Charlevoix county herald., 1912-09-28

-. x Samuel that 1.-The
Lord let none of
his words fall to the ground" In 9TH
er words, none Of them were lost,
| but all found their way to their proper
destination, did their appointed work
and returned laden with blessing to
the God who gave them.
In the Saviour's prayer recorded in
John II. He says, Father l have fin
| lsheL the work which Thou gavest
Me 10 do" Finished! Not word
all that was given Him to do. How
unfinished and incomplete do our lives
seem in comparison.
Talking is a very potent agency for
good. When we see how persuasic Q
end forceful some men are in pre-
scnting business proposition. how
eloquent in pleading political cause,
we cannot but wish that their talents
were consecrated to the service OF
Christ. And whatever one may think
about women speaking in meeting,
certainly out of meeting women have
a fluency and fervour which would
tGake them valuable allies of any
cause which they might espouse.
A single word fifty spoken has
often changed ones whole career.
Said a noble man, IF ! have been
happy or useful in the world. it Is
due largely to chance question from
a stranger. | was a poor boy and a
cripple. Watching a game of ball
one day with envious feelings, a man
at my side said to me, You wish you
were in the place Of those boys, do
! you not" Yes, I do was the an
swer. I reckon God gave them their
money and health to enable them to
| be of some use in the world. Did II
ever occur to you that He gave you
your lame leg for the same reason,
to make a man of ycu?' | did not re-
| ply. But / could not get his words
out of my mind My crippled leg
Gods gift, to teach me patience and
! strength! / did not believe II, but
l was a thoughtful boy, and the more
| thought of II the more l was con-
vinced that the stranger had told the
! truth. 1t worked on my temper, my
thoughts and at last upon my actions
The idea has sweetened and blessed
all my life"
Christian conversation seems to be
| almost lost art in some quarters.
How seldom does one hear the sub
ject preached in public places like
drawing room, or at dinner party
even when all the people present are
| processing Christians! Riding in the
cars with a stranger one day / opened
the subject of religion. After q while
he admitted that he was a member
of church. IF that is the case"
said. why didn't you talk to me like
Christian, and not compel me to
work so long to find out your POSI-
ton ?" People don't do that down our
way" said he. IF / would speak
to man who came into my store,
on the subject of religion, what do
you suppose he would think of me?"
He would probably think you were
a Christian" / replied We'll, no
one talks about religion down our
way, not even the ministers. We
never hear from them on the subject.
except lTOIu TIC pulpit
That Christians do not talk more
about the things of the Kingdom Is
a constant surprise to the unsaved,
and often an occasion Of doubt. Said
a skeptical lady to friend of mine,
IL will tell you why l am a doubter.
/ was In a sewing society last week.
Forty ladies were present and every
one a church member except myself.
| was there three hours. We talked
Of everything down to crazy patchwork.
but not a word about Jesus. can
not believe that they see In Jesus
| Christ any such beauty or power as
| you speak of. / am convinced that
there is q great deal Of sham in the
profession of Christian people"
That 1t requires tact and skill to
carry on religious conversation, no
one can deny, but is IL not worth
| while to study the art until we be-
Come proficient in it? If We follow
| Paurs advice to the Colossians, we
shall always have something to say.
u we begin each day with David's
| drawer, Let the words of my mouth
and the meditations of my heart be
acceptable in Thy sight, o Lord, my
strength and my Redeemor," we shall
keep In touch with God And II we
watch for souls as those that must
| give an account, We shall have oppor-
tunjties enough so that, In a short
time. we shall find Christian CONVEX.
| sation q real pleasure to ourselves
| and a blessing to others