Bringing In The Sheaves
Shaw was also a beloved singer and songwriter who had written the very popular hymn “Bringing In The Sheaves.” Malloy could hardly contain himself, and he began to quiz Shaw about the secrets to his success.
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Bringing In The Sheaves
Pastor Malloy was traveling by train from Dallas Texas when he spotted his old friend, William Baxter. As they chatted, Rev. Malloy learned that Baxter was on his way to a revival with the famous Knowles Shaw, The Singing Evangelist. Shaw was quite famous and had baptized over 11,000 souls.
Shaw was also a beloved singer and songwriter who had written the very popular hymn “Bringing In The Sheaves.” Malloy could hardly contain himself, and he began to quiz Shaw about the secrets to his success.
Shaw responded by saying he depended much on the power of a song-preached Christ. He always kept Jesus before the people, made them feel that they were sinners, and needed just such a Savior as he preached. Then he added: “Oh, it is a grand thing to rally people to the Cross of Christ.”
Those would be the last words Shaw ever spoke. At that moment, the train derailed and their compartment began to roll down a hill, landing in several feet of water. Shaw was pinned under the wreckage where he died. His body was eventually extracted by chopping apart the train car with axes.
Malloy lived, only because Shaw pushed him away from the wreckage, even though it meant that he himself would never escape. Shaw was as great a hero dying as he was living. His greatest work, “Bringing In The Sheaves” is based upon this scripture:
Psalms 126:5-6
“Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.”
