The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-19

ing the dead. But he performed al
greater miracle for me. i was dead IN
sins and 4trespasses and Christ raised
me to neWness of life. Some marvel
at Christ dealing the deaf car But.
ne performed a greater miracle for
me. 4 was deaf to the Gospel OF Christ
and He opened my ears to- hear the
sweet story Of the Cross. There are
some who wonder lie there is such u
thing as the new birth, to he twice
born But ! know there is, because
3haFe been twice born. .'Old things
passed away and all things became.
new X.
Colonel 1ngersol1 was announced to
lecture on Christianity in Pfttshurg.
There vas living In Pittsburg Law
yer who had been q scloolmate and a
friend OF the colonel. After the Law
year was graduated. he started in his
work With great promise and married
r. lovely girl. Two chill dfen came to
their home. The habit Of drink
dragged him down to the very lowest
depths. 1t broke up his home 1t sent
his children into the streets. III took.
the roses from his Wife:s checks, and.
it took away Ills good name and
friends. He was found ons night lying
In. an alley in New York City, upor.
friendless, hungry. sick aud alone. IA.
Christian man foun d ]linI and took him.
home and cared for him. He pleaded
with the lawyer to make a change. He
urged him to- become q Christian. The
lawyer lifted his hand and said, SPY
the help of Jesus Christ, i will. make
one more effort This time it Is life
or death with me. heaven or hell " He
never drank again. He brought his
children home. planted roses on his
5Wife,s cheeks and took up the practice
of law and succeeded. When he read
in the papers that hTr. InEersoll was
to speak he wrote him a little note
something Like this. Ny Dear Old
Friend: see that tonight you are to-
lecture against Christ and the Bible
Perhaps you know some Of my history:
since ne parted. You may know how
4 disgraced my home and family. II
lost my character and all that man
holds dear. i went down until i was
a poor. despised outcast. and NI1entI
thought there was none who could
save lpe there was nd Eesto ftF me,
and no one toahears me, there came one
in the name of#Jes1s who told about
His love and His power to save me.
and the old story OF the cross and u
turned to Him and He saved me. Il
brought my wife and my children back
and We are now happy. am doing
What good i can now. old friend.
Would you stand tonight before the.
people Of Pittsburg and talk against. AZ
religion and a Christ sthatscan go down
to the very lowest depths Of hell and
find me and lift me up and make myi
life happy. and clothe myschildren and
give me back nay home and my
friends !? What have you to say against
the Christ who can do that ?n Colonel
hgersoll read the letter before the
audience and said, II have nothing
to say against religion that will do
this for a man. but am here to talk
about religion that is being preached
by the preachers. " That lis the
Christ we know, and the religion we
are to preach here. He is the Christ
who is saving today the Vi1est OF the
vile and making cursfng men, praying
men. He is making thieves. honest
men, drumkards, sober men. lyfngmen.
truthful men; impure men. pure. He
As the Christ Who saves to the utter
most al who will come to- Him.