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PERTINENT ILLUSTRATIONS H. Pike. B y W .
O EED sowing' is not only the duty of ^ every Christian, but a blessed privilege (2 Cor. 9:6; Ps. 126:5, 6 ). Poor-Cripple Tom was a little boy who lived in an attic. He was poorly cared for; he could not go on the street, but he sowed good seed by writing passages of Scripture on pieces of paper and dropping them out of the win dow. A wealthy young man passing by felt one of these strike his hat; he read it; the words touched him and as a result he gave his heart to God. He then looked up at the little cripple and gave him a better place to live. A young man took a few hundred tin disks about the size of a dollar, on which was stamped : a passage of Scripture. He went through the gambling dens and saloons of his own city, placing these on the bars and tables, among the glasses and poker chips. A gambler read one of them and as a result give his heart to God. A lady went into a photograph gallery. The operator was somewhat ungentlemanly in dealing with her and she reproved him in a sweet Christian way, bringing God into the conversation. Two weeks later she went in for her photographs and found to her surprise that he had given his heart to God and had confessed Christ in a public service. He acknowledged that his con version came from her reproof. - Hard S oil .—A Christian worker sat beside a fellow forTwo hours one evening. He made the way of salvation as clear as possible. The man promised to come back to the meetings and settle the matter of his soul’s salvation, but he never came back. The Devil seemed to have snatched the seed away and he had no desirfe to be
saved. The Word found no root. Thin Soil .—A man raised his hand in meeting. He .came forward and 'confessed Christ ,as his Saviour. He seemed to have some joy as he mingled with the Christians, but this did not last long and before six weeks had gone by he was back in the same old life. No depth of surrender to God. The Word could not root deeply. Thorny Soil'.f^A boy, brought up in a good home, heard the Gospel at Sunday School. He was converted and joined the church. He became an usher in the church and was very active in Young People’s work. He allowed questionable pleasures and lustful practices to come into his life. He went so far into sin that he has been behind the bars. Now he is married _and has
COMMENTS FROtyl SUNDRY SOURCES B y K. L. Brooks. V. 1. Sat in sea. Christ’s carrying'his the isles of the Gentiles (sea a type of doctrine into a ship and preaching it thence nations).—Henry. was a presage of his sending the Gospel to v. 2. By parables. Parables instructed
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