Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-10


not accomplished
- for him was done
by a few sentences in a note AS he
reflected upon this he began to fealize
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 a Christian he replied that
he had taken the step only a 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 so 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 if 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 rs 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
a Sunday school of their own. Soon
they outgrew their accommodations
and raised money and built chapel.
Then they said, I'VE 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 a 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 converse
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 a hint, or in
close a leafiet. 1 know business man
who was writing letter one day when
he saw a tract on his table. He in
closed it 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 a business letter.
Being Christian, he lifted his heart
in prayer to God, saying, Lord, did
make a mistaken"
Back came the answer, What is tt
hinder you from putting a tract In
every letter you writer
by the grace of God 1 WILL" he re
| piled, and for the remainder of his life
he followed this practice. He saw sc
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.
1 know lady who, to help a drink
ing man, took him into her family as q
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, II was sick and in prison and
We visited me-" she endeavored to hell
him by writing encouraging letters
Soon other prisoners requested tina
she write to them, and by degrees thii
work increased until finally she wa
writing between two and three hun
bred letters a year to the inmates o
different prisons
As soon as a prisoner was led to az
cept Christ she seat him a Bible am,
concordance, and tried to interest hin
in Bible study. If they showed nue.
proficiency in this work she entere'
their name in Bible correspondent
school which took her proteges at hal
price. Many of her correspondent
became teachers of the Bible, an
some of them had large classes i
their respective prisons Murderer!
infideIs and hardened men OF all kinds
have been led to Christ by this humbl
woman through her prayers and lie
ters. She is a farmers wife, has ha
only an ordinary education and ha
taken in sewing and washing in orde
to earn money to pay the postage