Milford chronicle., 1907-09-13
Miahtx Facts.

Are YOU a ChristianY" She flushed
I'D at once and answered sharply
THAT is a subject l do not care to
have discussed here this evening.
WELL" answered the minister with
a gentle. earnest voice, Il will not per-
sist in speaking of it, but | shall pray
that you may give your heart 10 CHRIST
and become a useful worker Tor NM
That was all Dr. Malan said. A Few
davs later that lady came to DR.. Ma
lan's study, begging him to show her
the way of life. She then and there
gave her heart to Jesus. That young
lady's name was Miss Charlotte Elhott'
whose memory will be honored as long
as the Christian church shall last LOT
out of that simple question Of a hum
ble evangelist there came forth from
her pen that matchless hymn which
has won multltudes OF sinners TO
Christ:
lust as am. without one plea
Plit that thy blood was shed Tor me
And that thou bidst me come to thee
o Lamb Of God, l come, come!
NV brother, in the face Of these two
mighty facts which l have enunciated
TODAY I would ask, Can you afford to
fritter away your sacred moments
when YOU are in social Intercourse
with your fellow men? You may think
the hour unpropitious, but sometimes
the time that seems to man most In
opDortune for the presentation OF the
gospel is the most Opportune time Tor
Jesus. 0 Christian friend draw your
bow in the parlor. in the banquet hail.
in the street! Shoot the arrows or Cos
mel invitation everywhere. You know
NOT but in the most unexpected or
places you may win another Charlotte
Elliott for Christ.
The Gospels Influence.
But, lastly, l remark that we should
be careful about our gospel influence
over our enemies as we'll as over our
friends We should strive to lead those
TO Christ who are attacking us as well
as those who are living with us under
tbe same roof We should be careful
about our influence over those VINO
hate us as well as over those VINO
love us. As a rule. we deem our en-
emies the last people we are likely
TO have any influence over when IN
fact there are no classes of people we
can more influence for God than those
who dislike us and are misrepresent-
ing us and are trying to destroy US.
The story is told that many years
ago Dr. Newman Hall was sharply
brought face to face with this truth
Newman Hall. as all know. was one
Of the greatest preachers London ever
produced He was the author OF that
celebrated tract called Come to Je-
sus." which was printed by the MIL
lion and scattered broadcast over the
English speaking world. One day
Newman Hall was most outrageously
abused and misrepresented by one OF
his enemies. He was so indignant that
he sat down and wrote the most ex-
coriating Of letters. He called his en-
envy almost everything in the criminal
calendar. But before he sent this Dit
ter letter he read 1t TO one or ms
friends. what do you think of that
letter." asked DR.. Hall. ZINE!
Finer answered his friend. "a map
could aot write a more crushing and
overpowering letter than that But
what are you going to call the letter.
You must give It a caption" What
do YOU mean?" asked DR.. Hall. what
would you SUGGEST" oh" answered
his friend, Il would suggest you en-
title that bitter letter, Go to the Dew
H. by the author of Come to Jesus"
DR.. Hall looked up in amazement. He
hesitated a moment; then he said:
MY friend, you are right You have
taught me a lesson"
Speak For Christ.
Instead of sending that bitter letter,
Newman Hall sat down and wrote a
loving note to the enemy who had done
him such wrong Brother, can you
not do the same to your enemiesf You
say. 1T would do no good" How do
you know? You say that what your
enemy needs is a club. No; l think
not. l believe that what your enemy
needs is a message Of Christian love
from you. 1t may be only random
shot, but by the power Of the Lord
God Almighty that gospel arrow may
strike his heart and bring him, low
ing penitent, to Jesus. Anyway, 1t is
worth trying You have shot arrows
dipped in poison long enough. Now
try to crush your enemies by winning
them with gospel love. You can do it.
By the power of the Holy Spirit feel,
know, you can do it.
l am overwhelmed as think of the
opportunities we all have for serving
the Master You may not think your
words and deeds amount TO much.
But let US consecrate every one OF
them to the utmost of our power, and
then he must look after the issue.
With the weakest of agents God can
achieve the most infinite results Are
t1I,r~ fo hn onn of Gods