humanity;" Renan "The greatest among the sons of men;" Robert Owen "The irreproachable;" Theodore Parker "The youth with God in his heart;" to which millions add, He "is all and in all," (Col. 10: 32) “and over all, God blessed for ever." THE PROMISE. A boy should witness for Christ because Christ has promised to witness for him before His Father. "Whosoever therefore," said He, "shall confess Me before men, him will I confess before My Father which is in heaven." (Matt. 10: 32). Dr. Theodore Cuyler says the word "confession" is a very deep and far-reaching one. It refers to the heart, then to the lips, and then to the daily life. Whoever would be saved must embrace Christ in the heart; this signifies conversion. Next we must acknowledge Him with the life; this is what is usually styled "a profession of faith." Above all, those who make this open confession are expected to honor Christ by obedience to His commandments; this is vital Christianity. To all who honestly make confession Christ has promised He will own as "His brethren and chosen" in this world and in the next. It was a drummer boy by the name of Charlie Couston that led the great Dr. Roosvalley to Christ. After the battle of Gettysburg this boy was so frightfully wounded that it necessitated the amputation of an arm and leg. When chloroform was about to be administered he politely refused it. The doctor asked the reason. "Doctor," said he, "one Sunday afternoon in the Sabbath-school when I was nine and a half years old, I gave my heart to Christ. I have been trusting Him ever since, and I know I can trust Him now. He is my strength and stimulant. He will support me while you amputate my arm and leg." The doctor asked if he would take a little brandy. Looking up, the lad an swered, "Doctor, when I was about five years old my mother knelt by my side with her arm about my neck, and said, 'Charlie, I am praying to Jesus that you may never know the taste of strong drink. Your papa died a drunkard, and I promised God, if it was His will that you should grow up, that you should warn young men against the bitter cup.' I am now seventeen years of age, but I have never tasted anything stronger than tea or coffee; and as I am in all probability about to go into the presence of God, would you send me there with brandy on my stomach?" The operation began. While cutting through the flesh Charlie never groaned, but when the surgeon took the saw to separate the bone, the lad took the corner of the pillow in his mouth, and prayed: “Oh, Jesus, blessed Jesus, stand by me now." Five days after this, Charlie sent for Dr. Roosvalley, to whom he said, "Doctor, my time has come. I do not expect to see another sunrise, but thank God I am ready to go; before I die I desire to thank you with all my heart for your kindness to me. Doctor, you are a Jew, you do not believe in Jesus; will you please stand here and see me die, trusting my Saviour to the last moment of my life?" The doctor remained. Taking his hand Charlie continued: "Doctor, I love you because you are a Jew; the best friend I have found in this world was a Jew." Dr. Roosvalley asked who was that. Charlie answered: "Jesus Christ, to whom I want to introduce you before I die, and will you promise me that what I am about to say, you will never forget?" The surgeon promised. "Five days ago," said the dying boy, "while you amputated my arm and leg, I prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ to convert your soul." The boy soon died, and the words had their effect, for the surgeon soon became a Christian. About eighteen months later, Dr. Roosvalley attended a prayer meeting in Brooklyn. Among those who gave their testimony was an elderly lady who said, "Dear friends, this may be the last time I shall have the privilege of testifying for Christ. My family physician told me yesterday that my right lung is nearly gone, and my left one is very much affected; I have but a short time to be with you, but what is left of me belongs to Jesus. Oh! it is a great joy to know that I shall meet my boy with Jesus in heaven. My son was not only a soldier for his country, but a soldier for Christ. He was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, and fell into the hands of a Jewish doctor who amputated his arm and leg, but he died five days after the operation. The Chaplain wrote me a letter and sent me my boy's Bible. In the letter he informed me that my Charlie said to the Jewish doctor: "Doctor, before I die, I wish to tell you that five days ago, while you amputated my arm and leg, I prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ to convert your soul." No sooner had these words fallen from her lips, than the doctor left his seat, crossed the room and taking her hand said, “God bless you, my sister, your boy's prayer was heard and answered. I am the Jewish doctor for whom your Charlie prayed. His Saviour is now my Saviour." Oh, my boy, there is no need of your living or dying without doing what Charlie Coulston did. Someone is waiting for your advice and invitation to come to Christ. While a lad was showing Mr. Charles Spurgeon to a church where he was to preach he was asked, "Do you love your Master?" The boy stopped and said, "Mr. Spurgeon, for years I have shown ministers to the church, and not one has ever asked me that question." The result was a new life for Christ. If my boy, you would influence others to love and live for Christ you must do as the gifted young preacher Tyng exhorted his friends to do. He had met with an accident that cut short his glorious career. When about to die there gathered around him the young men who had rallied at his trumpet call, and lifting his wounded arm, he said, "Young men, I am about to die. Stand up for Jesus." The sentence rang out on the air and did not cease ringing. It was printed in large capital letters, placarded in church vestries in many denominations, and became the rallying cry of thousands. My boy, stand up for Jesus; -"the strife will not be long, |