The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-05-05

&c.,. go has been awak-
ened by one of
these silent messengers which God
has put into the hand at just the right
moment.
A man stepped into a street car in
New York, and before taking his seat
gave to each passenger little card
bearing the words, Look to Jesus
when tempted. when troubled, when
dying" One Of the passengers care
fully read the card and put it in his
pocket. AS he left the car he said to
the giver, "Sir, when you gave me
this card / was on my way to the fer
~, intending to jump from the boat
and drown myself. The death of my
wife and son had robbed me Of all de-
sire to live, but this card has persuad-
ed me to start life anew. Good-day,
and God bless you
There is no such thing as chance in
this world, and those who seek to be
led by the Spirit often find themselves
messengers of mercy to some weary
soul. A lady once travelled two hun
dred miles to tell the writer personal
ly how a card which he had given her
had led to her conversion. 1t lay in
her bureau drawer, bearing, it's silent
testimony from time to time as she
read it, until finally 1t led her to
Christ
Some ministers make constant use
Of leaflets in their personal work.
They open the way for conversation,
and often they are better than words,
for a soul under conviction Is some
times disposed to quarrel, but one can
not quarrel with tract. 1t never
loses its temper, never answers back.
and it sticks to what it has said. Be-
sides, you can send leaflet into many
places where you cannot go yourself.
People in sorrow Or sickness love to
be remembered, and boys think more
Of a minister who occasionally gives
them a bright leafet A man wrote
me that in town where he had used,
why a Boy Should Be Christian"
forty-five people on their examination
for church membership testified that
they attributed their conversion main
ly to that leaflet.
Housekeepers can use tracts to good
advantage. Lay them on the parlor
table that callers may read them while
waiting. Often there is time enough
for one to be converted while lady
is finishing her toilet. Give them to
the milkman, the grocer, the post
man; inclose them in letters, library
books and packages.
Business men have fine opportuni-
ties for this kind of work. A man
once said, 81 cannot speak in meeting,
but if you will supply me with choice
reading matter, I will pay for it and
inclose it in the packages which go
out of my store" Recently Gus
business house The proprietor quiet
ly handed him a Little Preacher"
entitled, why Do You Swear?" The
man read 1t, tears came to his eyes,
and he said, II beg your pardon, sir"
Never mind me-" said the other, "but
don't you think you had better ask
Gods pardon? 1t was his name that
you profaned" Il will do it, sir" said
the man, and he shook his hand warm
ly 1t is not an easy matter to re-
Duke a swearer, but anyone can say,
Here is leafet which you may find
helpful" or he can mail one to every
profane person whom he knows
Teachers can make good use Of leaf
tets. Those who cannot talk with
their pupils can put into their hands
the wise words of others. Old-fash
toned tracts will not do for boys.
They want something which sparkles
with life. which rivets the attention,
and which stops when it gets there.
This is a busy age, we all know.
People have not time, or think that
they have not, to read books on re-
ligion, but if you put into their hands
something which is attractive, inter
esting, and which can be read in a
few minutes, it is sure of attention.
| am convinced that anyone can easily
multiply his influence twentyfold by
a wise use of printers ink.
Never give away a tract unless you
you have and pray for more. An old
man said to a train boy, NO, l don't
want your popcorn. don't you see |
haven't any teeth?' Buy some gum
drops them nice fresh gum drops.
That boy knew how to adapt himself
to his customers, and SO should we.
4 physician told me recently that
three times in three different cities,
and at intervals Of about year, some
one put into his pocket without his
knowledge a little card containing the
words, Have you home in heaven.
where the angels are, and where your
mother is, etc." The first two cards
set him thinking, but the third came
at time when he had just lost his
mother, and it led him to Christ. No
one of the three people knew that they
were supplementing each others
work, and yet they were None of
the three knew that any good came
from the card which they dropped into
the strangers pocket, but he knew
and God knew, and that was enough
We shall never know all the good that
comes from this kind of silent preach
ing, but we know enough to male it
almost criminal for US to neglect it.
Work to Please God.
IF we would Dlease God we must