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nessed. They were still lacking in faith. 

 Was my faith lacking ? With renewed hope 

 I started to investigate the machine once 

 more. I got Ruber's letter of instructions, 

 and finally came to the conclusion that 

 every thing was all right except that I did 

 not have the speaking-tube, which had not 

 yet come. 



Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and 

 of my words in this adulterous and sinful genera- 

 tion, of him also, shall the Son of man be ashamed 

 when he cometh in the glory of his Father with 

 the holy angels.— Mark 8:38. 



Let yo- r light so shine before men that they 

 may see your good works, and glorify your Father 

 which is in heaven. — Matt. 5:16. 



He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious 

 seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, 

 bringing his sheaves with him. — Psalm 126:6. 



SOMETHING GOOD FROM A LOCOMOTIVE FIREMAN. 



I am much pleased with your paper, and only 

 wish that I could afford it for a year; but will take 

 advantage of your six-months' offer, and may be by 

 that time I can renew for a year. I do like the 

 way you write under the heading of Our Homes. 

 If Christian men and women would use their in- 

 fluence more in their every-day life, humanity would 

 be greatly helped. Many Christians are like the 

 young man who joined the church and then got a 

 job out west in a lumber-camp. Before leaving 

 home some of the elders in his church told him that 

 he would be thrown among bad and rough men 

 while away, but that, if he would trust in God, he 

 would have no trouble. He went away, and in 

 about a year he came home. His pastor asked 

 him how he got on out west. He said he did not 

 have any trouble at all, as they didn't even find out 

 that he was a Christian. 



I wonder if our daily associates know that we 

 are Christians ? Let us not be ashamed of Christ 

 under any circumstances. Let us not forget the 

 great liquor curse, the white-slave traffic, etc. 



I am a locomotive fireman, and live in the city. 

 I have eleven lots, 40x120. On one we have our 

 small five-room home. In the back yard we have 

 peach, apple, pear, and plum trees, all bearing. 

 My wife looks after the flowers and three colonies 

 of bees and also the chickens. The bees are a cross 

 between the black and Italian. This year we got 

 over 300 lbs. of fine honey. I do not know much 

 about bees, but am learning something more each 

 year about them. 



St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 25. X. T. Ceagun. 



May the Lord be praised, dear friend, 

 that we have at least one locomotive fire- 

 man who is not only a Christian but one 

 who is not afraid or ashamed to show his 

 colors; I suppose, therefore, that your 

 boss engineer never uses a bad word toward 

 you, and certainly you never use any bad 

 words in his presence (nor out of it either). 

 I once rode for an hour or two in a ca- 

 boose where scripture texts were tacked up 

 on the walls. I found the freight conduc- 

 tor was a professing Christian, and asked 

 him about swearing on liis train. He said, 

 "Mr. Root, I never swear at my men, and 

 they never swear at anybody nor at any 



thing — at least not in my presence or hear- 

 ing." That was years ago; and I hope 

 and have reason to believe that railroad 

 men, especially the men to whom I refer, 

 while at work loading and unloading 

 freight, are of a higher type than they 

 were a few years ago. These rough help- 

 ers in railroad traffic have not only severe 

 hard work, especially when the train is 

 behind time, but they have many provoca- 

 tions, and they certainly need the grace of 

 God in their hearts if anybody does. The 

 Y. M. C, A. has been making a special ef- 

 fort, as you may know, to look after these 

 men. They are giving them clean beds, 

 good and nourishing food, and at a less 

 price than they formerly paid at saloon 

 hotels. May God be praised for what the 

 Y. M. C. A. has done. While we are send- 

 ing vast sums of money to support and 

 keep at work foreign missionaries, I have 

 wondered sometimes whether we were do- 

 ing missionary work that needs to be done 

 in our own land, and ofttimes in our own 

 homes. W^hen 1 scrape aequaiiilance with 

 these men covered with coal dust, and soot 

 all over their overalls and jackets they of- 

 ten seem surprised to be recognized as men 

 and brothers even despite their uncouth en- 

 vironment. When we recognize how many 

 of these men are killed year after year, 

 often through no fault of their own, es- 

 pecially while they are straining every 

 nerve to take care of the traveling public 

 and of the farmers' produce, shall we not 

 improve every opportunity to give them 

 a kind word of encouragement? 



This brother has a little home with a 

 back yard where he has a garden, fruit- 

 trees, and some bees. The good wife has 

 a busy time in looking after and caring 

 for things around their home during her 

 husband's absence for so many hours each 

 day. I believe the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission has interposed, requiring that 

 these men work only so many houi'S a day. 

 Often during an emergency they work 

 over-hours and even during the night time. 



In our haste to get around quickly and 

 get our jiroduce to market, getting our 

 needed tools and supplies promptly, etc., 

 let us not forget tliis army of workers who 

 make it possible for us to live and have all 

 the comforts of life during this twentieth 

 century. 



Once more, before closing, may we have 

 grace and courage, each and all, who pro- 

 fess to be followers of the Lord Jesus 

 Christ, to let our light shine in a reason- 

 able and sensible way, no matter where we 

 are. Of course no one expects you to go 

 out of your way so much as to boast 



