The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-03-01

mine was giving
a Bib1e-reading in an Eastern city. AT
the close a lady came to her and said
Mrs. Walker, I do not agree with, all
you said today. You said that all Chris
tians can lead souls to Christ if they
will. But that is not true. Look at
me, for instance. I am a mother with
several small children. I could not
have attended this meeting today only
that my mother came to take care of
the children. So you see that there are
some people who cannot lead others to
Christ"
Mrs. Walker replied: perhaps so,
but I do not quite see it yet. Would
you mind if I asked you a few ques-
tions?"
certainly not"
every well. Do you employ a milk
MANI" 2
Eyes"
GLOW often does he call at your
house?'
every morning"
us he a Christian?"
81 don't know"
"Does the grocer call at your house
very often?"
eyes, once a day at least, and some
times twice."
as he a saved man."
"Well really, 1 cannot say. I have
never asked him"
"Does the meat man call every
day."
dyes"
"Has he been converted?"
Mrs. Walker, I don't know anything
about it." And with that she turned
and went out of the room.
Two years afterward Mrs. Walker
was in the same city, giving a Bible
reading in another church. At the
close a lady came up to her and said:
Mrs. Walker, do you remember me?"
mo, I don't think I have ever e
you before"
well l remember you very distinct
ly." Then she related their former in
terview, and said 81 went out of that
room vexed with you and myself and
everybody else. l couldn't sleep very
much that night. I pondered the mat
ter long and carefully, and finally came
to the conclusion that it was Just as
much my business as any ones to know
about the spiritual condition of those
who were daily coming to my door.
"I made up my mind that I would be-
gin with the milkman, and l thought
out a nice little speech to fit his case.
l arose early, built my fire, and wait
ed for my a Pretty 500 he came
hurrying in, poured out his milk, and
was about to leave. Meanwhile I had
been fumbling about, trying to find
my speech but somehow I could not
get hold of either end of it. Finally,
in despair, I shouted out his name just
as he went out of the door. He hur-
ried back, and began to tip up his milk
can. saying as he did so, DO you want
another quart?
"tNo, I don't want another quart
l replied; 4 want to ask you if you
are a Christian
"He sat down in a chair, and, look
ing me straight in the face, he said !:
Mrs. -, why didn't you ask me that
question last year? You remember we
were holding special meetings in our
church, and / was interested, but I felt
ashamed to let it be known. However,
1 knew that you were a Christian and
so I kept telling you about the meet
ings, and talking to you every morning
about n and another who had come
out for Christ, hoping that you would
say something to me about my soul.
You lever said one word, Mrs. -;
and now 1 don't care one cent about
the whole business : and with that he
picked up his milk cans and left the
house.
"Mrs. Walker, perhaps you a i'm
agine how I felt. 1 lay down on my
kitchen floor fiat on my face, and there
l sobbed out my shame and grief
before God until / was assured of his
forgiveness. 1 promised him that
would try to live so that none who
came to my door should ever have just
cause to say that I did not care for
his soul. Then l arose and prepared
for business. And, Mrs. Walker, there
were zine people who came to my
house that day to whom I was able
to give a gospel message, and today
seven out of the nine are processing
Christians. Mrs. Walker, l believe you
are right when you say that every
Christian can lead others TO Christ"