The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-29

young girl went astray persuaded her
parents to take her back and restore her
to the freside of a pure home? Who was
it when your father in anger wanted to
disnherit you on account of your esca-
pades persuaded him to let bygones be
bygones and let the children share and
share alike? 1t was the Christian lawyer
who did all these things. Oh, the in
finite influence for good of the old fash
toned Christian lawyer! Is there any
young man willing to take up the fallen
mantle of the old fashioned Christian
lawyers who worked for Christ and who
did just as valiant service for their Di-
vine Master as did their contemporaries,
the Christian doctor and the gospel min
lister?
VIII you, as future lawyers, try to save
, men instead of for mercenary rewards or
for fame try to destroy men? VIII you be
like the great and good Judge Nye, wh3
was many years ago appointed one of the
Judges of the New York bench? One day
young boy was brought before him
for stealing. He inquired into the case,
ad he found that the. boy had formerly
been an honest boy, but his mother was
starving, and he stole bread for her to
eat. Judge Nye sent for the district at
and he found that the boy had formerly
enough. You must not prosecute him."
But the district attorney said: IT will
prosecute him. Let his lawyer save him
IL he can" Then Judge Nye said II
will appoint his counsel. I will be his
lawyer" At the trial he turned to the
jury and said: Gentlemen of the jury,
look at this boy. Is there one among
you who will blast his life and refuse to
give him another chance In the world?"
OF course the jury acquitted him. Then
Judge Nyes influence got the lad ap-
pointed to the Naval academy at An
napolis Years later thiE judge became
Senator James Nye of Nevada. He was in
Washington He was being entertained in
the White House, and there at the Pres
ident's table one of the most honored
heroes of Admiral's Farragut's fleet came
Up and grasped his hand as he said, ''Sen-
ator Nye, do you know meT' NO" an
swered the great senator. well, sir, l
am the boy you saved from jail and sent
to the Naval academy" Do you think
that boy was worth saving? Do you
believe that lad ought to have been
saved? Then, ye living lawyers. go forth
and do likewise. In Christs name lift
up the fallen mantles of the old fashioned
Christian lawyer even as Elisha took UP
the fallen mantle of the prophet Elijah.
The Old Fashioned Merchant.
Would that / had time to speak at
length about the fallen mantle of the
Ulu IdSIlOHeQ OtlTlSlldn merchant,
/ have not The old fashioned Chris
tian merchants heart was not naturally
very much different from the heart Of
the modern merchant, but that herat
was every day brought into close touch
with the lives of his employees There
fore his employees joys were his joys,
and their sorrows were his sorrows
Now the modern store or factory is
great human beehive. Unless the mod
ern merchant makes special effort
each day to work for Christ among his
employees he can never hope to do the
work for Christ which the old fash
toned Christian merchant did among
his employees. Why, there are 50
many that he does not know them, nor
do they know him. Thus there is ig-
norance on both sides. II
o modern merchants, are you ready
to do this Individual work for the Mas
ter among those who are working for
you day by day? Give the boy that
comes into your employ kindly greet
ing. Ask him about his home and