The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-19

name Of Jesus and g ~
angels and Of your
mother and the re4a4 III
whom you may stand.
he challenge and ! ~
out on Christ's side ana
his viii the best yOsi kr0W .l!!.
then you will know.
Years ago in Chicago =
mine studied IN McCormtc
nary. He used to 20 down
foreign mission and heap.
he walked north on CLARK el
he caught a north bCnnd NAe3o
the corner Of Clark and "
and the cabel train went go
roe street to Dearborn. TIL
corner in front Of the First
bank. and a crowd Of yUu19
:. " -..A SS.
They'd been down 20 the Oh
lis theatre that used tosttoa@
| the Old Inter-Ocean bufldlM
and afterwards they'd ~
! Eingsley's restaurant and III
ure up on their evenings ous1
| They ran II up 10 11andTSd
and quit. The cable ran W
| dolph and turned west to R9M
| and a couple OF women ttheX
scrub women), they got on IT,
! train, and their hands ware ~
and dirty aad cracked from th4
and each Of them had 4 Gales
| and n fascinator over hef
| through a hole In which ptn
an ear. Each carried On her
basket. and in that basket ycN
| ken pieces OF pie and doushnuse
And my friend Sat there rtad ~
little Bible Testament. and lOoN
and saw these two tired scrub W
4 leaning In the doorway. and ~
and said, Ladies. you may b.
seat" and both Of them sQute1
! the space vacated by my frteN0
he took the only seat there wAa
the car, a strap. and he took -.
the strap by one hand. rc4dn
little Testament in the other.
The cable train stopped -
theatre. and young fellow, =
Der of this bog party from the g.
bia, said To my friend AZ NJ
there reading--he said. "You
christian, are you!
He said. YES, in my weak
am trying 70 serve my God -
manly"
| He said: Perhaps you can ~
and my friends how far II q n
the top Of your head to this IA
,you hope to gain"
My friend closed his little 4
ment and fell on his knees O.
of this dude and he said. 1t Ii
"A step to Jesus, will you take III
II you will kneei with mo whila b
for your guilty SOUL
A hush fell over that ea61o
The conductor rang the bell AM0
motorman frightened his grip g.
cable. She rounded the corne3S
plunged into the ola LaSaile n
tunnel, came out the north e91
turned over to Clark. then Dho
north along past Lincoln Part.
a word was spoken nor . sound
Save az the conductor would eA1
streets and the man would Pilsl
bell at the cross,ng-not . w01
Then they switched her in3Ms
coin avenue and my friend SAt
tt. conductor, win you plea1
me of at the Mccormick Ths0ae
seminary" &c
| by and by he rang this 6s11s
opened the door and said, ~McC1Sll
j seminary" and my friend got n
car.
The next morning az they wsss
Ing to a class young FELLOW
seen leaning up againft the
braced himself on the chair. soaa
tho face of every student and =
friend approached he stood hea1
shoulders above all his comp41
He stepped out and said. Il bo4|
pardon. were you in q street ~
night- h
"Yes." Il
did you get up and GIVE y0qS
to two poorly -elad women II 60
ner of Clark and Randolph
'T did."
did you read yonr restAmsr1
Yes"
He said, did you say to y
man who asked you how far =
to heaven. Only ster-
4 'T did"
did you drop on your knees
ask him to kneel with ycu and y
He said. II am that young
land I am ashamed and disguste4
myself came from a ChristiAu,I
anu CAsIfG UP u1f0 Axbo tt6b3
gotten my mothers and fathef
and I am going down the lima
am drinking and gambling y
heard you say. let me on At tn
mary SO I knew you must be Z
dent. 'phoned down TO the.
and / said I wouldn't be there {
Oh. I am 50 sick" s
My friend, DR.. Marquis. who
ciated al our wedding and 0as
our children. dismissed him 1ro1
class and he took this young
TO his room In the dormitory.
Iittlc while he had him on bis
back again into tho loving arm
Jesus Christ.
II is only a step to Jesus, the
not take II now?
Come and your sins confesaiM1k n
Thou shalt receive 4 blessing v
Come. He waits for thea sAa