April 18

W.T.P. Wolston was born at Brixham, England, on September 6, 1840, and was converted at the age of 20 while listening to Charles Stanley, a commercial hardware salesman from Sheffield who led thousands to Christ. Wolston eventually became a loved and respected physician in Edinburgh, Scotland where he took every opportunity to speak to people about his Savior. He writes: “A short time ago I was traveling on a train, and there was in the car with me a bright-eyed boy named Robert, on his way home from school. We got into conversation. Presently I said to him, ‘Robert, I know a friend of yours.’ ‘Know a friend of mine? I never saw you before. Who can it be?’ His whole face brightened with expectation. He guessed a half-dozen names and then gave up. ‘Shall I tell you?’ I asked. ‘Jesus!’ His face fell. Alas! the dear boy’s heart was just like many, a stranger to Jesus, and he had no interest in Him.” But what a Friend He is—“a friend of…sinners!” (Lk 7:34).