The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-01-16

- "a confirmed drunk
ard, according to
the testimony of all who knew him.
showed him from Revelation 3 30 that
Jesus stood knocking at the door Of
his heart, and that If he would sura
render to him absolutely, Jesus would
enter his heart and enable him to live
u victorious life.
I showed him from Hebrews 7:25,
that Jesus was able to save to the ut
termOst; from Jude "a, that he was
able to keep him from falling; and
from I Corinthians 10 :33, that his
temptation was not peculiar; and
furthermore that "God would not suf-
fer him to be tempted above that he
was able" / explained to him that
God had made provision for all the
possible temptations that he could
meet, and that not only was he able
to give him victory over them. but he
guaranteed to carry him through life
successfully, and to present him ut
last "faultless."
Upon inquiring as to how he would
know that Jesus had entered his life,
/ showed him from John IA 81, that
| If he would obey the commandments
| of Jesus, Jesus would reveal himself
to him, that he would know that he
had entered his life and was actually
reproducing his own glorious life in
| him.
With this explanation the man knelt
down and accepted Christ as his
] Saviour. That was twenty-five years
ago, but I have reason to believe that
he has never touched liquor from that
time to this. On the other hahd, he
began to grow in grace and spiritual
power. He led his wife to Christ and
his two daughters. He led his BROTH
er to Christ, who was as hard a drink
er as he himself was.
He began to read the Bible, and
wherever he found promise, he ac-
copied it as the Word of God. Wher-
ever he found commandment he
made it his business to obey it. His
aim seemed to be to live out the Word
Of God literally in his own daily con-
duct and conversation. Finding
passage which told him that his body
was the temple IF the Holy Ghost, he
said, "If my body is temple of the
Holy Ghost, what right have 1 to de-
file it with tobacco?" And straightway
he threw away his pipe and tobacco.
No one had spoken to him about the
subject, but the Holy Spirit.
Reading Matthew 5 :22-24, he said,
II have one enemy, but he is des-
perate fellow. He would be liable to
shoot me If / should enter his house.
However, 1 must go, for this is the
Word of God" The first day. that he
could get away, he went and knocked
at the door Of his enemy's house. The
latter saw him coming and locked the
door in his face. Finding that he
could not enter, he spoke through the
closed door and said, "You are my en-
envy. have been converted and have
become Christian. My Master tells
me that If have an enemy, 1t Is my
duty to seek him out and try to effect
a reconciliation. have come for tina:
purpose" The man could not meeg
that kind Of argument, and at ono.
opened the door, and In little Will
a reconciliation was effected.
He was especially successful in per
sonal work, and he kept constantly a,
1t. In fact, one of the most earnes.
Christians In the community told me
he thought that this man did more
personal work than any other Chris
tian in the community, not excepting
the ministers.
About two years ago was on
train in Connecticut when was sur
prised to hear my name mentioned.
Turning about 1 saw my old friend,
the one-time drunkard. He told me
that he did good deal ofsevangelis-
tic work, although he still continued
working In the factory. He said that
he had been holding meetings In
nearby city, and God had greatly
blessed him in the matter Of CONVEX,
sions.' He had tent which he took
with him, and his daughter accom-
panied him as his singer, and he In
troduced me to the latter, fine, In.
telligent looking young woman.
The change In this mans life was
as much a miracle as the healing OF
the lame or the blind by the Master
but 1t was brought about by the sim
pie Word of God, and anyone caf
work miracles of this kind. >
Why should we preach the vain req
sonlngs and speculations of men whqr
we have the transforming Word y
God7