The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-25
HERE AND THERE 4 CEN.

a FISHER OF MEN.-An incident late
" occurred in the p4storate OF the Rev.
DIR. Phillips Brooks that illustrates his
ready adaptation TO the occasion, Last
winter he observed waiting upon his
ministry with considerable regularity
three Harvard young men, whom no
took to be working men. lie at once
became interested in them, and determ-
med upon ascertaining their names,
residence, and occupation, and forming
their acquaintance. Learning their
whereabouts, he one day made a call
upon them. Climbing several fights
Of stairs. he reached their lodging
place. He knockodat the door and was
admitted. The students were in their
shirt sleeves. and were somew hat embar-
raised at being found in such plight
by one whom they so much respected
on account Of his talents and position
in the community and in the church.
The doctor greeted them cordially,
shaking hands with them, and at once
made himself at home with them.
With a smilehe remarked, well, boys,
il 5 a little warm here. think. II you
will let me, will take of my ccat.'
These young men will never forget the
hour the great divine passed in their
humble lodgings, nor his genuine in
terest in them, nor the deep feeling
that flowed through his familiar speech.
Here is an example to all fishers Of
Of men,
Az ANTID0TE TO INFIDRLITy.-I
should like to say that we have in the
successes of our foreign missionaries an
antidote to the assaults Of infideIity. at
the very moment when il is most
needed at home. One cannot but adj
mire the honesty and candor with
which Charles Darwin acknowledged
that he was wrong in supposing that
the inhabitants Of Terra del Fuego never
could be elevated by the Gospel. think
that tho saccess which attended the
efforts made there was worth going in
TO the field for, if for no other reason
than to have that acknowledge
ment from a man like Charles Oar
WIN a man whose character for
honesty and accuracy OF observation
was beyond all doubt, whatever might
be said Of his theory. Nothing could
have been more valuable at the tine in
which 1t came than the testimony
which was furnished by the success Of
Foreign Missions in our different sta
tions. think we ought TO glory God
for them. The Fijians, for example.
have come up from heathensm tn
civilization in single generation.
There has been no long process OF de-
yelOpment or evolution in their case,
but a spiritual creation by Gods Holy
Spirit.-Rer. Dr. HWiom w. Idylor.
DAMIEN 5 life and death among tho
lepers has recalled the example Of
many others who have shown equal
devotion in like cause. A correspon-
dent has called our attention to the
following from Rev. Arthur Persons
THE Crisis of Missions. 80 I'm South
Africa there was established hospital
for lepers in the vale OF lIemesn
Aarde. far from other human dwell
ings, and hemmed in by high rocks.
There in 1922 Rev Mr.. Leitner and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Lehman and John Taylor,
afterward at Robbon Island, went into
voluntary exile tor Christ's sake among
mutitudes Of lepers in all stages Of
their loathsome disease. These Mora
Wan missionaries. filed with heavenly
love and anxious TO carry the tiiingsof
JOY TO those in such misery. chose tho
lazar-house as their field Of labor.
Some Who entered thus never came out
again, but when they died others just
as devoted and heroic stood ready to
take their places
A BELIEF IL GOODNESS. Zone OF the
greatest hindrauces Of good in the
world it has been truly said, zig
mems unchristian disbelief IN its
power" We are all familiar with the
half-hearted manner IN which some
people enter upon any Christian effort.
They do not much expect to succeed,
or, at any rate. to win conspicuous,
Influential success. They allow their
sense Of the magnitude and power OF
evil 10 grow unhiudered, until
they come to feel that there
is not much use in fighting
it. OF course. therefore, they rarely
accomplish much. But the Christian Of
the CHEEKY heart, the unfailing courage,
the simple belief that, because God is
on on his side, he must win in the end,
no matter what the odds against him
he sees the results Of his cndeayors,
sometimes without long delay. and they
increase in number, value and influence
from month to month. He keeps at
work imperturbably, and at last his
harvest IS ready to be reaped.
lis in the advance u individual minds, -
That the slow crowd should ground their eI-
pect0u0ns
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