The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-10
Ravens at EIijah's Brook.

The following scene was witnessed few
years ago in Palestine by DR.. Robert Morris,
then visiting the Holy Land. He says:
"In coming up one day from Jericho to
Jerusalem / was forcibly reminded OF Gods
provident care over all his creatures. AS l
was ascending the steep hill by the sfde OF
think that in the Bible is called the brook
Cherith,' and if 80 it is the very spot where
Elijah was concealed when Ahab sought his
life and where the ravens fed him from day
to day, as got about half way up the hill I
heard some loud screams far down in the
ravine below me- and I knew they came
from nest Of young ravens. These young
birds were uttering the cry of hunger. 1t
birds had yet had nothing to eat that
day; the old birds had gone away to
hunt food for their little ones. The place
was lonely and desolate, the little birds could
not get out Of their nest and even II they
could have left their nest, they would not
have known what to eat nor where to find
their food. As looked into the nest and
heard the cry Of those hungry fedgelings, l
wondered whether God really heard them
Could it be that God was so near that lonely
place and that he heard those hungry little
the young ravens which cry Several hours
before God had sent the parents OF those
young birds across the valley Of Jordan down
to the river to procure food for their
hungry children Those wise black crea-
lures knew where to find the right kind Of
food, for God had taught them. God used
them as stewards to provide for their little
ones. They went in haste, flying. over
Elisha's fountain and over the ruins of Jeri-
John baptized Christ, a distance Of about
eight miles As looked down into that nest
of screaming young ravens l knew what
they did not know, knew that God had
given their parents wisdom Gnstinct), strong
wings and bills, and loving hearts to pro.
vide for their hungry children. The loud
cries were kept up. Would father and
mother never Gomez began to be afraid not
that the old birds had forgotten their duty,
but that somebody might have shot them
down at the river, for party OF drunken
English sailors had that day gone down to
the Jordan and were firing their
guns at everything they saw. As :!
thought Of this felt sad, for knew that II
the parents were shot the young birds would
have to starve. I went down the hillside
about a hundred steps. and finding the
shadow Of great rock, sat down in 1t and
took out my pocket Bible and made up my
mind to wait and see whether those young
birds would get anything to eat. And
there I read what God says about providing
for all his creatures He feeds the fowls Of
the air and the beasts Of the field. and
shall he not much more feed your
Just as got to that passage a shadow passed
before me. Hooked up, and there were the
old birds coming with food for their hungry
little ones As soon as they reached the
nest the cries Of the young birds ceased and
I knew that their mouths were filled. Did
not God hear those young ravens which
criedl" Jesus says, Luke 1924, "Consider
The ravens: for they neither sow r or reap:
and God feedeth them: how much more are
ye better than the fowlsl"-[American Mes
senger.