The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-18
RAINMAKING SERMONS.
Scientific Experiments IN Rainmaking are
all Right But Righteousness is
Better-Remsmber the Old
Law Of the Bible.
rRnsRYTERrAn eRuRcH.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Science has made marvellous advances
In the past four hundred years. For
then the human mind awoka from it,
long slumber. Mature began ~ be
questioned and tho bible began 20 be-
searched as never before and rich treas
ures OF truth rewarded the patience and
devotion OF gifted minds. Discovery
after discovery astonished the world.
Invention after invention enabled man
20 harness into service the mighty forces
OF nature and developed the untold re-
sources Dc the earth.
The great intellectual awakening OF
the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries has
not yet spent it's force Man continues
to make new discoveries and the GIFTED
States Is the most insentive nation on
the face Of the earth, and issues four
times % many patents % the English
q. But mans conquest OF nature has
tended 10 make him feel salf-suficient.
His SUCCESS in discovery and invention
has given him an exalted opinion OF him
sell he glories In the ssvolution' which
he claims 10 the result OF his " genius
and skill
3. The great increase OF the wealth
Of the world. partly the result Of the in
yentions iof the etsam engine, the
mariners compass, the telegraph. etc..
and the wild craze for moneygetting
which il q characteristic Of this age has
increased mans tendency 70 worship
himself rather than God.
4. The result Id thatin aslarge degree
forgetfulness OF God. OF U dependence
} upon him and OF his just claims upon US
il one OF the dangerous symptoms OF the
times. For example, We seem 10 BE- for-
getting M old law which holds good to-
!. day. Read it In Jsr, 14.2a. aAre there
any among the vanitiesof the Gentiles
! that cam cause rain? Or q the
.lhsavena give showers? Art mot thou ne
10 Lord Gu God? Therefore We viii
wait upon thee, for thou hast made ell
these things."
Over and over again in the bible this
j great truth il announced and illustrated,
\ shat the sourcs OF temporal blessings e
God and that righteousness In individual
and national life 10 che condition OF OBJ
tanning them. Read Lev. 26:3, 4; ]
! Kings 8:35, So; Dent. 2s:12, q. "A; AND
! many other passages. Elijah's challenge
! OF and victory over the prophets. OF Baal
) rsoorded in / Kings xxTIria also timely
ana instructive reading. We have
aBaal'' here 10 day in various forms q
suthorized.a and winked at iuiquity and
fatal indifference 20 the claims Of the
law and the ,I~nyitations OF the Gospel.
4 s. We urgaa re-reading 0f this old
\ and much-forgotten Law, and o hearty
obedience to it. Remember the Divine
Rainmaker.
ssfs .g5s.s y. =. CHURCH.
Mofnlng theme: s.Rainmaklng.n Text
Jersuiah iA:22 Jeremiah has bsea
! called the s.prophet Of sorrow and publis
calamity" Among other calamitiei
), with which Cad, visited his apostat'
d people, was that. Of drouth. II W. -
i very severe. Verses . to 8 OF this chap
: ter describe IL. Our text contains 4
Z ! suggestive series Of questions: FAR
there any among the v~anities Of to.
Geptilss that q cause rain9 Or, cal
y tho heavens give showsrsf Art nc
Il thoa. he, O Lord onr .God2H Ths
MI sctfptures record D number Of drouth
4 and faminss. Abram was compelled =
: remove 10 Egypt ior years, On acooun
! 81 famine il Canaan Isaac went =
dweu with the Rhilistines for, a simila
7 reason. InJossphsa time afamiua Tor
y years over all the earth. Drouth In 10
il time Of Ruth. and during Ahab's wicke'
i reign for 3k years. and ~ Ellsha'
= timsaa7 years famine The scripture
2 distinctly declare that it ls God WI
y withhoideth and who giveth rain. On
quotation may be Sufficient: aAnd ais
/ have withholdsn the rain from yo'
~ when there we're yet three mouths !
the harvest; and 4 caused 1t 70 rain upo
one city, and 7 caused II not TO rain upo
another city etc There was always
Divine purpose 10 GLOWING these .seyei
experiences. .Our trials and reverses i
individuals, commonwealth or q natiol
ares santa 90 corrections; Heayenis polio
force to arrsstaus.
lathe light Of this text, and oth'
s~cFiptural evidences Of Divine power a.
4 purpose In Dwithh0lding rain. we dra
these conclusions; I'D God lives %
faisstand loves. Itis IN easy matter
lobs faith in God In the time Of tris
The Psalmist exclaimed "will the Inl
csat ID forever and win ha be favorab
- no more Y u asa sgs3 III ri.
III HAliNss and IL just q great and 60
q Ia dearth . In plenty. He does y
81 slink out OF His personality into me
Inn. q. b moved only b scientific ph