The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24

one woman IN that crowd Who seems =
have the conndsnco Of an the others, ard
they all look up 70 her for ~
counsel and for her prayers. Who II she:
This afternoon you win lind her in The
Sabbath school, while the teacher tells
her Of that Christ who clothed the Naked
and fed tie hungry, and healed the sick
My mind leaps forward thirty years from
now, and find myself in an African jun.
gle; and there Is . missionary Of the cross
addressing the natives, and their dusky
countenances are irradiatsd with the
glad tidings Of great Joy and salvation.
Who Is he: Did you NOT hear his voiee
this morning In the first song Of the ssrv.
ice?
Ny mind leaps forward thirty years
from now, and I find myself looking
through the wickets Of prison. see tho
face SCARED with every crime. His chin
on his open palm, his elbow ON his knee
a picture of despair. As open the wick
ct he starts and I hear his chain clank.
The jail keeper tells mo that he has been
In there now three times-frst for theft,
then for arson, now for murder. He steps
to his neck, the plank falls, his body
swings into the air, his soul swings on
into eternity. Who is he, and where 10
he: This afternoon playing kite ON the
city commons. Mother, you are this
morning hosting throne or forging .
chain: you are kindling a star or digging
Q dungeon.
4. learn one more lesson from this ORR.
entail scene, and that is, that every wild.
maeI 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 il
no water. This is desert"
And then Gods angel said from the
cloud: "What rileth thee, Hagnr?"
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 is in every wilderness a well, il 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 th!rsteth, come We to
the waters.
All, here is q man who says:
Il have been looking for that fountain Q
great while. but can't find It,"
And here is some one else who says:
IL believe all you say, but I have been
trudging along in the wilderness and can't
find the fountain"
Do you know the reason: 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 right
direction at all. Look up where Hager
looked. She never would have found tho
at all, but when she heard the
voice of the angel she looked up, and saw
tho finger pointing to the supply. And,
o, soul, if to-day with one earnest, intense
prayer you would only look up to Christ, He
would point you down to the supply in the
Look unto Me all ye ends OF the earth. ana
be ye saved; for am God, and there Is mona
else.
Look look! as Hager looked!
Yes, there is well for every desert Of be.
Looking over the audience
this morning, notice an unusual number
of signs Of mourning and woe. Have you
found consolation? o man tereft, o
woman bereft, have you found consola-
lion? Hearse after hearse. We step from
,ne grave billock to another grave hillock.
We follow corpses, ourselves soon to b.
ike them. The world is in mourning for
It's dead. Every heart has become
he sepulcher Of some buried joy.
Eut sing ye to God; every wilderness has
1 we'll in it; and come to that well to.
lay, and begin to draw water from that
well. II you have lived in the country
you have sometimes taken hold Of the rope
Of the old well-sweep, and you know how
The bucket came up, dripping with bright,
,ool water. And lay hold Of the rope OF
Gods mercy this morning, and begin to
lraw on that gospel well.sweep, and SEQ
he buckets coming up.
Thirsty soul! Here Is one bucket Of lifel
Come and drink Of it.
whatsoever will, let him come and take OF
he water of life freely.
I pull away again at the rope, and an
,ther bucket comes up. 1t is this promise:
Weeping may endure for night, but Joy
.ometh In the morning.
lay hold Of the rope again, and pull
way with all my strength, and the bucket
zones up, bright, and beautiful, and cool.
Here is the promise:
leavy laden. and will give you rest.
Tho old astrologers used to cheat the
,eople with the idea that they could tell
rom the position Of the stars what would
'ccur in the future, and IL cluster Of
tars stood IN one relation, that would be
prophecy of good. What superstitionl
But here is a new astrology in which I
tut my faith. By looking up to the star
4 Jacob, the morning star Of the Re.
leemer, can make this prophecy in re-
ard to those who put their trust in God:
All things work together for good to
hose who love God" Do you love himf
lave you seen the Nyctanthes. 1t ID .
'saHtiful flower. but il gives very
title fragrance until after sunset.
hen it pours its richness on the air. And
his grace Of the gospel that commend
D you this morning, while it may be very
weet during the day of prosperity, il
ours forth its richest aroma after sun.
own. And it will be shutdown with you
nd ms after awhile. When you come to
o out Of this world, will it be q desert
,arch, or will it be drinking at q foun-
ain?
A Christian Hindoo was dying, and hfs
eathen comrades came around him and
ried to comfort him by reading some Of
he pages of their theology; but he waved