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We were standing on the deck of
a h ke Midi, vessel discussing re
ligion. She said, ‘I am a member of
a church, hut can not say that I really
enjoy religion. ’'Blit ai e you sure you
are in touch with the Saviour? You
know that the Bible says, Her ways
are the ways of pleasantness and all
herpathsare peace.’ ‘I)oyou believe
that yon area saved person?’ ‘i do not
know’ she replied.’‘Do you not think
yon ought toi>e sure when so much
depends upon it-your eternal welfare?
‘Are wesupjjosed to/v/< <v. "mv frier.d,
do you believe that (iod will save a
repenting sinner and then leave him
in the dark in other words not let
him know that he is saved?’ God's
word states. “We Xv/crc we have
passed from de ith unto life, because
we love the brethren. ”
‘'And lie that keej>et!i hiscommand
ments dwedelh in him. ::nd he in him
And hereby we kmm that he ahideth
ii us. 1 »y the Sphit which he hath
given us." “Herein in ow we that
we dwell in him, and he in ushecar.se
he hath given us his Sj»ii it
Ae< ordingto the scripttu e c ited dees
it not look as tho (tod intends that
we sh.il I'no'U' where we stand? As
Sam Jones aptiy put it. 'It you aie
sived and don't know it you might
lose your salvation and not know it.’
* Yes I see, thank you very much, ”
she replied and passed to her state
room. I was about to turn when a
man put his hand on my arm and
sai 1, “ICxcuse me sir for listening to
your explanation of the Bible, but
wh it you said is what I believe in a
way, but for some reason or another
I do not seem to get a good hold.
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Tlie trutli see ns to far away, i ‘in a
married tuau:I have a grown son,and
lie loves me, and he watches me, i
would like to he a good example, [‘in
a traveling man by profession. I have
tr iveled all over the ir.s. My boy has
head me tell of my travels.
About a year ago he left home.deft
no word as to where lie was going;
just pulled up and left a good home
and a father and mother that adored
him. My wife was driven nearly
crazy.
We wired to all the large cities;
notified the police and wrote scores
of letters hut not a word could we
hearas to where he was. Detectives
were consulted but no trace could be
found? We felt like praying but did
not know how. At last a letter came,
it was in a dirty envelope; looked as
tho it had come from afar Wefeltns
thoit was from our boy. and thus
tore it open huridly, and out fell a
smeared pie e of paper. Thank God
we knew the writing,that was euuf.
it was from our bov It beg m some
thing like this"near loapaand Mamma
I am all alone in this large city; I am
out of work and have no money, if you
will let me I will come back home,
even tho I have to walk all the way.
I know I did wrong to leave, but if
you will let me l will co ne l ack.”
Let himllie seemed to think we
were angry; but we loved him,and
sent a ticket and extra money. Here
the father's voice trembled. “My
friend,” said i, "your father has been;
searching for you. Pei haps in this
little talk he has found you also, w ill
you do as did your son; just say
“Father, if you will let me i will
come home?”