“No, massa; dey be de land of Providence, but America be de land of light to me; for dere me first hear goot minister preach. And now dis place where I am now is de land of more light; for here you teach me more and more how goot Jesus is to sinners.”
“What does the blood of Christ do?”
“It cleanse from all sin; and so me hope from my sin.”
“Are then all men cleansed from sin by his blood?”
“O no, massa.”
“Who are cleansed and saved?”
“Dose dat have faith in him.”
“Can you prove that out of the Bible?”
“Yes, sir: ‘He dat believeth on de Son hath everlasting life; and he dat believeth not de Son shall not see life, but de wrath of God abideth on him’” (John iii. 36).
“What is it to have faith?”