The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-07-04

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tree been planted than 1t budded and
blossomed and fruited, and the sol
diers' spears were only the clubs that
struck down that fruit, and II fell into
the lap of the nations, and men began
to pick it up and eat it, and they found
in it an antidote to all thirst, to all
poison, to all sin, to all death--the
smallest cluster larger than the famous
one Of Eshcol, which two men carried
on a staff between them. II the one
apple in Eden killed the race, this one
cluster Of mercy shall restore it.
Again, the church in my text is ap-
propriately called q garden because 1t
is thoroughly irrigated. No garden
could prosper long without plenty OF
water. have seen garden in the
midst of n desert, yet blooming and
luxuriant. All around was dearth
and barrenness, but there were pipes,
aqueducts reaching from this garden
up to the mountains, and through
those aqueducts the water came
streaming down and tossing up into
beautiful fountains until every root
and leaf and flower was saturated.
That is like the church. The church
is garden in the midst of great
desert of sin and suffering. 1t is
well irrigated, for ''our eyes are unto
the hills, from whence cometh our
help" From the mountains of Gods
strength there flow down rivers OF
gladness. There is river, the stream
whereof shall make glad the city OF
our God. Preaching the Gospel is one
! , of these aqueducts. The Bible is an
/, other. Baptism and the Lords supper
are aqueducts. Water to slake the
! thirst, water to restore the
y faint, water to wash the un-
clean, water tossed high up in the
lignt of the sun Of righteousness,
/, showing us the rainbow around the
! throne. Oh, was there ever a garden
so thoroughly irrigated? You know
!, the beauty of Versailles and Chats
4 worth depends very much upon the
great supply of water. came to the
y latter place (Chatsworth) one day when
B strangers are not TO be admitted, but
J. by an inducement, which always seemed
y as applicable TO an Englishman as an
. American, got in, and then the gar
), dener went far up above the stairs OF
u stone and turned on the water. saw
IL it cleaning on the dry pave
ment, coming down from step tC
STEP until il came so near l coulc
,- hear the musical rush, and all ovei
,e the high, broad stairs it came foaming
It flashing, roaring down until sunligh
ID and wave In gleesome wrestle tumble'
IS at my feet. So it is with the church o
re God Everything comes from above
ct pardon from above, Joy from above
10 adoption from above, sanctifcatioi
from above. Oh, that now God woul
N turn on the waters Of salvation tina
II. they might flow down through his her
r. itage and that this day we might eac
ne find our places to be Films" with
I'd wells Of water and threescore and te
he palm trees.
~ Harlt, hear the latch at the garde
Il gate, and look TO see who is coming
70 / hear the voice Of Christ, 81 am ccm
~ into my garden" l say: Come in,
he Jesus; we have been waiting for the'
I'd Walk all through these paths. Loo
mr. at the flowers: look at the fruit. Pluc
of that which thou wilt for thyself.
Of Jems comes into the garden and up
,r- that old man and touches him an
,r- saws: almost home, father. Not man
rv more aches for thee. / will nev'
en- leave thee. will never forsalSe the
Ie- Take courage little longer, and "
ar steady thy tottering steps, and ".
as soothe thy troubles and give thee res
ist Courage, old man." Then Christ go'
ed up another garden path, and he com,
of to a soul in trouble and says: "Peac
N. all is WE'LL have seen thy tears;
m, have heard thy prayer. The sun sha
err not smite thee by day, nor the moon
ia night. The Lord shall preserve tn,
he from all evil. lie will preserve thy sou
m. Courage, o troubled spirit! Then
is see Jesus going UP another gard'
re path, and l see great excitement amor
wa the leaves, and hasten up that gardC
NV path 10 see what Jesus is doing thcr
,at and, 10, he is breaking off flower
re sharp and clean, from the stem, and
be say: "Stop, Jesus, don't kill tho
nv beautiful flowers" He turns 10 II
It .Ahd says: 81 have come into my "a
-m den TO gather lilies, and mean to tai
in. these up TO a higher terrace and for q
of garden around my palace, and there
,ar will plant them and in better soil al
en- in better air. They shall put for
of brighter leaves and sweeter redolenC
on and no frost shall touch them forever
int And | looked up into His face and sal
as swell, IL Is His garden, and He has
ire right TO do what lie will with IT, III
of will be done"-the hardest prayer
en man ever made.
IN. notice that the fine gardens Son
nu times have high fences around thel
he and ean not get in. II is so with {
Kings garden. The only glimpse y
he ever get of such garden is when t
ter king rides out in his splendid carriae
". tits not so with this garden-the Kinl
ill garden. / throw wide open the ga
IN and tell you all to come in. No mono
ut oly in religion. Whosoever will, ma
ere Choose now between a desert ant
Ter garden. Many of you have tried t
tn garden of this worlds deligl
Of You have found II has been cbagri
ZEN So II was with Theodore Hook.
he made all the world laugh. He max
no rs laugh now when we read his poem
ib- but he could not make his own hes
ur- laugh. While In the midst Of his I,
He tivities he confronted looking gla
es. and he saw himself and said: "Thel
yr- that is true. look just as am-do
IN an a, hodu mind and nursen So