Moses Lard wanders through his thoughts of a wonderful happenstance in which he recalls preaching in a small town in Missouri.  If it were not for the influential black slave named Dick, his master Thomas, and many others would not have been converted.  A whole local congregation was begotten by the efforts of a gentle but plain-speaking Moses Lard but he wondered if they will remember the efforts of Dick.  A small pebble may make a small ring when dropped into a body of water but a small action radiates out with more and larger rings.  God can work in whatever situation He finds us if we are willing.

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https://www.therestorationmovement.com/_states/missouri/melard.htm