The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-04

blood run so that the old man of sin may
be slain and the new man may be bonn.
Don't tell man about the Bible but Stay
them with it; put it into their hearts and
consciences. This word has entered the
lives of thousands like keen two edged
sword and separated the sinner from
his sins. How single passages from the
Bible have pierced mems hearts. and
brought them to themselves and thus to
God. The tract with its scriptural quo
tation has been like a flood of light in
many soul darkened with sin. A poor
man in India lay by the roadside dying.
A missionary happened along and no.
ticed that the dying man was mumbling
something. He bent his ear closely and
the missionary heard family these words :
''The blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanseth from all SIM" Over and over
the words were repeated, fainter and fain-
ter, until the soul took it's fight through
the pearly gates. In the palm of the
hand of the dead man a piece of paper
upon it these words: 'The blood of
Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth from all
sim Surely he had the key that IN
locked for him the door Of heaven, and
the passport that admitted him to the
blessed realms. AS one has said: "This
book has in it the very breath of God,
from the effect that 1t produces upon
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or two, or ten, but men by the thousand
who will tell you: II was wretched; I
was lost; 1 broke my poor old mother
heart; beggared my family; my wife
was broken hearted and detected; my
children fled from the sound Of their
FATHERS foot-step; was ruined. reckless,
words Of that book. - And he will tell
you the very word that fastened upon
his soul 1t may be it was, 'Come unto
me all We that labor and are heavy laden
and I will give you rest" Perhaps it
was "Behold the Lamb of God that
talSeth away the sins Of the world. 1t
may have been, "God SO loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that
perish but have everlasting life. He
can tell you what the very word was that
saved his soul, and since that word en-
tered his heart, he will tell you the hope
that has dawned upon his vision; that
joy has inspired his heart; and that his
mouth was filed with grateful song. He
will tell you that the blush OF health has
come back to his wife's cheek; that the
old hats have vanished from the windows
of his home; that his rags have been ex-
changed for good clothes; that his child
rem run to meet him when he comes; that
there is bread upon the table, fire on
the hearth, and comfort in the dwelling.
He will tell you all that, andfhe will
tell you that this book has done this
work. Now, this book is working just
such miracles every day When Column
bus discovered the Orinoco, some one said
he had discovered an island. He said !:
''No such river as that flows from an is
land That mighty torrent must drain
the waters of continent - So this book
comes, not from the empty hearts of i'm
posters, liars and deceivers; it comes
frolA the eternal depths of divine wisdom.
love and grace. 1t is the transcript or
the divine mind, the unfolding of the
divine purpose and the revelation of the
divine will. God help us to receive it, to
believe it and proclaim it to others.
Tho other exercises of the afternoon
&C insisted of the report of the recording
secretary, Cora E. Biokford; that of the
treasurer, L. w. Chase; report on Junior
department by Flora B. Berry.
Tomorrow evening the principal feat
ure of the exercises will be the address by
secretary J. W. Baer, of the United Soci-
ETY. of Christian Endeavor.