The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 14, 1909, Page 7, Image 7
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V By REV. COUR
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An th? (riiARtn cnma tnu.ilher in I
the brilliantly lighted parlors, at
the home of Mabel Ashtoo, that
crisp winter evening) there was
nothing unusual in the appear
anoe, of the rooms to indicate
that the party to which they had
been invited was to be in any re
spect different from the round of
gaiety to which they had been
devoting themselves fer the
greater part of the winter.
Some of the guests, a9 thej
greeted their young hostess, noticed
an nnusual degree of nervousness
in ber manner, but, at*
tributing it to the excitement of
preparation and anticipation,
thought no more of it, and all
were soon engaged in conversation
and in making up their
cards for the various dances ot
the evening.
The musicians were iu their
places, and the yonng people be
srinninir to wnndnr whv thn nic
nal was not given for the orchestra
to strike up, when Mabel
Ashtoo, her sweet face flushed
and pale by turns, took her stand
near the musicians, and, after
closing her eyes for a moment,
during which the room beoame
perfectly still, in a voice at first
trembling but soon clear and
steady, she said :
"Friends, I know you will
think me very queer, but before
we do anything else 1 must tell
you a little story.
"I had a dream last night,
which has made such an impres
siou on my mind and heart that
^ I must tell it to you. I dreamed
that tonight had arrived, and
you had all assembled in these
rooms, when there came to the
ioor, and was ushered in, a guest
who seemed strangely familiar
ahd yet whom i could not recognize.
igL > \'?le had a rare (ace, peaceful,
jf yet a lfttle sad in its expression,
' and his eyes were more penetiatI
ing than any that I had ever be
f ' tf'je seen. He was dressed in
V . neat yet very plain clothiug, but
t &? there was somethiug in his ap
:,v' pearance which marked him as
no ordinary man.
< r . ''While I was trviug to think 1
where I had seeu him, he advanced
to me, took my hand,
and said, gently, 'You do not
recognise me, Mabel?1 Surprised
it such a form of salutation from
a stranger, I could only nay:
f -Your face, sir, seems familiar,
f yet I cannot recall your name.'
"'Yet lam one whom yon
have invited here this evening,
or, I should rather say, one to
whom both you and your parents
/' have extended many invitations
y to be present here whenever L
am able to come. You have even
[ ' invited me to make my home
here; and I have come tonight to
tola your Jillte company.'
bog a thousand pardons,'
X replied, 'but you -mistify me
all the more, and I beg tha> you
will relieve me by telling me
?.' whom I have the pleasure ol
greeting. . Then he offered to
, my view the palms of his hands
"bin which were scars as of nail
{ wounds, and looked me through
and through with thoso piercing
yet tender eye*4 and I did uot
nppH fhat ha auxr tn mo'
V V AS V *s W ?J. IV 1UV
'I am Jesus Christ, your Lord.'
4'To say that I was startled
would be to express only a very
small part of my ' feelings. For
moment I stood still, not knowing
what to do or say. Why
eould I not fall at His feet and
aay with all my heart, '1 am filled
joy at seeing Yon here,
>rd Jeans''
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TNEY H. PENN. .
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by Itoquest.)
"With those eyes looking into ^
mine I could not say it, for it
was not true. For some reason, a*
on the instant only half com- ^
prehended by myself. I was sorrv
He had come. It was an awful * .
0/
thought 10 be glad to have all
the rest of you here yet sorry to e*
see my Saviour and Lord ! P
' Could it be that I was asham
ed of Him, or was 1 ashamed ot ^
something in myself.
/,4At length I recovered myeell ot
pr
in a degree and said: 'You wish
to speak to my parents, 1 am ?*
sure.' 'Yes, Mabel,' as He ac- UI
companied me to where my mo- *
ther aud father sal gaziug in * '
surprise at my evident contusion c*
in greeting an unexpected guest; ^
'but I came this evening chiefly |?
to be with you and your young in
friends, lor I have often heard
you speaa enthusiastically in
Christian Endeavor meetings ai
about how delighttul it would ra
be it you could have Me visibly *e
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present wun you.'
"Again the blush came to my
H8
cheeks as the thought (lashed
through my mind, tomorrow
night is prayer meeting night, I ar
should have been delighted to
see Him theu. But why not tonight
on tuis pleasant occasion? 80
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I led Hitn to my parents, and,
U
in a somewhat snamefaced (ashion,
introduced Him.
ft J
4<They both gave a f.tart of
amazed surprise, but coavinced 01
by His appearance that '.here
was no mistake, my father re
oovered a degree of self possesHioii,
bade Him welcome, offered
Wl
Him a seat, remarked that this ^
was an unexpected pleasure, aud
,i ...
tueii, aiter a soraewnai lengthy
y(
pause, explained to Jesus that J
his daughter Mabel, being very
closely ccupied with her studies, '
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and having litile variety in lite,
had been allowed to invite a lew 11
w
friends in for a social evening,
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with a little quiet dancing by ^
way of healfiful exercise. Her
y (
friends were all of the very ^
choicest, and lie lelt that this ^
was a very harmless amusement,
which the Ohnrch had come lo
look upou in a somewhat did'or ^
ent light from that in which it .
was viewed forty years ago. By
removing the objectionable feature
of bad company it had now ^
made this pleasant pastime a
safe indulgenae tor its young f
people.
"As my father stammered out,
in the presence ot Jesus, these
words of apology, which had to
fallen from my own lips, I felt
myself flush crimson with ehame w
(both for my dear father and my- n<
iself. Why should he apologize 01
at all for what he considered un- w
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quesuonaoiy rigntf And how 1
hollow it all sounded there in al
the presence of the Lord! Did tc
not Jesus know that my studies re
were not so pressing but that I ra
could keep late hours, sometimes m
several nights in^.ne week, at aI
parties?
"Then father, anxious to re. ^
lieve mv evident embarrassment, at
said: ! am sure can leave
these young people safely to
themse ves, and nothing would ^
please me so well a* to take You,
my Lord Jesus, oil'into my study ,
for a talk.' i
" 'No,' said Jesus, 'Mabel has ^
Yon should not delay under any cir- Y
camatanoea in oasex of Kidney and Hladder
trouble. You should take nomathtn^
promptly that ?on know la reliable, noma- ,]j
mi UK nun venuiH jiianey and madder ~
fills. They are uneonaled for weak back, ])
backache. inflammation of the bladder, ,
rheumatic paina, eto. When you auk for Wl
DeWltt'e Kidney and Bladder Pilla, be
are yon get them. They are antlaeptic. |
Accept no anbrtitate*: iuaiat upon getting d)
the right kind. Hold by <1. F. Maokey Go. ,
w-a tfj
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THP IAWCASTER NEV
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ten invited Me, and I came to i
Ight especially to be with her.
fill you introduce Me to your |
iends, Mabel? Some of them I
now, but some 1 do not know.' i
"Again that miserably uucom- i
irtab'e feeling came over me.
rhy could I not reply: 'It will i
Tord them and me the greatest .
leasure?' Because, for some <
aeon, 1 could not feel pleased, 1
iearea you would not feel pleas- i
I, and I dared not in that Pres- i
ice use the polite but untrue i
irase. I simply said, 'Certainly,
You wish ' 1
"Of course, all this time you, <
iends, were looking much in i
ir direction, wondering at our i
nbarrassment, and perhaps <
leasing that we had been made
icomfortable by the arrival of
not altogether welcome guest,
led Him first to some of the
lurch members among you, and
iere was not one of you who
oked as comfortable alter the
production as before.
"As it became known who the
lest was laces changed color,
id some of you locked very
uch as if you would like to
ave the room. It really seemed
i if the chuich members were
lite as unwilling to meet Jesus
i those who were not Christians.
"One of you came up quietly
id whispered to me: 'Shall 1
11 the musisians not to play
le dance muoic, but to look up
me sacred pieces?' Jesus
lught the question, and looking
i both squarely in the face He
mply asked, tWhy should you?'
?d we could not answer. Some
it? cine suggested mac wo couia
we a very pleasant and profit le
evening if we should change
ir original plans and invite
ssus to talk to us. Again he
as met with that searching
ok and that searching question:
Vhy should My presence change
>ur plans?
"After 1 had introduced the
?rd Jesus to you all, and 110 oue
lew what to do nex^, Jesus
irned to me and said: 4You
ere planning for dancing, were
>u not? It is high time you
?gan, or you cannot complete
jur programme before daylight.
rill you not give the word to
ie musicians, Mabel?'
4,I was at my wits' end. If
iy original plan was all right,
is presence ought only to add
y to the occasion ; yet here
ere all nay guests, as well as
yself, made wretchedly uncom
rtable bv the presence of Him
horn most of us called our best
iend. Determined to tlirnw nfF
tin feeling aud be myself, at
Is word I ordered the musicians
? play for the first dance.
"The young man with whom I
as engaged for that dance did
it come to claim me, and no
le went upon the floor. This
as still wor e embarrassment,
he orchestra played once more,
id two or three couples, more
> relieve me than for any other
ason, began to dance in a
ither formal fashion. 1 was alo?t
beside myself with shame
id confusion, when the Lord
jsm turned to me and said,
label, your guests do not seem
; ease. Why do you not, as
ieir hostess, relievo their emirrassment
by dancing yourself*
rOuld it help you any if I should
fer to dance with you?'
"My confusion gave way to an
;pression almost of horror, as
looked into those tenderly sad
es and cried: 'You dance!
ou cannot mean ill'
"'Why not, Mabe1? II My
sciples may dance, may not I?
id you think all this Winter,
hen you and others of My diaplea
have gathered for the
tnce or the card party or at the
eatre, that you left Me at'>
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VS.^APRIL J4. IQ09
borne or m the church? You
prayed for My presence in the
prayer meeting; you did not 5
uiie want it here; but why not I
my dear child? Why have you I
not welcomed Me tonight, Mabel? |
wnyftas My simple presence
spoiled your pleasure? Though
I am "a Man of sorrows, and acquainted
with grief," yet I de
light to share and increase all
the pure joys of My disciples. Is
it possible that you leave Me out
of any of your pleasures, Mabel?
If so, it is not because you feel
that 'hey do not help you to be
come like Me and to glorify Me;
that they take your time and
strength and thought to such an
extent that you have less delight I
in my Word and in communion
wi'h Me? You have been asking,
"What's the harm?" have you
asked, "What is the gain?" Have
you done these things for the
glory of God?'
"It was all plain to me now.
Overcome with self.reproaoh and
profound sorrow, I threw myself
on the floor at His feet and sobbed
out mv reDeniance.
4<Witb a 'daughter, go in
peace, thy gins be forgiven the6.'
He was gone. I awoke and
tound that it was all a dream.
And now I want tp ask yon, my
friends, shall we sro on with the
programme tonight, or shall we I
take these lists which we have g
prepared and discuss for a time
with our partners the question :
'What can young people do to
make the world better for their
having lived in it?'"
As the vote was unanimous in
favor of the latter plan, which
was followed by other wholesome
recreations, and as the social
evening, closing promptly
at midnight, was declared the
most delightful of the Wii.ter,
it is sate to sav that the Lord
Jesus had sent that dream for
others beside Mabel Ashtou. ?
Do you have that dark brown taste in |
your niouth every morning when you wake? <
If so, yon are bilioua ami nhonld take two I
or three of those little HLOODINE LIVUU
PILLA, easy to take, never sicken, weaken
or gripe, 'Joe mailed by The Mood i no Co.,
Inc., Moaton, Masa. Crawford Dro?., .Special
Agents. 4W-74
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so just look carefully over the
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S. J. Joyce, who carries the mail
from here to Brim, a distance
of ten miles. Here it is : He
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i ju>c"i uoic m o.ou ill U1U IDOrUinp.
wilh anywhere from 20 to
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works until about 3:15 and then
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t
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