The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-14

| q girl--how to find Christ. and one o
them may become a William Carey, K
start influences that will redeem India
and the other Florence Nightingale
who will iilumine battle-fields covered
with the dying and the dead
That was tough case in town in
England, where a young lady, apply
ing for Sabbath school class, was
told by the superintendent that she
would have to pick up one out OF the
street. The worst of the class brought
from the street was one Bob. He was
fitted out with respectable clothing by
the superintendent. But after two or
three Sabbaths he disappeared He
was found with his clothes in tatters,
for he had been fighting. The second
time Bob was we'll clad for school,
After coming once or twice he again
disappeared, and was found in rags,
consequent upon fighting. The teacher
was disposed to give him up, but the
superintendent said: "Let us try him
again." and the third suit OF clothes
was provided him. Thereafter he came
until he was converted, and joined the
church, and started for the Gospel
minis try, and became foreign mis-
sionary, preaching and translating
scriptures? Who was the boy called
Bob? The illustrious DR.. Robert Nor
rison, great on earth, and greater in
Heaven. Who his teacher was know
not, but she used the opportunity
opened, and great has been her reward.
You may not be able to load an Arm
strong gun; you may not be able to
hurl Hotchkiss she'll; you may not be
able to shouldera glittering musket, but
use anything you can lay your hands
on. Try blacksmith's hammer. or
merchants yardstick, or a mason's
trowel, or a carpenters plane, or a
housewives broom, or farmers OK
goad. One of the surprises of Heaven
will be what grand results came from
how simple means. Matthias Joyce.
the vile man, became great apostle
of righteousness, not from hearing
John Wesley preach, but from seeing
him kiss a little child on tie pulpit
stairs.
Again. my subject springs upon us
the thought that in calculating the
prospects of religious attempt, we
must take omnipotence, and omnis.
cience, and omnipresence, and all the |
other attributes of God into the calcu-
lation. Whom do you see on that |
plowed field of my text? Oae nearer
says, 81 see Shamgar." Another nearer |
says. 81 see six hundred Philistines."
My hearer, you have missed the chief
parsonage on that battlefield of
plowed ground. l also see Shamgar
and six hundred Philistines, but more
than all, and mightier than all, and
more overwhelming than all, / see
God. Shamgar with his unaided arm,
muscular, and with that hum
BILE instrument made for agricultural
purposes, and never constructed for
combat, could not have wrought such
victory. 1t was omnipotence above,
md beneath, and back of, and at the
point of the ox-goad. Before that bat
lie was over, the plowman realized
his, and all the six hundred Philis-
lines realized it, and all who visited
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t. want in heaven to hear the story,
or 1t can never be fully told on earth
perhaps some day may be set apart
or the rehearsal, while all, heaven lis
ens-the story of how God blessed
awkward and humble instrument
alities Many an evangelist has come
INTO town given up to worldliness.
The pastors say to the evangelist: ''We
ire glad you have come, but it is hard
ield, and we feel sorry for you. The
of our churches play pro-
,ressive euchre. and 60 the theater,
and bet at the horse races, and gayety
md fashion have taken possession of
he town. We have advertised your
meetings.. but are not very hopeful.
rod bless you" This evangelist takes
lis place on platform or pulpit. He
lever graduated at college, and there
re before him twenty graduates of
he best universities. He never
ook one lesson in elocution, and there
re before him twenty trained ora
ors. Many of the ladies present are
of the highest female semi
aries, and one slip in grammar or
ne INSTRUMENTATION, will result in
giggle. And the general
hill that pervades the house, the un-
retending evangelist opens his Bible
nd takes for his text: lord, that
~ eyes may be opened" Opera
lasses in the gallery curisusly scru.
nizing the speaker. He tells in a
lain way the story of The blind
ian, tells two or three touch
lg anecdotes, and the general
hill gives way before the strange
armth. A classical nearer who took !