The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-09-23

they all look up TO her for her
counsel and for her prayers. Who Is she;
This afternoon you will find her in the
Sabbath school, while the teacher tells
her of that Christ who clothed the naked,
and fed the hungry, and healed the sick.
Ny mind leaps forward thirty years from
now, and 1 find myself in an African jun
gle; and there is a missionary Of the cross
addressing the natives, and their dusky
countenances are irradiated with the
glad tidngs Of great Joy and salvation.
Who is he? Did you not hear his voice
this morning in the first song Of the serve
iCe9
NV mind Temps forward thirty years
from now, and find myself looking
through the wickets of prison. l see the
face SCARED with every crime. His chin
on his open palm, his elbow on his knee
picture of despair. As I open the wick
ct he starts and hear his chain clank.
The iailkeeper tells me that he has been
In there now three timcs-lirSt for theft,
then for arson, now for murder. lie steps
upon the trap door, the rope Is fastened
to his neck. the plank falls, his body
swings into the air, his soul swings of
Ihto eIeIH'Iy. no - me- """ I"
he' IhlS AFTERNOON pay MIC oh Cno
city commons. Mother, you are this
morning hosting a throne or forging
chain: you are kindling a star or digging
dungeon
T. learn one more lesson from this ORR
entail scene, AMI that is, that every Wild
erness has well in il. Hagar and lsh-
mael gave up 30 die. Hagar's heart sank
within her ~ she heard her child crying:
Water! Water! Water"
"Ah." she avs, my darling, there IS
no water. This is desert"
And then Gods angel said from the
cloud: "Wbat aileth thee, liagar"
And she locked up and saw him point
ing to well Of water, where she hlled tho
bottle for the lad. Blessed be God, that
thcrei~ in every wilderness we'll, If you
only know how to find it-fountains for
all these thirsty souls this morning On
that last day, on that great day OF the
feast. Jesus stood and cried:
10, every man that thirsteth, come We to
the waters.
All, here is man who says:
4 have been looking for that fountain
great while, but can't find it,
And here IS some on else "ho says:
"a believe all you say, but have been
trudgin% along IN me Wilderness ana cen I
ma the iouh am
DO You kno" The reason: vii tell
you. gu never looked III the Il5ht dfec-
ton.
On, you say l nave i'oN7l every
! "hefe' nave I""h'l hoIi1' Sou'h' e"st
ana west, ana haven't loHh" tae louht-
am.
way, YOU are not LOOKING III 'Ae llGh6
direction at all Look up whore HaG"r
! looked. She never would nave fouhl the
! fountain at all, pNt "heh she heara the
! voice OF the angel she looked up, ana .aW
! the niger pointing To the supply AMI
| o, soul, if to-day with one earnest, intense
! prayer You WouIl only lock up 10 Christ' lie
would point you down to the supply IN the
| wilderness.
| LOOK unto We al We tn"S OF 'n' ea'tH' ana
"e ye s"N Gu ioi ''' ""' ''''' ''''.'' -
LOOK Iook as IiaSer iooAeu'
eS, there IS Wen 10Y every desert OF pe-
ieaVehlehI' hoohin@ over '"o "uHleliee
| inns morn hE' notice an unu'uaI NUMBER
! OF signs OF mourning ana woe. Rave you
! found consolation? = man te'eIt' y
! woman herelt, nave you l"nhu c'hs"ia-
tion? Hearse at'er hearse' we step rom
ono grave hlllock 10 another grave hiilocN.
We follow c"rPses' ourselves soon 10 DC
IKE them ne "otIp Is III mourning ior
Its deaU. Every heaFt mas Iec"th9
The sePuicher Of some nurIeu JOY
Tut sing ye to COO; every wilderness mas
well IN II; anu come 10 lHat wen TO-