Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-12

Field was disappointed for the noble
man had the money, and IL 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: 81 am surprised that your
lordship should say | cannot send an
electric current 5000 miles. Look at
that dog" pointing to a fine grey
hound. "uow long does It take the
nerves OF that dog to notify his brain
that his tail Is being hurt? Now, I
want to stretch such nerve across
the Atlantic, so that when I pinch the
dogs tail in New York he will bark
In London "Ah, ahw laughed the
lord. every good. Let us hear how
YOU can do It," When Cyrus Field left
the house he had the lords order on
his bankers for $3.50, 900 in his pocket.
The rest Of the money raising was
easy. SO every man has his vulner-
able spot for Christ, as that member
Of the British nobility had his vulner-
able spot FOR the purposes of an At.
lantic cable. Dare we, can we. afford
to frlttcr away our social moments,
which may be used for winning souls
for the Mastcrf You have no idea
how far your gospel invitations may
sink when YOU deliver them for Christ
In the parlor or In the street car or
at the dining room table.
Mighty Facts.
The story Is told that many years
Ln
Malan, was ut a fashionable dinner in
the west end of London. lie was
seated by Il beautiful young girl. Dur
Ing the banquet he quietly said to her,
"Are you n ChristIani' She flushed
up at once and answered sharply,
THAT is a subject I do not care to
have discussed here this evening""
We'll" answered the minister, with
a gentle, earnest voice, Il will not per-
sst in speaking OF it, but | shall pray
that you may give your heart to Christ
and become a useful worker for him"
That was al DR.. Malan said. A few
days later that lady came to Or. Ma
lan's study begging him to show her
the way Of life. She then and there
gave her heart to Jesus. That young
ladt's name was Miss Charlotte Elliott,
whose memory will be honored as long
as the Christian church shall last, for
out of that simple question Of hum
bic EVANGELIST there came forth from
her pen that matchless hymn which
has won multltudes of sinners to
Christ:
Just rs nm, without one plea
But that thy blood was she'd for me
And that thou bidst me come to thee,
o Lamb of God, l come. l come!
My brother, in the face Of these two
| mighty facts which | have enuncated
today l 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
opportune for the presentation of the
gospel is the most opportune time for
| Jesus O tlristian friend, draw your
bow in the pa Tor, in the banquet hail,
in the street Shoot the arrows Of Cos
pei invitation every where. You know
not but in tle most unexpected Of
places you may win another Charlotte
| Elliott for Christ
The Gospels Influence.
| But lastly, rcTnark 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 we'll
as those who are living with us under
the same roof. We should be careful
| about our Influence over those who
hate us rs well as over those who
! love us. AS rule, we deem our en-
emies the last people we are likely
| TO have any influence over when in
fact there are 40 classes Of people we
can more infucace for God than those
who dislike W. and are misreprescnt-
ing us and are trylng 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 bcfore he sent this bit
ter letter he read It to one Of his
friends. what do you think Of that
letter" asked DR.. Hall. Fine
Fine answered his friend. "A man
could not write a more crushing and
Oyerpowering letter than that. But
what are You going to call the letter.
You must give 1t caption" What
10 you mean?" asked DR.. Hail. What
would you suggest?' ooh" answered
his friend, Il would suggest you en-,
! title that bitter letter, Go to the Dew,
H. by the author Of Come to Jesus u
DR.. Hall looked up in amazement. lie
hcsitated moment; then he said
MY friend, you are right. You have
taught me 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 enemies? You
say, at would do no good" How dc