Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-07

fourteenth and a fifteenth safe to
shore. Then strength seemed all gone
He tottered once more to the fire and
stood there, pale and trembling and
cold. 1t seemed as if the hand of
death was already upon him. He could
scarcely stand Looking out again
over the water he saw a spar rising
and falling upon the waves. Then he
saw mans head above the spar. He
said, Boys, there is a man trying to
save himself and he watched the spar
/ as it drifted toward the point to go
beyond which meant certain death
tie looked again and saw woman's
head beside the mans. He cried,
Boys. it's a man trying to save his wife.
I'll help him. No, no. Ed they cried.
You could never reach him. You could
do no good You would only throw your
own life away L will try he cried
; and again sprang into the awful break
, ers.
"Summoning his fast-dying strength.
; he reached the spar and placed his
}. hands uron it and brought it around
S the point to place of safety He was
. then pulled through the breakers.
e Tender hands lifted him from the
shore and carried him to his room in
s the college. They laid him upon his
n bed and for awhile he seemed to fail
v asleep. His brother Will went over
1 and sat down b. the fire that they
+ had kindled in the CRATE Looking up
q he saw Ed standing looking down into
his face with wistful eyes. WILL h.
: said, DO you think l did my best?
You saved H. his brother replied q
know it. | know it. he cried: but
was afraid did not do my very best
Do you think did my very best?'
"Will took him back and laid hin
on the bed Through the night h,
tossed in se:ni-delirium Will held hi.
hand and tried to calm him. He said
Ed, you saved IL I know it. / know
it. But, oh, if could only have savet
lust one more!'
Men and women of Los Angeles
We are standing beside storm sea
the sea of life. There are wreck
Everywhere. Men and women are go
ing down they are going down! The.
plunge in again, and again and again
until every last ounce Of strength i
gone, and when at last in sheer eX
haustion we sink upon the shore, lie
us cry in earnestness of our love TO
lost souls, On, if | could only hav
saved just one more!''
All over the tabernacle people wer
in tears. Hundreds rose to their fee
to consecrate themselves to the wor
of soul winning. At that point, Pres
dent Baer stepped up behind DIR. TOT
reg and whispered, The man who sa
next to ne SAYS Ed Spencer is in tn
building at this moment" DR.. Tore
lat once stepped to the front of tn
platform and said, 81 am often aske
what became of Ed Spencer. He was
physical wreck the rest of his life H
had to give up his preparation for tn
ministry. He is now resident of Ca
ifornia, and am told that he is in tn
building at this moment If he is, wi
he please come to the PLATFORM" Re,
Mr.. Cleveland. who had pointed hiI
tout to Dr. Baer, went to him where b
sat near the platform. and he was in
lmediately brought to DIR. Torrey's sid,
THE whole audience sprang to thel
feet, burst into applause and wave
their handkerchief. People were owe
= come, bathed in tears in every PAL
of the building. DR.. Torrey placed hi
N hand around his shoulder and tn
n whole audience bowed in prayer. as h
NJ asked that God would make Ed Spel
W GERS last days his best days. Mr., Spel
Nicer whispered, He has" From ever
So Ipart of the building they flocked I
III the front to shake the hero's hand, an
" hundreds of people were moved q
II they had never been moved before
sla their lives.