The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16

and he was baotized. and the boy
went bounding home. He lived with
his grandfather. His mother wa
dead. His grandfather was an in
valid, the richest man In that section
of Georgia. had never been known to
darken church door for nearly six
~ years. He w~s leader Of the in
Of unbeiief. and biatantfy spewed out
the theories and doctrines OF infde!-
Nov wait, RI. BOY bounded in,
put his arms around the old mans
neck and said: "GrandpA, they took
me into the church, and DR.. Brough-
ton baptised me- and II you will come
up there, they viii take you in. too"
He Aaid: 20 away, son. don't you
bothef ma, grandpa don't care about
it."
He pushed the bly, or, and back
again he came. He kept begging his
grandpa to 60. And he said: Don't you
bother your grandpa: go on away"
He said: Grandpa. I'll tell you
what they will ask you, and Til tell
you what to say come on ana CO."
Listeni My friend preached to
men only on Sunday afternoon, and
they saw this boy come into the
church. leading his old grandfather,
nOUDLIHK on INC CEQtCH69 Ok Q6CEGVI~
tude as he came down the aisle, He
sat down and listened.
First Time In Sixty Years
When my friend got through he
arose and he said: 'Dr. Broughton.
may I speak few words7" He stood
trembling on his cane. He said: II
have cussed and damned God an my
life" He said: This In the flrSt time
have crossed = church threshold Tor
over sixty years" He said: MY lit.
tie grandson, and you know he aln't
overly bright, and his mas gone and
he lives with me. and his grandma
he came home and said you took him
into the church and he told me II I'd
"Dr. Bfoughton. II you think God will
reach down and take an old repre-
bate like me. who has cussed him all
my days. and I've never, never prayed
ii you think the Lord will take me
in the sunset Of life and kiss away
the stains Of guilt. ia like to come"
DR.. Broughton said. Him that
cometh unto me will in no wise cast
OUT
The old man came hobbling down
and said, 81 have wandered far away
from God. but now I'm coming
home" !
He was baptized and received into
the church and listen! They went
home and the next day the little boy
went bounding down town into sa-
loon kept by his father. He said.
"Oh, papa. grandpa and me have
Joined the church and X you'll como
up, they will take you In and I will
tell you what they will ask you and
TIL tell you what to say"
He said. GO on out Of here. my
son. this is no place for you"
Say, If its no place for my boy. It's
loon. II it's good for me. It's good
for him: II it's bad for him. It's bad
for me. To hell with the saloon!
He said to him. go on out Of here.
SON. Go on out OF here. This IL no
place fer boy"
He said. PA, come on. They will
take you IN"
Listen, The next Sunday that man
walked down the aisle. told the story
OF what his little boy had done and
said, "rf you think that God can save
Christian"
He Joined the church. He said.
Come down tomorrow morning and
we viii break the bottles of whiskey
and champagne and OF beer
They brought them into tho street
and they did. They turned II into the
sewer and the people stood. singing.
and he said. II feel that my mission
Is to the saloon keepers of this part
of the country
He started out and by personal ef-
fort. with drunkards and ealoonkeep-
ers, started q tidal wave Of religion
and the first county that went dry in
Georgia was that county. The, state
was put dry BY iegtsiAtivas enactment.
and they never had a saloon In that
county from that day till his. and It
all started with that little hoy,
You've got as much sense ~ the
boy, haven't your Go do likewise!
That's my message