The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-09

Suppose found good jobs for both
of you Would you quit this and begin
all over2''
What's the user The man on the
stone spoke sullenly I've reformed a
hundred times Every time go down
deeper The devils begun to forcclose
on me already It's too late.
Mo- said the bishop. and never be.
fore the most entranccd audience had
he felt the desire for souls burn up in
him SO strongly Ail the time he sat
there during the remarkable sceno he
prayed 20 Lord Jesus, give me the
souls OF thcse two for theel am hun.
CRY for them Give them to me-
MOI the bishop repeated What
does God want OF You two menf II
doesn I so much matter what want.
bat he wants iust what do in this
case You two men are of infinite value
TO him " And then the bishops won
derful memory came TO his aid in an
appeal snch us no on" else On earth
among men could make under such cir.
ctnstances He had remembered the
man $ name in spite of the wonderfully
busy years that lay between his coming
to the house and the present moment
Burns. he said and he ycarned
over the men with an unspeakable long
ing for them 10th. 'if you and your
friend here will so home with me to-
night | will find you both places of
honorable employment will believe
IN YOU and trust you You are both
comparatively young men Why shonld
God lose your 1t is Il great thing to
win the love Of the great Father 1t is
e small thing that should love you
bat If yon need TO feel again that there
is love in the world you will believe
ne when | say. my brothers. that ! love
you. and in the name Of him who was
crucihed for orr sins cannot bear to
seo you miss the glory of the human
life Come! Ee men, Make another try
fer it. God helping you No one but
God and you and myself need ever
know anything OF this tonight He has
forgiven il The minute you ask him to
son will find that true Comet Wen
fight it Cut together vou two and |
It's worth fighting for Everlasting lie
is. II WIS the sinner that Christ came
10 help III do what can for you q
God. give re the souls Of these two
men I"
III" bishop h"o';c into prayer to
God !ha: Was Il continuation OF his io
peal to III" mon Ills u"nt mp fe"ii"r
had 10 other uhi'"t Before he ia
lvay"l nla:.y moments Barns was 81
ting with his face barred in his hrn'a
sohhimS Where were his mothers
prayers ROW. They were adding to the
power cf In" bishops And the othu,
man harder i>&" moved. without
previous l:Eow.eG :.r of the bishop. leaned
bGck against tle frrcc. stUlid 1T !ivst
hTt us the frayer went on be WAS moved
by it v hat fOIC2 Of the Holy Spirit
swept over his dullrd brutal coarsened
life nCthin" bUt the eternal records Gf
the recording ANGEL can ever disclose
but that same supernatural presence that
sEiote Paul on the road to Damascus
and poured through Henry Maxwell's
church the morning lie asked disciples
to follow i'll Jesus steps aud had again
broken irres;stibly over the Nazareth
Avenue on@regation now manifested
himself in this foul corner of the mighty
city and over the natures Of these two
sinful sun&cn men. apparently lost to
all the peadings of conscience end
memory OF God The bishops prayer
seemed to break open the crust that had
for years surrounded these two men and
shut them off from divine commun!ca
tion and they themselves were thor
, oughly startled by the event
The bishop ceased and at first ne
himself did not rcaiizs what had hap
ls,ened Neither did the two men. burns