Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-03-27

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went 10 the judge and had the matter
fixed up. You never knew. The world
never knew. The Old father and moth
er knew. The young man knew. The
Christian lawyer knew. Who was it
when the young girl went astray per-
suaded her parents TO take her back
and restore her TO the fireside OF
pure home? Who was IL when your
father in anger wanted to dislnherit
you on account of your escapades per-
suaded 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
fashioned Christian lawyerl 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 Divine Master as did
their contemporaries, the Christian doc
tor and the gospel minister?
VIII you, as future lawyers, try to
save men instead of for mercenary re-
wards or for fame trying to destroy
men? VIII you be like the great and
good Judge Nye. who was many years
ago appointed one OF the judges OF the
New York bench? One day n young
boy was brought before him for steal
ing He inquired into the case, and 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
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| fered enough. You must not prose
cute him" But the district attorney
| said: Il will prosecute him. Let his
lawyer save him If he can" Then
Judge Nye said: Il will appoint his
| counsel. ! 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 I'm the world?" OF
course the jury acquitted him. Then
Judge Nye'S influence got the lad APP
pointed to the Naval academy ut An
napolis. Years later this Judge be-
came Senator James Nye of Nevada.
He was in Washington. He was being
entertained i'm the White House, and
there at the presidents table one of
the most honored heroes OF Admiral
Farraguts fleet came up aud grasped
his hand as he said, Senator Nye. do
you know me?" NO" answered the
great senator. well sir, 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, we living lawyers, go forth and
do likewise. In Chrlst's 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
old fashioned Christian merchant. but
! have not. The old fashioned Chris
tan merchants heart was not naturally
very much. different from the heart of
the modern merchant. but that heart
was every day brought into close touch
with the lies OF bis employees. There
fore his employees joys were his Joys.
and their sorrows were his sorrows.
Now the modern store or factory Is n
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 SO
many that he does not know them. nor
fhnx- lad Il.
norance on both sides.
. modern merchants, are you ready
TO DO this individual work for the Mas
ter among those who are working for
you day by day? DO not say you have
no opportunity. Give the boy that
comes into your employ kindly greet
Ing. Ask him about his home and
friends Gain his confidence aud let
him regard you as his friend. He will
serve you all the better for Ii, and you
may save him from the temptations of
the city. The merchant who seeks on
portunities of serving Christ is sure to
find them. There was one shoemaker
OF past generation who had the grand
record of saving 900 boys for Christ,
and they were not his clerks either
but strange boys whom he coaxed I'm
from the street His name was John
Pounds, a humble member OF shoes in
Portsmouth, England.
John Pounds School.
he wanted to do something for Christ
So with little money he earned by
mending shoes he bought some school
books. Then he went out into the
portsmouth alleys and gathered into
his cobblc shop the dirtiest, raggedest
and most forlorn street arabs he could
lind. Then while he worked at his
bench he taught his scholars out of
these schoolbooks and told them the
story or Christ. 1t was said that this
poor, humble cobbler was the means
OF starting the whole system of the
ragged schools" which are now to be
found in all the large cities of Eng
iand. Scotland. Ireland and Wales. O
you modern merchants, cannot You be
modern John Poundses? In your stores
In your factories, cannot you take n
rev moments OF each day to talk with
some OF your employees about God and
about consecrating themselves to the
Masters work? Who OF all the Young
business men will start out to take up
the fallen mantles OF the Christian mer-
chants OF the past generations?
Ihus, my friends, would set before
you high ideals. As i think of that
scene I'm the far east and see Elisha
taking up the fallen mantle OF Elijah
l want TO see all men and women reach