Mr. Eternity

Mr. Eternity

Perhaps you have heard of the man, Arthur Malcolm
Stace, who became affectionately known as Mr. Eternity
and lived in Australia some years ago. Early in life he
was an alcoholic derelict who, before reaching middle
age, was converted through a rescue mission and later
himself became a street-corner evangelist. Shortly
after his conversion, he heard a sermon entitled
"Echoes of Eternity." He was so captivated by the
importance of the word "eternity" that he began using
his free time to spread the one-word message across
Sydney. "Eternity went ringing through my brain. Even
though I could scarcely write my own name, I felt the
divine urge to write this word."

So, fifty times a day for over thirty years, he wrote
Eternity on the sidewalks of Sydney, usually in the
early morning, with white chalk and with faultless
script. When he passed away, the Sydney morning
newspaper carried a story of this unusual man who had
chalked Eternity on the city streets over half a
million times in that metropolis of significant
population. The thought of eternity does impress upon
us the seriousness with which we must regard our soul.

  - Echoes of Eternity, Dennis Kastens, CSS Publishing
Co.