The Last of the Giants: How Christ Came to the Lumberjacks

by Harry Rimmer

“Mr. Higgins, I am convinced. This man is really converted. Nothing but the power of God Almighty can put before our happy eyes a man like this, made over from the man he was. I will be misunderstood; I will be condemned; I will be criticized for this, but I have a duty as a Christian, which means more than my political career. I am going to give this man a full and complete pardon and leave him free to serve our blessed Savior.”

But active animosity did not begin until John invaded the territory of the Enemy to rescue a friend from his grasp.

As an evangelical Christian, he was more interested in the salvation of men than he was in strict adherence to denominational rules and procedures.

Between Virginia and Rainy Lake, there were thirty thousand men in the woods, and that constituted John’s parish.

There is, of course, only one effective message to sinners in any time, place, or degree of need. Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures was the way Paul proclaimed it, and nothing else has ever worked from that day to this. But while the MESSAGE never changed, the METHOD of proclaiming it must vary with different circumstances and people.

He realized that even the toughest citizens respect a man who believes and does not apologize for his faith.