They all Black-Balled him

There was a sailor whose mother had long been praying for him. One night the memory of his mother came home to this man; he thought of the days of his childhood, and made up his mind he would try and lead a different life. When he got to New York he thought he would join the Oddfellows; he imagined that would be a good way to begin.

What miserable mistakes men make when they get trying to save themselves! This man applied to a lodge of Oddfellows for admission; but the committee found that he was a drinking man, and so they blackballed him.

Then he thought he would try the Freemasons; they discovered what sort of a man he was, and they too black-balled him. One day he was walking along Fulton Street, when he received an invitation to come to the daily prayer-meeting held there.

He went in, and heard about the Saviour; he received Christ into his heart, and found the peace and power he wanted. Some days after, he stood up in the meeting and told his story—how the Oddfellows had black-balled him, how the Freemasons had black-balled him, and how he came to the Lord Jesus Christ, who had not black-balled him, but took him right in.

That is what Christ will do to every penitent sinner. “This Man receiveth sinners.” Come to Him to-day, and He will receive you; His marvellous, sovereign grace will cover and put away all your sins.