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I quoted Romans 10:9 and 10 to him: “ If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” “ Tod, don’t you want to take this Saviour as your Saviour-—One that sticketh closer than a brother, One who will go even unto the end, not like the old gang that leaves and forsakes us ?” And that morning, Tod Sloan confessed Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour. I am sure there was joy in the presence o f the angels of God. He wanted me to stay longer with him and tell him more, and gladly I did so. Thus it was that three weeks before Christmas, Tod Sloan began to ride for the King o f kings and the Lord o f lords. I was with him once or twice a day after that, and also the last hour and a half before he passed away. The last words he said to me were
these: “ I am riding my last race; it won’t be long before I will be standing b e fo r e the Ju d g e ’s stand , weighing in.” And I re p lie d , “ Yes, Tod, you are r id in g a w in n in g
E. W. Stuchbery, Superin tendent of Shop Work for Bible Institute of L os A n geles, who before his con version w as a stablem an in the employ of L ord C arn ar von, and the P rin ce of Wales, now K in g G eorge V .
—Illustration courtesy L. A. Examiner.
T od Sloan at the height of his career.
race; and when you stand with saddle and whip in hand, ready to be weighed in, you will tip the scales, and the Great Judge will not disqualify you.” W e prayed together and said good-by. Before leaving him for the last time, I said, “ Do you really know Him as your personal Saviour?” “ Yes, sir,” answered Tod Sloan, “ and He is precious to me.” A s one reads MK^Stfichber^’s simple, direct account o f his dealings with Tod- Sioan, it would seem that Mr. Sloan accepted the gift o f eternal life the moment it was offered to him. There were other contributing factors, which Mr. Stuchbery was too modest to mention in his narrative. As a matter o f fact, he was o f great service to the dying man. He found him lying in the charity ward o f the county hospital in Los Angeles, and immediately set about to interest friends in his plight. They responded liberally, and within a few days o f Mr. Stuchbery’s first visit, the sufferer was transferred to a better location, where he en joyed the comforts o f a private sanitarium. It is the story o f the Good Samaritan all over again. Doubtless the friendly sympathy and prac tical aid which were given to the homeless jockey
st on his death f L os Angeles, od.
enabled him to envisage the Saviour’s love in the ministration o f His humble ambassador. Thus it became easy to lead the penitent to the Word o f God, to apply the simple but perfect test found in the Epistle to the Romans, and to draw from him the great acknowledgment o f Jesus Christ as a personal Saviour. God entrusts no greater work to men today. This is the work that students o f the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles are constantly being trained o f God to do. You should have a share in it. You may! The inside front cover tells how. As you read — remember eternity!
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