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rake ali the sawdust up and to rub every
particle OF It through their hands and
hunt for the thing in that manner. pay
ing these mon s. a day. then l would be
truly seeking it. The first effort I made
carelessly down the aises would be look
ing for the article. but the last effort
would be seeking t.
For tho son OF God IL come 60 seek
and save that which Ia lost"
The Bible says ye shall seek Jesus.
What II a fast train ls put on ono
track, just back Of t. headed in the Same
direction, was placed another engine. .
slow one, The result would be that the
slow train never would catch the first
and fast one. But II they are put on
the same track. facing each other, no
matter how far apart they soon will
meet IL started. Jesus seeks us, and Il
! IL our duty to seek Jesus
At meeting which was held In Sagi-
nav, Mich. Colonel A. T. Bliss was
among the converts to come forward.
I Later at meeting he discussed the con-
| version and his Christian experience. lilo
said that when he went into tho army
he went out as a private and he was
advanced 20 colonel lie then had tho
opportunity to give his heart to God,
but no said, No to Him. Later on ha
thought II he only had the opportunity
to represent his district In the lower
house OF congress, that he would give
his heart to God and would de "A pro.
| Tossing Christian. But he said, No."
after that He said that he believed
that II no could only be governor, no
would take the stand. but he also said
mo" then. II he could only be rich.
he would do so then. But when ne be-
came n multi-millionaire, he still was
disinclined. Finally, when did did so,
he found that the best time always is
now. Make hastel
Looked for Her in white City,
A policeman noticed a Lite boy and
little girl standing bewidered at
the F1fty-seventh street entrance TO the
White City park. He asked them what
they wanted. They told him they we're
| looking for their mamma, saying that
she had died several weeks before and
had said she was going to the White
! City. They were there, In their inno-
cence to try and find her. Have you
anybody in Gods white City you want
| to meet sometime9
Your soul Is worth 10,00o,0oO worlds;
why don't you give God chance to
save itP II / could preach one sermon
Of salvation to the imps and devils In
hell, and give them the same invitation,
would depopulate hell In fifteen min
utes. Yet lot OF you people with
chances TO escape hell are breakine
! your necks to get there. You're a pack
OF foolsl
wish I possessed the power to pic
ture the beauty of heaven which VIII
be lost TO many, and to picture the ter
rors OF hell and the glory of salvation
and the responsiveness Of sim
And you are lost to heaven Tho
thought OF heaven comes to me IKE
shower of glory. Some day l VIII Do
swept through the gates washed In
blood. I'll see Him whom, seeing not
have loved and whose gospel have
preached.
IL eternity meant to me eternity with
out GOD. without wife, without children,
without all that is dear to me, then
eternity would be the saddest word In
the dictionary to me. But II doesn't IL
only means that when you don't accept
Jesus. How can you know and so ahead
as you areH
Whatever else you may say about me
after I've left town, you can't say this;
'TIe said It was easy to be a Christian
No, l never said that. but have said,
and do say it's easy to get right. but
hard to keep right.
Way Paved by LincOIn's Son.
During the civil war conditions became
such that Abraham Lincoln issued an or
der that none of the soldiers would bo
granted a furlough. A while after that
order, one soldier got word that his wifo
was dying. His superiors couldn't grant
him the Through, but they did let him
go and try to see the president But
when he reached the presidents office
guard outside stopped him and told him
II was impossible to see the great man.
The soldier went away discouraged, his
eyes filled with tears.
Outside a little boy saw him. The boy
was Tad Lincoln. The little boy said,
whats the matter. Mister Soldier7" The
youngster had to ask several times before
the soldier heard and answered him. And
when the man told the child why he
mourned, the little fellow said Come
with me; I'll take you TO see him-he's
my papa" The boy got the soldier past
the guard at the door and Lincoln signed
the order allowing him to go TO the bed
side OF his dying wife.
That story is perfect Here is sin. tho
guard at the door. asd you can't get by
Sin is the barrier. Twenty-nine years ago
| In a Chicago mission, Jesus Christ came
TO me. II can't get In" ! said But He
took me In and the peace OF God has
been with me ever. since. Try It, you
people.
Copyright william A. sunday.)