Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15

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looked up and saw him pointing TO a
well OF water, where she filled the
bottle for the lad. Blessed be God
that there In in every wilderness well,
II you only know how TO find it-foun-
tains for oil these thirsty souls today.
''On that last day, OH tot great day
Of the feast, Jesus stood and cried: II
any man thirst, let him come to me
and drink" All these other fountains
you find are mere mirages Of the des-
ert. Paracelsus, you know, spent his
time in trying 10 find out the elixir Of
life-a liquid which, IL taken, would
keep one perpetually young in this
world, and would change the aged
back again to youth. or course, he
was disappointed; he found not the
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 wa.
ters." All, here is man who says:
II have been looking for that fountain
q great while, but can't find it." And
here is some one else who says: II be.
lieve all sou say, but ] have been
trudging along in the wilderness. and
can't find the fountain" Do you know
the rcasoni will tell you. You
never looked in the right direction.
10" you say, II have looked every
where. have looked north, south,
east and west, and haven't found the
fountain" Why, you are not looking
in the right direction at all. Look up,
where Hagar looked: She never
would have found the fountain nj all,
but when she heard the voice Of the
angel she looked up. and she saw the
finger pointing TO the supply. And o,
soul, il today, with one earnest, in
tense prayer you would only look up
10 Christ, he would point you down TO
the supply in the wilderness. Look
unto me all ye ends of the earth. and
be ye saved; for | am God, and there
is none else" Look! lookl rs Hagar
looked.
EVERY DESERT HAS ITS WELL.
Yes, there is n well for every desert
Of bereavement Looking over the
audience q today, | notice signs Of
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solationi o man bereft. y woman
bereft. have you found consola-
tioni Hcarse after hearse. We step
from one grave hillock TO another
grave hillock. We follow corpscs,
ourselves soon be like them. The
world is in mourning for its dead.
Every heart has become the sepulcher
Of some buried JOY. But sing We TO
God. every wilderness has well in
it; and come Ia that well today. and
! begin 10 draw water from that well.
II you have lived IN the country, you
have sometimes taken hold Of the rope
of the old well sweep. and you know
how the bucket came up dripping with
bright. cool water And / lay hold
Of the rope Of Gods mercy today, and
begin To draw on that Gospel well
sweep. and see the buckets coming
up Thirsty soul! here is one bucket
OF life! come and drink Of il: who
socvcr will, let him come and take
OF the water Of life freely" pull
away again at the rope. and another
bucket comes up. II is this promise:
Weeping may endure for night,
but joy comcth in the morning." l
lay hold 81 the rope again, and pull
away with all my strength, and the
bucket comes up bright, and beautiful.
and cool. Here is the promise; Come
unt" me. all We who are weary and
heavy laden, and | will give you rest
The old astrologers uAN 10 cheat
the people with the ideaN that they
could tell from the position Of the
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and IL cluster Of stars stood in one
relation, that would be prophecy Of
evil; II cluster Of stars stood in an
other relation, that would be pro-
phecy Of good. What superstition!
But here is a new astrology in which
put all my faith. BY looking up to
the Star Of Jacob, the morning star Of
the Redecnler. can make this pro-
phccy in regard Ia those who put
their trust in God: "All things work
together for good TO those who love
God" read il out on the sky. ]
read il out in the Bible. l read
il out in all things: "All things work
together for good to thosc who love
God" Do you love himl Have you
seen the Nyetanthesi Il is Beautiful
flower. butt gives very little fragrance
until after sunset. Then il pours its
richness on the air. And this grace OF
the Gospel that commend TO you this
day, while il may be very sweet dur
ing the day Of prosperity, il pours
forth its richest aroma aftersun down,
and il will be sun down with you and
me after awhile. When you come TO
go out Of this world. will il be a desert
march or will il be a fountain for your
sOuli
JESUS THE ONLY HOPE.
A Christian Hindoo was dying. and
his heathen comrades came around
him and tried 10 comfort him by read
ing some Of the pages Of their theology,
but he waved his hand rs much as to
say: II don't want TO hear it," Then
they called in heathcn priest, and he
said: IF you will only recite the Num-
ira il will deliver you" He waved his
hand rs much us 10 say: 'Ilon't want
TO hear that" Then they said: Call
on Juggernaut. He shook his head
as much as TO say: Il cant do that"
Then they thought perhaps he was
Too weary TO speak, and they said:
Now. il YOU can't say 'Juggernaut,'
think Of that God" He shook his
head again. as much as TO say: mo,
no, no." They then bent down TO his
pillow, and they said In what will
you trust1" His face lighted up with
the very glories Of the celestial sphere
as he cried out, rallying all his dying
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