"My shoes is hurtin' my feet so, I can't walk! I can't get anywhere!" the boy sobbed. General Pickett knelt down, unlaced the shoes, took them off, tied them together, wiped away the muddy tears with his own clean handkerchief, and, taking the child in his arms, carried him to his home. (Text.)
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Tenderness, Contrasted—See Destiny.
TENDERNESS OF GOD
I have seen bullets made out of cold lead,
crusht into shape in the steel grip of a machine;
and I have heard that gold and silver,
tho cold, are stamped into money by a powerful
steel die; but when God would mold
a man to His will He warms the wax before
He presses His seal upon it.—Franklin
Noble, "Sermons in Illustration."
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TENSION, MORAL
The German marshal, von Manteuffel, in a speech made in Alsace-Lorraine, said:
War! Yes, gentlemen, I am a soldier.
War is the element of the soldier, and I
should like to taste it. That elevated sentiment
of commanding in battle, of knowing
that the bullet of the enemy may call you
any moment before God's tribunal, of knowing
that the fate of the battle, and consequently
the destiny of your country, may
depend on the orders which you give—this
tension of mind and of feelings is divinely
great. (Text.)
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Terminology, Christian—See God First.
Terminology, Fear of—See Moods of the
Spirit.
Terror—See Fright.
Test of Character—See Business a Test
of Character.
TESTIMONY, A SHEEP'S
One of the occupations in Australia is
sheep-raising. There are large ranches upon
which many sheep and lambs find food, and
the shepherds guard their own.
One day a man was arrested for stealing a sheep. The man claimed that the sheep was his own, that it had been missing from his flock for some days, but as soon as he saw the animal he knew him.
The other man claimed the sheep, and said he had owned him since he was a lamb, and that he had never been away from the flock.
The judge was puzzled how to decide the matter. At last he sent for the sheep. He first took the man in whose possession the sheep was found to the courtyard, and told him to call the sheep.
The animal made no response, only to raise his head and look frightened, as if in a strange place and among strangers.
Bidding the officers take the man back to the court-room, he told them to bring down the defendant. The accused man did not wait until he entered the yard, but at the gate, and where the sheep could not see him, he began a peculiar call. At once the sheep bounded toward the gate, and by his actions showed that a familiar voice was calling.
"His own knows him," said the judge. (Text.)
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TESTIMONY, FRUIT OF
James Henry Potts, D.D., in his book, "The Upward Leading," relates this incident:
An obscure Highland boy, whose parents
had taught him to revere God, became a
marine on board a British man-of-war.
When a battle raged and the deck was swept
by a tremendous broadside from the enemy,
the captain, James Haldane, a profane man,
ordered another company on deck to take
the place of the dead. At sight of the
mangled remains of their comrades, the marines
became panic-stricken and ungovernable.
The captain raved at them, condemning
them all to the tortures of hell.
Up stept the Highlander, and touching his hat, says, "Captain, I believe God hears prayer; if He hears yours, what will become of us?" When the battle was over, Captain Haldane reflected on the words of the brave marine, became interested in the claims of religion, surrendered his heart to God, became a preacher of the gospel and pastor of a church in Edinburgh.
Through his instrumentality his brother, Robert Haldane, was brought to reflection, became a decided Christian, settled in Geneva, stirred up Protestantism there, and became the means of leading a large number of theological students in the light, among the number being J. H. Merle D'Aubigne, author of the immortal "History of the Reformation," and the father of the Rev. Dr. D'Aubigne, whose visit to the United States served to create new interest in the evangelical religion of France.
