- Feb 3, 2020
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It is claimed George Whitefield stopped and stayed for several days at the house of a general in Rhode Island- what a blessed stay for the General!
George Whitefield really liked the General and his family and didn't want to tell him that he believed he and his family had a false proffesion.
One night George Whitefield heard the audible voice of the Holy Spirit say to him "O man of God! If these people perish, their blood be on thy head!"
He still didn't have the guts to tell the General and his family so he did the unthinkable and used his diamond ring to scratch "One thing thou lackest" onto the window.
When he was gone the General immediately realised but he had a great respect for Whitefield so rather than get furious, the General and his family actually believed on Christ because of the etching!
'The Christian treasury' apparently in 1860 claimed the granddaughter of the family had it in her possession (New York location) but today in 2025 its whereabouts is unknown. The problem is this source is not digitised and was lost with other 1800s issues. Lost media of it's day.
If it exists, that blessed glass panel with the etching could be anywhere- in the flat of a 21st century couple who are clueless about it's origin? In the basement of a house lost with the other discarded objects? We may never know in this life!
This is a highly disputed story, so Christians, let me know your thoughts and if you think it exists!
Oh- and I would not reccomend recreating this etching incident unless you want to lose friends!
George Whitefield really liked the General and his family and didn't want to tell him that he believed he and his family had a false proffesion.
One night George Whitefield heard the audible voice of the Holy Spirit say to him "O man of God! If these people perish, their blood be on thy head!"
He still didn't have the guts to tell the General and his family so he did the unthinkable and used his diamond ring to scratch "One thing thou lackest" onto the window.
When he was gone the General immediately realised but he had a great respect for Whitefield so rather than get furious, the General and his family actually believed on Christ because of the etching!
'The Christian treasury' apparently in 1860 claimed the granddaughter of the family had it in her possession (New York location) but today in 2025 its whereabouts is unknown. The problem is this source is not digitised and was lost with other 1800s issues. Lost media of it's day.
If it exists, that blessed glass panel with the etching could be anywhere- in the flat of a 21st century couple who are clueless about it's origin? In the basement of a house lost with the other discarded objects? We may never know in this life!
This is a highly disputed story, so Christians, let me know your thoughts and if you think it exists!
Oh- and I would not reccomend recreating this etching incident unless you want to lose friends!
