The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06

Der Of them were captured and they
were taken as prisoners to what was
, then the headquarters Of the Seroyo,
and among them was man who
was wounded and bleeding from .
the floor when In came an Indian Of
ficer and he started to wrap . long
chain about each OF the Engliah Of
ncers.
!, !. *. *, '-'--'
40 ske 8ee-.a -, ssr~ek' rod, 1ssssp o&
blood and his wounds that he couldn't
move. and he started to wrap ana
lock the chain about him, q brother
Englishman named Baird leaped to
his feet and showed the Indian hack
until he went staggering against the
wall, and he said:
Great God, man have you neither
heart or sympathy Don't you see
that man 10 suffering from the
wounds and L. 90 weak now that he
can't stand? He could make NO at
tempt to escape, and couldn't II he
wanted to. and you are not going TO
add to his burdens by compelling him
to lie there with q chain wrapped
about him."
| Said the Indian officef: There are
as many chains as there are prisoners.
and every chain must be worn"
Then said Bair: ~You may put
two chains on me: I win wear mine
and his. Put two around me instead
Of one"
And they locked two chains around
him and they carried him out and
dumped him into that infamous well
at Calcutta This other man was sx-
changed and he went back to England
and until the day he died he never
tired In private Or pubic Of sound
ing forth the praises Of the man
who. By wearing his chain had made
II possible for him to creep back
Of his children
Oh, II that man had worn an Ghe
chains that would not have besn ana
logous to what Jesus Christ did when
He made II possible for every one Of
u to keep out Of hell I don't SO
why you want mo to XIII myself try
ing to got you to do what In right.
| I think that with one message any
body who claims to BE- decent would
rush 20 Jesus Christ Your friends
here and your friends In heaven are
anxious for your salvation.
A man came mp to friend Of mine
and said:
'Say. would you nike 70 meet . man
that has been redeemed from the
power OF the devil and strong drink r.
He said: Il would like to meet ANY
man that has been redeemed from
the power OF the devil. but particss-
larry a man that has been held In the
rncshes Of strong drink. for there ID
no man for whom I have more SYM
patty than he"
He said. "werl, take mo ~ the
hand. I wasn't always thus. I used
, to Be- a prosperous man. owned
the three talest buildings In this
town. You can sec my name carved
there In marble. and I was prosper
ous. ] got to drinking and gam bling
and got to be careless in my life.
, Ny friends and my wife and others
pied with me. but I wouldn't stop
by and by ] had to mortgage q
bailding. That was foreciosed and
mortgnged another. and then another.
until they were all gone. and be-
anne a common gutter drunkard-
zone day ] was lying In the hail.
way % a building used to own when
they came end aroused me from my
drunken stupcr and they said to me:
II you want to see your little boy
, alive, you had better hurry home
TT sohered me In Q mtnutA.
! jumped to my feet A minute a9O
| couldn't walk. but started ont reel
| ing OF course. but walking. ] hur-
ried to his bedside. He pat has thin.
| transparent arms around my neck
| but promise mo that you WIN quit
drinking and viii meet yoo q tho
| door OF heaven
"And With his breath hot On my
! face and with his words ringing In
my carr. promised him. And many
time I cross the street % Keep frou,
going In front Of y sAloca- Many q
| time when I ind myself nearing ooe
I run to ret by. because I am AFRAID
time WIN 80 block around juse
to avoid rosng In front Of 00A ]
am afraid II 30 In that I wesld
never meet my hoy: and 1o1's you
know, ] can feel his arms ar0un6 my
neck and they arc like 4 kite string
Juggling a.sd pulling ut my heart. and
wouldn't dtsappoint him for an the
world. for I know there - one In
HEAVIER that IN waiting fro ma
want Won - WIN.
Friends here. friends yonder want
you t.. win. Anybody that dcesu's
want you to be . Christian = .
dirty dog. Anybody that doesn't
want you to Be for Jesns Christ
| Friends here and friends hereafter
want on to be q Christian.
had q friend that ussd to b n
New York. working in connection
With the r. H. c. A., ana they uscd
| to meet the Immigrant IT Castla
Garden. where they used % land
particularly young men. And tAsy
| gave them advice ana Instructions
that they thought would b hsapful.
One day y shipioad came IN Il ON
Scotland and he was especially IT.
tracted By . cns. keen-cut lookins
young ecosehman He walked up "a
him and faid:
n represent The Y. n. c. A. Can
/ be Of any help to your
EMO" said the naughty. arrogant
young Scctchman. II know whore
am going"
And my friend said b HIM: .Ars
ron 4 Christian"
He said: mo. ana never expect
to be-"
He said: -Are your fathr and
mother Christtansr
| He said: Yes. old Scotch conveo-
anterss
He said: "Have you . brother o.
siater?s
| He said: II have . sister,
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