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JUlljj 11,1 Nit v, No. 1 JANUARY 5th. 1933 A FEW QUESTIONS Worth Thinking Over at the End of 1932 An Actors Conversion Itv DUNCAN Mt-NKIL Has God blessed you during the past year ? Others have been called away suddenly ! You have been spared ! Others have had terrible illness—you have been blessed with good health. Others have died with diseases, you are spared. God has blessed you and your family during the past year. How much time have you given God in worship and thanksgiving in 1932? If He had called you away suddenly would you have had, " depart from Me I never knew you " or " well done thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord "? Would you have been in Heaven or Hell. It is a serious matter—it is for ever and ever. If you have neglected this eternal matter in 1932, what are you going to do if He spares you. You are sure to get on better with God than without Him— in health, in sickness and in death. Take God into partnership and get forgiveness, help, guidance, if He spares you another year. You can only have a Happy New Year and a glorious future by getting right with God, and having your sins blotted out. The Lord is at hand ! W. Lewis. The fascination of the footlights found me an easy victim, for the earliest aspiration of my boyhood was to be an actor. Many of my nearest relatives were " on the boards," and at the most impressionable time of my life I lived in a stage-struck atmosphere. I made my debut on the stage at a very early age, as a variety artiste and dramatic vocalist. My conversion to Christ was brought about, I believe, through the instrumentality of a godly aunt, who prayed for me for years, and never once seemed to doubt that God would save me. How I remember her prayers, her tears, and her pleadings! How often I ignored and refused them. Just to please her, as I thought, I consented one day to accompany her to church. Never shall I forget the service I attended in the little Methodist Church. Even to this day I remember the feeling of ennui that possessed me as I sat through the service. I was, truth to tell, bored to the verge of tears ! Then the unexpected happened. A young lady in the choir stood up to sing a solo. It was just the bait for me. I was always the lover of a good song well sung. And so she sang : — There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold, But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold— Away on the mountains wild and bare, Away from the tender Shepherd's care. It was not the words of the hymn that impressed me first, but the singer's voice. It was sweet, rich, and appealing, and I began to appraise her value as a professional singer on the stage. Then I paid heed to the words she sang, and my heart was strangely melted. But none of the ransom'd ever knew How deep were the waters cross'd * Nor how dark was the night that the Lord pass'd through Ere He found His sheep that was lost ■ Out in the desert He heard its cry- Sick, and helpless, and ready to die. I do not think I ever attended a church service again from that dav till the day of my conversion. I began to drink heavily to forget the prickings of conscience and the striving of God's Holy Spirit. Then one night, in a city concert hall, as I passed to my dressing-room I saw some artistes, all well known to me b-ave one, a young lady. Yet her face was familiar. I tried to recall her name, but I was baffled. Before my turn to go on the stage arrived I suddenly remembered where I had seen the face. She was the girl I heard singing in the (Continued on page 2.)
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Full text | JUlljj 11,1 Nit v, No. 1 JANUARY 5th. 1933 A FEW QUESTIONS Worth Thinking Over at the End of 1932 An Actors Conversion Itv DUNCAN Mt-NKIL Has God blessed you during the past year ? Others have been called away suddenly ! You have been spared ! Others have had terrible illness—you have been blessed with good health. Others have died with diseases, you are spared. God has blessed you and your family during the past year. How much time have you given God in worship and thanksgiving in 1932? If He had called you away suddenly would you have had, " depart from Me I never knew you " or " well done thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord "? Would you have been in Heaven or Hell. It is a serious matter—it is for ever and ever. If you have neglected this eternal matter in 1932, what are you going to do if He spares you. You are sure to get on better with God than without Him— in health, in sickness and in death. Take God into partnership and get forgiveness, help, guidance, if He spares you another year. You can only have a Happy New Year and a glorious future by getting right with God, and having your sins blotted out. The Lord is at hand ! W. Lewis. The fascination of the footlights found me an easy victim, for the earliest aspiration of my boyhood was to be an actor. Many of my nearest relatives were " on the boards," and at the most impressionable time of my life I lived in a stage-struck atmosphere. I made my debut on the stage at a very early age, as a variety artiste and dramatic vocalist. My conversion to Christ was brought about, I believe, through the instrumentality of a godly aunt, who prayed for me for years, and never once seemed to doubt that God would save me. How I remember her prayers, her tears, and her pleadings! How often I ignored and refused them. Just to please her, as I thought, I consented one day to accompany her to church. Never shall I forget the service I attended in the little Methodist Church. Even to this day I remember the feeling of ennui that possessed me as I sat through the service. I was, truth to tell, bored to the verge of tears ! Then the unexpected happened. A young lady in the choir stood up to sing a solo. It was just the bait for me. I was always the lover of a good song well sung. And so she sang : — There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold, But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold— Away on the mountains wild and bare, Away from the tender Shepherd's care. It was not the words of the hymn that impressed me first, but the singer's voice. It was sweet, rich, and appealing, and I began to appraise her value as a professional singer on the stage. Then I paid heed to the words she sang, and my heart was strangely melted. But none of the ransom'd ever knew How deep were the waters cross'd * Nor how dark was the night that the Lord pass'd through Ere He found His sheep that was lost ■ Out in the desert He heard its cry- Sick, and helpless, and ready to die. I do not think I ever attended a church service again from that dav till the day of my conversion. I began to drink heavily to forget the prickings of conscience and the striving of God's Holy Spirit. Then one night, in a city concert hall, as I passed to my dressing-room I saw some artistes, all well known to me b-ave one, a young lady. Yet her face was familiar. I tried to recall her name, but I was baffled. Before my turn to go on the stage arrived I suddenly remembered where I had seen the face. She was the girl I heard singing in the (Continued on page 2.) |
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