The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-08-06

Pse8~ 1ney ola not como out Of some
Other cave. They did not Just happen to
aisght there. God frsightsd them, God
iaoncned them. and God told them bv
what cavs to swoop. This Il the same God
that 70 going to supply you. He 10 your
iasasr. You would have TO make an ela.
oofass calculation before You could tall me
nov many pounds Of food and how MANY
yards OF clothing would Be necessary for
you and your family; but God knows with.
out calculation. You have . plate At his
table and you are going to b waited on.
unless you act like : naughty child and
Kick and scramble and pound saucily the
plate and Try to upset things. God has .
vast family, and everything is msthodissd.
and you are going to be served if you win
only wait your turn. God hss slready or.
dered all the suits Of clothes you will ever
need. down to the last suit in which Won
shall b laid out God has already ordered
Al the food you will ever eat, down to thu
last crumb that will be put In your mouth
IN tine dying sacrament. It may not be
just the kind of food or apparel We would
prefer. The sensible parent depends ON
mis- own Judgment ~ to what ought to be
the apparel and the food Of the minor in
the family. The child would say:
"Give me sugars and confections.n
oh, mo-" says the parent, ssyou must
have something palmer first"
The child would say: sob, give me
these great blotches Of color in tie gar.
ment."
mo-" says theparsnt. .'that wouldn't b
suitable"
Now, God Il our father and va are
minors, and be l. going to clothe q. and
fssd ~, although he may not always yield
TO our tnfanttls wish for sweets and gilt.
ter. These ravens Of the text did not
bring pomegranatss from the glitterine
platter Of King Ahab. They brought
bread and meat. God had al the Heavens
and the earth before him and under him.
and yet he sends this plain food, because
Il was best Tor Elijah to have II. oh. be
strong, my hsarer, In the fact that the
same God u going 70 supply you! Il il
never "hard times" with him. His ships
never break ON the rocks. His banks
never fail He has the supply for you and
He has the means for sending IL. He has
not only cargo but the ship. II It were
nscessary He would swing out from the
Heavens nock Of ravens reaching from
bis gate TO yours, until the food would be
dung down from the sky from beak to
beak and from talon to talon.
Notice again In this story OF the text.
that the ravens did not allow Elijah to
hoard Up surplus. They did not bring
enough on Monday to last AL the week.
They did mot bring enough one morning
70 last until the next morning. They
came twice day and brought just enough
for one time. You know as we'll as that
the great fret Of the world is that we want
. surplus-we want the ravens to bring
enough TO last for ffty years. You have
more confidence In the Fulton Bank Or The
Nassau Bank or Bank OF England than
you have in the hank Of heaven. You
say:
IAN that Il very poetic, but you may
have the black ravens; give me the gold
eagles"
We had better b con.snted with lust
enough. Il In the morning yer family
eat upAn tho fool There i In ne house.
do not sis doun and cry and say:
81 don't know where the next meal II 10
come from."
About nvs q six Or seven O'Clock in ne
morning, just look mp and you WIN sss
Two black spots O the sky, aad you WI
hear the tapping Of wings, and instead Of
Edgar A. Poe's insane raven alighting On
tie chamber door, s.only this and nothing
more, yoa YIN flnd Elijah's two ravens, !.
or the two ravens Of the Lord, the one
bringing bread and the othar hrinSins