守两天而变得灰心，放弃了安息日。然而就在此时布罗森弟兄又来帮助他，根据圣经说明了安息日和星期日的真实关系。一段时间之后，他因阅读《降临之潮》而大受感动。我曾见到外国有些人收到报刊和小册子，阅读并为之祈祷，最终接受了安息日的立场，这恰好描述了他的经验。{HS 184.2}[1]

基督复临安息日会国外布道史略-第25章

  An interesting experience related to us by one of our Danish brethren, shows how the truth is sometimes advanced by the very efforts made to hinder its progress. Bro. C. C. Hansen had been convinced by reading the Bible, that the seventh day is the Sabbath. And as the Baptist minister had been presenting to him the Bible argument for immersion, his mind was exercised on the subject of baptism also. About this time Bro. Brorsen visited the place, and gave to the Methodist minister the tract, “New Testament Sabbath.” When he had read it, he gave it to Bro. Hansen, in the hope that by showing that the Bible presents as forcibly the duty of keeping the seventh day, which is universally disregarded, as it does the duty of baptism, he could lead him to renounce the idea of being immersed. He argued that the Sabbath is disregarded by Baptists as well as others, and it could be no worse to set aside immersion than to reject the Sabbath. But the result of this effort was the reverse of what the minister wished. Bro. Hansen read the tract again and again, wept and prayed over it, and instead of renouncing baptism, he decided to keep the Sabbath. At first he thought it his duty to keep Sunday also, and in the attempt to keep two days became discouraged, and gave up the Sabbath. But just at this time Bro. Brorsen came to his help, and explained from the Bible the true relation of the Sabbath and Sunday. Some time later, he was much impressed by reading in theAdvent Tidende?an account of what I had seen in regard to some in foreign countries receiving the papers and tracts, reading them, praying over them, and finally taking their stand on the Sabbath, for this exactly described his experience.{HS 184.2}[1]

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