The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-06-02

~ for him was done
by few sentences In a note. AS he
reflected upon this he began to realize
the Importance of individual work for
individuals, and all his life long he en-
gagged In this form of effort.
A prominent business man in Wor-
cester Mass, went to his pastor and
said that he would like to unite with
the church When asked how long he
had been Christian he replied that
he had taken the step only few days
ago, and that he had been led to do
this at the request of a lady who had
written him on the subject. He said
that sermons had not made much i'm
preston on him, but that this letter
from a person whom he hardly knew
appealed to him 80 strongly that he
could not resist it.
A little mission Sunday school In
Connecticut organized home depart
ment. One of the workers wrote to a
friend who was living in the forests Of
Canada, far from any church, and
asked IL she would not like to join
their home department. The reply was
favorable and the literature was sent.
Soon the friend in Canada wrote say
ing that she thought she could get
some of her neighbors to join the Con-
necticut school If she had the proper
literature. In a short time she sue
ceeded in getting 25 more members, all
of whom became identified with the
little mission school in Connecticut,
three or four hundred miles away.
They were so pleased with their
work that after awhile they organized
Sunday school Of their own. Soon
they outgrew their accommodations
and raised money and built chapel.
Then they said, 1--WE ought to have a
Christian Endeavor society" and soon
that, too, was organized. This went
on for time, but the more they stud
led the Bible the more hungry they
grew, and by and by they organized a
church and secured pastor. And all
this came from one letter written by
an enterprising worker in a little
school several hundred miles away.
Why should not Christians aim to
make their correspondence count for
the Master as we'll as their conversa-
ton? There might be some letters in
which it would not be advisable to in
troduce the subject of religion, but on
the other hand If the subject were up
permost in ones mind, opportunities
would frequently be found to say a
word for Christ, or drop hint, or in
close leaflet. know business man
who was writing letter one day when
he saw a tract on his table. He in
closed 1t and mailed the letter with
out much thought. Then the devil
whispered to him, "You have made a
fool of yourself. What do you sup.
pose that man will think Of you for
putting a tract in business letter.
Being Christian, he lifted his heart
in prayer to God, saying, Lord, did
make mistaken"
Back came the answer, what Is to
hinder you from putting tract in
every letter you writer"
by the grace Of God WILL" he re.
piled, and for the remainder of his life
he followed this practice. He saw SO
much good coming from this kind OF
effort that he finally withdrew from
business and devoted his life to writ
ing letters and sending out Christian
literature of various kinds.
l know a lady who, to help a drink
ing man, took him into her family as 6
boarder Soon he committed some
misdemeanor and was sent to prison
She did not forsake him in his dis
grace, but remembering the Master!
words, 81 was sick and in prison anC
We visited me-" she endeavored to hell
him by writing encouraging letters
Soon other prisoners requested tina
she write to them, and by degrees this
work increased until finally she wa
writing between two and three hun
dred letters year to the inmates o.
different prisons.
AS soon as prisoner was led to &C
cept Christ she sent him a Bible ant
concordance, and tried to interest hin
in Bible study. If they showed mucl
proficiency in this work she entered
their name in Bible correspondence
school which took her proteges at hal
price. Many of her correspondent
became teachers of the Bible, anC
some of them had large classes IL
their respective prisons. Murderers
infidels and hardened men of all kinds
have been led to Christ by this humble
'puman through her prayers and let
tiers. She is farmers wife, has hat
only an ordinary education and hal
taxen in sewing and washing In order