Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-19

irfo the Sabbath sclioQl cry eunuay' hiiu
s,n viii drd hundreds Of little ingrfs
pointing in the sarne oirceiion, to'aiu
Jqus Christ and tosTard heaven.
Years aro tie sAtTaneinsFh eaiquinieu
thai ,hero nsist be a world hanging a.
certain poins In the heavens, and large
prius Wa offered for tomt one who could
alsccysr that world Thu telescopes from
| tha prest obssrvatoriss were pointed in
ysip' but q girl at Nantucket, Mnss., fash
toned telescope, and looking through 10
! discovered that star and won tho prize and
| the admiration OF all the Astronomical
1 world That stood amazed at her genius
| And SO IL Is often the case TINT grown peo-
( pie eannot Sc the light, while some niue
/ child bcholds tho star Of pardon, the star
/ Of homo the star Of consolation, tho stuf
| Of Bethlehem, the morning star OF Jesus.
| "Not many mighty men, not many wise
! mon. are called hut God hath chosen the
l weak things Of tho world TO coniound the
{ MIGHTY. aud base things and things thnt
/ arc not to bring to nauRht things THAI
] nro. " Oh. do not dcspiso tho prattle Of lit
/ Tic children whom they are speaking about
/ God and Christ and heaven. You sec tie
way your child Is pointing. WIN you tako
4 that pointing or wait until, in the wrench
Of some awful Bereavement, God shall liit
( that child to another world. and thon IL
| will bcekon you upwnrdl wan you tako
] the pointing or viii you wait for the beck
oning7 Blessed be God that tho littlo
Hebrew captive pointed In the right direc-
ton. Blessed be God fer tho saving min
istry Of Christian children
Seeking tbs Prophet.
No wonder the advice Of this little He
brew captive threw all NRanan's mansion
and Ben-hadud's palace into excitement.
Goodby, NaamAnl With face sacrificed ard
rldgod and inhamcd by tho pestllcnco al
aided by thuso who supported him on other
/ side, ho fiaggers out to tho chariot Hold
fast tho fiery couHefs Of tho royal stable
while the poor sick man lifts his swollen
fest and pain struck limbs into the vehicle.
bolster him up With tho pillows and let
him take lingering look at his bright
apartment for perhaps the Hebrew captive
may bo mistaken, and tho next time Nan
man comes to that place he may be a dead
weight on the shoulders Of those who carry
him. an expired ohiCftnin seeking sepulturc
| amid the lamentations of an udmiring ma
ton Goodby, Naamanl Let the char
ioteor drive gently over tho hills of Her
mon, lest he Jolt tic invalid Here goes
the bravest man Of all his day, a captive
Of horrible disease. Al tho ambulance
winds through tue streets Of Damascus
the tears and prayers Of al tho people GO
after the world renowned invalid.
Perhaps you hav1 had an invalid 30 out
from your house on health excursion.
You know how the ncighburs Stood around
and snid ''Ah, hu VIII never come ba I;
again alive" Oh 1t WAS solemn II
mont, tell you, when the invalid had de-
uurcd, and you went into the room -
mako tbs bed. and TO rcmovn the medicine
walls from a. shelf, and to throw open
tic shutJciEso that tho fresh mir mig 3
rush into tno Icing CLOSED room. GOudby,
Nunmun! There is only one cheerful face
looking at him, and that is tho face of tho
LITTLE Hebrew captive, who Is sure no will
ret cured pud who is 70 glnd she helped
him. AstlO 5horiot winds out and the
escort Of mounted couriors, and the nlulos,
laden with sacks Of gold aud silver and
Embroidered suits Of apparel, went through
the gates OF Damascus and cut On thQ long
way, the hips u Naphtali und Ephruhu
Look down On the procession, and the rot
iguo goes Right pat tAe battlenelds whgio
Nulmun, in the days Of his health, used
TO rally his troops Tor fearful onset, and
then the prUcehsiun ftuYs and rgCllnes
UWhilo in tho groves Of olive and oloandc
aud General Naamun 10 sick, So very, very
sictl
How tho c9untrymsn sSl--A o. the pro.
cetslun passed. Thsy had seen Naunian 90
past Ike awhlilwind in dnya gone by ar'l
had stood ugnast ut tho clark Of hia w :
cquipmsnts, but now thsy oonmi.err'J
him. They say Poor mani Ho will
never get home alive Peer mani"
General NaHmun wakes Up nom q rest
lcas sleep In Tie chariot, and he aays TO tho
f4itHt &c.
reach tho Prophet lllilhap The oharlotuur
euys 10 waysider, How far IL it to
Elisha's houAeS' Ilo says Two miles, -
Two mllcGF Then they whip up the
lathored aud tagged out horses The Whole
procession bUyhtcns up ut the prospect :
speedy arrival They drive up TO the door
Of the prophet Tic characters shout
"NhoaV' to the horses, and tramplng
hoots and grinding wheels cease shaking
the Garth Come out Elisha, como GU
You luvc company Tho erandcgt COM
pany that ever came 10 your house has
como 70 It now. No stir inside Elisha
honsc. The tact was the Lord had In.
formed Elisha that the sick captain was
coming and just how TO treat him. In
! decd when you are sic; and tho Lord
wants you to get we'll he always tells the
doctor how to treat you, and the reason we
huNo 80 many bunElng doctors Is because
they depend upon their own strength and
instructlons and not ON tho Lord L cd, and
that always makes malpractice. Come
out Elisha and attend to your business.
Puncd Up with Pride.
General Nsaaman aud his retinue waitcl
and waited aud waited. Tho fnct was
Nn;nnan had two diseases--pride and lcp.
rosy. The one was Us hard to get rid OF a,
the other. Elisha sits quietly IN his huusq
and does not go out After awhile, WHOM
he thinks he has humbied this proud man.
lie says to servant, Go out aud tell Gen,
erid Nauman TO but 70 seven times In tho
, river Jordan out yundar Ave miles, and be
, viii Get enVircly Well. Tho messugg
. eoines out What" says tho commander
, ~ chief Of the Syrian lorees, his oyu Lin.
ding with an animation which 1t Lad no,
shown for weeks and bis swollen fuoi
. stamping On the bottd'n Of the chariot. 10.
J CARELESS Of pain. What Isn't he com.
! Ing out 70 zoe mes Why, l thounlit cor.
4 taiul9 he would come aud utter s0fno cab.
nlistic words over NC or mako some onia.
/. hatlcal passes ever my wounds. WHY.
don't think 10 knows who am. Iso'I
I be eoining outl Why, when the Shunn,
+. iHia Woman came to him, he rushed ont
(. ana efieui Is 1t we'll with theeg Is IL ,vnlI
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