Testimony

Father Chiniquy Got Saved
Submitted by Terry Green
Posted by Joey Kelly

One Sunday morning, a Roman Catholic priest appeared before a congregation of a thousand people in an Illinois town and said.." My people, I resign my priesthood." Though he had been there for thirty years. At their earnest request he gave them the reasons why he was resigning: Last night I spent every hour praising God. All sleep had left me. After reading the New Testament through, I saw that salvation is in Jesus Christ, and is the gift of God's eternal love. Penance is not in it. Purgatory is not in it. Absolution is not in it. On my knees in my room I accepted the gift, and I love the Giver, and I walked the room most of the night saying to myself : I accept the Gift, and I love the Giver." And thus for an hour and a half Father Chiniquy expounded to the people the grace of God. At the close of the sermon he asked how many of them would join him in accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Savior in accepting the Gift and loving the Giver. Every man, woman and child except forty people responded to the call. That church today is a Presbyterian Church.