“I WAS at my old mate’s funeral when the friends walked past the grave to take a last look,” said an old railway man to some of his comrades, “and I thought, as I looked down the hole, ‘If that were my body, where should I be now?’ And I thought, ‘I should be in hell, where no mercy ever comes!’ I felt real miserable, and the next Sunday I went to Tom’s old Room, and after hearing the preaching there, a lady said to me, ‘Do you love Jesus?’ I couldn’t tell a lie, mates. I’d drink and swear, and was rough enough, God knows; but I couldn’t tell her a lie, and I said, ‘I don’t know naught about Jesus; what should I love Him for?’ But, bless His name, He soon found me out. What a blessing He did! I should never have found Him — I didn’t know where to look.
“I thought I should have a lot of trouble with my mates, but I do thank God all things have become new.
“‘My old companions, fare you well;
I will not go with you to hell —
I’m going with Jesus Christ to dwell,
Will you go?’
“Will you go, dear friends — any who tight are out of Christ? Take an old railway man’s advice, and decide to-night.
“When I took my ticket for glory, I found the fare had been paid right through by up express, for Jesus had done. All the work for me.”