David Brainerd: The Apostle To The North American Indians

The author Jesse Page writes, “Above all he was a man who lived very near to Christ. Although often bewailing his coldness of heart and languor of love, one cannot help feeling that this man knew his Lord with reverent intimacy, and walked with Him, until the Divine hand opened the gate of everlasting bliss for His servant to enter, and go no more out for ever. Such high communion this man had, such glorious revelations of his Master’s presence, that his path through the dreary solitudes of forest and wilderness became hallowed ground. If the reading of Brainerd’s life teaches nothing else, it will not fail to impress everyone with a profound sense of what a consecrated man may be and do. Contact with such a character is inspiration, and to know his heart is to enter a sanctuary.”