The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-26
For Christ. Sake.

For Chrisfa Sake.
She was the only daughter of wealthy, but
worldly, parents. Brought up in the lap OF
luxury, it was her lot to know nothing of the
out in the carriage one day, her attention
was drawn to plain, unpretentious chapel,
the singing in which caught her attention.
The hymn:
"Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me to Thy bosom fly"
was sung with great fervor. She alighted
from her carriage, and there heard the gos.
pei preached with simplicity and power. Her
heart was touched. Convinced she was
sinner in the sight Of God. and without
Christ would be lost forever, she sought Him,
and believed in Him and was saved.
Frequently she visited this place Of worship,
family. Her soul was fairly enlisted in the
service of Christ, and she determined to
deny herself, take up her cross and follow
Him. Now came the testing g-time. Her
father insisted on her leaving "this low rab-
ble," as he called the church members, but
her heart was fixed She had received
Christ, and could not dare not, deny Him,
but remembered His words, "Whoso loveth
father or mother more than Me is not
worthy Of Me.h
As a last resort her father said to her:
"You must leave these poor, low people and
como with us, or you must leave our home.
We will disown you" This was said in the
evening, after return from delightful
meeting. Her father desired her to consider
the consequences of her decision. 'sf you go
with us you shall have houses, land silver
and gold, and other treasures; but IL you
will not give up these religious notions, then
/ will cut your name from the family bible,
and disown you as my daughter" OF course,
these stern words of her fathers drove her
to Il, mercy seat, where she found mercy
and grace to help In this time of need. She
kissed her father good night, expecting that
would be the last kiss Of affection. Much Of
that night was spent in PRAYER for divine
direction and divine strength. Both were
given to her. Dressing herself in pure
white dress, she came down the next morn
ing, never looking more beautiful; calmness
and peace on her brow, with the love Of
Christ in her heart Her father inquired
what was her decision. She answered; II
am determined to follow Christ and leave all
the rest to Him. With his penknife he cut
out her name from the family bible and
burned it, and told her to lie gone from the
mansion and never return. She obeyed, and
as she walked down the steps sang in sweet
voice, without a tremor:
"Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me to Thy bosom fly;
While the raging pillows roll,
While the tempest still is high.n
| Neighbors and friends heard the song.
Many doors were flung open to receive her,
but she passed on to very plain house, and
there met with many seeking Jesus. Here
He related her struggle and its results.
Many wero converted. She became a real
missionary. And, strange to say, that stern
father in less than month sought her
prayers and became an earnest Christian.
| Thus God made the wrath of man to praise
him, and the residue He restrained Is il
not Rest to follow Christ and leave all con-
sequerces with hint To obey is better than
sacrifice What ere all tho riches of earth
compared with salvation, sWhat shall II
profit man if he gam the whole world and
lose his own nsoulin-lChristian Press