Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-30

Lord is going to be complimented by
your coming. Oh, no, you poor, mis-
era5lc, scaly, leprous sinner. get down
out of that. We all come IN Inc me
into the kingdom of God. Never
until we get down on our knees will we find
mercy The Lord has endorsed US, un-
charfoted US. Get down out OF your pride:
Get down out OF your self righteousness and
-FOUR hypercriticism- We have all got TO do
that That is the journey We have 10 make
On our knees. 1t is our internal pride that
keeps us from getting rid OF the ieprosy OF
gin. Dear Lord, what have we to be proud
Of? Proud of our scales? Proud OF our IN
cleanliness? Proud OF this killing infection!
Bring US down at Thy feet. weeping, pray
ing, penitent believing suppliants.
For sinners, Lord, Thou cam'st to bleed,
And I'm a sinner vile indeed.
Lord. believe Thy grace Is free;
Oh, magnify that grace IN me.
But he had not only TO get down out OF
bis chariot. He had to wash. "Oh," you
.av. II am very careful with my ablutioas.
Every day plunge into bright and beautf-
tul bath" All, my hearer, there IS hood
brighter than any that pours from these
nils. 1t Is the food that breaks from the
granite Of the eternal hills. It Is the flood
Of pardon ana peace and life and heaven.
That foo started in the tears Of Christ and
The sweat of Gethsemane and rolled on, ac-
.umulating food, until all earth and heaven
could battle In it. Zechariah called it the
fountain open for sin and uncleauness."
William Cowper called it the fountain filled
with blood" Your fathers and mothers
washed all their sins and sorrowS away In
that fountain. Oh. my hearers, do you not
feel like Wading into it! Wade down now
into this glorious food, deeper, deeper
deeperl Plunge once, twice, thrice, TOUR
times. five times, six times, seven times. 1t
will take as much as that to cure your sooi.
Oh, wash, wash and be cleGnl
I suppose that was a great time at Damas-
Gus when General Naaman got back. me
characters did not have to drive slowly any
longer, lest they Jolt the invalid, bot as the
horses dashed through the streets OF Damas-
Gus l think the people rushed out 10 nau
back their chieftain. Naaman's wife hardly
recognized her husband. He was 80 won
derfully changed she had TO look AT MN TWO
or three times before she made out that II
was her restored husband. And the little cap
tive maid, she rushed out, clapping her
hands and shouting: "Dii he cure your Dld
he cure your Then music woke up the pal
ace and the tapestry OF the WINDOWS W%9
drawn away, that the multitude outside
might mingle with the princely mtrth inside,
and the feet went up and down IN the dance,
and all the streets OF Damascus that night
echoed and re-echoed with the news: "Naa-
mans cured Naamans cured! But d
gladder time than that it would be II your
soul should get cured OF It's Iepro5y. Inc
chariot would rush the news into the eternal
city. Our loved ones before tho throne
would welcome the glad tidings. Your chill
dren on earth, with more emotion than the
little Hebrew captive. would notice the
change in YOUR look and the change in your
manner ard would put their arms around
your neck and say: Mother, guess you
must have become Christian. Father, l
think you have got rid OF the leprosy., .
Lord God Of Elisha, have mercy on Us