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"The body of my sermon is finished; may the Lord breathe into it the breath of life!" ejaculated Dr Marks, leaning back in his chair
Haldane now secured his attention by knocking lightly on the open door The old gentleman arose and came forith the ordinary kindly er
"You do not reht is not as good as when I was at your age"
"I am also the last one you expect to see, but I trust I shall not be unwelcobert Haldane, and I have hoped that your study would reainst bert Haldane! Can I believe erly forward
"When last in this place," continued the youth, "I was led by your generous forgiveness of my rude behavior toward you to say, that if I ever wished to become a Christian I would come to you sooner than to any one else I have come, for I wish to be a Christian"
"Now the Lord be praised! He has heard his servant's prayers," responded Dr Marks fervently "My study is open to you,Haldane's hand in both of his with a grasp that emphasized his cordial words "Sit down by me here, and tell me all that is on your mind"
This reception was so much kinder than he had even hoped, that Haldane was deeply enuine sympathy unsealed his lips, and in honest and impetuous words he told the whole story of his life since their last interview The good doctor was soon fu for his handkerchief, and as the story culminated, mopped his eyes, and ejaculated, "Poor felloith increasing frequency
"And now," concluded Haldane, "if I could only think that God would receive e ht to be, and long to be--I feel that I could serve hih I should remain in the humblest station; and I have come to ask you what I am to do?"
"He will receive you, my boy; he will receive you No fears on that score," said the doctor, with a heartiness that carried conviction "But don't askto interfere in the Lord's work He is leading you If you wanted a text or a doctrine explained I'd venture to give you my views; but in this vitalconfident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ' I once set about reforle I made of it Now I believe the Lord has taken you in hand, and I shall not presu you into his ood man knelt and spread his hands toward heaven, and prayed with the si faith of an ancient patriarch