This disconcerted him, for
his mind was too unsettled for him to wish to convert anyone just
then. He reflected a little, and found that, in spite of the sudden
shock to his opinions, he was being irresistibly drawn to pay the
visit as though nothing had happened. It would not look well for him
not to go, for he was known to be in the house. He ought not to be
in too great a hurry to change his opinions on such a matter as the
evidence for Christ's Resurrection all of a sudden -besides he need
not talk to Miss Snow about this subject to-day -there were other
things he might talk about. What other things? Ernest felt his heart
beat fast and fiercely, and an inward monitor warned him that he was
thinking of anything rather than of Miss Snow's soul.
What should he do? Fly, fly, fly -it was the only safety. But
would Christ have fled? Even though Christ had not died and risen from
the dead there could be no question that He was the model whose
example we were bound to follow. Christ would not have fled from
Miss Snow; he was sure of that, for He went about more especially with
prostitutes and disreputable people. Now, as then, it was the business
of the true Christian to call not the righteous but sinners to
repentance.
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