The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-14

a picture of despair. AS 7 open the wick.
ct he starts and I hear his chain clank.
The Jail keeper tells me that he has been
in there now three times-first for theft,
then for arson, now for murder. He steps
upon the trap door, the rope is fastened
to his neck, the plank falls, his body
swings into the air, his soul swings off
into eternity. Who is he, and where is
he? This afternoon playing kite on the
city commons. Mother, you are this
morning hoisting throne or forging a
chain: you are kindling star or digging
a dungeon.
4. learn one more lesson from this ORR
entail scene, and that is, that every Wild
erness has a we'll in it. Hagar and Ish-
mael gave up to die. Hagar's heart sank
within her as she heard her child crying:
"Water! Water! Water!"
"Ah," she says, "my darling, there is
no water. This is desert"
And then Gods angel said from tho
| cloud: 'What aileth thee, Hagar"
And she looked up and saw him point
ing to a well of water, where she filled the
bottle for the lad. Blessed be God, that
| there's in every wilderness well, if you
| all these thirsty souls this morning. On
that last day, on that great day of the
feast. Jesus stood and cried:
Ho, every man that thrsteth, come We to
the waters.
All, here is man who says:
| Il have been looking for that fountain o
| great while. Lut can't find it.'
| And here is some one else who says:
81 believe all you say, but have been
trudging along in the wilderness and cent
| find the fount tain"
Do you know the reason? I will tell
you. You never looked in the right d rec
! ton.
"Oh," you say, 81 have looked every
where. / have looked north, SOUTH east
and west, and haven't found the fount-
ain"
| Why, you are not looking in the light
direction at all. Look up where Hager
looked. She never would have found the
fountain at all, but when she heard the
voice of the angel she looked up, and Jaw
the finger pointing to the supply. And,
| o, soul, if to- day with one earnest, intense
prayer you would only lookup to Christ, He
would point you down to the supply in the
| wilderness.
Look unto Me all We ends of the earth. and
| be we saved; for am God, and there is none
else.
Look! look! as Hager looked
Yes, there is well for every desert of be-
reavement. Looking over the audience
this morning, notice an unusual number
of signs of mourning and woe. Have you
found consolation? o man iereft,
woman bereft, have you found consola-
ton? Hearse af'e: hearse. We step from
one grave hillock to another grave hillocz
We follow corpses, ourselves soon to be
like them. The world is in mourning fol
it's dead. Every heart has become
the sepuIcher of some buried joy
Put sing We to God every wilderness ha:
well in it; and / come to that well to.
day, and begin to draw wafer from thai
well. If ycu have lived in the country
you have sometimes taken hold OF the rort
of the old well-sweep, and you know how
the bucket came up, dripping with bri eht
cool water. And | lay held of the rope O
Gods mercy this morning, and | begin t.
draw on that gospel well-sweep, and l see
the buckets coming up.
Thirsty soul! Here is one bucket of life
Come and drink of ii.
whatsoever WILL let him come and take o
the water of life freely.
Ipui1 away again at the rope, and an
other bucket comes up. 1t is this promise
Weeping NAV endure for night, but 10,
cometh in the morning.
lay hold of the rope again, and pu'
away with all my strength, and the buckle
comes up, bright, and beautiful, and cool
Here is the promise:
Come unto me all We who are weary am
: heavy laden, and will give you rest.
: The old astroloeers used to cheat th
) people with the idea that they could tel
. from the position of the stars what woul
t occur in the future, nd if a cluster O
/, stars stood IN one relation, that would h
+ prophecy of good. What superstition
S But here is new astrology in which
t put my faith. By looking up to the sta
Q of Jacob, the morning star of the Re
D deemer, can make this prophecy in re
r gard to those who put their trust in God
4 "All things work together for good I
those who love God" Do you love him
3 Have you seen the Nyctanthes? 1t is
s beautiful flower, Lut it gives yer
4 little fragrance until after sunset
t Then it pours its richness on the air. An
: this grace of the gospel that l common
1 to you this morning, while it may be yer
a sweet during the day of prosperity,
i pours forth its richest aroma after sur
= down. AMI it will be shutdown with yo
: and me after awhile. When you come
go out of this world, will it be a desel
Q march, or will it be drinking at four
: tain?
a A Christian Hindoo was dying, and b
|, heather comrades came around him an
|, tried to comfort him by reading some
d the pages of their theology; but he wave
n his hand as much as to say:
Q 81 don't went to hear it,"
It Then they called in a heather priest, an
r he said:
y "If you will only recite the Numtra
y will deliver you from hell" He waved b
o hand, as much as to say:
~ don't want to hear that"
s Then they said: "Call ON Juggernaut
" He shook his head, as much as to 50,