The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
Raven. at E,ijah'. Brook.

The following scene was witnessed a few
years egoin Palestine by DR.. Robert Morris,
then visiting the Holy Land. He says:
"In coming up one day from Jericho TO
Jerusalem was forciby reminded Of Gods
provident care over all his creatures. AS
was ascending the steep hill by tho side OF
the place known as Wndy Kelt. the Same
think that in the Bible is called the brook
Cherith,' and IL so 1t 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
heard some loud screams far down In the
ravine below me, and l knew they came
from a nest OF young ravens These young
was near noon and l suppose the hungry
birds had yet had nothing to eat that
day; the old birds had gone away to
hunt food for their little ones. Tho place
was lonely and desolate, the little birds could
not get out OF their nest, and even IL they
could have left their nest, they would not
have known what to cat nor where To find
| their food. As looked into the nest and
heard the cry of those hungry tledgelings, l
| wondered whether God really heard them
Could IL he that God was so near that lonely
| place and that he heard those hungry little
| birdsi Yes, il was even so. For he hearcth
| the young ravens which cry Several hours
| before God had sent the parents of those
young birds across the valley OF Jordan down
| 10 tho river to procure food for their
! lures knew where to find the right kind Of
'ood, for God had taught them. God used
| them as stewards to provide for their little
)nes. They went in haste, flying over
| Elisha's fountain and over the ruins of Jeri-
cho, and s, on down to the Jordan where
| John baptized Christ, n distance OF about
eight miles As looked down INTO that nest
of screaming young ravens | knew what
they did not know, / knew that God had
given their parents wisdom Gns,inct strong
wings and bills, and loving hearts 10 pro.
vide for their hungry children. The loud
cries were kept up. Would father and
mother never comet 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 a 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. ] went down the hillside
about hundred steps. and finding the
shadow Of great rock, sat down in 1t and
took out my pocket Bible and made up my
IN nd TO wait and see whether those young
birds would get anything to eat. And
there 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 moro feed your
just as got to that passage shadow passed
before me- looked up, and there were the
old birds coming with 70 d for their hungry
nest the cries OF the young birds censed and
knew that their mouths were filled. Did
not God hear those young ravens which
criedp Jesus says Luke 1924, "Consider
the ravens: for they neither SOW ror reap:
and God feedeth them: how much more are
ye better than the fowls!'--l American Mes
senger.