The late A. T. Gordon, D.D., told this incident:
A certain infidel, a blacksmith, was in the habit when any one
came into his shop of telling what some Christian brother or
deacon or minister had done, and say, “That is one of their
fine Christians we hear so much about!”
An old gentleman, an eminent Christian, one day went into the
shop; the infidel soon began about what some Christians had
done. The old deacon stood a few moments, and listened, and then
quietly asked the infidel if he had read the story in the Bible
about the rich man and Lazarus.
“Yes, many a time; and what of it?”
“Well, you remember about the dogs; how they came and licked the
sores of Lazarus? Now,” said the deacon, “do you know, you just
remind me of those dogs--content to merely lick the Christian’s
sores.”
The blacksmith grew suddenly pensive, and hasn’t had much to say
about failing Christians since. (Text.)
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