Th
he ca
c pt
ptain waass lo
lookin
ing
g forr som
m
meon
one on
on
n
the corp
rps
s meemb
m ersh
hipp roll lwh
who sharrredd Al-
ex's surn
nam
me bbut turne
n d
d ou
ut
t to
to bbe nooo rel
ela-
tion. Wheen
n A
Alexx explaiineed h
his
i eepiiph
p an
n
ny,
th
t e captain
n he
helped
e him tto acceept
pt C
Chr
h issst
t ass
hi
his Savior. T
Theen, he
h arraangged to
t retturn
n in
th
t e
e early even
nin
ng to
to hold aan
n opeen-ai
a rr
m
meet
eting in fron
nt of tthe hou
use.
e. Allexx
e woouldd
d
delliveer his testim
im
mon
o y
y througgh
h thee looudd-
sppeaakeer to let thee w
wholle neigh
hboorhoo
ood
d kn
now
thaat the
he medium w
waas no
now a Ch
Chri
ristiaan
n wh
ho
wou
uldd on
only guide ppeeoplle to the
he L
Lordd JJesu
us,
and th
hatt God's Holly Spiirit wass tthe
h oonlly
spiritt tthaat would inh
haabit him frroom
m noow oon..
Th
hu
us, G
God used aa S
Sallvvationiistt's un
ni--
form aan
nd his dedicaatio
ion tto visittattion,, th
he
memooryy oof Sunday ssch
hoool and aa m
moth
herr's
commitmeent to prayyerr to reach a ma
m n
n aat aa
crossrroaadss in his life
fe. Aftter onee in
ncreedibblee
year oof perrsonal peaacee an
nd consstaant w
wiitt-
ness tto losst souls (an
ndd brringingg m
manyy cchill-
dren ttoo Su
unday sch
hoool an
nd vacaatiion B
Bibblee
schoool)), th
he brain tu
um
morr took A
Aleex's lliffee.
The oobbitu
uary declaareed th
that he haad bbeeen
prom
mooteed to Gloryy. A
At th
the funeeraal, A
Aleex'ss
motth
her told the caapt
ptain
n, "You
u reeally
ly ddidd
briin
ng h
him out of a h
horrrrible piit."" Th
hreee ju
ju-
ni
nior
or ssooldiers in u
uni
niforrm stoood bby tthee caas-
k
keett of
of the man w
wh
ho h
had broougght ttheem
m to
C
Chri
rist. As thee ppooem
m by Joh
hn
n Grreeen
nleeaf
W
Wh
Whittier goes:
s:
De
ar
Lor
d
an
n
n
d
d Fa
th
er
of
ma
nk
in
d,
Fo
rgiv
e
ou
u
r
r fo
ool
ish
wa
ys
;
Re
clot
he
us
i
in
n o
o
ur
r
ig
ht
fu
l
mi
nd
;
In p
urer l
ives
Thy s
er
vi
vi
ce
ce
f
f
in
ind,
T
T
In dee
per
reve
renc
e, p
ra
a
ise.
e.
Drop
Thy s
till d
ew
s
of q
uiet
t
n
ness
ss
T
T
Till all
our str
iv
ings
cea
se
;
Take fro
m our
soul
s
the
stra
in a
nd
nd s
str
tr
es
s
And let ou
r orde
red
live
s co
nfes
s
The
beauty o
f Thy pea
ce.
T
T
Major Larry Repass lives in Newman, Georgia
gia.
The Salvation Army and giving myself to
God!" His mother said nothing, delighting in the look
of happiness on her son's face. She had been a faithful
Methodist for most of her adult life and had never
ceased praying for Alex.
Alex knew the sight of the Salvationist interrupting
his thoughts was no coincidence. He felt even more
strongly that God was intervening in his life when,
that very afternoon, the Salvationist he saw knocked
on the door. The captain was surprised when Alex
opened the door and said, smiling, "Come on in!"
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The Salvation Army and giving myself to
Beauty
of
y
T
h
e
by
MAJOR LARRY REPASS