Conversion of hardened convict, as a result of a storm which brought terror to his mind: 'It was then I thought of Jesus Christ, of whom I had heard, but almost entirely forgotten; and to the Lord Jesus Christ I was directed to uplift my soul by my messmate, who lay by my side, and exhorted me to search the Bible, that I might there read of His great love to the worst of sinners. I read the first, third and fifteenth chapters of St John's gospel; and I thank and praise the Lord, I have found, to my soul's comfort and peace...'