The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-08-05
RUTH IN THE WHEAT FIELD.
Rev 7. De witt Taimage Preaches
q Sermon In Colorado.
Bow Trouble Develops Characteristic
Beauty Of Unfaitering Friendship-
Events which Seem the Most
insignificant are Often Of
the Greatest Moment.

recently at Green Mountain Falls, COL
HIS text was from Ruth IL 8: "And she
went and came and CLEANED In the field
after the reapers; and her hap was to
Light ON part OF the field belonging
unto Boaz, who was Of the kindred OF
,Elimelech." Following is the DISCOURSE:
within a few weeks l have been in
North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
New York, Ohio, Michigan, Canada. In
..diana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and
they are one great harvestfeld, and no
season can he more enchanting, IN any
country than the season Of havest
The time that Ruth and Naomiarriye at l
Bethlehem is harvest time. twas the
custom when sheaf fell froma load IN
the barvest.feld for the reepers tofFfuse \
70 gather It ND; that was leftier the poor
who might happen TO come thatway. Il
there were handtuls Of grain scattered
across tho field after the main harvest
had been reaped, instead Of raking II
lssfarmers do now, 4 was, by the GUS
tom of the land, left in Its place, so that
, the poor, coming along that way, might
CLEAN II and get their bread. But you
ssy: what Is the use OF An these
hsrvest-felds 10 Ruth md Naomi
Naomi is too old andfeebls 70 gceoutl
and toll IN. the sun; and can youiexpcct
that Ruth. the young aud The. hesutlfsi
should tan her chez hs sud blister her
hands in the hsryestsfeidP' f'l.gs q ~
Boaz owns a large farm, and he goes
out TO see the reapers gather in the
grain. Coming there, right behind the
twarthy, sun,browped reapers, he be-
holds beautiful woman gleaning-a
woman more fit to bend TO harp or sit
upon throne than TO stoop among the
sheaves. All, that was an eventful day!
IL was love at first signt. Boaz forms
IN attachment for the womanly CLEANER
Ian attachment full Of undying interest
TO the church of God In all ages; while
Ruth, with an ephah, or nearly "a bushel
Of barley, goes home to Naomi to tell
her the successes and adventures Of the
day. That Ruth, who left her native
land Of Moab In darkness, and jour
neyed through an undying affection foi
her mother-in-law, Is in the harvest
neio oi pvaI' - an,a'eu ~ one - "a
pest iamiiies IA 'uuaH' anu Oeso'ies 81 rA'.. :.
Christ, the Lord Of gloryl Out OF 50
dark night did there ever dawn ss
or1gnta q morning.
learn, in the first place, from thi
subject now trosoie oeseiops cnafhe.er
itvas bereavement poverty ana e1ii'
that developed, 1ilnstrateu ana an
ropnced 70 All ages tne summing Q
Apfn 3 charaeter. tnat Is very un
fortunate man VINO mas no Eonoic-
was sorrow That mage Jonn Dun yan w
better dreamer. ana Dr 7 oung tne De'
Ter poet ana Veonnen we po'vel ois
tor and Bishop nun tne oet.er preacn
q, and haveiock tne oester soioie'
and kitto the better encyciopeais' an
Ruth the better daugnter-in-ia".
/ once asked nm aged man IN regar
10 his pastor, who was very briiiiar
man: why Is II thutyour pastor, SO yer
brilliant, seems 70 have so little tende
pess In his sermms?" "Well," he n
piled, ''the reason Is, our pastor ha
never had any trouble. When mtsfo
tune comes upon him, his style will b
different" After while the Lord too
child out Of that pastors house; an
though the preacher was just as bri
liant as he was before, oh, the wauntl
the tenderness Of his discoursesl II
fact Is that trouble is great educate
You see sometimes musician SIT DOW