The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05

SAMUEL IT i ,s:; ::'' RI. q
Lord let none Of
his words fall to tho ground" In 9th
er words. none Of them were lost
but all found their way to their proper
destination. did their appointed worl
and returned laden with blessing t.
the God who gave them.
In the saviour's prayer recorded II
John II. He says. Father have I'm
lsheG the work which Thou gsvesi
Me 10 do" F1nished! Not q WORD
left unfaid. not q deed undone. ol
all that was given Him to do. How
unfinished and incomplete do our live,
seem In comparison.
Talking is a very potent agency fol
good. When we see how persuasive
end forceful some men are. In pre-
senting business proposition. how
eloquent In pleading a political cause
we cannot but wish that their talents
were consecrated to the service ol
Christ And whatever one may thinl
about women speaking in meeting
certainly out Of meeting women have
a duency and fervour which would
uake them valuable allies OF any
cause Yhich they might espouse.
A single word htly spoken hal
often changed ones whole career
Said noble man. III ] have been
happy or useful In the world. It 1,
due largely to a chance question from
a stranger. was poor boy and 9
cripple. Watching game Of bal
one day with envious feelings. mar
at my side said to me. You wish yor
were In the place Of those boys, Dc
you not? Yes. | do was the an
swer. I reckon God gave them theil
money and health to enable them t
be Of some use In the world. Did 1,
ever occur to you that He gave yor
your lame leg for the same reason
to make man Of your did not 70
ply. But could not get bis wordi
out OF my mind. Ny crippled lel
Gods gift. to teach me patience and
strength! l did not believe It, but
was thoughtful boy. and the NOR.
thought Of It tho more I was con
vineed that the stranger had told th,
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 bt
almost lost art in some quarters
How seldom does one hear the sub
ject broached In public places like
a drawing room. or at a dinner part,
even when all the people present ar,
protesting Christians! Riding In tn,
cars with stranger one day openet
the subject Of religion. After a Will,
he admitted that he was a member
Of church. III tina. is the case"
said. why didn't you talk to me lik,
Christian. and not compel me t
work SO long to find out your posi-
tion?" People don't do that down ou
way" said he. III I would speal
to man who came into my store
on the subject Of religion, what d.
you suppose he would think OF me?
He would probably think you wer,
Christian" replied. "Well, n,
one talks about religion down oul
way. not even the ministers. w,
never hear from them on the subject
except from the pulpit"
That Christians do not talk NOR,
about the things Of the Kingdom 4
a constant surprise to the unsaved
and often an occasion Of doubt. Sal,
a skeptical lady to friend Of mine
Il will tell you why am doubter
was In a sewing society last weel
Forty ladies were present and ever,
one church member except myself
was there three houra We talke,
Of everything down to crazy PATCHWORK
but not q word about Jesus. car
not believe that they see In Jesu
Christ any such beauty or power a
you speak Of. am convinced thn
there Is a great deal Of sham In tn
profession Of Christian people"
That It requires tact and skill I
carry on religious conversation, n
one can deny. but Is II not wort
while to study the art until we bs
come proficient In It? II We folio,
Paul's advice to the Colossians. W
shall always have something to sa,
u we begin each day with David
prayer. Let the words Of my mout
and the meditations Of my heart b
acceptable In Thy sight. o Lord. m
strength and my Redeemsr." We sha
keep In touch with God. And II "
watch for souls as those that mui
give an account. we shall have oppo
tunities enough so that. In q shol
time. we shall find Christian conve
sstion a real pleasure to oursslve
and n blessing to others.