Evening journal., 1916-02-03

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is nothing on this earth that can. II
took me long time to grasp this
great truth. that soul is not con
demned merely for breaking the COM
mandments and doing wrong; it is /
for rejecting Jesus Christ. The very
fact Of His supreme affection for .
mankind eliminates entirely all |
ground for excuse for rejection. and |
makes the guilt and sin that much /
more exceedingly guilty and sinful
for the Indifferent. ungrateful sinner, |
who refuses this divine mercy.
This fact of supreme love ought to |
awaken in your heart love in return. /
A little girl said to her mother, NAM |
ma. know now why I love you so /
much why. daughter?" She said,
Because you loved me first" Right
there is a great truth We love God,
because He first loved us. The fact
Of Gods love ought to dispel from
every mind all spirit of prejudice and
resistance
Il is said that years ago in Toronto,
Canada, in one Of the Sunday schools.
there was a very mischievous, wick
ed boy He had broken up every
class in which they put him. He would
kick one boy. pinch another. prick
another. and pull still another ones
hair. He paid no attention to the
instructions or reproofs. until at last,
at meeting Of the teachers and Of
fcers, II was decided that there was
! but one course open. and that was to
expel him from the Sunday school
There was a young lady. who had
just returned from college. who
spoke mp and said. Superintendent,
/ if you are willing. | would like TO take
that boy in my class" All the other
teachers smiled at this, attributing it
to her inexperionce and youth. The
superintendent also smiled with a
doubling expression. as he said. "Of
course YOU may have him. if you want
to-"
The next Sunday this boy was put
in the young lady's class. The les
son had but begun when he began his
old tricks of annoying and disturbing
the other pupils. When the teacher
reproyed him quietly and kindly. he
swore al her She went on as best
she could with the lesson through the
hour At the close OF the service she
said My boy In spite of all of your
Iwroug-doing. I want to tell YOU that
want to be your friend. We will
walk down the street and talk over
some things together lie looked up
at her rudoly. scowlod. and said, 81
wouldn't be seen on the street with
you. Keep away from me- and he
spat squarely in her face Still the
girl did not hesitate. She said. MY
boy, want you TO come down to my
home tomorrow evening. just after
supper Right inside the front door
will be a package done up for you"
l"I will not come anywhere near your
r old house" he roughly replied. But
, all that next day. as the boy went
, about selling his papers. he kept
. thinking about that package; he Won
Z dered what was in IT, AS soon as il
. was dark. he stealthily made his way
o up that street. through that gate. mp
the walk on TO the porch He turned
+ the knob. opened he door and saw the
4 package inside He quickly grabbed
,. Il and started on as fast as he could
q rum when he got down under the
4 street lamp. at the corner. he stop
\. ped and united the package. and in il
a he found about everything that a boy
i, likes, a baseball, a bag of marbles, a
new patent top. a pocket knife, and
\ many other things that appeal to a
boys fancy.
! AS he drew out one after the other
Of these presents, the more and more
4 his heart was touched He had never
known nothing of this kind OF treat
4 ment. for his mother had died when
: he was baby. and his father had
, been a drunkard and had abused him
4 ever since he could remember He
q tied up the bundle again. as we'll as
= he could. and started back toward the
y house. He went up on the porch ant
!. rang the bell. This young lady was
p, waiting for him-she understood
- boys. When she opened the door, h'
pushed forward the package as h'
. said. take that back, Miss, ] don
: deserve these. have been a mean
= ungrateful scoundrel." She said
~ Come in. my boy" That evening, il
=, that parlor. that boy knelt with tn
teacher in prayer. and gave his hear
>, TO Christ That boy afterwards be
came mayor OF Toronto and superin
- tendent OF the same Sunday schoo
% from which few years before the.
were going TO eXpel him.
= oh. friends, II love doesn't awake
~ love in your own heart. in return
i. and dispel all doubt and prejudice
- there is nothing that can. II the lov
- of Jesus does not stir your feelings I
the depths and arouse you to actor
YOU are beyond hope; you have be
ae come past feeling; your condition
40 the most serious and dangerous. Th
. fact OF this supremacy OF the suprem
love OF Christ, in that He died fo
,e YOU. when you we're in rebellio
~ against God. ought surely bring 70
~ to repentance. 20 surrender and
salvation.
pc The Rev. I. B. Ellsworth, veteran
~ two wars. missionary and evangelis
II a hero wearing the Victoria Cross.
.n man whose quiet zeal had carrie
him a triumph which seemed impo
AZ sible. who, in the rough military cam
is in wild uncivilized lands. anon
= strong people had won for the cau'
d. OF gentleness and love many a SUI
III prising victory. now. met the hr'
Is real difficulty Of his life-his son.
re The son was a weak-framed yout
s. cigaret smoker and liar IN
a. father had thrashed him once. in Il