Democratic messenger., 1888-10-06
CLOUDS HIS CHARIOT.

second or divcrge II an inch, the driver
of that chariot says: "Call upon Me in
the day OF trouble and will deliver thee. "
while they are yet speaking ! will hear"
Two-whceled chariot, one wheel justice
and the other wheel mercy. Aye, they
are swim wheels. A cloud, whether II be-
longs TO the cirrhus, the clouds that float
the highest; or belongs to the stratus, the
central ranges OF to the cumulus, the low
est ranges, seem to move slowly along the
sky II Il moves at all. But many Of the
clouds go at speed that would seem leth.
argic vcstibule limited lightning express
train, so swift is the chariot Of our God +;
yea, swifler than the storm, swifter than
the light. Yet child 10 years old has
been known TO reach up and with the
hand OF prayer take the courser Of that
chariot by the bit and slow II up. or stop
it, or turn il aside, or turn it back. The
boy Samuel sioppedit. Elijah stopped II.
Daniel stopped it. Joshua stopped 1t.
Esther stopped il. Ruth stopped it. Han
nah stopped it. Mary stopped II. My father
stopped It. My mother stopped ii. My
sister stopped it. We have in our Sab.
bath.schools children who again and
again and again have stopped II.
NOT NATURE, hut NATURES GOD.
Notice that these old-timc chario,s,
which my tex, uses for symbol. had
what we would call n high dashboard at
the front, but were open behind. And
the king would stand at the dash board
and drive with his own hands. And |
am glad that lie whose chariot the clouds
arc drives Himself lie does not le, nat
ural law drive, tor natural law is deaf. lie
does no, lc, fate drive, for fate Is merci.
less. But our Father King drives Him.
self, and He puts His loving hand ON the
rein of the flying courses. and lie has u
loving ear open TO the cry ofall who want
10 catch His attention oh 4. am so glad
tina, my Father drives, and never drives
too fast, and never drives too slow, and
and never drives Oft the prccipicc, and He
controls, by a bit that never breaks. the
widest and most raging circumstances. |
heard Of a ship captain who put out with
his vessel with large number Of passen-
gers from Buffalo on Lake Erie very early
In the season and while there was much ice.
When they were well out, the captain saw
TO his horror that the Ice was closing In
on him from all sides, and he saw no way
out from destruction and death. lie called
into the cabin the passenger and all the
crew that could be spared from their posts,
and told them that the ship must be lost
unless God intcrposed. and although he
was not christian man he said "Lct US
pray" and they all knelt asking God to
come for their deliverance. They went
back TO the deck. and the man n, the wheel
shouted: "All right, cap'n, It's blowing
nor by nor'wes, now" While the prayer
was going on In the cabin the wind
changed and blew the ice out Of the way
The mate asked; Shall put on more
sail, cap'n~ "Nol" responded the captain
Don't touch her. Some one else Is man.
aging this ship" Oh men and women,
shut In on all sides by icy troubles and mis-
fortunes. In earnest prayer put all youI
affairs In the hands Of God. You will
come out all right. Some one else Is man
aging the shipl Il did not merely happen
so that when Leyden was besiegcd. and
the Duke Of Alva felt sure Of his triumph
suddenly the wind turned, and the swollen
waters compelled him TO stop the siege,
and the city was saved. God that night