rld, just till he is about
nearing the throne, till the sands of life are about run out, till the
death rattle is in his throat, before they commence to speak of Christ.
The physician stepped up to the dying merchant and began to speak of
Jesus, the beauties of Christianity, and the salvation he had offered to
all the world. The merchant listened quietly to him, and then asked him,
"How long have you known of these things?" "I have been a Christian
since I came from the East," he replied. "You have been a Christian so
long and have known all this, and have been in my store every day. You
have been in my house; have associated with me; you knew all these
things, and why didn't you tell me before?" The doctor went home and
retired to rest, but could not sleep. The question of the dying man rang
in his ears. He could not explain why he had not spoken before, but he
saw he had neglected his duty to his principles. He went back to his
dying friend, intending to urge upon him the acceptance of Christ's
salvation, but when he began to speak to him the merchant only replied
in a sad whisper, "Oh, why didn't you tell me before?" Oh, my friends,
how many of us act like this physician? If we don't practice in every
particular the professions we make, and try to influence the lives of
others, and lead the lives of Christians according to Christian precept,
the world will go on stumbling over us.

The Missing Stone.

I remember hearing of a man's dream, in which he imagined that when he
died he was taken by the angels to a beautiful temple. After admiring it
for a time, he discovered that one stone was missing. All finished but
just one little stone; that was left out. He said to the angel, "What is
this stone left out for?" The angel replied, "That was left out for you,
but you wanted to do great things, and so there was no room left for
you." He was startled and awoke, and resolved that he would become a
worker for God, and that man always worked faithfully after that.

Sad Lack of Zeal.

Two young men came into our inquiry room here the other night, and after
a convert had talked with them, and showed them the way, the light broke
in upon them. They were asked, "Where do you go to church?" They gave
the name of the church where they had been going. Said one, "I advise
you to go and see the minister of that church." They said, "We don't
want to go there any more; we have gone there for six years and no one
has spoken t