The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-06-19

prison. i see a face SCARED WIN cNery
crime. His chin on his open palm, his elbow
on his knee--a picture Of despair As 4
open the wicket he starts, and i hear bis
chain clank The Jail keeper tells me that
he has been In there now three times First
for theft, then for arson, now for murder.
He steps upon the trap door, the rope Is fas-
tened to his neck, the plank falls, his body
swings into the air, his soul swingscoh into
eternity. Who is he, and where Is hef To
day playing kite on the city commons.
Mother, you are to-day hoisting throne or
forging q chain-you are kindling star
or digging dungeon. At~4
A good many years ago Christian mother
sat teaching lessons Of religion to her child
and he drank In those lessons. She never
knew that Lamphier would come forth and
establish the Fulton street prayer meeting,
and by one meeting revolutionize the devo-
tions Of the whole EARTH and thrill the
eternities with his Christian influence.
Lamphier said 1t was his mother who
brought him to Jesus Christ. She never
had an idea that she was leading forth
such destinies. But, oh, when | see
mother reckless of her influence, rattling
on toward destruction, garlanded for the
sacrifice with unscemly mirth and god
lessness, gayly tripping on down 10 ruin,
taking her children In the same direction,
can not help but say: "There they 60, there
they go-Hagar and Ishmaellr / tell you
there are wilder deserts that Beersheba In
many Of the domestic circles of this day.
Dlssipated parents leading dissipated chill
dren. Avaricious parents leading avari-
cious children. Prayerless parents leading
prayerless children, They go through every
street, up every dark alley, into every cellar,
along every highway. Hagar and Ishmaell
and while pronounce their names, 1t seems
like the moaning Of the death wind-Hagar
and Ishmael
learn one more lesson from this Oriental
scene, and that Is, that every wilderness
has well In It, Hagar and lshmael gave
up to die Hagar's heart sank within her
as she heard her child crying: Water !
water! waterw "Ah," she says, my dar-
ling, there is no water. This is desert"
And then Gods angel said from the cloud:
"Wbat aileth thee, Hogarln And she
looked up and saw him pointing TO well Of
water, where she filed the bottle for the
lad. Blessed be God that there is In every
wilderness well, II you only know how to
find it-mountains for all these thirsty souls
to-day. "On that last day, on that great
day OF the feast, Jesus stood and cried: III
any man thirst, let him come TO me and
drink All these other fountains you find
are mere mirages In the desert. Paracelsus,
YOU know, spent his time in trying TO find
out the elixir OF life--a liquid which, II
taken, would keep one perpetually young In
this world, and would change the aged back
again 10 youth. OF course, he was disap-
pointed he found not the elixir. But here
| itell you to-day OF the elixir Of everlasting
life bursting from the "Rock Of Ages" and
that drinking that water you shall never
get old, and you will never be sick, and
YOU will never die "Ho, every one that
thirsteth, come ye TO the waters.n All,
here is man who says; 81 have been
looking for that fountain q great while
but can't find g." And here Is somt
one else who says ~ believe all you
say, but have been trudging along in thu
wilderness, and can't find the fountain
Do YOU know the reasoni ! will tell you
You never looked In the right direction
no." you say, have looked every where.
have looked north, south, east and west, ant
haven't found the fountain Why, yol
are not looking In the right direction at all
Look up, where Hagar looked. She neve'
would have found the fountain at all, bu
when she heard the voice Of the angel sh'
looked up, and she saw the finger pointin,
.. to the supply. And o. soul, II tolday, witt
! one earnest, intense prayer yon would onl,
look up to Christ, he would point you dow
TO the supply In the wilderness. "Lool
unto Me all ye ends Of the earth, and be y
saved; for l am God, and there is nom
.. else.n Look look as Hagar looked.
Yes, there Is well for every desert Of be
! reavement. Looking over the audience TO
I day notice signs Of mourning Have yo'
found consolationl o man bereft o womal
bereft. have you found consolationi Hears
! after hearse We step from one grave hill
, ock TO another grave hillock. We follow
! corpses, ourselves soon 10 be like them. Tn
world Is in mourning for its dead. Ever.
heart has become the sepulcher Of SOM
buried 10y. But sing ye TO God, every vii
) derness has well in It; and como =
, that well today, aAd / begin 70 draw
water from that well. II you hav
lived in the country, you have some
times taken hold OF the rope Of the old wei
sweep, and you know how the backet cam
up dripping with bright, cool water AM
l lay hold OF the rope Of Gods mercy to-day
,, and | begin 10 draw on that gospel wei
sweep, and see the buckets coming up
! Thirsty soulsl here Is one bucket OF life
.. come and drink Of IL: "Whosoever will, lie
. him come and take Of the water Of life free
ly.u pull away again at the rope an
another buckt comes up II Is this prom
|. ise: "Weeping may endure for night, bu
ioy cometh In the morning" i lay hold
the rope again and ! pull away with all m.
/, strength, and the bucket comes up brigh,
|, and beautiful, and cool. Here is the prom
u ise: "Come unto me, all ye who are wear
e and heavy ladn, and viii give you rest
r The old asl&ologers used 10 cheat tn
!. people with he idea that they could tel
4 from the position OF the stars what woul
occur In the future, and II q cluster Of star
= stood In on3relation, that would be
: prophecy Of evil; II cluster Of stars stoo
In another relation, that would be proPhe
9 cy Of good. What supersttlonl But her
. faith By looking up TO the Star OF jacob
the morning star OF the Redeemer, cal
! make this prophecy in regard 70 thos
: who put their trust In God: "Al
1 who love GodS read Il out on tn
o sISy. read ~ out IN tho Bible. rea
b II out IN alfthines: "All things work Y
I gether for good TO those who love God" ID
a you love Hint Have you seen the Nyetan
thesi II isa beautiful flower but IL give gs,
? very little fragrance until after. sunset
: Then II pours its richness on the air. An
this grace Of the gospel that commend
; you this day, while II may be very swee
during the day Of prosperity, II pours fort
O It's richest aroma after sun down, and II wi
be sun down with you and me after awhili
' When you come 70 go out q thisworld, w