The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06


to tell its story TO the. ,nges. Many an ex-.
plorer has it whelmed. and many boat has
it wrecked. Lieut.. Molineux had copper
bottomed crafts split upon it's shelvngs
Only one boat, that Of Lieut.. Lynch, ever
lived to sail the whole length oft. At the
season when tke SHOWS on Lebanon melt tho
rage OF thisstream il like the Conemaugh
when ,Johnstown persisted, and the wild
beasts that may be near run Tor the hills
explaining what jeremiah snys: Behold he
shall go up like lion from the swelling Of
Jordan" No river SO often changes its
mind. Tor it turns and twists, travelling 200
miles TO do that whichin q straight line
now low, now high, now Of rocks, now Of
mud. and now OF sand, LAYING he feet Of the
terebinths and olsanders. and aeacias, and
reeds, and pistachios. and silver poplnrs.
This river marres the Dead Sen to Lake
Galiee, and did ever so rough groom
take the hand ofso fair q bride?
This il the river which parted toilet nm army
OF the two millionlsraelites across. Here tho
skilled major general OF the Sy rian host attle
seventh plunge, dropped his leprosy, not only
by miraculous cure, butsnggesting to nlI ages
that water and plenty oft, has much to do
with the sanitary improvement OF the world.
Here is where some Theological students Of
Elishn's time were cutting trees with which
to build q theological seminary, and an AK
head not sufficiently wedged in the handle
flew off into the river and sank, and the
young man deplored not so much the loss
Of the ax.head as the fact that it was not
his own and cried: ALIAS! it was borrowed
and the prophet threw a stick into the river
and, in defiance of the law OF gravitation
tho iron ax-head came to the surface and
floated like n cork upon the water and kept
Heating until the young man caught it, A
miracle erformed to give one an opportuni-
ty to return TINT which was borrowed, and
rebuIe in all ages for those who borrow
and never return, their bad habit in this re-
spect 50 established that it would be mira,
Gle if they ever did return it. Yea; from the
banks OF this river Elijah took team of fire,
showing that the most raging element is
servant OF the good, and that there is no
need that child of God fear anything; for,
if the most destructive of al elements, was
that day fashioned into vehicle for a depart
ing saint, no thing can ever hurt you who love
and trust the Lord. nm SO gladthat that
chariotof Elijah was not made out Of wood,
or crystal, or anything ordinarily pleasant
but out of fire, and yet he went up without
having SO much as to ian himself. When,
stepping from amid the tolinge or these ole
anders and tamarisks on the banks of the
Jordan, he put his foot on the red step OF
the red equipage and took the red reins OF
vapor in his hands, and spurrcd the gallop-
ing steeds toward the wide open gates Of
heaven, it was scene forever memorable
So, the hottest Affections ofyour life may
roll you heavenward. So the most burning
prosecutions, the most fiery troubles. may
become uplifting. Only be sure that when
you pull on the bits OF fire, you drive up
toward God, and not down towards the
Dead sea. When Latimer and Ridley died
at the stake, they went up in chariot Of
fire. When my friend P. P. Bliss, the gospel
singer, was consumed with the rail train
that broke through Ashtabula bridge and
then took fame l said: "Another Elijah
gone up in q chariot of flre!"