Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-06


usnts and oAveyards and vineyards. and sheep. *
oxen, and men servants, aad maid ssrvants7
These wsrds we're spoken. you viii remcm
Der, by tho prophet Elisha to hia servant GehoE
ard n the way Of stern rnProsE Let ae vsrT
briefly recall the eeCsBisn which Paws them
biris There was war between Israel and
syria and PgeSataTy band had gsns sut from
t6e lal.sT couaigy and had MAIDS q raid, as w-
shsuit term IT, upon the TontisIs OF the king
dam ef Israel. In their piilaging, they had
lsaeu saRtive and had BerLe eff a little maid
w5o ral assigned by Coos providence, 20 do
services n the household of Nasmsn, the esp
aiu Of ths hest O.. .ba K.rE of Syria" This
Nszmaa, We !. . ted, was a yrsat nan witA Bis
mgstsr, and ksFGrablc. 1essule sf his superior
military abilities; hs was also "a vsl9fau8 nan.
hu land thers ara 5Eis r. every esHlf6sa, aVan
tie m0st saviable, which are Ike De dosi tiY
ia fds a9o4aocary' oistueHG "hs was a Ioper %
afflicted with 3 leathssma and aiE11at iacurab's
3issase his ozdisssu 'exaitad the c1muissrar ion
Of the litsis Jewish beadnajd, who had 3-sn
domici-ea IA his family, a=d VINO had been
.sd by hin 10 is uzpst likely, vita Crszt
kindness; for sns said TO hsT mistress, wi b
nuchssrE eftusss, ''W0Hid 20 Gfsd nay Ions were
wita he prophet that is ia SEmaTia, tor he
Eould recover hisi of his leBeasy" Wsrd was
brought Sc Naamsp Of whas this child las Igid.
sad he resolved at 0acs te sat Up0E the suEE35-
ten. Laden With Taiusbis presents, snd re-
esiviue a letter fr0m his King recommending
bis oass t3 che King OF Israel, be aap-aTs ssiJTs
shs .attor 10 be asalcd Of bis pllg1a Jel8rsn,
conscious Gf his utter iaabHtY 30 do SO great a
riing secs in the demand discrimination oa
l5 part Of the Syrian to reopen she quarrel
between the tHo kisEa8mB. Hs rauds bis
clothes. and says, after reaaiEg the letter:
,An I God t5 XII aad TO zlaks alive, chat
taig man d5th s8ad uHto me- ts recover q
nan Of his .epTosy Elisha, aho was ln his
hsass IN Israel, hears OF tha kings e0nstsrns-
ti1u aud sends word Wzerafoc8 hast thau
r4ut thy slstbss Let hin new soms to mo,
sad h8 shall know kas ihere b g PrePhot 10 Is
rae.." Sc E--man iu great Psmp and Brave ar
rsT c9H1as snd sisnas bsfsrs p lana deer. Toe
Sygian fHiiy gZ lsess the prophet 20 come 5Ut t9
1iB ,.Gud, calling uROu Gad, to haal him after
sCms dramatic m6nnsr. But instead OF that
tas pTsgA=ts 6oGr 0psaB, ard sniv g servant
esBes 70 him besTing TIE simplest P1ssibls meg
ssEs So 60 and wash IN J3rdsH seven Emes
aaa thy flesh shall cgBae aEHIR t9 tHse, aEd .heu
shalt be clean" Nsamau ike true Svriah
abD-Was characterized by = naughty aed en0-
lelic temper, Is exceedingly angry at th5 sim
glieitY Of E.ishz's deaiing, and turns away N
rsge The COED aaass Of hiz servants alone
saves aim iTem his folly. " II tho BrsFlat had
bid thee do some great thing, wsuidst thoH not
have dOus it Hsw mach rals1T, ta6n, when
be sailh Ent0 tAes, wash and Be cleaul" Obey
nz tlo iniRue.ieus Of Elisha, he GocoTdiuriy
became hss,ed; and n0w, pensirst0d with graf
itu3e, returns with sll bis company, asd bega
tbs prophet 70 receive frsm hia gTf- lat the
prophet refuses absolsiely3 AS the Lard iivsth
before whom [ stand, viii receive none This
was 70 teach this Syrian thss GJd had healed
hm, and not Elisha. Moreover, 70 have re-
eeived remuneration would hsve been aetiRe in
lhs spirit Of Simsn, vino II latter DAYS thought
that The gift Of God vas 70 be purchased @ith
moR5y. And, if I remember HghtlY. ta5Fs is
40 instance roeoTdod where the WaFker Of a
miracle receives #Hzht for what he dess, save it
BE- foo5 ana sholter. Nowhere IS th5 luFag1atu-
ral gift allowed 10 bssoms 10 tB ROszessor source
profit. Eveu Bsiasn says: o. III B8lzk yvoald
give ne this house full Of silver and gold, aaa-
NOS 60 beyond the word OF Ihs Lord my Gee, Be-
I0 'a-- or mere" inpTessod with the e1uvie-
ion hat tau Ga5 Of Elisha was indeed God aHd
5o.emniy declaring tust ha would hencsf9r.h do
sscrlfce TO mems olh,r God, Naamsn takes his
7-pertare. ACCOMPANIED with sh8 prophet bsno-
dictioH. $50 in poacs.n There was one, hawGv-
er, who had besa en- attssssVs observer OF all
rhat bad occurred, RHd who did nos s. ID a.
pr1va e. This was Elisha'a aar7az-s- e's-s-a
7ylBm lt gu5Ved 10 seq the Syrian returning
homa and leaving mons Of the va.us5ls Elfs be-
bind Lia- lie determines thRt 50 f-Vorasle ca
opportunity must net slada hin. s., with
csas craft, he runs after NasTnau, and dsluding
hin with the false taia that Elisha lad sAsngaa
his mind, receives frOm ihs generous SyTiao
wo suiauts Of silver an5 TIVE changes Of raj
rasnt Coacesling ais ill-Esttea goods, as best
he may, be attends ss usual uBeu his master,
who, busted, as he ne dsEbt thsught, ia other
thiDgs w9uld be qui.o ignorant Of mis- avarice
L.
tho fslsshood ''Phy servant went act hither,"
Che stern answer is, "Wast net mins keart with
thee when tbs man turnsd sgain froHa his sbsriot
10 meet thse3 Is It iiEae to receive money
and 10 reci8Te garments, and OiIvsysrds, and
vineyards, aad ahaeP, and oxen. and HRouser-
wants snd madssrvants Ths lsProsy, taare-
fore, of NaaHan shall cioGYe unto ths8 and
uus8 thy sssd forever. Aad he went out rom
his presence q Ispsr IS Waite ss snow"
Now the eeu@uct Of Gshszi, which VAS 80 sig
na.ly and SO awtHllT rsbHked, was not 80 much
bis fsisahs0s which was but an uhsAoOt OF
deeper evil pIiaciDlo, as it was the spirit of COW
etousnoss, which made Kim tbo lcGerunHar of
shat false apostle Wis attended upon our Lsrd
and who kept the bsg, aaa who finally be-
iraysd him for thirty pieces of silver snd which
hY its ssldshtess reEgved Gahazi iTsIu all tTUa
svrnBathY with tao distressed sHd troubfsa e01-
iition OF his country. That country vas at .h8
tims suffering frcus q famine. ls was a-s5
rsvsgsd by war Oa al sides distress ana s5r-
rev INST the eye, sad made their claims upoH
lhe sympathy Of every true and gauaTsus hsart.
Moreover, the interests Of rsligleR Wera q
very lo.g ebb, and al ibings batokeHe6 80 ths
propsolic eye tse ultaats eYeTthr8W Of Israsl.
Elsls, therefore, UGs very SAD, bat bis servant
bore m par, & tho 5urdoa. Swallowed ~ ir
he esgar pursuit Of his own interests hs lost
sight OF Tie 7ezvGaiRg spirit Of soToE, anil he
received the rebuke, " is it tine ta Tees5Te
money, ana 90 receive sarueuts, ead ciiveyards
aad yinayards, aUd sEsep, and oxen, epd men
aorvauts. and aaid soFFauts97 Ny text, there
l0rs, is plainly sim6d ss e spirit which foeas 60
ralsass iisali, as far As possible, in q timo of
great pUniie anxiety, iron bssring its dus shsTe
IF .as 1urdeE, aad barns aside 70 e0asUlt its
eva aR1iUlnsnt, swan where that en0lameHs
laas parallel Wish tho pQbiie ssFEov. And IS
lHaro. you Wiii permit me 20 ak, 10 cali for 10
question sf Eli8bs to be put TO Us Of this Con-
tsderEcy} I wiH nos, however,, take so large
hoid / viii e3nlB Rssrsr hsne, ard ask if wa
ai this eocd essy Of Oherlsstea have no aonesrs
.,is prophets demanSl How ia it with Ea7 If
j sss Wers here t1-dsy, hs WGuid see sorrow
.anouEh, I troH. Hs wsuid have seen, al
ihraHgh the past two gesrs, ear sravssf and
3est falling upoa tie 6slds af hattle-our cities
sacked aud shellei--our gT0Wias crops do
s-tuA c4--4-l1 lstlAb-slaLa pAias,1a--dsla tat sH
armies 0YsuunaiHg as and bent en- oar suhjugE-
isn. Hs would have ssen smsl.sr people
coRtandi1E against e larger peeple under every
disadvantage save that o. having gsod cause.
while al tae Christian world BOXED on wish
folded arms, and Ia its serene seIi-esmplaiaencY
insgiusd that word OF ttT0 Of aPprsBadon
from if, ss to our bravery and endurance, gvsfe
S sufficient reward for eli our expenditure OF
uisod asid treasure. Yes the pr6Bhst vyoRld
have seen au this but be would have seen
aouething mare, would he a0f va ourselves
being -he judges Would he not also have be-
held q spsrIt d speculation gnica seizea anon
as like an spldemic--Ebich drew o9 our
shcHghgs tom the gravity of our position
which blinded as 10 oar dangers by the snars of
mo2sy, and from which have been aroased
ay the unexpected h0eming Of hostile esunoa
demanding, Nhsa lcs SHOULD b. aiaed at yeut
heart. then 'choss, 70 fools, sbesld those things
BE- waeh Ee have be5a providing Aud seeing
al lhis, might net tbs pgopAet have PIT 10 ias
tbs inquiry ia The text: Is it time to receive
none aud 20 receive garments and oliYsyasds
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