The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01

my conversion. Every day since,
said he, II have come to this littl
private office, shut myself ava,
from all business, to spend a quar-
ter Of an hour renewing the exper
fence Of my conversion. hav,
found these fifteen minutes redeem
all the rest of the day for me-"
"The man who hadn't anything t.
live for, could easily have used the
young business mans room, had Il
been offered, to end his life, as the
young business man could have re.
newed the experience Of his con,
version in the suicides room, had
it been available.
eff you have found it hard tc
choose the highest, it may help you
to remember that the Highest has
already chosen you. Life is berkon-
ing you. Jesus said to his dis
ciples, Have not chosen you
twelve, and one of you is a devil?'
Some Of them were outstanding in
affection, others in courage, and
loyalty, but one was chosen as a
potential traitor. In the language
of your motto, he was already be-
coming what he was to be.
I'VE are not here tonight to en-
phasize the wickedness we behold
on every hand. That Is self evil
dent. But sometimes life becomes
more wonderful when it can show
us how far it had to go to redeem
the lost.
1.-TWO weeks ago tonight I heard
Americas Greatest Prodigal," as
William Jennings Bryan called him,
tell his life story. He is Arthur
Schlichter now rs years Of age.
He was born in a Christian home,
educated in college, the youngest
man on the American lecture plat
form As years ago; he began to
drink socially, moderately, for sew
eral years, ending in the gutter, an
outcast, living under an assumed
name for % years. He used 50
grains Of morphine daily, for Is
years. For Is years he never saw
his father and mother. His own
wife died of a broken heart. He
attempted suicide several times.
Finally he made the discovery, with
the assistance of those who pitied
him, that God cared for him, and
had chosen him as proof Of his
saving power. For 80 years he has
been telling this marvellous exper-
fence around the world, what 1t
meant to find life. Two weeks ago
tonight, he said, my God, the price
paid for one glass of liquor at
the age Of IT,"
God is not selective in his choos-
ing. The world bids for our gifts
and talents. Soon, representatives
from colleges will call upon you
and ask to see your records. They
are not too anxious about you un-
less those records are very good.
They want only the finest minds
and characters. They have about
all the students usually they can
accommodate.
But God does not choose you for
your record. He chooses you that
you may make a record. He choos-
es the least, the last, and the lost.
1.-THE story of Fritz Kreisler and
his persistent pursuit Of the great
violin which had become the mute
possession of a great collector OF
violins, is known everywhere.
1.-THE artist could not rest while
that wonderful instrument was a
mere curio. One day after repeat
ed requests, the owner in tit OF
desperation, granted the artist the
opportunity to play on it. He play
ed as he had never played before.
He said he played as though to r~n-
som a slave. When at last, in trem-
bling loneliness the tones died away
the owner said, in great emotion,
TT belongs to you, sir. 1 have no
right to keep it here. Take 1t. Play
on it. Go to the world with 1t and
let it be heard"
"As the Master, 1000 years ago,
sent the 70 disciples out into the
world to express the new life, so
may He tune your heart strings,
and bid you go. And as you go,
may you say to Him, I'VE belong
to you. We are not our own. Play
on us. Send us out to the world,
and let us be heard"
when the 10 returned, they
came back rejoicing over the sue
cess Of their ministry. And the
Word records that he sent out yet
other 70, and they returned with
great JOY" And may he have yet
another 10 in you whose harmonies