Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-23


the testimony of all who knew him I
showed him from Revelation 3 30 that
Jesus stood knocking at the door of
his heart, and that if he would sur
render to him absolutely, Jesus would
enter his heart and enable him to live
a victorious life.
showed him from Hebrews Z :25,
that Jesus was able to save to the UT
termost; from Jude "a, that he
able to keep him from falling; and
from I Corinthians 10 :33, that his
Eemptation was not peculiar; and
furthermore that 'tGod would not suf-
fer him to be tempted above that he
was able 1 explained to him that
God had made provision for all the
possible temptations that he could
meet, and that not only he able
TO give him victory over them, but he
guaranteed to carry him through life
successfully, and to present him at
last ''faultIess.''
Upon fnquiring as to how he would
know that Jesus had entered his life,
I showed him from John II :21, 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 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 hand, 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 drink
he himself was.
He began to read the Bible, and
wherever he found a PROMISE he ac-
e
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-
e duct and conversation Finding a
passage which told him that his body
was the temple of the Holy Ghost, he
said, eff my body is a temple of the
Holy Ghost, what right have L to de-
file it with tobaccO?'' And Straig highway
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
ct have one enemy. but he is des
perate fellow He would be liable to
shoot me if 1 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 eneIny-s house. The
latter saw him coming and locked the
could not enter, he spoke through the
closed door and said, You are my en-
envy have been converted and have
become Il Christian My Master tells
me that if I have enemy, 1T is my
duty to seek him out and try to effect
reconciliation I have come for thai
purpose" The man could not NEE
that kind of argument, and at once
opened the door, and in n little while
reconciliation was effected
He was especially successful in per
sona1 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
tfan in the community, not eXceptin:
the ministers.
About two years ago I was on
train in Connecticut, when was sur
prised to hear my name mentioned
Turning about saw my old friend
the one-time drunkard. He told m,
that he did a good deal ofeevangelis
tic work. although he still continued
working in the factory. He said tina
he had been holding meetings in
nearby city, and God had great.
blessed him in the matter of CONVEX
sions- He had a tent which he tool
with him, and his daughter accom-
panied him as his singer, and he in
trodueed me to the latter. a fine, in
teIiigent looking young woman
The change in this mans life wa
as much q miracle as the healing o
the lame the blind by the Master
but it was brought about by the sim
pie Word of God. and anyone cal
work miracles of this kind
Why should we preach the vain rea
sonings and speculations of men whel
we have the transforming Word o
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