The Progress., 1897-05-15

climb up and get 1t. Some say that the
whole story Is improbable, for these were
'carnivofous birds, and the food they car
ried was the torn flesh Of living beasts,
and therefore ceremonially unclean, or 1t
was carbon, and would not have been fit
for the prophet. Some say they were not
ravens Mt all, but that the word translated
"Iavenss' in my text ought to have been
translated ARABIA So 1t would have
read, 1.-THE Arabs brought bread and flesh
In the morning and bread and flesh in the
evening" Anything but admit the Bible
to be true.
Tho Battle For Bread.
Hew away at thia miracle until all the
miracle Is gone Go on with the depicting
process, but know, my brother, that you
are robbing only one man-and that Is
yoursel-of one of the most comforting,
beautiful, pathetic and triumphant les
sons In all the ages. I can tell you who
these purveyors were They were ravens.
can tell you who freighted them with
provisions-God. I can tell you who
launched them-God. can tell you who
can tell you who told them at what cave
to swoop-God. ] can tell you who intro
duced raven to prophet and prophet to ra-
ven-God. There IL one passage win
whisper In your ear, for would not want
to utter e aloud, lest some one should
drop down under Its power, 'If any man
shall take away from the words Of the
prophecy Of this book, God shall take away
his part out of the book Of life and out Of
the Holy City,
While, then, we watch the ravens feed
ing Elijah, let the swift dove Of Gods
spirit sweep down the sky with divine
food, and on 0utspread wing pause at tho
lip Of every soul hungering for comfort.
On the banks of what rivers have been
the great battles Of the world? While you
are looking over the lnap Of the world to
answer that will tell you that the great
conflict of today IL ON the Potomac, ON the
Hudson. ON the Mississippi. ON the
Thames. on the Savannah, on the Rhine,
on the Nile. on the Ganges, on the Hoang
No. It IL G battle that has been going ON
for 6, 900 years. The troops engaged In IL
are ]. 900, OU0, 600, and those who have
fallen by the way are vaster in number
than those who march. 1t Is . battle for
bread.
Sentimentalists sit In a cushioned chair,
In their pictured study, with their slip
pcred fest on damask ottoman, and shy
that this world Is a great scene Of Avarice
and greed. It does not seem 20 to me. II
1t were not for the absolute necessities of
the cases, nine-tenths Of the stores, fac.
tories. shops and banking houses Of tho
land would be closed tomorrow. Who IL
tn6t man OclVln& In the COlOr0dO nlll6s Oh
toiling In q Now England factory, OF GO
Ing through roll of bills In the bank, or
measuring q fabric on the oounterf He II
. champion sent forth in behalf Of some
homo circle that has to be cared for, in
behalf Of some church Of God thnt has to
Be supported, In behalf Of some asylum of
mercy that has to be sustained. Who Is
that woman bending over the sewing
machine, or carrying the bundle, or sweep
~ H.. ~
sweltering at the washtubs That L. Deb
orah, one Of the Lords heroines. battling
against Amalekitish want, which comes
down with iron chariot to crush her and
hers. The great question with the vast
majority OF people today II not "home
rule" but whether there shall be any
home to rule; not one of tariff, but whether
there shall be anything TO tar. The
great questions with the vast majority Of
people are: How shall support my fam
ilys How shall meet my hottest How
shall pay my remit How shall give
food, clothing and education to those who
are dependent upon me?" Oh, II God
would helm mo today tn n aSisf you IN the