This is an excerpt that was posted online by the FW Boreham fan page. It’s from his book “The blessings of Life”.
"This true story is a reminder that we never know how God has blessed the seeds which we have sown through life and ought to be an encouragement both to those more public and private laborers whose efforts seam to involve much rocky soil.
“Dr Alexander Whyte loved to tell of a commercial traveler named
Rigby who, when in Edinburgh , used to stay at
the Waverly Hotel, and, on Sundays always made his way to St George’s . He could not preach and always
found it difficult even to discuss spiritual themes with others. But before
leaving the hotel for church he always looked around for somebody whom he could
invite to accompany him. One morning, on approaching a man with this
invitation, he received something like a rebuff! The stranger at first refused,
but finally consented, and was so moved by the service that he asked Mr Rigby
to go with him again in the evening. That night at St Georges, he found Christ.
Next morning, in the course of his business, Mr Rigsby chanced to pass the home
of Dr Alexander Whyte. Acting on a sudden impulse, he made up his mind to call
and tell Dr Whyte of his experience on Sunday. Dr Whyte was deeply moved. “I
thought.” He said, :that last nights sermon fell very flat and I have been
feeling very depressed about it. But what did you say your name was?” Mr Rigby
repeated it. “Why” exclaimed Dr Whyte in delight, “you are the man I’ve been
looking for for years!” He then went to his study and returned carrying a
bundle of letters, from which he read such extracts as these:
“I was spending a week-end in Edinburg
some weeks ago, and a fellow commercial called Rigby invited me to accompany
him to St George’s .
The message of that service changed my life”... “I am a young man, and the other
day I came to hear you preach, at the invitation of a man called Rigby, and in
that service I decided to dedicate my life to Christ”. Dr Whyte sent on to say
that twelve of the letters were from young men, of whom four had already
entered the ministry”
So do what you can, where you can, however unfit you feel and
who knows what the Lord might do!”
