Sir William Johnson was the...
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Sir William Johnson was the British Empire's administrator of American Indian affairs before the Revolutionary War. In that capacity, he was a resident of the colonies. On one occasion, he ordered for himself some expensive suits of clothing from England. When they were unpacked, the Mohawk chief Hendrick admired them. A short time later he told Sir William that he had experienced a dream in which Sir William had given him one of the suits.
Sir William took the hint and presented Hendrick with one of the finest of the outfits. A few days later William told the Indian chief that he had experienced a dream of his own, one in which Hendrick offered him a particularly attractive tract of land in the Mohawk River Valley, about 5,000 acres of fertile soil.
Immediately Hendrick presented the land to Sir William, remarking as he did so that he would dream no more with him. "You dream too hard for me, Sir William," he remarked.
There is no need for the people of God to dream up gifts for themselves. We are not lacking in any spiritual gift, and those are the only sort that matter.
Sir William took the hint and presented Hendrick with one of the finest of the outfits. A few days later William told the Indian chief that he had experienced a dream of his own, one in which Hendrick offered him a particularly attractive tract of land in the Mohawk River Valley, about 5,000 acres of fertile soil.
Immediately Hendrick presented the land to Sir William, remarking as he did so that he would dream no more with him. "You dream too hard for me, Sir William," he remarked.
There is no need for the people of God to dream up gifts for themselves. We are not lacking in any spiritual gift, and those are the only sort that matter.
