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UNTOUCHED FOR JESUS.I

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UNTOUCHED FOR JESUS. DEAR FRIENDS, The lives without Christ, and therefore without happiness, peace and hope-do we realise the meaning and awfulness of it all ? Christ knew the hopelessness and despair of life without Him when He said, "The Gospel to every creature. The Chris- tian poet realised it when she wrote Rescue the perishing. Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save." But do we, as individual followers of the Master, realise our responsi- bilities to those who know not, love not Christ ? Perhaps someone will say, "Why do these poor, wretched, despairing people, not seek God them- selves ? The reason is because they can't. They know not how to ap- proach God, whilst many are afraid to pray, and with most the all-loving Jesus is only a name or even less than a name. In a word, most of those around are untouched for Jesus." The picture of religion among the poorest is the saddest of all pictures to-day, for it is a vision of lost and perishing souls. Kind reader, will you touch for Jesus by your gift and prayer one of these untouched souls ? Will you ?' While a debt is being slowly reduced the working expenses go on. The debt is now £ 212, and the accounts pressing for payment are £ 84— £ 296 in all. For the souls, immortal but unsaved, precious to Christ but un- won for Him, will there be no response to help the effort and the struggle to keep His work going ? The work is the Master's, and the, souls are those for whom He died, but they are not His in that they have no knowledge of Him. The work here is among the very poorest it is languishing through lack of the means of maintenance. Thousands are with- out Christ, living hopeless and miser- able lives. They yearn for happiness. Will you by a gift help them to feel and cry "I need Thee, precious Jesus." I am often asked—With all the work and anxiety to keep it going, is there much fruit ? Apparently very little, but there is some, and here is an instance. I have just returned from a death-bed. It is that of a man who, a few weeks ago, knew nothing of God but in oaths, nor Eternity but in use of the word Hell" in cursing. Twice to-day I saw him to prepare him for his first —and his last-Communion. It was just ten o'clock when I reached him to give him the Sacrament. He wished to know more of Christ before actually receiving Him. For neaiiy an hour the dying man listened to the Gospel message, told him in the simplest language. He made his com- munion, though sinking fast, and then, in a little revival of strength, said to those in the room, Don't live as I have done. Come where I am going." Shortly before midnight he passed away-touched by the salva- tion and love of Jesus. There are untouched thousands around. Will you by your gift and prayer touch one just for Jesus, just for Heaven ? > Your servant in Christ, E. C. PITT-JOHNSON.

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