Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-13

HGts ~ UluhI Ub uNU IthAo hONf ~
wears. Who was II that pointe,
you 10 the Divine PhysicisnN
mOh,n you say, ait was my little Annie
or Fred, or Charley that clambered up OF
my knees and looked In my face, an,
asked me why I didn't become Chris
tian, and all the time stroking my cheel
so / couldn't get angry, insisted upoI
knowing why didn't have family pray
ers" There are grandparents here wh'
have been brought TO Christ by their littl,
grandchildren. There are many Christian
mothers here who had their attention
first called TO Jesus by their little chill
dren. How did you get rid of the ieprosJ
OF sinl How did you 6nd your way to tn,
Divine Physicianl ."Oh," you say, "my
child, my dying child, with wan and
wasted finger, pointed that way! Oh,
shall never forget" you say, ''that scene
at the cradle and the CRIB that awful
night II wss hlrd, very hard, but II
that little one on It's dying bed had no!
pointed me 10 Christ, don't think ever
would have got rid OF my leprosy." Go
into the Sabbath-school this afternoon
and you will ind
HUNDREDS or uTTLE FINGERS
pointing 10 the same direction, toward
Jesus Christ and toward heaven.
Years ago the astronomers calculated
that there must be world hanging at u
certain point In the heavens, and large
prize was offered for some one who could
discover that world The telescopes from
the great observatories were pointed in
vain, but girl at Nantucket, Mass,
fashioned telescope and, looking through
1t, discovered that star, and won the
prize and the admiration of all the as
Economical world, thai stood amazed at
her genius. And so II is often the case
that grown people cannot see the light,
while some little child Deholds the star Of
pardon, the star OF hope, the star OF con-
ISOLATION, the star of Bethleh m, the
morning star of Jesus. "Not many
mighty men, not many wise men are call
ed; but God hath chosen the weak things
OF the world to confound the mighty and
base things and things that are not, TO
bring TO naught things that are" Oh, do
not desplse the prattle of little children
when they are speaking about God, and
Christ, and heaven! You see the way
your child Is pointing; will
you take that pointing or
walt until In the wrench Of some awful
bereavement, God shall lift that child to
another world, and then it will beckon
you upward2 viii you take the pointing
or will you walt for the beckoping2
Blessed be God Caat the little Hebrew
captive pointed in the right directlonl
Is essed be God for the saving ministry of
Christian chlldrenl
No wonder the advice OF this little He
brew captive threw all of Naaman's man
Sion aud Ben-hadad's palace into excite
ment. Goodbye, Naamanl With face
scnried, and ridged. and lu6lmed by the
pestilence, and aided by those who sup
ported him on either side, he staggers out
TO the chariot. Hold fast the fiery coursers
of the royal stable while the poor
sick man hts his swollen feet and
pan-struck limbs into his vehicle. Bolster
him up with his pillow, and let him take
a lingering look at his bright apartment,
for perhaps the Hebrew captive may be
and the next time Naaman
comes to that place he may be dead
weight on the shoulders OF those who
carry him-an expired chieftain seeking
sepullure amid the lamentations Of On
nation.
GOODBYE, NAAMANl
Let the charioteer drive gently over the
hills OF Hermon lest he Jolt the invalid. |
Here goes the bravest man of all his day,
a captive OF horrible disease. AS the
ambulance winds through the streets Of
Damascus the tears and prayers Of all the
people go after the world-renowne in.
valid. Perhaps you have had an invalid
go out from your house on q health ex.
curslon. You know how the neighpors
stood around and said: "Ah. he
will never come back again alive" Oh,
II was solemn moment, | tell you,
when the invalid had departed, and YOU
went into the room TO make the bed, and
TO remove the medicine phials from the
shelf, and to throw open the shutters SO
that the fresh air might rush INTO the
long'closed roomi Goodbye, Naaman
There ls only one cheerful face looking at
him, and that is the face of the little He
brew captive, who is sure he will get
cured and VINO is so glad she helped him.
AS the chariot winds out and the escort
OF mounted courtiers, and the mules laden
with sacks OF gold and silver and en-
broldered suits Of apparel, went through
the gates OF Damascus and out on the
long way, the hills Of Naphtall and
Ephraim look down on the procession, and
the relinue goes right past the battle-helds
where Naaman, in the days Of his health. !
used to rally his troops for fearful onset;
ana then the procession stops and re.
clines while In the groves OF olives and
oleander, and Gen. Naaman SO sick
and so very, very sick
How the countrymen gaped as the pro-
cesslon passed. They had seen Naaman
so past like whirlwind in days gone by,
and mad stood aghsst at the clank OF his
war equipments; but now they commits.
crate him They say: "Poor man, ne
will never get home alive, Poor manvi
Gen. Naaman wakes up from restless
sleep in the chariot, aud he says to the
elbow long before we shall
reach this prophet Elisha's2" The chart
oteer SAYS to waysider; GLOW far is It
TO Elisha's hous,9" He says; "Two
miles" "'rwo miles" Then they whip
up the lathered and fagged,out horses.
The whole procession brightens up at the
prospect OF speedy arrival. They drive
up to the door Of the prophet, The chart
oteers shout; "Whoal" 10 the horses.
and the tramplng hoofs and grinding
wheels cease shaking the earth.
Come out Elisha, come out, you have
comsanyi the grandest company that ever