The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-26

hose who march. Il Is a battle for
read.
sentlmcniallsis en- IN a cushioned
hair IN their pictured study. with
heir sllpnercd feet on a damask otto
nan. and say that this world Is
great scene OF avarIcc and greed. II
loos not geem 80 20 me II Il were not
Tor the absolute necessities OF the
rasos. nine-tenths OF the stores facto-
rlcs. shops. banking houses Of the land
would be closed tomorrow Who Is
that man delyIng IN the Colorado hills
or tollIug In n New England factory?
or going through a roll u bills IN the
bank? or measuring a fabric on the
counter? lie Is a champion sent forth
IN behalf % some hnmc-clrcle that has .
70 be cared for. IN behalf Of some .
church % God that has 20 be sup /
ported. IN behalf ot some asylum oi |
mercy that has 20 De sustained. Who .
is that woman bending over the sew
ng machiac. or carrying The bundle, OF
rwCcpIgs the room. or mcEilns the
~7rmcnt 0r gweitcrlng 40 the wash
tub That is Deborah. one Of The
Lords horolnes. battling against
hmaloNtsh want. which comes down
with iron chariot 90 crush her ana
hers. Tho great question with the vast
majority ~ people to-day IS ro' home
rule" but whether there shall be any
home 90 rule. not one o. tarin. bui
whether there shalt be anything 20 tax
The great question with the vast ma
!orlty OF people ls. How shall sup
port my fnmlly2 How shall meet my
notes? How shall I pay my rent ?
How shall I give food. clothing ana
education 90 those who are dependent
upon me?" on. II God would help me
to-day 20 assls, you In the solution oil
that problem the happiesi man In TINS
house would be your preacher! have
| gone out on a cold morning with e1'
pert sportsmcn 90 hunt for pigeons.
/ have gone ont on the meadows 20 hunt
I FOR quail. have gone out on the marsh
10 hunt for reed birds. but to-day
am ont Tor ravens
Notice. IN the FIRST place IN tho story
u my text. that these winged caterers
came 20 Elijah direct from God
q have commanded the ravens tha;
they feed thee" we lgd God saying To-
an adjoining passage. They ala no,
come ont OF some other cave They
ala not just happen TO allght there.
God frelghtod them. God launched
them. and God told them by what cave
20 swoop That Is the same God that
Is going 10 supply you. lie is your
Father. You would have 20 make an
elaborate calculation before you could
tell me how many pounds Of food and
how many yards o. clothing would be
necessary for you and your family
but God knows without any calcula-
ton. You have a plate at His table
and you are going 20 be waited upon
unless you act like a naughty child
and Kick. and scramble. and pound
sauelly the plate and Try to upset
things.
= God Is infinite IN resource. When
. the city Of Rochelle was lcsolgod and
, the inhabitants were dying Of the fam
ine the tides washed up On the beach
q as never before and as never since
, enough shollash 10 feed The whole CITY
/ God Is good. There Is no mistake
about that History tells Us that 10
1855 IN England there was grgl
drought Tho crops failed. hut lu H.
b sex. on the rocks. "a place where the,
, had neither sown nor cultured. a rroa
i crop 81 peas grew until they filled
+, hundred measures. and ;Loro wer
, blossomlng vines enough, promising a
b much more.
4 But why go so far? can give sol
. n family incident Some generation
hack there was q great drought In Con
. nseteut New England The waite
+. disappeared from the hills. and Oh
= farmers living on the hills drove thcl
q cattle toward the valleys. and ha
them supplied az the wells and flus
= hlns ~ the ueirhbors. nut these afte
= awhile began Co fail. and the uclghh1r
!, said 20 Mr. Birdsoyc. % whom ! sha
$ sneak. "lou must not send your flock
n and herds down here any more. uu
e wells are giving out" Mr. Dirdscy,
b. The old Christian man. gathered hI
a family 40 the altar. and with his fan
10 .ly he gathered the slaves OF the hon "a
q hold Tor bondage was then ln yoEu
a 10 Connecticut and on their knees b,
= fore God they cried Tor water. and "a
), family story Is. that there was wee.
70 Ing and great sobh'ng az tina, alta
b. that the family mlrht not perish ~
ID lack of water. and that the herds an
d n0cts mirh' not perish
81 The family rose from tho altar. 81.
J., Brlsoyc. the OLD maa. TOOK Dis s,a
r. and walked Dut over thr bills. and d
81 a place where hg bad been scores ,
p times. wi'hou, noticing anything pan
20 uculsr. hc slw ,bc ground was y,-
}. dark. ara Pee took Dis stan ana 'ur..
o. up thp ground. and water started. an
- Dec hgybouel io DTS servants and thr
4. came and uuu.hi pals and buckle.
10 until all the family and 900 thc noe
z aul tho herds were cared Cor. au
flcn ,hcy made ,ru1ehH r1a.h.Hr fear
u f.1' T' C. down Goo tau house AND bar.
and ihr water aUV,l. ana 10 lisa Twin
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