The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-02

quickly; because of the wickedness of thy
| Ioings, whereby thou hast forSaken me.
The Lord shall make the pestileuce cleaye
unto thee, until he have consumed thee
| from oil the land whittier thou goest TO
possess il. The Lord shall smite thee with
consumption, and with fever, and with
an inflammation, and with All extreme
burning, and with the sword, and with
| blasting and with mildew; and they shall
| pursue thee until thou perish And Thy
| heaven that is over thy head shall be brass,
ana the earth that is under thee shall he
iron The Lord shall make the rain of thy
land powder and dust from heaven shall
| it come down upon thee. until thou be de-
s'royed. ."-tRead remainder OF c!lap,cr.)
Isaiah, 9th e., 9th vi will also com
lnand tho clouds that they rain no rain
| upon it,"
Jer., 5th C., 23ri and 34th v.-"Bu, this
| people hath revolving aud a rebcll;ous
heart; they are revolted and gone. Neither
say they III their heart, Let us now fear the
Lord our God, that gyeth rain, both the
iormer AMI the latter in his season ; he re-
serVeth unto us the appointed weeks of the
harvest
AMOS, ith e, eth and 9Th v-"And also
i nave withholden tlie rain from you when
There were Yet taree months 70 the harvest
ana caused it to rain upon one city, and
caused 1t not to rain upon another city one
piece Was rained upon, and the piece where
upon 1t rained not withered. So two or
three cities wandered unto one citv, To
drink water: but they were not satisfied
yet have We not returned unto me, saith the
Lord"
Jer., 18th c., Bind v.-Are there any
among the van!'ies of the Gentiles that can
cause rain? or can the heavens give show
ers? Art not thou he, q Lord our God?
therefore wo will wait upon thee: for thou
hast made all these things"
Passages of the above kind might be mu.-
tiplied, but this will suffice. Let us look
for the cure!
lst Kings, Sth e., 35th and 3Gth "
When heaven is shut up. and there is no
rain, because they have sinncd against thee !;
if they pray toward this place, and confess
thy name. and turn from, their sin, when
thou aitlictest ME: Then hear thou in hea-
ven, and forgive the sin of thy servants,
and OF thy people Israel, that thou teach
them the good way wherein they should
walk, and give rain upon thy land
job, 9Th C., 10th v.-"Who givcth rain
upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon
the fields"
Psalms GSth, 9th v.-"Thou, o God, didst
| send plentiful rain l47th, Sth "
WHO covereth the heaven with clouds.
who preparctl rain for the earth, who
'saket!: grass 70 grow ;ii'on :!ic mountains"
Isaiah, goth c., 2iri v-..Thcn shall he
SOW the ground withal; and bread of the
increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and
| plenteOus."
Iech., 10th C., lst v.-"Ask ye of the
Lord rain in the time OF the latter rain so
the Lord shall make bright clouds, and
grass in the field" 14th c., 18th v-"And
1t shall be that whose will not come up of
all the families of earth unto Jerusalem
(place of worship) to worship the King,
the Lord Of hosts, even upon them shall be
no rain."
Deut, 1lth c., 18th vs.-"And it shall
come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently
unto my commandmer.s "hich l COM
nland you this day. to love the Lord your
God, and to serve him with all your heart
and with all your soul, that will give you
tho rain Of your land i'll due season, the
first rain and the latter rain, that thou
mayest gather in thy corn, thy wine and
thine oil. And will send grass in thy
fields tor thy. cattle, that thou mayest cat
and be FULL
Lew, 26th c., 4tl v.-''If ye will walk in
my statutes, and keep my commandments,
and DO them then will give you rain in
due season, and the land shall yield her
increase, and the trees of the field their
fruit" &c.
James, 9Th c., l7th and 18th v.-"Elias
was man subject 10 like passions Us we
are, and he prayed earnestly that it might
not rain and 1t rainei not upon the earth
by the space of three years and six months
And he prayed again and the heaven gave
rain, and tile earth brought forth her fruit"
might 80 on and on, but surely it is
enough. Will not Gods people Gods own
own dear children) acknowledge God IN all
His majesty and power humble themselves
before Him, cali upon Him in sincerity,
that tho cause may be removed, our hearts
cheered, SO that we can do greater things
for Him than we ever yet have done. May
lie SO incline lis for His own namesake.
NJ MC(;Er