The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-22

tionY Fl arse after hearse. We step from
one grave hilIOck to another grave hillock.
We follow corpses, ourselves soon to be
like them The woi Ill is in mourning for
its dead. Every heart has become the
sepulcher of some buried joy. But sing
We 10 God, every wilderness has IA we'll in
it, and | come to that we'll to-day, and ]
begin TO draw water from that well. II
you have lived in the country you have
8 ,metimes taken hold of the rope of the
old we'll sweep, and you know how the
bucket came vi dripping with bright,
cool water. And | lay hold of the r,pa
OF. Gods mercy to-day, and | begin to
draw on that Gospel w~ell-sweep and l see
the buckets cOmlng up, Thirsty soul
here is one bucket of Iif-l come and drink
of it. 'Whosoever will, let him come and
take of the water of life freely" | pull
away again at the rope, and another
bucket comes up. 1t is this promises:
weeping may endure for II nj. h., but joy
cometh in the morning." | lay hold of the
rope again and l pu. | away with all my
strength, and the bucket comes up bright
and beautiful and cool. II re is the
promises: "Como unto ms, ali we who are
weary and heavy laden and | will give
you rest"
The old astrologers used to cheat the
people with the idea hat they could tell
from the position of the stars what would
occur in the future, and If Il cluster of stars
stood in one relation that would be a
prophecy Of evil; If n cluster of stars
stood in another relation that would be a
prophecy of good. What superstition J
But here is n new astrology in which l
put all my faith. By looking up to the
star of Jacob, the morning star of the
aRedeemer, ! can make this prophecy in re-
gard to those who put their trust in God:
"All things work together for good
to those who love God" / read it
out on the sky. l read it out in the Bible. /
read it out in all things: A things work
together for good to those who love God. Z"
Dc you love Him? Have you seen the
Nyetanthes? 1t is n beautiful flower, but
it gives very little fragrance until after
sunset. Then it pours its richness on the
air. And this grace of the Gospel that l
commend to you this day, while it may be
very sweet during the day of prosperity.
1t pours forth it's richest aroma after sun
dow with you and me awhile. When
you come to go out of this world, will it
be a desert march or will it be a fountain
for your soul?
A Christian Hindoo was dying and his
heather comrades came around him and
tried to comfort him by reading some of
the pages of their theology, but no waved
his hand as much as To say: 81 don't
want to hear it." Then they called in u
heather priest and he said: 'If you will
only recite the Numtra it will deliver
YOU" He waved his hand as much as to
say: al don't wan to hear that" Then
they said: Call on Juggernaut." He
shook his head as much as to say: 81
can't do that" Then they thought
perhaps he was too W cary to speak,
and they said: Now. if you can't
say Juggernaut,' think of that god" He
shook his head again, as much as to say:
'No, no. no." They then bent dow to
his pillow and they said: I'm what will
you trust?" His face lighted up with the
very glories of the celestial sphere as he
cried out, rallying all his lying energies:
Jesus"
o, come to-day to the fountain-the
fountain open for sin and uncleanness. /
will tell you the whole story in two or
| thre sentences: Pardon for all sim. Com
fort for all trouble. Light for all dark
ness. And every wilderness has a well
in IL.