The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

less you say about
1t the better, bus
II It is really good news to you than
speak OF 1t In the same Joyful yay
that you would bring any other glad
tidings.
The president of one OF our largest
theological seminaries was led IA
Christ In this way. During his college
course, as he came out OF recitation
n day, a classmate gave him a sla,
on the back and said, Say, Gus. /
wish you were a Christian" Gus made
no reply and the matter was dropped.
but years afterwards he told his friend
that 1t was that remark which led him
to accept Christ as his saviour. The
hearty and natural way In which his
companion spoke, made him feel that
he was missing something which hs
could not afford to lose.
Study the art of diverting converse.
tion to spiritual topics. Go through
the Gospel of John and study careful.
ly the Saviour's methods of approach.
ing men. Indeed, the Gospel of John
might be called the personal workers
gospel, so full Ia 1t of incidents which
Illustrate this important subject. Take
the case of the Samaritan woman.
Jesus asked her for a drink of wa.
ter. As he drank 1t you can imagine
him saying, This Is very good water,
but any one who drinks it will soon
thirst again; whosoever drinketh Of
the water that | shall give him shall
never thirst, but the water that / shall
give him shall become In him a well Of
water. springing Up unto eternal life"
What is that?" asked the woman.
"A water, which If you once drink It,
you never thirst again" "sir, give
me this water that | thirst not, Meth.
come all the way hither to draw"
By this clever device he excites her
curiosity simply % attract attention
to himself. AT another time he Is the
bread OF life, the vine, the door, the
Good Shepherd. but whatever the sub
tect of conversation. he always leave
his hearers face to face with the son
Of God, and his supreme claim upon
them.
But / am not the Saviour" you
reply. Very true, but II you are q
Christian, the Saviour dwells In you
and he has said, II will give you A
mouth and a wisdom which all yaur
adversaries shall not be able to gain
say or resist"
l know a lady to whom an agent
was trying to sell an article for taking
out stains. He was rubbing away,
and meanwhile eloquently describing
he merits of his goods. Soon the
.ady said, Il know something that will
AXE out stains too" What Is THAR
asked the mar eagerly, not knowing
but that some other dirt-killer had
,anvassed the town ahead OF him
The blood OF Jesus Christ cleansetn
is from all sin. Do you know any
hing about that, my friend" Do you
suppose that man would demonstrate
lis goods again for six months without
linking Of that "other something
which could take stains out OF q SIN
.ul hearth" | doubt II he would lot
ret that lesson to his dying day.
A Salvation army girl was SELLING
Var Cries In a saloon when q man
aid to her, you don't believe In the
Bible, do your" Il do," said the GIL
or / wouldn't be In this place, can
.ssure you" You don't mean to say
hat you believe that story about ing
whale swallowing jonah" Certain.
y | do; God says so, and I believe y
Pshaw,' said the man, nobody N
that story nowadays" Well
aid the girl, when | get to heaven
will go to Jonah and ask him Il
Iad a real experience in a reai
"But you won't find Jonaa
heaven; he isn't there" "Ineu
oppose you ask him." said the gu
assuming that II Jonah W
iot in heaven, he might be in the or
r place.
THAT girl was bright" you az.
'ery true, but who gave her that w
nd wisdom? The Holy Spirit, ana ~
rin give you all the wit and wisdom
need for the work to which ne aas
you. THE amounting which "
ave received abideth In you, ana "
eed not that any man tesfa yuu
/ John 2:27). II Christians "o'aa
My believe what God says, they Wouau
ave more confidence to engage y
ersonal work.
A friend OF mine at the Northfiela
was asked by an express
to direct him to a certain man
ant. Il am very sorry" he repleu,
that | cannot tell you where 70 nna
i'm, but II you had asked me ~
.ay to heaven I could have told yoa.
you know the way to heaven
No." said the man, 81 cannot say tna.
do well, 1t is Just this way, sala
friend, and he went on to explala
The result was that the man w
d 10 Christ right then and tnefs
III. Choose an opportune time ~
ace. 1t IL not we'll to stop one Wao.
for a train to inquire aoous
! soul, neither is 1t the highest VI
I'M to give a hungry man . uas
ar better give him ? cup q consT.
\ mako It 90 hot that he canno1
ink ii. Then while he is slipping ~
nee. YOU can perhaps say ~soraesh'Aa
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