The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-10

with Cyrus W. Field, his friend or
many wears. These two famous men,
with Il friend of my Informant, were
travelling together in the same coach.
To h-iltcn the teNium of the journey
Mr.. Field began to tell some of the III
cidentS of the laying of the cable. He
had completely failed to raise enough
money for the undertaking in America.
Then he went to England for help,
but skepticiSm confronted him every
where. The people said an electric
current could not be sent a distance of
5000 mikes under the sea. 1t WAS an
impossibflity. At last. completely dis
couragedl he was about to come home
when hi went to bid farewell to
Charles Kingsley. NO. said Mr..
Kingsley, don't give up yet | want
YOU to go and call on Lord So-and-sO.
l believe he will help you out. NO,
said MI Field; there is no need of go
ing. Lord SO-and-So cares nothing for
a scientific proposition. 1t would only
be wasted time" But at last, under
the persuasion of Kingsley, he decided
to go.
He found the noble lord in his park
surrounded by his dogs. He was so
interested in his pack that he gave
little attention to Mr.. Fields project
He would point out the excellence of
this or that animal all the time Mr.
Field was explaining his plans. Mr.
Field was disappointed, for the noble
man had the money, and if he could
get him interested it might be the sue
cess of the enterprise. He saw that
he must reach him through his dogs
SO he said Il am surprised that Your
lordship should say l cannot send an
electric current 5000 miles. Look at
that dog" pointing to fine grey
hound. How long does it take the
nerves of that dog to notify his brain
that his tail is being hurt: Now, |
want to stretch such a nerve across
the Atlantic. 50 that when | pinch the
dogs tail in New York he will bark
in London "Ah, ahw laughed the
lord Very good. Let us hear how
you can do it, When Cyrus Field left
the house he had the lords order on
his bankers for $25O,OOO in his pocket.
easy. SO every man has his vulner-
able spot for Christ as that member
of the Brit;sh nobility had his vulner-
able spot for the purposes of an At,
lantic cable. Dare we, can we, afford
to fritter away our social moments,
which may lie used for winning souls
for the Master? You have no idea
how far your gospel invitations may
sink when YOU deliver them for Christ
In the paror or in the street car or
ut the dining room table.
Mighty Facts.
The story is told that many years
ago the Genevan evangelist, Caesar
Malan, was at a fashionable dinner in
the west end of London. He was
seated by Il beautiful young girl. Dur
ing the banquet he quietly said to her,
care you Christian?' She flushed
up 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 to Christ
and become Il useful worker for him.
That was all DR.. Malan said. A few
days later that lady came to DR.. Ma
, lan's study, begging him to show he1
r the way of life She then and there
gave her heart to Jesus. That young
: lady's name was Miss Charlotte Elliott
} whose memory will be honored as long
? as the Christian church shall last, fol-
out of that simple question of Il hum
BILE evangelist there came forth from
r her pen that matchless hymn which
! has won multitudes of sinners tt
. Christ:
' Just as l am, without one plea
y But that thy blood was shed for ne
:, And that thou bidst me come to thee.
! o Lamb of God, | come. | come!
NV brother, in the face of these two
mighty facts which | have enunciatcG
today / would ask, Can you afford tC
:. fritter away your sacred moments
when you are in social intercourse
. with your follow men? You may thinl
= the hour unpropitious, but sometime:
the time that seems to man most in
opportune for the presentation of ths
; gospel is the most Orportune time fo
- Jesus. O Christian friend draw YOU
: bow in the parlor, in the banquet hall
), in the street! Shoot the arrows of Cos
: pei invitation everywhere. You know
o not but in the most unexpected o
Il places you may win another Charlotte
: Elliott for Christ.
K The Gospels Influence.
s But, lastly. l remark that we shoul'
u be careful about our gospel infiuenc
d over our enemies as well as over on
s friends We should strive to lead tho5'
d to Christ who are attacking us as vel
a as those who are living with us undo
Y the same roof. We should be careful
e about our influence over those VIII
l. hate us as we'll as over those VIII
r, love us. AS rule, we deem our en-
u emies the last people we are likel
e to have any influence over when il
If fact there a"e no classes of people W
can more influence for God than thos