godly chaplain had often asked the men to give their hearts to Christ, but he had been stubborn. He did not want to confess his sin . . . the lie which he had told about his name and age. Suddenly, he buried his face in the pillow, and prayed, “O God, you know all about the lie I have told. You know, too, that I have never wanted the Lord Jesus in my heart. Now, I am sorry for my sin and I ask for your forgiveness. I here and now accept the Lord Jesus as my Saviour.” At once, his heart grew light, and he knew that the Lord Jesus had come into his heart, and that all was well between God and him. He made a decision then and there to go home to his father. He felt sure that, if God could forgive him, his earthly father would too. He fell into a peaceful sleep. The next morning, Nat took Jim mie to breakfast in the diner. It was Jimmie’s first experience of such lux ury, and he chattered away happily. He did not notice that Nat was not listening. He did not know that a surprise for him was being planned. When they returned to their seats, and Jimmie saw the porter gathering up the passengers’ bags, he was very quiet, and his blue eyes lost their sparkle. “I guess you aren’t going as far as I am,” he said slowly. “I don’t know about that. How about getting off with me?” Jimmie was puzzled. “You see, Jimmie, I’ve been think ing a lot about that story you read me, and last night I accepted the Lord Jesus as my Saviour, and asked the Heavenly Father to forgive my sins. So now I’m going back to my Dad . . . going home . . . and I’ll get there in time for Thanksgiving din ner, but I don’t want to go alone. I want a kid brother to take with me.” “But he isn’t my dad,” Jimmie ob jected. “If my Dad’s the kind that will take me back, he’s the kind that will take you in if you will come.” “Oh, boy!” Jimmie exclaimed. Then his face fell. “What about the orphans’ home? They’re expecting me. An’ the conductor’s responsibile for me.” “Well, I have already taken care of that with the conductor. And a telephone call or two will fix it up with the orphanage. Later on, we’ll make some permanent arrangements.” “A brother! A dad! Thanksgiving dinner!” Jimmie’s heart was bursting with joy as he gathered together his few belongings and prepared to leave the train with Nat.
For Youth Workers: Special (A guide for a Thanksgiving Meeting) THANKSGIVING TABLE By MARTHA S. HOOKER O n e o f t h e happiest celebrations of the American home is the family gathering held each year on Thanksgiving Day. The festivities of this day generally center around the dinner which is usually a feast of good things; and setting the Thanks giving table is always an important part of the preparation for this festive occasion. The best linen, silver, and china are used and the food, the best part of all, is prepared according to favor ite and tested recipes. T o d a y we a r e g o i n g to s e t a Thanksgiving table, but as we do so we shall be thinking not so much of food for the physical body, as for the spiritual. We shall find as we set this table that there is quite an analogy between the natural and the spiritual. (Let the Young People bring from home the various articles suggested and place them on the table while the leader or teacher suggests the spirit ual analogy. Or the young people could give the message as each article is placed on the table. If this is done, the Scripture should be assigned in advance.) The first thing to place upon the Thanksgiving table is the pure white linen table cloth. (Placed on the table by two young people.) This cloth, so pure and white reminds us of God’s righteousness and holiness. As sinners we have none, but by receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour, His righteousness becomes ours, (Rev. 19:7,8; Romans 3:25, and Isaiah 61: 10.) This white cloth also reminds us of what the Lord Jesus has done for us through His own precious blood. For in I John 1:7 we read, “the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son cleans- eth us from all sin.” Surely at this Thanksgiving time we should thank Him for this great blessing. For a center piece on our Thanks giving table we will place this basket of autumn fruit which reminds us of the fact that the Lord would have us live a fruitful life for Him. In John 15 we are exhorted to bring forth “fruit” and “more fruit” and “much fruit” and in Galatians 5:22 we are given a list of the fruit of the Spirit. This verse calls our attention to the fact that we cannot of ourselves pro duce this fruit but that it is a fruit of the Holy Spirit indwelling us. cont'd
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