Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-19

Naaman's got the leprosy. wish all
the Syrians had the leprosy. No. For
getting her personal SORROWS, she sym
pathizes with the suffering Of her mas
ter and commends him to the famous
Hebrew prophet.
Pointed In the Right Direction.
And how often it is that the finger Of
childhCod hss pointed grown persons il
the right di-ectionl o Christian soul,
how long is it since you got rid Of the
!eprosy Of sin? You say, ''Let me see.
1t must be five years now Five years
Who was it that pointed you to the di-
vine physician? "Oh,' you say, lit
was my little Annie or Fred or Charley
that clambered up on my knees and
looked into my face and asked me why
I didn't become a Christian, and, all
the time stroking my cheek, SO I could
not get angry, insisted upon knowing
why I didn't have family prayers -
There are grandparents who have been
brought to Christ by their little grand
children. There are hundreds Of Chris
tian mothers who had their attention
first called to Jesus by their little chill
dren How did you SGT rid Of the lepro
sy Of sin? How did you find your way
to the divine physician? "Oh, you say,
"nly child, my dying child, with wan
and wasted finger, pointed that way.
Oh, I never shall forget" you say,
'sthat scene at the cradle and the crib
that awful night Tt was hard, hard,
very hard, but if that little one on its
dying bed had not pointed me to Christ
I don't think ever would have got rid
of my leprOsy." Go into the Sabbath
school any Sunday, and you will find
hundreds Of little fingers pointing in the
same direction, toward Jesus Christ and
toward heaven.
Years ago the astronomers calculated
that there must be q world hanging at
"a certain point in the heavens, and
large prize was offered for some one
who could discover that world. The tel
escapes from the great observatOries
were pointed in vain, but a girl at Nam
tucIzet, Mass, fashioned q telescope,
and looking through it discovered that
star and won the prize and the admira-
ton Of al the astronomical world, that
stood amazed at her genius And SO it
is often the case that grown people can
not see the light, while some little child
behOIds the star Of pardon, the star Of
hope, the star Of consolation, the star Of
Bethlehem, the morning star Of Jesus.
mot many mighty men, not many wise
men, are called, but God hath chosen
the weak things of the world to con-
found the mighty and base things and
things that are not to bring to naught
things that are. - Oh, do not despise
the prattIe Of little children when they
are speaking about God and Christ and
heaven. You see the way your child is
pointing VIII you take that pointing
CT wait until, in the wrench Of some
awful bereavement, God shall lit that
child to another world, and then it viii
bcch0n you upward? VIII ycu take the
pointing, or viii you wait for the beck
oning? Blessed be God that the little
Hebrew c2n1svo pointed in tie right di-
Eccti0n Blessed he God for the saving
ministry q Christian children.
4 Sick 1Lar.
No voLGgr the advice Of this little
Hebrew captive threw al Naaman's
mansion and Dcn-hadad' IS palace into ox~
cite1ue1t. Ccoaby, Naanan! With face
scariGud ana ridGed and in6amed By
the pestilcnce and aided by thOsa who
supported I-:1I On either side, he st2g-
gers cut 20 the chariot. Hold fast the
fiery. cour7ers Of tho royal stable while
tie pocr SIX 11an lifts his swollen feet
a--,, -e-n s.z--e-z limbs into the vehicle.
Bol2.cr him H. with the pillows and let
him t&--0 8 lingering look a5 las b-
apartment, f-- perhaps tho Hebrew esp
tive IL G9 mistaken, and the lcE5
time Eaa,--..a comes 10 that place bo
may be q dead weight on the shoulders
OF these VINO carry him, an expired chief
tain seeking ecrulture amid tho laneZ-
ta5.01a of a. ao.1.1irinq nation. Goc5bv,
Nla--@1! Let the charictecr drive gen
jolt the invaz51. Here gees the travcst
12aI of I'll his day q captive Of d hO-Lj
he disease. As tho ambulance winds
through the streets Of Damascus the
tears AMI prayers OF all the people 50
aItec tho world renowned invalid.
Perhaps you have had an invalid 90
cut from your house Oh q health eEcur-
sion. Eou know how the noighb0rs
stool around and said, "Ah, he viii
never come back again alive. - Oh, it
Z7as q solemn moment, I tell you, when
the invalid had departed, ard ycu went
into the room to make tho bed, and to
remove tine medicine walls from the
shelf, and TO throw open the shutters,
so that the fresh air mightrush into the
long closed room. Goodby, Naaman!
There is only one cheerful face look
ing at him, and that is the face OF tbs
little Hebrew captive, who is sure he
Will get cured, and who is SO glad she
helped him As the chariot winds out
and the escort Of mounted courtiers,
and the mules, laden with sacks Of gold
and silver and embroidered suits Of ap-
parel, went through the gates Of Da-
mascus ard out on the long way, the
hills of Naphtali and Ephraim look