Bible Truths Illustrated by J. C. Ferdinand Pittman

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BIBLE TRUTHS ILLUSTRATED
685. "A gentleman tells how he stood by the railroad and
watched the postmaster hang out his bag to be caught by the
mail express soon to pass. A few minutes later the train came
thundering round the curve. The mail agent looked out of his
car, and then, thrusting out an iron arm attached to the side of
it, snatched the bag, and the train sped on its way. If the
postmaster had been late, even a second late, he would have
missed the mail. Be in time for salvation, for
" 'Too late, too late, may be the cry;
Jesus of Nazareth has passed by.' "
686. "It is said that Richard Baxter saved up a thousand
pounds which he purposed to devote to the work of God; but
before the time came as he had purposed, the thousand pounds
was lost in the investment in which he had placed it, and too
late his eyes were opened to his mistake, and he ever afterwards
deplored that he had not availed himself of the open doors of
usefulness as they came to him day by day."
687. "Not yet," said a little boy, as he was busy with his
trap and ball. "When I grow older, I will think about my soul."
The little boy grew to be a young man. "Not yet," said the
young man. "I am now about to enter into trade. When I see
my business prosper, then I shall have more time than now."
Business did prosper. "Not yet," said the man of business.
"My children must have my care. When they are settled in
life, I shall better be able to attend to religion." He lived to
be a grey-headed man. "Not yet," still he cried. "I shall soon
retire from trade, and then I shall have nothing else to do but
read and pray." And so he died. He put off to another time
what should have been done when a child. He lived without
God, and died without hope. Dr. Haven,
688. J. Stuart Holden writes : "Some
few years ago I was
visiting the Niagara Falls. We descended into the 'Cave of the
Winds,' where the great cataract sweeps past with a roar that
is absolutely deafening. I remarked to the attendant what a
den fining noise he had to spend his time in. His answer was:
'I never hear the noise. When I first came, I thought I should
never be able to bear it, but I have become so accustomed to the
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