Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-09-05

Lord let none OF
his words fall TO the ground In 9TH
er words. none Of them were lost.
but all found their way 70 their proper
destination. did their appointed work
AID returned laden with blessing TO
the God who gave them
IL the Saviour's prayer recorded In
John IL. He says. Father have In
ishe.. the work which Thou gavest
Ne TO do Finished, Not a word
left unssid. not a deed undone, Of
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 persuasive
and torcetul some men are In pre-
senting q business proposition. how
eloquent In pleading a political cause,
We cannot but wish that their talents
we're cousecrated TO the service OF
Christ and whatever one may think
oerra'nly out OF meeting women have
a fueney and fervour which would
make them valuable allies OF any
cause which they might espouse.
single word fly spoken has
often changed ones whole career.
Said a noble man. IF I have been
happy or useful In the world, It Is
due largely to a chance question from
a stranger. vas a poor boy and a
cripple Watching a game OF ball
che day with envious feelings. a man
al my side sasi to me, You wish you
were In the place OF those boys. do
you notF 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 Il
ever occur 20 you that He gave you
your lane leg for the same reason.
20 make a man Of your did not re-
ply But ! could not get his words
out Of my mind Ny crippled leg
Gods gift. TO teach me patience and
strength I did not believe II, b.,
| vas thoughtful boy. and the more
| thought Of Il the more I was con
yinced that the stranger had told the
truth Il worked on my temper. ny
thoughts and at last upon my actions.
Christian conversation seems 10 he
almost lost art In some quarters
How seldom does one hear the sub
teet preached in public places Tx.
a drawing room. or az dinner party
even when all the people present are
protesting Christians, Riding in the
cars with a stranger one day opened
the subject Of religion After a while
he admitted that he was a member
Of a church IF that Is the CASE
said. why didn't you talk TO me IKE
Christian. and not compel ne to
work so long to find out your posi-
tom" People don't do that down our
way" said he. II would sneak
to a man who came into nv store
on the subject OF religion, wha, do
you suppose he would think Of mey-
lie would probably think you were
a Christian" I replied. Well. no
one talks about religion down our
way. not even the ministers. We
never hear from them on the subject.
except from the pulpit"
That Christians do not talk mora
about the things of the Kingdom ia
constant surprise to the unsayed
and often an occasion OF doub, Said
4 skeptical lady 10 a friend OF mine
y will tell you why | am a doubter
was in a sewing society last week.
Forty ladies were present and every
one a church member except myself
I 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 az
you speak Of l am convinced that
there Is great deal OF sham In the
profession Of Christian people,
On the other hand. how refreshing
II IS TO meet those who are evidently
In the condition OF Peter and John
who said. We cannot but speak the
things which We have seen and
heard" A gentleman driving along
overlook stranger and invited him
to ride. As be approached him he
said to himself. Il wonder what the
man Is thinking about and what sub
lect OF conversation he viii Introduce.
Surely IT will be one of three things
the weather. the crops. or the cleo
tion. II was none OF these. His
first words after the usual salutations
we're. "How's religion down in yayr
country" The question sta-,laa ,ha
man a little by its direc,ne.s h,,
1t showed where the others hear,
was and led to long and prontabIs
conversation on heavenly things.
That it requires tact and ss,ll 10
carry on religion, conversation. NO
one can aens. but is II not worth
Nhie u study the art until we be-
come proficient in Il. II We follow
rauis advice to the Colossians, We
Sail always have something to say
u We begin each day with Dayid's
prayer, Let the words OF my mouth
and the meditations OF my heart be
acceptable in Thy sight. o Lord. NV
strength and my Redeemer." we shan
keep In touch with God. And II we
watch for souls as those that must
give an account. we shall have oppor-
tunities enough so that. in a short
time. We shall find Christian CONVEX.
sation a real pleasure TO ourselves
and blessing to others.