The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-28
LOST THEIR WAY.
A New Astroio ey...An Things Working Tor the
Good Of ChrtstianS...E,iis OF Ambition aud
the Necessity for FOrtitude.


And God opened her eyes and she saw a
well of water; and she went, and filled the
bottle with water, aud gave the lad drink
[Gcn.. xxi, 10.
Morning breaks upon Beer shcla. There
is an early stir in he house of old Abraham
There has been troublcamong the domcstics
lIngar. an assistant in the household, aud
her son, a brisk lad of Ii years. have bccon,
insolcnt and impudcnt. and Sarah the mis-
trrss of the household, puts her foot down
very hard and says that they will lave to
leave the premises. They are packing NJ
now. Abraham. knowing hat the journey
before his servant and her son will lc very
long and across drsola,c places, in the kind
mss OF Ills heart sets nhout putting up some
bread and II bottle with water in it. 1t is Il
very plain lunch that Abraham provides
but warrant you there would have l"r
enough nj it ha. they not lost their way
God be with YOU said old Abraham. ms
lie gave he lunch 10 llasnr, and Il good
many charges as To how she should
conduct the journey ls:lmac the
boy, suppose bounded away intl!c morning
light. Boys always like IL change. Poor
lshmacl. lie has no idea of the disasters
hat are ahead of him. lla.ar gives on
where she had spent so many happy
days, each scene associated with the pride
and JOY of her lcart-younG lshmacl. TIL,
srorcliing noon comes on The air is sitting
aud moves across HE desert with ins,iilcr,
he sutl'ocatinn. lshmarl The hoy. br.ins a
complain. and lies down. hut IIngar rouse.
lin up, saying nothing aLou, her own wear
inGs Or the swritering heat; for mot hers ear
endure anything. Trudge. tr,dgc. tru,lgc
crossing the dead level nf tho desert. how
YEARLY and slowly the mills slip. A tama
rind that seemed hours ago To stand only
Just a little ahead. inviting he travellers t.,
rome under its shadow, now is il MS far OF IL.
avrr. or seemingly 50.
Night drops upon thu desert. aud the tray
rlcls are plowlrss. ls,mn"l. very weary
suppose. Instantly falls asleep. lIngar. us
llirslEl,lows OF I'll" night begin to- lap over
each othcr-llagar hugs !ic.' weary boy tn
her bosom aud thinks OF the fact tina, II is
ii"r fault that they are in tho desert \ STAR
looks out, and every failing tear it kisses
y
the hot earth and Tits thu locks from the To-
vrrrd brow al the my. lIaga. sleeps til!llly
und i'll Ter dreams travels over Ii" weary ,i;v,
and halt awak,> her sou by crying gu, in lrl
sleep. "l>hmacl ls'mt"l.'' Aud so they &c
on day a Ter day and night after might. Tor
they !lav" lost their Way. M path in til,
shifting sands. no sign in til" Lllvninm sky
The sack empty of til. -four. hn water .un,
IRON the Iutir. Villa, Shall "" do As sh,
puts her t;,inting Isl,narl nncl"ra s.untm
shrub OF the arid plum SI" secs he hluni
shot eye and feels he no. hand. aud wutchr.
the blood bursting from the cracked 1nuw.,r
nnd there is n Shrek in tho desert oi beer
shrba: I'VE shall die, We shall die
Now. no mother W;iH ever made strong
enough IN hear her son cry in vain for /;
drink Heretofore she had ri"rrcl her boy
Icy promising Il speedy end utthr journey
"vrn smiled upon him wl'li liz felt Desperate
~ enough. Now there is nuthin" to do hut
place him nnt'"r TIL" shrub and lei him die
She had thought that she would sit ill,,.
mud watch unt i I'll" spirit Of her boy woul,
go AWAY forever. and then she wo,lld breat he
out her own life on His silent hcnri: hut n.
ill" hoy bryins To claw his tongue in agony
ni thirst, and struggle in distortion. aud by
his iher to sav him, SIR can not rn,l,,r,
the spectacle. She puts him under IL shrub
mud goes off II bow shot. and begins tn
weep unt il NIL he desert seems snhbinm, and
mud an ;Ing"l oiiol comes ON, on II cloud
md looks down upon III" appalling .r.c! aud
cries: "llagar. what :lii"ti ilrr'" She looks
md she secs The angel pointing tna well ri
water. where Shc fills he hulile Tor til. lad.
Thank God! Thank God,
! learn from this t'ri"nal scene. in the first
place, what sad thing it is when I,rorI. do
not know their rlnrr, and get too proud for
their business. lln@ar WAS an assistant in
that household Int she wanted 10 rule
there. She ri,licU!r'i and icr"rI until her son,
Islmarl. got the Sane tricks. She dashed
out her own happiness aud threw Sarah in-
I" Il great fret: and il she had stayed much
longer in that household sl," wonlI have IN.
set calm Abrnham's equilibrium NV
friends, onr-hAli oi thu trouble in the world
today comes from TIL" l:,ct that pcopl. do
not know their place. or. iining their place
will not stay in it. When W. come into The
world there is always u place ready for us
a PLACE for Abraham. A place for Sarah. \
place for Hn"nr. 4 place for ls!,mnrl. A
place for you aud a rlac" for me. unr first
duty is 10 find our sphere. our seroml is Ia
keep it. W"lnHy hr born in II spliri,. tar of
from the one for whh h God finally inl"rnls,t>
SextusV. was born on the low ground ana
WAS II smil'cher,l: God called linn up tn
wave IL scrpter Ferguson spent his early
DAYS i'll locking after the sheep: Go called
INN up 10 look after stars. and lc; shepherd
watching the iiocls of light IN the hlislrs
Of heaven. ll"@;,r'h l@gan by engraving
pewter pots; Guh raised him To stand in the
enchanted realms Ut II painter. The shoe.
makers bench held ElnumiirlI for - little
while: hut God called him tn 81, in TIL. clair
ofn philosopher ;,nl Christian scholar The
soap boiler u. London could not kenp his son
in that business, inr Tod had decided that
liawl"y WAS to Lr one ol the greatest as
tronomrrs OF England. ga the other hand.
we miny he bora in sphere Il lillle higher
than that for which God intends us.
We may b" bora in n rastlr. aud play in Il
costly conservatory. and feed hi. bred
pointers and angle for gold fish in artificial
ponds, and be familiar with princes vet ,;nI
may have fitted us for IL capentcrS shop. or
dentist $ fureps, or II w"avers shuttle. or Il
hlarksm,hs forge. The great thing il To
find jus! the sphere for which God intended
MS, and then to nrr,lry that sphere and oc.
cipy il forever Iirr"is IL man God fashioned
to make Il constitution The MIN who
makes the pillow is Just us hunor,l,le as the
man who makes til" constitution provide!
lie makes the nlow as we'll as he ui her man
makes he constitution. There is n woman
who was mad" 10 fashion II robe. and Won.
der is ono intended to b. II queen and wrurit.
1t seems Ia me that in liz u.i" ease ms il,
the other, God appoints til" sphcr" aud III"
needle is just Respectable IN lis sight I'M
the sc"pt"r. ,lonpi know hui tlIa, Ii. world
would long ago have been saved if some oil
the men out of he ministry were in it, aud
some al tlOs" who ar. III il were. ont Of H.
really think tia, unr-hnl, of The void may
he divided into two uuartrrS-thuse who
having found il. are not willing to STAY
there. How many are struggling for n ,uusi
ton little higher than that fnr wllicl, God
intend",l them. The bondswonInn wants Ia
b. mistress. llagar keeps rroN,iing Sarah
Th" small wheel of watch. which brauti!ul
ly went trrldlng its colder: parkway. wants,
TO be HE balance wheel and the sparrow
with rhagrin. drops into the brook. hrcl,is,
it can not. Neutrality-suspicious. IL r;rlrunlirrth,
sim. In he Lord s array we nil want 10 be
bIigndicr Generals The sioop says: Nor.
nl;ssi:mnre tonnage: more canvas. O. that
! were 81 tnrs;!l schooner, Or II full rugged
brig. or Il Cnnar'l steamer" Andso that the
world is tiled with cries Of discomfort. lm.
cause We are not willing to stay in til" place
where God pnl us and intended as to he.
My friends. b. not too proud To do any.
thing God tells yun 10 do. For ,ir!;lrt of Il
right disposition in this respect the world is
ssInwn with wandering. llagnrs and IsIim:trls
TOD has gwen each enc Of VISA work To do.
You carry Il srn,tl. of coal up that dark al
ley. ION dislribnt"ilia, Thirst itnir,ic! You
give SlO,0D0 to TIL" missionary cause Yon,
for fifteen wears. sit vii chronic rr,l,n:,ism
displaying lii" i"nn,v ri Christian sritmis.
sion. WhatevnrGod calls you TO. wll",ilnri;
:vln hs-iil" ar h'ilHi,: wlIrtiiirtD walk uH,i.l
'linmphnl arch or lift the sol oni Of the
ditrh:w'lc'l"r il br to pir;ri,nn Il Pea, no.i
or,O tell some wauln:r" %! he <'rn: 81: ,r
mercy OF the Christ OF M,ry Mn-.:.,cn,
whether il lr 10 wrlyr II mar.
Innd for u laughing cl,ii in Il spring M"r.
in... and cni lcf a May queen. nr,o conf
out Til" tangled lo'ks "t - waii OF Tao sire t
;iiri rn' up Oh" OF your Old dresses 10 "a !,rl
on, Tor III. sanrlmary --'in il. and 10 il rich!
AWAY. WsNtsvrlt 10 II crown or IL yoke. Il,
not lidg"t. Everlasting Aomnrs upon ,i.ns,
WliD do their work an, do their Who'll, wor