The Cobbler Who Became a Light to the Nations
In 1786, a young cobbler named William Carey stood before a gathering of Baptist ministers in Northampton, England, and suggested that Christians had an obligation...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 49:1-7.
In 1786, a young cobbler named William Carey stood before a gathering of Baptist ministers in Northampton, England, and suggested that Christians had an obligation to carry the gospel to unreached peoples. An older pastor reportedly snapped, "Sit down, young man. When God pleases to convert the heathen, He will do it without your aid or mine." Carey sat down.…
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