The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

School teacher. The teacher could
do nothing with him during the sun.
day school hour: he would pinch
kick and otherwise annoy the other
Scholars. Finally she secured his
confidence by giving him some pres,
tnts OF nature that could not help
appealing TO boys-a baseball. bag
0! marbles, skates, and other things
that boys love. Confidence brought
= conviction OF his wrong doing and
the boy gave his heart TO Christ
HE became mayor OF Toronto, Can,
ada, and is now superintendent CT
the very Sunday school that he was
about to be expelled from, and would
have been had 1t not been for the
love OF that noble Christian girl.
"oh. friends. if the love OF God
dosen't remove from your life all
prejudice, there is nothing upon this
-aitu tHut Cdli.~
Yea, it is love that must awaken
love In return. Love is contagious
and il there is aught Of righteous
mass and kindness and sympathy in
your soul. 1t must tonight respond to
that love OF God which gave Jesus
Christ to die OH Calvary for YOU"
Another Pathetic Story.
Dr.. Lyon related another pathetic
story OF newsboy whose loss in the
death Of his mother seemed irrcpar-
able. The boy wished TO place Il. stone
at the head OF his mothers grave.
but his meager capital would not per.
nit the purchase OF anything fine.
He finally secured n small broken
piece of marble at q small cost, had
II hauled to the head Of his mothers
gave and there, with small ham.
mer and the end of u chisel, filed
Gown, he managed to carve Oh the
stone the words, "My mother. She
died last week. She was all | had.
She said she would be waiting for
Here the inscription stopped. Or&
Of. the stone cutters. becoming in
tercsted in the boys carving, sough.
the lad and found that lie had been
the victim Of al accident and was ia.
tnlly injured, dying In one Of the city
hospitals. Going 10 the hospital he
found the lad and heard hls dying
words OF theboy
''l wonder If mother will know il
u did intend to finish it. did ny
best
The stone cutter told the other
men in the yards about the little Eel.
lows death, and they 'chipped in and
bought a good headstone. and they
rut 1t upon the boys grave. beneath
his name and the date Of his birth
and his death they. carved this in
scription lie loved his mother
Past All Feeling"
"Oh friends, dosen't love awaken
love in your heart in return? If II
doesn't there is nothing that can: II
in respond to the love OF Jesus,
there is nothing in your heart that
swells UP and causes you to love Him
then you are beyond hope. You are
past feeling. You are in danger OF
committing the objectionable sin.
THE fact Of the supremacy of the
love of Jesus is in that He died for
you and me when we were sinners
when the world was in rebellion
against God. That ought to bring
you and me to repentance and con.
iesion and TO obedience"
Dr. Lyon then told of Rev. ]. b.
Ellsworth. hero of-two British wars
whose son had become the victim of
he cigarett habit. The appeals of
lie father were without avail, for
despite promising TO forsakc the habit.
the youth would lie and return 10 the
use of the cigarette. Finally. after
ell other methods had been without
result DR.. Ellsworth called the young
man into the library. On the table was
Il riding whip, with which lie com.
manded his son 10 strike his bare
back. that had on it the sears that
lie had received in xhe battle field :.
Father" said the son. 81 cannot
strike you." but the aged vetran in
sisted. The boy closed his eyes and
as he brought one lash down upon
his fathers back. he dropped the
whip and rushed away. screaming. 10
his room. threw himself on the bed
sobbing as though his heart would
Freak. The father saw nothing OF
lin that afternoon and night, but on
the next morning when the son came
down TO breakfast, there was a firm
ness evident In his countenance, and
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