Evening journal., 1916-01-03

fde to you something believe have
never told to anyone before. ! was
raised by professed Christian parents
and il was from their lives that
conceived a great prejudice against
Christianity. i cannot answer your
logic and the reasons why one should
be a Christian. but that prejudice has
become so deeply imbedded In my ma
ture that 1t would be very hard for
me TO overcome it and attempt to
change my life"
II cannot hear what you say" said
Emerson, "when what you are is
buzzing about my head and speaking
so loudly I'm my ears" ! would like to
have the testimony of a mans wife
before being sure Of the genuineness
of his Christian character and in
some instances ! would like the testi-
mony OF the husband before being
certain OF the wife's religion If. in
politics, n person cares more for place
and power than for principle; If in
business more for money than for
manhood; in society more for pleas
ure than for duty; n in the home
more for qualification of appetite than
for the welfare of loved ones: such
a person, instead Of being an eXpon-
ent, is rather an opponent Of the gOs-
pei OF Christ.
It Is principle i'm the practice of
law that the testimony that can be
elected from the witnesses Of the op-
position has double weight II is not
the openly vicious or criminal that Is
g.. 10, 4
It is rather the insincere and inconsis-
tent professor. But on the other
hand, nothing can withstand the wit
ness Of a Cody life. The credentials
of Christianity is the Christian. And
seeing the man that was healed stand
ing with them, they could say moth
ing against it," The proof of the Cos.
pei is the healed man. Skeptics may
answer your arguments or ridiculC
your profession, but invincible as
Gibraltar. and Irresistible as the fiat
of the Almighty is the testimony of O
genuinely Christ-like personality.
In a city where was conducting
meetings. I was entertained in the
home Of a widow who had foui
grown-up sons living at n me- While
these boys were not as yet professeo
Christians / noted their uniform
kindness and respect to their mother
/ was also impressed with another
thing they spoke so frequently OF
their father who had died about sis
months before. a life-size picture
Of him hung on the wall and very
often they would look at that face
and speak Of his character / noticed
/ that each evening as they returned
from their offices, they would eacf
/ go and drop a coin in a steel boz
standing on the mantel 1 said to one
1 Of the sons I'm a half-humorous way
4 well, vou boys are sa lnG up money
( are you, to get married on2" "Oh
no." this young man replied, "WheI
father died we thought at first W.
would erect monument over hi
grave at once: but after talking
/ over. we concluded it would help u
( to keep his memory fresh in ou
( minds, If each evening, We would drol
a coin in this savings bank, and a
/ the close of the year we would TAX
I the amount and buy the memorial"
\ was not surprised as the meet
/ ings progressed, TO see one after an
other Of these sons give their hear
I to Christ, until the last evening o
the meetings. the youngest of tn
four came to the front and confesse
\ Jesus az his savior and Master. ] wa
4 detained at the churcn at the close O
! that service bidding the friends fare
well and did not reach my lodgin
: until after the sons had retired.
found the mother sitting with he
p face bathed in tears. and she said
This has been the happiest evenin
3 Of my llfel When the boys returne
? home from the meetings and W
came TO the family worship. my old
est boy said, Mother you know sine
father 5ied you have had to conduC
% the family services alone. But W
have decided TO take our part. If yo
will let me have the Bible tonight,
will read a chapter and offer prayer
Jim says he will do IL tomorrow Nigh
and Henry the next evening, and E'
, also has accepted Christ tonight an
has promised to take his turn"
I I am sure that the transformatio
IN the lives of those young men wa
I due. not so much to my preaching, q
. to that mothers prayers, and more