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find some other women.’ i In a short time she returned with five.” “Too good, This Word, to hear alone,” thus thought Samaria’s daughter standing by the well; And hastening village-wards, she quickly brought Others to hear what Jesus had to tell. “Too good to hear alone and I must share, With other folks, the gladness of this Word.” So spoke a daughter of Ceylon, tho ne’er Befor.e the Gospel of God’s grace had heard. And we who know the power of Jesus’ Name And countless precious Gospel bless ings own; Can we account ourselves as free from blame Whilst myriad souls in heathen -bond age groan? Oh, may these women make us feel some shame And deem that Word “Too good to hear alóne,” Soulwinning Praying A man rose in a meeting in Smyrna, N. Y., and said he was "under such con viction for sin that he could not sit still. He had resisted a mother’s prayer, and a wife’s prayer. They were both in heaven now. He said he was a drunkard and had lived far away from God, but he would resist no longer. He was soundly converted that night and became the answer to that mother’s and wife’s prayers. There are multitudes of people who will testify that it was the prayers of someone that brought them to God. If this be true, why not pray more for the lost? The writer began praying for a Sunday School class- of fifteen boys, and before the year was over, all of them had given their hearts to God. Statistics say that 95% of the boys in
to feel, and lips ready to respond “We come.” PRACTICAL POINTS (1) There should be the savor of salt in the life of every saved soul. (2) The presence of believers pre serves the world from judgment. (3) “Let the lower lights be burn ing.” . (4) The Holy Spirit restrained Paul from service in Asia, and con strained him to go to Europe. (5) The place of prayer is the place of privilege and becomes the place of power. (6) God’s objective is His own glory; its manifestation is the saving, of men. (7) There is a hunger in the heart of every soul that only a Saviour can satisfy. (8) Stop speculating about the future of the heathen and give them the Gospel. (9) May the Holy Spirit touch our ears to hear, our hearts to feel and our lips to respond. What We Could Do Dr. French Oliver says, “Suppose there was only one Christian in the world tonight, and that he should patiently work and pray for one year and lead one soul PERTINENT to Christ during thè ILLUSTRATIONS year, and during the next year, those two should each lead one soul to Christ, and the next year, the four would each win one to Christ: at that rate it would take about thirty-three and one-third years to win the present population of the earth to the Saviour.” The Soulwinning Passion A Missionary visited some Singha lese villages in Ceylon. Stopping at one house, only one woman was to be seen. “We sat down and talked with her. Suddenly she sprang up and said, 'This is too good to hear alone; I must
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