From the Life of Samuel Hebich
It certainly will be interesting to study Mr. Hebich’s method of work among Europeans. The stories about the man and his work repeated here are true. Many of them were from those who knew Mr. Hebich personally, and we ought not to copy his methods. We are warned not to do so. If we are God’s messengers, He will give us a message and help us to deliver it in our own peculiar way. These incidents are related to the glory of God and to show that Mr. Hebich was a true messenger of Christ, and that by the grace of God he could always deliver his message effectively, to the salvation of souls.
Mr. J. Boesinger of Coonoor, who came to India in 1847, as the first Industrial Brother of the Basel Mission, and who had spent nearly sixty years in India without a furlough, had told the following about Mr. Hebich whom he knew intimately, for more than a decade, in India, having sometimes accompanied him on his mission tours.
“The majority of his converts proved themselves to have been true Christians, many of them having also become great soul-winners. Mr. Hebich knew how to sound the deepest depths of men’s hearts, He would give them no peace nor rest until they had made a full surrender of themselves to Jesus. His method with men often seemed harsh, but then he would say: ‘I must first kill them with the hammer of the law, before I can comfort them with the Gospel!’ Let me relate to you an instance of his way of dealing with men:
“One day we were out taking a walk when we came to an engineer’s bungalow.
“Come!’ said Mr. Hebich, ‘let us call and see this man.’ I reluctantly entered the house of the gentleman, for I was a stranger to him. As soon as Mr. Hebich saw him he said: ‘I have called to tell you that you ought to be ashamed of yourself, for disgracing your God and your country by your sinful life.
“The gentleman replied: ‘That is none of your business!’
“Mr. Hebich then shouted in a loud, almost angry voice, so great was his zeal: ‘That is my business! As a minister of Jesus Christ, I must denounce all sin and unrighteousness. I have now called to demand of you, in the name of our Righteous Judge, that you repent of your sins.’
“This denunciation made the engineer very angry. ‘Leave my house, Mr. Hebich !’ he shouted, ‘I did not ask you to call, and will not listen to your violent tirades in my own house !’
“No, never!’ the old man replied, ‘I will not leave you, until you confess your sins and beg God’s pardon, on your knees, for leading such a disgraceful life. You are a bad man, and ought to be ashamed of yourself. Get down on your knees and confess, or you will go to hell, to the devils whom you serve. I will not leave you, until you hear my message.’
“Then the man jumped up in a rage and said: ‘If you don’t leave, then I will!’
“Ordering his boy to have his horse saddled he left us without another word, and soon we saw him riding away at a furious gallop. Then we left the house.
“I felt annoyed at Mr. Hebich’s abruptness and remarked to him: ‘Now you have spoilt all by your hard words. It is not necessary to break down the door, if you would enter a house!
“The old man only smiled and said: I have fastened a hook in him that he will not get away from!’
“He was right. Before he called to see such men, he would always spend much time in prayer for them. Only when he had the assurance of victory in prayer, the witness of the Spirit, would he call to see them, but then he came as a victor! Three days after this stormy visit to the engineer’s bungalow, the gentleman wrote Mr. Hebich a chit:
“Dear Mr. Hebich, for God’s sake come to see me at once! I have not slept a wink since you were here. I am all undone. I can find no peace or rest. My conscience condemns me. I am in hell. What must I do to be saved?’
Then Mr. Hebich brought Jesus to the man and the man to Jesus. Soon the engineer saw Jesus on the cross and could believe that the bleeding Saviour had with His own precious blood also washed his sins away!
“This engineer, in after years, proved by his pure, consistent,
humble life that he had truly repented of his sins and
that he had become indeed a true disciple of Jesus.”
It certainly will be interesting to study Mr. Hebich’s method of work among Europeans. The stories about the man and his work repeated here are true. Many of them were from those who knew Mr. Hebich personally, and we ought not to copy his methods. We are warned not to do so. If we are God’s messengers, He will give us a message and help us to deliver it in our own peculiar way. These incidents are related to the glory of God and to show that Mr. Hebich was a true messenger of Christ, and that by the grace of God he could always deliver his message effectively, to the salvation of souls.
Mr. J. Boesinger of Coonoor, who came to India in 1847, as the first Industrial Brother of the Basel Mission, and who had spent nearly sixty years in India without a furlough, had told the following about Mr. Hebich whom he knew intimately, for more than a decade, in India, having sometimes accompanied him on his mission tours.
“The majority of his converts proved themselves to have been true Christians, many of them having also become great soul-winners. Mr. Hebich knew how to sound the deepest depths of men’s hearts, He would give them no peace nor rest until they had made a full surrender of themselves to Jesus. His method with men often seemed harsh, but then he would say: ‘I must first kill them with the hammer of the law, before I can comfort them with the Gospel!’ Let me relate to you an instance of his way of dealing with men:
“One day we were out taking a walk when we came to an engineer’s bungalow.
“Come!’ said Mr. Hebich, ‘let us call and see this man.’ I reluctantly entered the house of the gentleman, for I was a stranger to him. As soon as Mr. Hebich saw him he said: ‘I have called to tell you that you ought to be ashamed of yourself, for disgracing your God and your country by your sinful life.
“The gentleman replied: ‘That is none of your business!’
“Mr. Hebich then shouted in a loud, almost angry voice, so great was his zeal: ‘That is my business! As a minister of Jesus Christ, I must denounce all sin and unrighteousness. I have now called to demand of you, in the name of our Righteous Judge, that you repent of your sins.’
“This denunciation made the engineer very angry. ‘Leave my house, Mr. Hebich !’ he shouted, ‘I did not ask you to call, and will not listen to your violent tirades in my own house !’
“No, never!’ the old man replied, ‘I will not leave you, until you confess your sins and beg God’s pardon, on your knees, for leading such a disgraceful life. You are a bad man, and ought to be ashamed of yourself. Get down on your knees and confess, or you will go to hell, to the devils whom you serve. I will not leave you, until you hear my message.’
“Then the man jumped up in a rage and said: ‘If you don’t leave, then I will!’
“Ordering his boy to have his horse saddled he left us without another word, and soon we saw him riding away at a furious gallop. Then we left the house.
“I felt annoyed at Mr. Hebich’s abruptness and remarked to him: ‘Now you have spoilt all by your hard words. It is not necessary to break down the door, if you would enter a house!
“The old man only smiled and said: I have fastened a hook in him that he will not get away from!’
“He was right. Before he called to see such men, he would always spend much time in prayer for them. Only when he had the assurance of victory in prayer, the witness of the Spirit, would he call to see them, but then he came as a victor! Three days after this stormy visit to the engineer’s bungalow, the gentleman wrote Mr. Hebich a chit:
“Dear Mr. Hebich, for God’s sake come to see me at once! I have not slept a wink since you were here. I am all undone. I can find no peace or rest. My conscience condemns me. I am in hell. What must I do to be saved?’
Then Mr. Hebich brought Jesus to the man and the man to Jesus. Soon the engineer saw Jesus on the cross and could believe that the bleeding Saviour had with His own precious blood also washed his sins away!
“This engineer, in after years, proved by his pure, consistent,
humble life that he had truly repented of his sins and
that he had become indeed a true disciple of Jesus.”
From the Life of Samuel Hebich
It certainly will be interesting to study Mr. Hebich’s method of work among Europeans. The stories about the man and his work repeated here are true. Many of them were from those who knew Mr. Hebich personally, and we ought not to copy his methods. We are warned not to do so. If we are God’s messengers, He will give us a message and help us to deliver it in our own peculiar way. These incidents are related to the glory of God and to show that Mr. Hebich was a true messenger of Christ, and that by the grace of God he could always deliver his message effectively, to the salvation of souls.
Mr. J. Boesinger of Coonoor, who came to India in 1847, as the first Industrial Brother of the Basel Mission, and who had spent nearly sixty years in India without a furlough, had told the following about Mr. Hebich whom he knew intimately, for more than a decade, in India, having sometimes accompanied him on his mission tours.
“The majority of his converts proved themselves to have been true Christians, many of them having also become great soul-winners. Mr. Hebich knew how to sound the deepest depths of men’s hearts, He would give them no peace nor rest until they had made a full surrender of themselves to Jesus. His method with men often seemed harsh, but then he would say: ‘I must first kill them with the hammer of the law, before I can comfort them with the Gospel!’ Let me relate to you an instance of his way of dealing with men:
“One day we were out taking a walk when we came to an engineer’s bungalow.
“Come!’ said Mr. Hebich, ‘let us call and see this man.’ I reluctantly entered the house of the gentleman, for I was a stranger to him. As soon as Mr. Hebich saw him he said: ‘I have called to tell you that you ought to be ashamed of yourself, for disgracing your God and your country by your sinful life.
“The gentleman replied: ‘That is none of your business!’
“Mr. Hebich then shouted in a loud, almost angry voice, so great was his zeal: ‘That is my business! As a minister of Jesus Christ, I must denounce all sin and unrighteousness. I have now called to demand of you, in the name of our Righteous Judge, that you repent of your sins.’
“This denunciation made the engineer very angry. ‘Leave my house, Mr. Hebich !’ he shouted, ‘I did not ask you to call, and will not listen to your violent tirades in my own house !’
“No, never!’ the old man replied, ‘I will not leave you, until you confess your sins and beg God’s pardon, on your knees, for leading such a disgraceful life. You are a bad man, and ought to be ashamed of yourself. Get down on your knees and confess, or you will go to hell, to the devils whom you serve. I will not leave you, until you hear my message.’
“Then the man jumped up in a rage and said: ‘If you don’t leave, then I will!’
“Ordering his boy to have his horse saddled he left us without another word, and soon we saw him riding away at a furious gallop. Then we left the house.
“I felt annoyed at Mr. Hebich’s abruptness and remarked to him: ‘Now you have spoilt all by your hard words. It is not necessary to break down the door, if you would enter a house!
“The old man only smiled and said: I have fastened a hook in him that he will not get away from!’
“He was right. Before he called to see such men, he would always spend much time in prayer for them. Only when he had the assurance of victory in prayer, the witness of the Spirit, would he call to see them, but then he came as a victor! Three days after this stormy visit to the engineer’s bungalow, the gentleman wrote Mr. Hebich a chit:
“Dear Mr. Hebich, for God’s sake come to see me at once! I have not slept a wink since you were here. I am all undone. I can find no peace or rest. My conscience condemns me. I am in hell. What must I do to be saved?’
Then Mr. Hebich brought Jesus to the man and the man to Jesus. Soon the engineer saw Jesus on the cross and could believe that the bleeding Saviour had with His own precious blood also washed his sins away!
“This engineer, in after years, proved by his pure, consistent,
humble life that he had truly repented of his sins and
that he had become indeed a true disciple of Jesus.”
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