Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19

the milk pail. The farmer is the me-
diator between the feed box and the
horse. Jesus is the mediator. Yonder
he is tonight at the right hand Of
God the Father and I accept him
as my Savior. The mistakes Of my
life overcome me. He is there to make
an explanation. God says. "Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ and / will
let him rule and reign in your heart
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ"
He died to save me from my sins.
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ"
He is at the right hand Of God the
Father to intercede for you and me.
What must do to be saved?" BE
lieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved"
When / was with DIR. Chapman we
held meeting in Baskerville, and our
chief usher was a man that had been
an officer in the union army. and he
told me this incident. Z had heard it
before but got it from him first
handed.
You remember the old rebel guer-
lila, that fellow that burned the city
of Lawrence, Kan, and killed hun
dreds of men and women. The union
soldiers had captured part Of GUAM
trelps band down in Missouri and sem
fenced them to be shot. They brought
them out, blindfolded them, tied their
hands and feet, were drawing the SOL
dlers up to give them orders to fire,
when just then the brush separated
and out leaped a young fellow about
20. and raising his hand, said:, 'sWait!
Wait! Stop" They were attracted by
the unusual spectacle. The young fell
low walked up to the Union officer and
saluted, and pointing to man in the
ranks he said: Let me take his place.
am just as guilty as he, but YOU
haven't caught me, but am alone in
the world, every friend and relative
dead Let that man go. He has a
wife and four children Nobody will
miss me-" They were so impressed
with the unusual request that they
finally agreed to do it They unblind-
ed the man to whom he pointed and
told him to go. The young fellow then
stepped in his place, they blindfolded
him, fastened his hands and feet. and
when the order to- fire was given. he.
with the others, fell dead, and their
bodies were covered up. a
, The war closed. One day . man
was walking thru a Missouri grave
yard and was seen to stop in front Of
grave and pull the tall weeds aside
and shape up mound like grave. in
his hands he carried a bouquet and he
laid 1t on the grave. "A man walked up
TO him and saw he was weeping. He
said: "Was that relative?"
mo, sir"
''Your SOM"
mo, sir"
"Your friend?"
Eyes; and the best friend that ever
man had" and he told the incident
He said: Il hid, and after the Unions
went away marked the spot. q got
MS body out and I brought it here and
buried It, and know it's right. i am
poor man, but 1 have worked all
these years and have saved a little
money and have come that might
put this (and he carried board in
his hand) by his grave and he showed
| the board into the dirt. On the board.
written in his humble way, was. ga
cred to his memory; he died for me-"
Time rolled on, the man pecame
prosperous and in the Missouri ceme-
terry there now stands a marble monu-
ment, fifteen feet high, and on it are the
words: Sacred to the memory Of him
VINO took my place; he died for me-"
IL Jesus Christ should come in here
L would like to take him by the hand
and say, "Thank you, Jesus. 1 will
crafty you in every way 4 can. Sa-
cred to the memory of Jesus Christ
who took my place on the cross and
died for me and opened up plan Of
redemption thru which, if accept and
obey. ] will be saved"
What must do to be saved?. "Re.
lieve on the Lord Jesus Christ ond
| thou Shalt be saved"
! Will you?