Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-21

are a better man than you used to be-you
| are better woman than you used TO he.
/ What was IL that brought YOU the sanctlfylng
! D,esslngf Oh, 1t was the dark sh 'dow on the
! nursery: e was the dark shadow on the snort
| grave; it was the dark shadow on your broke en-
I heart; 1t was the broodlng Of great black
| trouble; IL was raven-lt was raven
! Dear Lord. teach this people that white prov
licences do not always mean advancement,
and that black prOvidences do not always
mean retrOgrcss
Children of God, get up out of your despond-
ency. The Lord never had so many ravens as
he has this morning. Fling your fret and
worry to the winds. Sometimes under the
veNatlons OF life you feel like NV little girl OF
years, who said under some childish veXa-
ton: "Oh, wish could go 10 heaven and
see God and pick howers!' He will let you
90 when the right time comes TO pick flowers
Until then. whatever you want, pray for. |
suppose Elijah prayed pretty much all the
time. Tremendous work behind him. Ire
mendous work before him. GOO has no spare
ravens for idlers or for people who are prayer
less. put it IN the boldest shape possible
and am willing to risk my eternity on it;
ask Cod IN the right way for what you want,
ana you shall have 1t II 1t Is best for you.
Mrs. Jane Pithey, of Chicago, a
well-known Christian woman, was left
by her nus band widow with One.half dollar
and cottage. She was palsie@ and had a
mother 30 years OF age to support The
widowed soul every day asked God for all that
was needed in the household, and the servant
even was astonished at the precision with
man, Item by Item, item by item. One day
rising from the family altar the servant said:
"fou have not asked for coal and the coal is
out" Then they stood and prayed for the
coal. One hour after that the servant threw
open the door and said: 1.-The coal has come O."
A generous man, whose name / could give
you, had sent-as never before and never since
"a supply of coal. You cannot understand
1t. do. Ravens! Ravens
My friend. you nave a right 10 argue from
precedent that God is going to take care of
you. Has lie not done it two or three times
every day. That Is most marvellous. look
back and | wonder that God has given me
food three times "A day regularly = my life
time. never missing but once, and then was
lost in the mountains; but that very morning
and tnat very night met the ravens.
o, the Lord is so good that | wish all this
people would trust Him with the two lives
the life you are now living and that which
every TICK OF the watch and every stroke of
the clock inform YOU is approaching. Bread
for your immortal soul comes to-day. Sec!
They alight on the platform. They aight on
the backs of all the pews. Theysw among
the arches. Ravens! Ravens! blessed are
they that hunger after righteousness for they
shall be filed" TO all the SHINING and the
snrrowing and the tempted deliverance comes
this hour. Look down aud you see nothing
but your spiritual determines. Look back
and you see nothing but wasted oppor-
tnnity. Cast your eye forward and you have
fearful looking for of judgment and fiery in
ulgnatlon which shall uevour the adversary.
But look up and you behold the whipped
shoulders of an interceding Christ and the
face OF pardoning God and the irradiation
OF an opening heaven. / hear the whirr of
their wings. Do you not feel the rush Of the
air on your cheek? Ravens! Ravens!
There Is only one question | want to ask:
How many of tins audience are willing to trust
God Tor the supply OF their bodies, and trust the
Lord Jesus CHRIST for the redemption of their
immortal souls? Amid the clatter of the hoofs
and the clang of the wheels of the judgment
chariot, the whole matter will be demon