Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-11-21

want you to be there" The tears be-
gan to rain down the great financier's
cheeks as he answered, Yes, Helen,
| will CO." As a result Of that invita-
ton and that service the father gave
his heart to God. He is today awaiting
in heaven the advent of his Christian
daughter, whose faithfulness led him
to the foot of the cross. Oh, that you
and |, as gospel evangelists, might be
willing to begin our evangelistic work
at home-begin by putting our arm in
loving embrace about our dear friends
whose affections mean so much to us
and say: Brother, sister, cannot be
truly happy unless you are happy with
me in Christ. Will you come with me
to meet my Saviour? Will you come
nOwT
Personal EvanEeIistic Work.
When John Mclean, the famous as
sociate justice of the supreme court of
the United States was converted many
years ago, it was on a Sunday morn
ing at church On his way home he
said to his wife: MARY, we have neg
lected our duty to Christ too long. We
shall at once set up family altar and
have family prayers as soon as we ar
rive home" but, John" answered
his wife, Eve cannot do that at once.
You have invited some prominent law
yers to dinner, and they will be wait
ing for us I'm the parlor now. Perhaps
We might have family prayers in the
back room, If you wish" mo" an
awered the famous lawyer who is long
since dead; 1.-The first time ! ask Jesus
into my home ! shall not sneak him in
| by the kitchen door. l shall ask him
to enter my parlor." When Judge Nc
Lean entered the house. he Immediate
" called the children together; then,
sitter greeting his lawyer friends, he
turned and said: Gentlemen, | gave
| ray heart to Christ this morning. 1t Is
a very important day in my life. l in
tend to start a family altar at once.
wish that you would join in family
worship with me and my children and
| that my Christ might become your
| Christ. But If you are not willing tC
! join we will be through with prayers
in a little while. and then we will al
20 to dinner" As a result of that ear
| nest plea not only did his family. but
a lso his guests, kneel In prayer. Ont
| OF. two of those guests then and there
| gave their hearts to Christ. Would
that we might all start our evangelis
tic work In our homes! Would that W.
all might obey the commandment OF
my text by first Tying to bring Oul
| loved ones to know and to trust tina
Saviour whose love for the repentan
sinner passeth all understanding!
But the gospel invitation ought to b
given to the strangers who are withil
Christians gates as well as to tn
loved ones who have a right by tn
ties of blood to live there. 1t is non
| sense for us to suppose that after W
have gathered our fathers and mother
and wives and husbands and childre
and very few dear personal friend
inro the gospel lifebOat we have
right to haul in the plank and cast o.
the hawsers and set sail for HEAVIER
deeming our Christian responsibility
fulfilled. No. Emphatically no. IL
Christians obligations are so farreacl
, ins, toward his fellow men that in IL
light of the gospel the poor travel'
WHO was waylaid by thieves on Il
, roid to Jericho was just as much
brother to the good Samaritan as
he had been born in the same cradl
sung 20 sleep by the same lullaby al
reared in the same homestead.
hut, though the gospel teaching
make the Jew and the gentle brOt
: =, ers, yet the average church memb
! does not feel that he has any dire
= responsibility in presenting the gosI
invitation to the stranger that is wit
in his gates. After the minister b
y preached some Sunday a pertinent s.
p mon upon this overwhelming text, 81
out into the highways and hedg
- and compel them to come in" Il
- average church member accOsts
pastor with words like the fOllOwiI
! ''Why, my dear pastor, you would !
y | EXPECT me to stand in the aisle of
~ church and ask the stranger to co
~ into the after meeting, would you?
- am a young girl. 1t would not
a proper for young lady to speak
- strange men and women, even in
-. church, without an Introduction"
~ some young man would say: ''Prea
~ er, am n church member. but c
a. not do what you want me to do.
,,s surely would not expect me, whel
,st am riding along i'm railroad train
e tall; about Christ with every man '
% might sit down by my side and o
- a conversation with me? Why, S
,a+ a course as that would naturally
~, very embarrassing to me as well al
the people with whom ! talk"
% young man or young woman. whei
20 it be embarrassing or no; whether
have had an Introduction or not to
- people with whom you come into
- pOrary contact, that is what l bel
- every true church member ought
49,, do. believe every Christian Ough
- be so anxious to save souls for CT
7ar that, no matter in what position
tn life he may be placed, he ought II
mo to allow any man, woman or chill
,a come into contact with him in
- wav unless he tactfully improves
hu+ chance for speaking a word for
In. Divine Master.
IN. Spread the Invitation.
nm Church members should present
heir gospel invitation to the men and '
Int en- whom they chance to meet the
hem will ingly because they would l
THAT dream Of waiting for an intrOdu
gain or Of hesitating on account of en-
own rassment if they saw those same
the pie threatened with any physical
,ther ger Surprising, o Christian man
' to were returning home late some
ends and you saw the flames playing 1
ther. the curtains of the dining room in
tluce neighbOr's house. Would you he
they for one instant about ringing that
rthly er's doOrbell because you mad
Di- personal acquaintance with him? '
ng to you first scurry round the TOW
trou. hunt up some mutual acquaintaI
give you that Introduction? Nc
.eady the top Of your lungs you wOul
r did "Fire! Fire! FireT' You wOul
ghter your companion VINO was Dy you
rs in to run to the nearest nre alarI
vas and at once call the engines.
other. the smoke was rolling up in
erted. clouds and threatening to sui
heart the inmates of that home you
those with your cane smash the parlO
same. dOV-s and rush upstairs unannC
p nro- and awaken the drowsy sleepe