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Show A YOUNC CHRISTIAN I WORKER. In one of the inquirv-rooms of thai Hipjodrome, a url not moro thun'J twelve vcji-.i a-,., ha- ft-en attract- i nig attention tiunng the past two or throe wcei; Eve, y day she is there, no nailer what the weather may bp and Mi.- never s.-ems to have an idle moment Her cheeks are rosy and sntulowed by curls, and her drm is tasteful and rich. With ber biblo in her hand, she moves in and out among the throng, showing self-possession nnd a business talent which, if developed in a boy, would as-uue his earthly fortune from tho start. After one of the r.oombiy meeting she laid hold of a little negro girl of Iter own age, And took ber to one side. "Are you a Chri.-tian?" "No, miss," was the answer. "Would you like to bo one?" "Oil, yes, miss." "Then do you know what you must do? Yon must obey Gud' commandments command-ments and keep out of bad company, and say your oravers everv nie-ht and morning, and come to her Moody ar.d San key whenever you can. Will you do il?" Tne colored girl gavo Iho desired promise, and then tho two knelt down together, and tiie white child passed her arm around tho other and prayed fervently for her welfare. Rising, she sent her homo with a final won! of exhortation. At tliis moment she spied a boy of twelve or thirteen, who was seated on one of the benches alone, and she walked up to him and propounded the usual question as to whether be waB a Christian. The youth had not reached that point, but bad been attending at-tending some of the Hippodrome meetings, and bad Btaid to hoar all that was to be heard. However, he was willing to say, after some questioning, ques-tioning, that he was ready to become a Christian, and that was a great point gained in the eyes of the young evangelist. A lady, who had been watching the pair with some curiosity, curios-ity, came forward and addressed the young girl, asking her if bhe desired to converse with any ono about religion. reli-gion. "Oh, no," vvaa the self possessed reply; "I am one of the Christian workers. I professed religion foui years ago, I come here every day tc talk to the young converts about then souls." Then turning to the lac whom she bad in hand, she said 1 - """ub'B""J)ui" 1'J- mates Una afternoon and tell them that you have become a Christian, and that you can not do any more wicked things, or let them talk wickedly wick-edly before you?" This brought things down to a fine point, and tlie boy was hardly prepared pre-pared al first lo put on Ids armor, but the young evangelist insisted so stiongiy tnai he must not only never swear, nor lie, nor do any sin himself, ' but must make an open eonlession of Ine faith before his companions that very afiomoon, that at last he gave an unqualified promise. Th-reupon he was heartily congratulated, and tlio two knelt down U gether, while the young girl sent up a tervid praver. "Now," s,-.:d she, "go straight home and tell your mother what you have done, 'i'nen go out and loll your playmates. Turn ga home igain and pray. To-ino,ro'.v, come and see me at my houss." "At what hour?'' "Oh, at any hour that will suit your convenience. It will be all the same to ine. 1 &'.i..!i be at home all "Then at 2 o'clock I shall come." "Very Wtil. I shall b-j expecting you. Remember all your promises. Good afternoon." The boy went bis way homo ward, and Ihe girl evang-'lUt turned toward the inquirer.-' be;ie;i,s to see if Uieie : were any more who need'-d counsel ivnu in si ruction. . ot a lu w oi.ier Chn.-t.an Workers followed her steps rtith glanc s of corio.-ity or a 1 mi ration, ra-tion, and many askid who she was. Ihe young girl s.he is a child yet is ihe daughter of Dr. George B. Smith, of 72 Madison avenue. For four ye.it she has been a Chri.-tian worker, and Mini !y and Sankey have 110 follower fol-lower who dots a belli r work. This, at lea-t, is the testimony ol tiie laborers labor-ers in the inquiry-rooms. Said one of the latter, "Sne is ot the same ge as the uie.it teach, r when his parents found him in Ihe lemp'.e, silling in 1 he mid.-l of the doctors, Iwth hearing them and asking questions." N. Y. Sun. |