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Temperance =st Opp. St. John's Church We wish ta announcethat we have been appointed We have secured a first.cIass mechanie Who can repair ail makeis ui cars. * WELL STOCKED We carry a full supply of Ford, C hevrolet and M axwell parts, Gasoline, Greases and Qils. J, HTLY -heGarage Mau, IPhone44 and 114 Bowmnawvilie BOWMANVILLE, JAN. l3th., 1921. it by coming to the front and kneeling to the ing at the altar," Jesa was the first corisei STOY OUDE O FCT to respond. So'peculiar were his ing. STOR FOUDEDON FCT movements that a brQad smile could Appea be seen on the face of eaeh, and with Fathe Simple Joab. or, One Talent Weil dfiulty the pastor was able'to céom- in aN Ixnproved. mnd himself completeiy when Jess own, By Rev. Dr. J.S. Williamson, Torohto. knelt for pirayers. and Few seemed to think Jess bright salvat Jesse Smith, or Simple Jess, as hie enough to have an intelligent faith close was universally called, belonged to and becomne a Christian. Nobody hold a respectable f amily consisting of thought that eveni if hie were a Christ- sentN father, mother, two daughters and ian that he cauld ever be of any use see tl one son, the'subject of this stoiry. ta. the church, but in this tliey were talkeý The fainily, while not actualîy poar, mistaken. Al1most ail were of the mndi had seen better days i'n the 014- Land opinion that poor Jass did not know ând t] acroMs, the seaý Thi1s ýperbiaps ac- wliat it meant, but that he came sim- -In, counts for the fact that the parents ply because the minister had given were anddagtesaay f elt tbat they the invitation and d urged the in Je shauld mrove ini a higher social circle people to be good. N obody too(-k the theci than they were able to do. The trouble to be speak to Mim or ta pray and youg adesespecially were a trifie with hlm, save thle% pastor, who in they hg- inedsa uhesha h e the simplet possible way potnted him throtU hig ý- tito the Saviour and toid hilm ýof th et r ane odifsaisfed with mth ,,oman love of Jesus, saying, "Yes, my boy, ing i and~ ~ ~ ~ ~~nsl ol-ahae ae m ,adJesus loves you more thn yuasb vsmehow tlieylad ersad edeenê- motlier does, and He wants you to Soc ves tatfe the ae ofhadbelargely love Hiin and He will save you and old ýc tahineo the lack of appr eiton make you, good and take you to hea- each whcl teybeieedrihtfully elng en whenyou die." « the Ic ed to thein. So, after much talk and reasoning on tlie subject, it was de- Jasa was not long seeking til!iniiibis ing tc cided that in future the naine sliould childlike way lie trusted and was sav- "tN be written and pronounced Sinythe. ed. There was flot much in hlm te send:i It was claimed that an ancient mem- ha forgiven, for him sins were more W e W ber of thieir family ladl speiied the of ignorance than otheýrwise and it Wh naine iii that way and througli some- did not seem liard for him to grasp of tii body's blunder the naine had been the fact that 'Jesus loved hin As litti reduced to tha common naine Smith. lie knelt at the altar lie said, 'If ail t] Jasus, loves me more than mother do, al Ur After niuch perseverence and fre- He will forgive poor Jess, Jes don't h quent correcting ail and sundry, the want ta be badl, Jasa, do love Jeaus, jes younýg ladies succeeded fairly well in and Jesus loves poor Jess; yes He do, 'peopl covicig hecamuit ttthe y I know Ifa do," and tears of joy ran pee ware, raally and.truly teMsses down lis clieeks again as lie repeat- hl Sinyhe.Jes, hiýeer, neyr oud e. "Jess love Jesus and Jesus love it A e oid people that they reluctantly ýnted tliat lie miglit hold a meet- Two or tliree, at Jess' earn est ýas camne, one of thein haing ir Joyfui. Jess led tlie meeting very amusinig way, a way al l is but lie was deeply in earnest intent upon ana lsub3ect, the atian of tlie aid couple. At tlie eof tlie meeting Jess begged to another the next week and con- was given. Every day lie went ta them, and prayed with tliem and d in his simple way, always, re- .ing tliem tliatJasus Wi~ed jess bliat-Ha loved thamn just as mucli. tliree weaks' time the ahi couple .bath converted and îmnadeý happy esus' love. Tliey at once joined hurcli where Jess waz a meniber, ln their testimany for Clirist would always say, "It was ail ýgliBrother Jess, we couid nat 'id of hini. Tl-jank God for seud- hin ta aur house and plucking us .'ands finm the burning." oon after their conversion, the couple, not long separatad froni iotlier, passed away, rejoicîng ini aove of Jesus, but neyer fargett- to say ta those wlio visited tliam, was ail througli the goad Lord ling poor -Jess ta aur bhuse that were saved." lien the news af the conversion aè aid couple reached Aunty Doo- Bshe 'declarad, "If poor Jess baint 1ere now the Lord have. made it p ta 'in sure anougli." ha nrext Sunday after the third of lprayer meetings when the aid le were canvarted the pastor ,hed on the parabie of the talents, le no personal allusions were inade was evc1eif hat sdi fsdf *1,el !~est &t ures, EJoG DON'T let this cold snap bother you any. Keep that coal bin filled up. If you need -it now you can have it promptly because our delivery is as full of speed as our coal is full of quality. John A. Holgate',& Son Queen and -Division Sts. l3owmanville Hogg & Lytle, Limited. I Il