I remember a boy to whom I gave
a pair of boots, and I found him shortly after in his bare feet again. I
asked him what he had done with them, and he replied that when he was
dressed up it spoiled his business; when he was dressed up no one would
give anything. By keeping his feet naked he got as many as five pairs of
boots a day. So if you want to come to God don't dress yourself up. It
is the naked sinner God wants to save.
Commercial Traveler.
I remember when preaching in New York City, at the Hippodrome, a man
coming up to me and telling me a story that thrilled my soul. One night,
he said he had been gambling; had gambled all the money away he had.
When he went home to the hotel that night he did not sleep much. The
next morning happened to be Sunday. He got up, felt bad, couldn't eat
anything, didn't touch his breakfast, was miserable, and thought about
putting an end to his existence. That afternoon he took a walk up
Broadway, and when he came to the Hippodrome he saw great crowds going
in and thought of entering too. But a policeman at the door told him he
couldn't come in as it was a woman's meeting. He turned from it and
strolled on; came back to his hotel and had dinner. At night he walked
up the street until he reached the Hippodrome again, and this time he
saw a lot of men going in.
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