Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-11-11
NO. III.
The Man Kha TaIl Tlrse IL !


There lived in s',nlaria good n,sn v,loss NINA,
was E'isha lie was prcphst, that is one who
tells beforehand Eh.t Hill hsg9.n. -
Eiisea had a servant giBse nacne. was Gehazi-.
We shoasi thia6 he woull be good raa as hs
lived wth saeh good master; but Il Dies hot al
ways make people good 10 lige Ixith tsss7tsaf ars
SO. rr -s 90 lsta11 fetf
One day there came to Easlia rel,. great nan
! from syria, whose name was Nasman IIs Wa
SICK with dreadful disease called leprosy When
people have this disease tie hair gs6~s white anI
SIN, the voice is very harsh and the 5oy c5yer-
| ed with scales aud Sores Nssman had Beard that
God helped Elisha to heal the sick sad % otbes-
wonderii things. aod he wO,Ild cure bian. ~
Wiea Elisha heard he hadeoue With h0rsss .and
ehariois, la lid hot 60 out TO ui,t hila as Raaman
ihoughi be woald bat seat alan 10 iell l.f.l to
50 and wash il the river Jordan seven ti1les.
aeman was very proud and be dld rot ike Il
that Elisha did not notice him more; and at hrss
ne was angry and said be would rot go, .or he did
not believe ne could be cured 30 ass,Iy. ard b.
thought ne could wei wash ia tl. riv,.rs fbis
country Bat those that were with him rers,s,lsf
him to do as Eiisba sad. and as did 50. aud w.
made quite well. s- i-
Then how glad he wac, aud how tbaplsfsi too
he went back to The house where Elisha lived. and
told him that row he knew the God ks worshipDed
was the true God; aud to show his gratitude. he
wanted to give Elisha money and 6ne. clothing.
but Elisha did not want these he knew Il MAS tlod
who had healed him, and he wanted Nsauan shouli
give God all the glory. SO be would not take hix
present, but blessed HIM aud sent hin awaY.
But Gehazi lhe servant, heard II all: aud he
thought, What pity my master did not take any
thing, wheu Naaman is such rich man. aad e5uls
spare it as well as not Thea he began 10 w;sb
he had some OF the money. ami thus as broke &c,
tenth commandment "ThOu shalt not coteto Nexr
he resolved to do very wicked thing. lie raa al
ter Naaalan, who bad got long way oG Wheo.
Naaman saw him coming, he stOPped Eior bin =.
When ne came he asked him, lis ali well - and
Gehazi said, "Al is we'll and then a3ded two
lies. M y master sent me, and told me 20 say taaE
two young men, sons of tie pr0ahsis. have ceme,
and he wishes you 10 give them talent Of silver
and two changes of garments
Now Elisha had cot seat him, neither had iva.
young men cone, bat Naaman believed him, end
WAS very glad to give him all lie asked, and more
too lie made him take twice as mucL money sg
he asked for, and the fine clothes; and then l,,s
would not le. Ge4azi carry thsm, but sent two
'ervan's with them, because they Nere hsasy. a,d
he anted 10 show respect fo Ef.ha Ba
Gebazi did not wish Elisha TO kgow any t:.irr
db NJ 1t, 50 he did ret let them 60 all ,be way bus
just beore ey got 10 Elishas house he took tie
tDngs himself aad seot bach tb- servants. Arer
he mad hid 'he money and clothes in q safe pace
be W. NJ INTO the house as usI
How frigh.elei e l.O4l saye been when E,isHes
said, G hazi wasre have you be-r?p What cou,d Ea
sayf Alas De hai told two las and cow be hou shtA
ne N IS. tell another, so lie said Il have not beea
any whrre"
Bnt Elisha knew better for God had tod him
all about IT, aud be saId Went q. ny heart uh
theel Now the leprosy Of Naaran shall clsavs
70 thee and thy Sc, d fOre7er.'' And he went ont
rom h.s presence a leper as white as snow
Was not this very dreadful to be a leper all his
life and his children we're to be leners Zoo. And
this was the punishment for his sinii this life only
How angry God must Re With those Tat tell It's.
10 punish them il slch dreadful Wv.
Perhaps some one ray sIy -Lat God does roe
punish Liars 70 such way now. No. he docs uce
Just IN tbat way, but be does punish tIsla in thz
si and unless they pent and arc forgiven through
Christ. be will puaish them in aaotaet uo,Id' Iie
IS the same God thar he vas in his ~5r,l, "AH IL
srs shall have their part 10 the lake which burneth
with fire and birthstone 40, tLis IS a far more
dreadful punishment than Gehazis it wiz never
eui Let Us fear 20 say what i 10; true. rmsnber.
ing that
Liars always are found out
Whatever way they EiGd sbout.
In every place BY pght Gay. -,
God watches al we 90 or say"
American Messenger. 81