That Printer of Udell's by Harold Bell Wright
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if he don't know so much Scripture."
"And it's to be free to every loafer who wants to come in and use the place?" "Yes, just as free as Christ's invitation to come and be saved." "But you'll fill the church with a lot of trash who don't know anything about the Bible, or the plan of salvation. How can you, when the Scriptures say, have no fellowship with such?" "We'll save a few young men who are startin' fer Hell by way of the saloons and bawdy houses." "No you won't. The Gospel and the Gospel alone, is the power of God unto salvation. God never ordained that men should be saved by reading rooms and such." "I believe I know just the man we want," said Uncle Bobbie, turning to the young people, when the deacon had at last subsided into an attitude of sullen protest. "Who?" asked one of the young ladies, with the hint of a laugh in her eyes, as she looked at their stand-by. "That printer of Udell's. He's a clean, strong young feller, and I believe would be glad of some sech place to spend his evenin's. Of course he aint a Christian, but--" "Not a Christian," cried Wickham, starting to his feet again; "not a |
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