Charlevoix county herald., 1915-11-06

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the ages OF Is and 25 never attended
church nor S. S. $4,000 OF these ages in
the u. S. are criminals. Out of 908 in
one of the penal institutions 800 never
attended S. S., SO seldom attended and
only 10 were at all regular. A New
York City Judge who had sentenced
27O0 to prison said that not one had
been regular attendant at S. S. An
other Judge who had been on duty l8
years and passed upon many their
sentences never had man nor woman
before him who had been a member
for any length of time of church or S. S.
1t is better to form character than to
reform criminals. The real secret of
successful work is personal evangelism
If the world is to be evangelical it must
be thru personal evangelism and not
thru public appeal. Iwould like to
speak word to four classes here to-
night on this subject 1. Parents.
There is time for you to win every
child if you don't neglect it. A christian
mother went to her pastor to talk with
him about the salvation OF her IL year
old boy, Charlie, and asked the pastor
to talk to him about it. Have you
ever talked it over with him?' asked
the pastor? No, said the mother Then
said the pastor, you 90 home and ask
him to come to Christ and if you fail to
reach him | will try. She did as told
and Charlie putting his arms around
her neck said, Il have only been wait
ing for some one to ask me- 2. Those
who are advanced in years. Your OPP
portunity is not passed. l stepped off
the train at Portland, Mich. the other
day and an old man from Ionia got off
with yoke on his shoulders and on
trays on each end were flowers he had
raised to sell to make his living. He
was there again at night as was ready
to return and his yoke stood up beside
the depot Iwent over to look at it
and found these words written on it.
My yoke is easy, my burden is light,
my Masters will is my delight Where
ever he went he was preaching the
gospel in this way. | began talking
with him and as he saw was interest
ed he took from his pocket little book
which he used to preach from tho he
could not read nor write. 1t contained
only three pages, one black, one red,
and one white and he preached his
sermon. The black represents the
life with sin in it, the red represents
the blood of Christ which can wash
your sins away, and the white shows
the condition of life after the sin has
been washed away with the blood of
Christ. He was 81 years old, could
not read nor write yet he was doing
much for Jesus as he won others. You
are not too old nor too ignorant if you
have given your heart to God and let
him use you. 3. Teachers. Those we
win early in life we not only save their
souls but win a long life of service.
Some you will win may be a Moody, a
Spurgeon or Tory. a. Scholars. If
you will give out what your teacher
gives you, you may find you can win
many souls. Dr.Gordon was preaching
an evangelstic sermon and at its close
asked all who were interested in their
souls salvation to go to his study to
| talk it over with him. After all the
grown people had shown they were
clear concerning their salvation and
were ready to come into the church
and were dismissed there remained a
little girl. To her he said, 1T is time
for you to go home She seemed so
disappointed that he promised to talk
with her teacher. He did so and found
her the nearest ready of any of the
class of converts and took her into the
church. For year she was in her
place and then she ceased to come.
Her father came to DR.. Gordan and
asked him to preach her funeral SER
mon. On his way there he met on the
walk cripple boy crying. The boys
answer to the Dr's question was Il
don't see how can get along without
little Mary for cant go to S. S. and
she always came this way and told the
lesson she learned and | have found
Jesus On the steps he met woman
with similar story. Beside the coffin
stood mother and child. She said,
4 don't know how we can get along
without little Mary for she taught us to
love Jesus. The lesson that has been
taught you, may soothe many heart il
you pass it along"
The Boyne Falls quartette gave fine
selection and were called back for an
other equally as good. The closing ad-
dress Of the evening was by Mr.. Mohr,
"The Possibilities of the Sunday School
Enterprise. 'The S. S. as an enter
prise is gigantic like the building of
the Panama Canal. Strong business