The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-15

bright, clsAn cut young ~
Twenty-Five, who was atttine u
end OF seat The yOtx33
shook his head. The mtntDt1E ~
but the young man gritted ~
and clcsed his lips and GloeIx
head. The minister took HI
and address SS
At the close Of the sarrtca
the elders said II was pagt1G
attracted by the bright featNx
that young man. Who - no. l
i~=--yJn, ne-s n youffs ssr&y y. = 49,
at such and such place. down II
cheap boarding house distri6l ne
He said, whats his trouble u
Hes a sceptic." Az
He said, give ms HIS name
haps can help him" II
| So the next evening ct = esE
THAT man RING the7doorh Aea
the cheap boarding-hodse sect3Sl
the city. and said.
Does So and So 1--we hers -
| like to see him" 4. u m
| proprietress, step In General.
myself quite honored to think
you would come to my humble he
Sit down.
ard ike to see him IN HI xe1G
win you please kindly show me up4
This way, please" DIN
she took him upstairs. and ~ 80
! How do you do? You wers ~
church last night ~
Yves, sir" s Ss323
1.-THE minister talked with me S
+, told me your difficulty, and thA& M
mine when was q young man i.
seemed 50 sincere ana no0e4 s5a
| thought perhaps could help you -
| that's why am here"
Doubts Dissolve. q
And they sat and talked. and 60
after another his doubts dtn1cIN
| like ice In a summer seq. and ~ ~
I clock struck twelve. he said, 'sDO HI
sec your way clear now to kneo1 49,
me and pray?"
After some hesftancy. he 9M1M
Yes" and they kneit and the G.
eral prayed. Then he said.
'Sow would you pray I" sssssa
! well" ne said. I'm seeing MG
now. will do my best"
| He said, win you PROMISE
here and now you accept Jesus Gu
as your Savious and that you Il
confess Him before men. and that ~
everything that you do al lou9
you uyc %,
He said. That's reasonable, r.
I will" III
tomorrow night and make your ce
tfession?"
/ He said. Eyes, I win do it.''sand 3
did 1t.
i The next day the General said
my friend. the preacher. II hAv0 ~
many thrilling experiences In
career as a lawyer and as = poattc!
but I have never had anything tll
thrilled and stirred me AZ when
night, at midnight, in his room. W.
the tears trickling down his cheel
The took me by the hand and 1111
Eyes, accept Jesus Christ ~ r.
saviour and from now on. th0 -
> I know Him I will confess Him N
. fore the world and honestly strtvu
please Him as long as I live" as
Was Ex.lPresident HaFr1suuA.
That man who led that young M
to Jesus Christ was ex-Presf014
Benjamin Harrison, ono Of
,, brightest men this country ever n1al
duced. and sir, that young iaWy1
he led to Jesus Christ became e.
OF the leading lawyers and on9 ~ H.
leading judges tot Indiana and ~
chief usher in my meeting. Z
pIGACuEu In @AHtOAhs 1a14ASt AAl1
years ago. I was there on Mcl1
/ 1ey's birthday. the 39th day of n.
uary. The people asked me &
wouldn't deliver the memorial ~
!, dress. which did. On thAt IT
everybody stayed from the oflce
the store and talked with sonebO
Men went up into the ONCE Ct
LOT the leading lawyers When 1N4
. you that Mckinley offered that -
, yer the attorney gehcralship q e.
United States and he declino
will ret nm idea Of how brfl1im1
was. He was offered . place ~
supreme bench. but he didn't TT
it but he gave II to my friend ~
: Day. They went up and took him
the hand and they said.
Judge. won't you give your A91
to Jesus Christ ?"
The tears rolled down the 3UdGM
!, cheeks and he said. THANK yVoss N
have lired In Canton, Ohio. Tor eS
ty-seven years. Yous are the Ao6
man that ever asked me to 018
Christian. The first man Wa
! liam Mckinley. sleeping out yoG
, in that monument" sss
30 Lord! Revive Thy Worlrsv III
, midst of the years In wrath. rez
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