This is s true story of a man who preached the Gospel until his very last breath. As the story unfolds, look at the sovereignty and mercy of God. This story was originally retold by the young Scotsman who was the very man whose life was in the balance that fateful night when the Titanic struck the iceberg on April 14, 1912.
The story goes something like this; John Harper, a pastor of a Baptist church in England, boarded the Titanic in order to reach America and get to Chicago to preach at Moody Church. His niece and daughter were also with him on this trip.
After the Titanic crashed into the iceberg, the men were giving preference to the women and children, as the rescue boats came by to bring survivors to safety. Harper's daughter and niece were able to be rescued. But Harper was left in the dangerous waves, probably holding onto a piece of wood or wreckage for survival.
While the waves were pouncing and threatening, John Harper called out to a man who was in his view. He asked the man 'Man are you saved?' The man answered, 'No, I am not.' Harper replied by saying, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.' A while later, the man came back into Harper's view. Again he asked, 'Are you saved now?', to which the man replied, 'No, I cannot honestly say that I am.'. Harper gave the same answer as the first time, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.'
That was the last person who probably saw or spoke to Harper, as Harper went down into the water and drown. This young Scottish man was 'Harper's last convert' and by God's grace, he lived to tell the story.
Read a more detailed version of this story at: Harper's Last Convert on the Titanic
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