Spanish Fork Press | 1907-02-07 | Page 6 | His Practical Idea

His Practical Idea A benevolent old man who lived on his farm In Iowa never refused shelter shel-ter to any who might ask It of him I Ills many friends remonstrated with I him about this characteristic knowing know-Ing that many unscrupulous hoboes would avail themselves of the opportunity oppor-tunity and that there was great danger dan-ger of the old man being robbed To these remonstrances the old man replied re-plied that ho believed In practical Christianity But said ono of his friends this I seems very Impractical Suppose ono i of these men took It into his head to I rob you ono night My dear young friend was the reply re-ply I bid all enter In the name of God but I prove my belief in practical practi-cal Christianity by locking up their pants during the night