The Washington bee., 1888-05-05

ed IN the 47th Of the prophecy Of
Ezekiel. There the prophet tells
us thathe was led by an angel beside
a little stream that ran down the
right OF the eastern gate where
the angel, said the preacher with
"a line in his hand, whethetr the
line OF demarcation or the plumb
line of Gods justice that shall
plumb every mans work, | ca annot
tell" -
However the angel measured q
thousand cubits down the little
stream and led the prophet across
the water which only came up to
his ankles, he measured another
thousand cubits and the water
came up to his knees, he measured
another thousand cubits and the
water came up to his loins after
wards he measured another thOus7
and cubits and the water had
risen to a great river so that he
could lot pass over it, said the
prophet, to which the angel
paused to call his attention, espec-
tally before he showed him
the beautiful trees that stood
along the banks of the river.
The Rev. then compared this
river to the Gospel which had but
a small beginning that was des.
tined to covtr the earth as the, wat
ers of the great deep, and after re-
ferring to the explanation given
of this vision, by the angel he
analyzed the text, showing first
that this was pure river unlike
the waters Of earth, which under
the magnyfying glass of the micro
scope, exhibited d lumber Of pois.
ionous insects, represented the
purity of the Gospel "Firm . as
the earth my Gospel stands, my
Lord, my hope, my trust, if / am
found in Jesus hand my soul
shall never be lost.n @' 81
2pd. 1t was a river not a small
stream, river that would never
run dry. '.i'-t =
3rd. This was the water of life,
the waters of earth are not in
tended to give but to preserve life,
Take somethins in which there is
no life, if possible, put it in the
water, and sit there until life is
produced, audi fear Gabriel the
Arch angel would find you there
in the resurrection morn.
Not so with the gospel waters,
they not only preserve but produce
life. '''' ,'''
All ye that pant for living
streams aud pine away and die,
here you may quench your rang
ing thirst in streams that nereI
dry" 49, az a EE
1st. Christ in the source of all
natural life, by him all things were
created, whether things on earth
or things in heaven. End. He is
the source of all eternal life.
81 am come saith Christ that
they may have life and that they
may have it more abundantly.
whosoeyer belieyeth in mo, in him
shall be a we'll of water springing
into everlasting life" ."~""fa 1i%
! After the christians, the trees
set out ia the vineyard of the Lord
and done bringing forth, fruit
sOme thirty, some sixty and some
a hundred fold, to- the glory and
honor of God. After the sinful
Nations ale done being healed by
the leaves Of their lives apC
Cody conversation, after they art
done with this world of trouble
aud disappointnents, of sickness
sorrow, pain and death, after they
are done ,pattling for truth, TO
right and heaven, after they ar'
done calling dieing men to fle'
the wrath to come, after the.
have shaken Off this dull mortalit,
and washed their robes and mad
them, white in the precious bio
of the Lamb, they can drinl
water from the river of life tina
flows from the throne Of God.
g Let ! care like a. wild delug
come and storms ofsorrop fall, Ma
II but safely reach my home, M
j Got, my Heaven, mylall. T.
4 Then shall Il bathe my wear
soul III seas Of heavenly rest ant
mot. a wave of trouble roll :acrOS
my peaceful breast. ESa y
t1tns Fs 80 o. Sl4 i.sHs s.L1r-% 4 g.
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