The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-20
Words Written on Heart.

Words Written on Heart.
Here is another man. II you could
read his heart you would find the
words OF Jesus written there. / know
this is true because his life shows It..
He goes all over Palestine and up into
Asia Minor, visiting Antioch, Lystra
and Derde-over into Europe, visiting
Thessalonica, Athens, Corinth and 9TH
Ter cities of Greece and Macedonia. He
Is preaching the gospel Of Jesus
Christ: taking collections for the poor;
land establishing churches. Finally he
is ending his work in this part OF the
world and hastens to Jerusalem. He
ts to sail along the coast at Miletus.
80 sends word to the elders OF the
Ephesian church to meet him at
Miletus. He says, 4 have come to say
goodbye. and to exhort you to be faith
full. Ye shall never see my face
iagafn.' Then they kneel in prayer on
the seashore, and these stout, stall
wart, strong men-pillars OF the Epes-
ian church. throw their arms around
Paul and kiss him while they break
into crying and weeping. He bides
them farewell and sails away. They
stand and sob while this man Of Goa
who taught them to know the Savior
disappears forever from their sight.
Why? Because he had been about
his Fathers business
"Dr. Chas. l. Goodell, one Of our
pastors in New York City, recently
told this incident in my hearing: He
had been called into the home of
rich young couple to christen their
baby. After the bapCismal service had
been performed, he said, Your little
darling Is dressed so daintify and she
lis SO dear that wonder If you have
not thought more about her than about
this sacrament Of baptism. You have
promised to teach this child the catech
ism, the Lords prayer, the command
|ments and such other things as a
christian should know, and wonder
II you have a realization of the Inn
|portance Of it. This child will need
$50 much help to grow into beautiful
christian character. II she only had
a fair chance it might be easier Then
the father Strengthened himself and
said. My child have chance? There
is not q thing in the world she cannot
have DR.. Goodell said, That is the
trouble. Every scallow-wag in the
country who is not willing to work for
his money will be after your daughter
to try to marry her for her money, and
she will not have a fair chance Then
they prayed, and arrangements were
made for return visit, when they
prayed again. And on the third visit
this rich young society couple we're
the church. They gave their child a
christian life, all because DR.. Goodeu
oho,$ hi. 10 IN oYso h,1cipo.c
The Finish Of Work.
'Now let us turn briefly to the other
part OF the text 1t is finished. Some
of the greatest tragedies Of this world
are the wrecks along the path Of life,
or the uncompleted undertakings.
Many railroad grades have been
thrown up and never completed. Some
people are always beginning some
thing and never completing It, Many
men start out in the morning Of life
with hope, but they get sidetracked
and never get anywhere. Everyone of
us at our conversion pledged God to
be about His business. but some. Of us
have forgotten it. That is the most
Ipitiful story this side the grave-that
men break their promise to the AL
mighty oh, like for folks to start
great things and then finish them.
Here comes pale faced young man.
What is your story? College is out.
II began the course few years ago,
and now have completed it. Here is
my diploma. Here comes the workers
from all over the world What is
your story? The days work is done.
We began this morning. and we have
come to the end of the days work
Hero is a man with chains on his
lErist. and prison walls surrounding