Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-08

hoOuy the SnOtFs
God. Jehovah or Baal. The BaaIites were
not anxious to go. but those who believed
In Jehovah were eager for the morrow.
Some OF them slept on Carmel that night.
Early In the morning $50 Baaiites, clad in
long robes, followed by the king and his
side. They were not very confident, hut
they could not back out The people had
little faith in Ahab. He had plenty CT in
f1uence, but no power. There are lots OF
such men here. They have not got linked
to God.
Where was Enjah7 He had not come
yet Had he fed? No, here he was, strid-
ing up the mountain, clad in his shabby
old camel skin coat. If Baal be the true
God, then follow him. he shouted. but
there was not an answer. All those people
were dumb as oysters. They slew a bullock
and laid II on a high altar Of stone. The
God that answered prayer by striking the
bullock with fire was to be the true God
Of Israel
Does your God answer prayer Man,
wake up therer' called the speaker, leaning
far over the railing and pointing to a man
in the front row. Wake up and answer,'
Yes came the response. as a gray
head was uplifted and a pair Of dark eyes
flashed back on the preacher.
Elijah Jecrs the Banlites.
THAT'S the true test. If Jour God don't
answer prayer your religion is n sham
and a fraud. Well. those Baantes began to
pray. They prayed loud and long and
there was no sign. Three hours passed
and still the bullock lay on the altar I'M
touched. Elijah stood 10y and smiled
Your God must be asleep he said. Pray
louder. Maybe he has gone away on a
Journey. Pray louder And they kept on
praying for three hours longer.
But yet there was no fire. The Baalites
had prayed for six hours and Were tired
out. They gave up in despair. Then Elijah
came forward and told his people to build
thap nj tsA1 20 he
other, which was all ready, but Elijah told
them:
Don't have anything to do with Baal's
altar. It's no good. Let's build a new one
So they put up twelve stones, one for each
Of the tribes OF Israel. and, to be sure there
was no trickery, Elijah had the folks dig
a trench around it. and then they poured
water over the bullock, until II filled the
trench, twelve barrels of il. The Baalites
were still painting from their long prayer
they had not yet got their breath. But
Elijah was fresh and strong. He lifted his
voice and prayed, simply, serenely, calmly
for the God of his law to show himself be-
fore those people, that the right might con-
Quer over the wrong, and then, suddenly
like flash, down there came the fire from
heaven. 1t poured down in straight
stream; II fell on the sacrifice, and burned
1t up, and then IT burned UP the stones Of
the altar, and the water. though IL had
been kerosene. The question was settled
right there.
God, and / wouldn't give a snap of my fin
gers for God that doesn't / want a God
that will pour down into my heart the d.
vine flame that will burn up my passions
and lusts and appetites. / want II TO come
down here on you and burn you all up IN TO
true Christians. That's the kind OF God
want.
Mr.. Moody at the Capitol.
II was up in the halls of Congress the
other day, and one of the members said to
me: Mr.. Moody, don't you want 10 stay to
see new state mader OF course did, and
so 1 sat down there and waited. Well. af-
ter a time there came the vote, and there
were two men standing down in front, and
the voters passed between them. Only III
Of them had the courage to come down and
answer to their names. All! I'd like TO have
the power TO station two men-yes, two Of
you Congressman, up here the plat
formal this east side of the stage and
two other Congressman at the west side,
and tell all you people to pass out by the
way of their choice. Those that love and
believe in God should go out by the east,
and those that think that Baal is the true
god should go out by the other way. Not
a man should escape. Wouldn't IL make q
stir? Which way would you go?' The voice
of the speaker rose until II rang through
the arches and made the electric Nights