Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-17

he found not the elixir. But here tell you to-
day of the elixir of everlasting life bursting
from the Rock of Ages" and that
and you will never be sick, and you wilf never
die "Ho, everyone that thirsteth, come ye to
the waters" All, here is man who says: II
while, but can't find it." And here is someone
else who says: II believe all you say. but [
have been trudging along in the wilderness. and
can't find the Fountain" Do you know the
the right direction ''O," you say, Il have
looked everywhere. l have looked north,
south, east and west and haven't found the
fountain ain: Why you are are not looking in in the the
looked. She never would have found the
fountain at 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 If
to-day, with one earnest, intense prayer you
would only look up TO Christ He would point
you down to the supply in the wilderness;
Look unto me, all ye ends of the earth, and
be saved; for ~ God, and there is none else"
Looki look! as Nagar looked.
Yes. there is a well for every desert of be-
reaVement. Looking over the audience to-
day. notice signs of mourning. Have you
found consolation? o man bereft o woman
bereft, have you found consolation? Hearse
after hearse. We step from one grave hillock
up another grave hillock. We follow corpses,
ourselves soon to be like them. The world is
in mourning for its dead. Every heart has
become the sepulcher of some buried joy. But
sing ye TO God, every wilderness has q well In
it; and come to that well to-day, and begin
to draw water from that well 1t 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 1 lay hold
of the rope of Gods mercy to-day, and begin
to draw on that Gospel well sweep, and see
the buckets coming up. Thirsty soul! here is
soever 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
promise: Weeping may endure for night.
but JOY cometh in the morning" l lay hold Of
the rope again, and l pull away with all my
strength, and the bucket comes up bright and
Come unto me, all ye who are weary and heavy
laden, and will give you rest"
NEW AsTRoLoGY.
The old astrologers used to cheat the people
with the idea that they could tell from the po-
sition of the stars what would occur in the
future, and if a cluster of stars stood in one
relation, that would be a prophecy of evil; if a
cluster of stars stood in another relation,
that would be a prophecy of good. What super
stition! But here is a new astrology in which
l put all my faith. By looking up to the star of
Jacob, the morning star of the Redeemer, l
can make this prophecy in regard to those who
put their trust in God: "All things work to-
gether for good to those who love God" I
read 1t out on the sky. L read 1t out in the
blDle reaQ IL out In all things: All Things
work together for good 20 those who love God"
Do you love Him? Have you seen the Nye-
tanthes2 1t is a beautiful flower, but it 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 it may be very sweet during the day of
itpouls forth its richest aroma after
sun down, and it will be sun down with you and
me after awhile. When you come to 60 out of
this world, will it be desert march or will it |
be 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 he waved his hand as |
much as to say: II don't want to hear it." Then /
they called in heather priest and he said: |
III you will only recite the Numtra it will de- 1
liver you." He waved his hand as much as to /
say: Il don't want 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 weary to |
speak, and they said: ''Now, if you can't say
j Juggernaut,' think of that God" He shook
mis- head again. as much as to say: mo, no, no."
They then bent down to his pillow and they
aid: '.In what will you trLst?" His face
lighted up with the very glories of the celestial
phere as he cried out rallying all his dying en-
,rgies: Jesus"
o come to-day to the fountain-the fountain
pen for sin and uncleanness. will tell you
he whole story in two or three sentences.
'ardon for all sin. Comfort for all trouble.
light for all darkness. And every wilderness
las well in it.