The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-03-19
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Many years ago listened to Il SER
mon from one whose record of sixty
odd years bore testimony to the sin
csrity of his religion, The sermon
was closed with the following impress
sive incident which lie lad heard from
y prominent Ten perance Lecturer.
The text had been taken from list Cor
iuthians 1881, Whatsoever We do. do
all to the glory of God
zone afternoon" the lecturer had
said when with party of young men
| had been drinking heavily left the
saloon and wandered, without aim,
into the open country. Ny last recol-
lect on OF that walk was of pausing at
Il cross road, two miles out, and feeDly
trying to consider which road 20 take
Hours later | walked to find myself in
the gutter by the roadside, some dis
lance further on, with my face lightly
covered. l slowly reused myself and.
sitting no, found a dainty handker
chief had been laid across my face. |
felt bewildered. Returning to my
room and examining the handkerchief
| was more justified than ever to find
in one corner the name of a young and
wealthy lady. What should | do ?
Return it, How could /: Once had
visited at that house, but now? Ny
sin had closed its doors against ne,
with others of fair name. But how
had that handkerchief gotten where
found it? | made Il bold resolve to
return il to it's owner and learn the
truth. This was but the work Of an
hour. The young lady frankly told
me that while driving she had seen me
by the roadside, and recognizing me,
h nj oil q { nj .S.I-aral Ia
leviug it would be easier for Inc TO
strive again for the right with only
God and a friend as witnesses of my
wrong doing, using the handkerchief
as the only available article Ny
heart melted with gratitude in realiz-
ing the depth of Christ-iike feeling
which had prompted such an action.
And shame, shame for my awful life,
which had been dulIed by long con
tinuance in its sin, overcome me. Her
respect for me as Il creature of God
walked my soul. From that hour |
date my conversion.
The narrator paused, and leaning
over the pulpit added: Dear friends
that young lady was instrumental in
saving a soul. Let us each one ask
himself what would | have done in
that young lady's place? What would
do if | found y neighbor, or Il neigh
bors son thus by the wayside? Would
| have covered him from recognition
to try TO save him or pass by on the
other side? Can it be that there are
any here who would have spread
these sad tidings? and possibly to sub
stantiate their word taken friend or
two to look on what God pities. .
God, could one of thy children so put
stumbling block in the way of his
brother? If so, what is Christian
Charity? We turn to the Bible for an
answer Brethren, if man be over
taken in Il fault, We which are spiritual
restore such one in the spirit Of
meekness; considering thyself, lest
thou also be tempted Galatians 6-1
And Jesus answered. Thou shaltlove
the Lord thy God with allthy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all
thy mind, and with aIl thy strength,
this is the first commandment. The
second is like, namely this. Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
There is none other commandment
greater than these. Mark u, 3O-31.
Therefore all things whatsoever We
would that men should do TO you, DO
We even so to them. Matthew :, -.
Whether therefore We eat, or drink or
whatsoever ye do, do ali to the glory
of God, LIST Cor. 10, 81