The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-02-26
A.F. Stars Eyangelistic work In
Chicago, Ill.

Editor Of The EsrERPRIsE:
Ii occurs to me that many Of your
readers are Christian workers and would
be interested In hearing from this part OF
the field. Chicago covers IN area OF eight
miles wide and tweniy-lour miles long
and has population ofsyer one million
The streets are filled with giddy, god
less, thoughilcss throng that are going
down TO death and the judgment, and one
can little realize The responsibility OF
standing between the living and the
dead at Inc parting of the way, until they
have worked in large city. Those. who
are seeking the lost and lifting the fallen
have IN opportunity of seeing sights
more wonderful and tragic than Shake
speare could portray. There are from
fifty to one hundred deaths day and the
funeral trains leave the depols at twelve
O'Clock noon for tue various cemeteries
In the suburbs. II Is sad TO see so many
die without hope, and srll carrying the
good news OF freedom and salvation 70
men and women bound by Satan In the
slavery OF sin, is the most soul satisfying
work | have ever done. While there is
much sin and wickeduess here l find
also mighty army OF Christian workers
and some Of the sweetest spirits my soul
has ever had communion with. II | had
only known Gods loYe qnd the good
things he had In store for me 1 would
have returned TO him long ago. Ii is Just
year now since his love conquered me
and the light Of Heaven flooded my soul
A sorrow worse than death had come into
my heart and home, the light Of love aud
the inspiration Of hope were suddenly
driven from me, and In the face Of all Of
this sin and sorrow II did not seem as
though my life was worth living, but
Gods hands were leading me, and one
day l found myself in southern California.
In the evening l went into the Fort Street
Methodist Church in the city Of Los An
geles 10 hear the Rev. DR.. Mcdonald
preach. / never heard the gospel call
sound so sweet as Il did that night, and,
as the glory Of God filled the room l
opened my hesrt and let the King Of
Glory in, and since then He has been my
Savior Of body, soul and spirit. Halle,u-
jah what Saviorl The next morning
when | woke II seemed as II the gates Of
glory had opened to me, and they had.
The songs Of birds and fragrance Of
flowers were coming in at the open win
dow, and, as ! passed out into the world
how beautiful 1t seemed 10 bel could
not pass the children playing in the park
without stopping to kiss them, and the
people came aud shook hands with me
and wanted TO know where | came from /;
and then the fact began to dawn TINT /
liked everyone and everyone liked me.
Do you wonder now that l like the work
SO wells How could do any thing else !
Then, Christian work is the highest call
ing we can follow. God had only one
sonand he made him an Evangelist. May
we oil be willing to follow him who was
meek and lowly; TO sic at bis feet and 20
hear bis voice. Obi LORD. put any bur
den upon me, only sustain me; Send me
anywhere, only go wIih me sever any
tie but the tie which binds me TO Thy
service and thy heart. J, ! found these
words sod have written them In my
J Bible. and on the SAME page are these
lines, "A Christians secret Of success Il