Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-12
CHRISTIAN Gnheabor -Four

the uselessness of their lives, when they
think OF their being without money and
with little educati, or eloQuence of
speech. 1t is only when they see ex-
whose lives are not useless that they
come to realize their lives may also be
useful if they only become one to that
which is pure and gentle and brave-true
to Christ.
Influence is not less powerful on ac-
count of its being silent and unobtrusive
The greatest powers in nature are silent
Those whose hearts are filed with the
grace and work of Christ will uncon-
sciously overflow upon the hearts of 9TH
ers II we come to Jesus. the great Ex-
empiar, though our souls are feeble and
sinful. We may become through Him
strong and 5orceful for the highest issues
and the widest influence
Influence Abides.
The abiding nature Of influence is an
:mpeiiing reason for its conservation 70
noble purposes.
II Was Il STRIKING remark of ty;n-
man. whose life had been evil, "Oh thar
my influence could b. gathered TN and
buried with me" 1t col:d not he. He
had 10 power 20 put fo~:ir his dying
hard and sop the influence his words
and deeds had engendered. His ina,!-
erce survives him. He die.:, Da: II stil
hEes and works on through centuries
10 come. He had nut in motion an
agency that il" had no power to ar
rest. There was 4 SIR oud. 2 coffin and
a grave III which 70 bury him out of
tomb mig Influence. II VIII live on for
ever or Till The hand % Cog arrests
and chains it
So ii is With the inau4rce OF every
ore. II never dies. But in the case
OF one whose life has been good and
pure ne does cot wish that his in
Huenre could be buried with him. He
would not arrest it If he could. He
~ glad of its immortality. How de-
iish,fui when living or dying to feel
thaf the influence shed abroad has been
wholesome and not harmful.
Conversation in Heaven.
Ne are told that McCheyne had in a
rare and singular degree his "conver-
ga ton in heaven and the influence
for good he left In every place which
he visited was quite extraordinary
DIR. Anderson Of Morpeth said that
when he was minister at St. Fergus
,, McCheyne speut a day or two in his
manse. and that rot only when he was
there. but for a week or two after he
left. II seemed more heavenly place
than ever before. Associated with Nc
Cheyne's person, appearance and con-
versation. on the walls of the house
and everything around seemed to be
inscribed. Holiness unto the Lord"
In such a life We can understand
, what real conservation of influence
means. II we cannot be McCheyne
! we can at least see in him the posi-
bilities of Gods grace to men and find
encouragement to strive earnestly tina,
| our influence for good may more and
more increase.
Forming Character.
1t is generally accepted though,
that no human being can come into
| this world without increasing or di-
minishing the sum total of human hap.
piness not only of the present but
of every subsequent age of humanity
No one can detach himself from this
connection. To quote the words OF
| Elihu Burritt: There is no sequest
| cred spot in the universe, no dark
f! niche along the disc of non-existence
to which man can retreat from his re-
| lations to others, where he can with.
draw the influence of his existence upor
the moral destiny Of the world: every