St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-23


the slky, - the vessel plows on toward
L. There 10 . mightiness in prayer.
George Muller prayed company Of
poor boys together. and then he prayed
mp IN asylum in which they nigh: b
sheltered. He turned his face toward
Edinburgh and prayed. and there came
81, ,000. He turned his face toward
London and prayed, and there came
81, 900. He turned his face toward
Dublin and prayed, and there came
al.o .ooo. The breath Of Elijah's prayer
blew all the clouds OF the sky. and It
was dry weather. The breath Of Eli
iah's prayer blew al the clouds to-
Rether and It was wet weather.
Prayer, in Daniels time. walked the
cave - Q lion-tamer. IL reached mp
and took the sun BY it, golden bit. and
stopped it. and the moon BY it, silver
Bit and stopped it.
We have all yet to try the full pow
er Of prayer. The time wall conc
when the American church will pray
with it, face toward the west and Ill
the prairies and inland cities will sur
render to God: and will pray with face
toward the sea. and allsthe ialands and
and ships will become Christian. Parents
who have wsyward sons will get down
on their knees and say, 'Lord. send
my boy home" and the boy In Canton
shall get right mp from the gaming
table and 70 down to and out which
ship starts first for America.
Not one Of M yet knows how topEay.
All We have done - yet has only been
pottering. A boy gets hold Of his
fathers saw and hammer, and tries 70
make something, but It u . poor af-
fair he makes. The father comes and
takes the same saw and hammer and
builds the house or the ship. In the
childhood Of our Christian faith We
make but poor work with these weap-
ons Of prayer, but when We come TO
the stature Of men in Christ Jesus.
then. under these Implements, the
temple Of God will rise. and the
worlds redemption win Be launched.
God cares not for the length
Of our prayerA or the num-
Der Of our prayers. or the beauty Of
our prayera. but it Il the faith in them
that tells. Believing prayers soars
higher than the lark ever sang;
plunges deeper than diving bell ever
sank; darts quicker than lightning ever
flashed. Though We have used only
the back Of this weapon instead of the
edge, what marvels have been wrought!
II saved, we are all the -captives Of
some earnest prayer. Would God that
in desire for the rescue Of souls. We
might In prayer lay hold Of the -
sources Of the Lord omnipotent!
We may turn many 70 righteousnesa
By Christian admonition. Do not wait
until you can make formal speech.
Address the one next to you. You
will not 60 home alone to-day. Be
tween this and your place Of stopping
you may decide the eternal destiny Of
an immortal spirit just one sentence
may do the work. just one question.
Just one look. The formal talk that
begins with . sigh and ends with
. canting snunle. 10 mot what d
wanted, but the heart throb Of Z
man in dead earnest There il not .
soul ON earth that you may not bring
to God II you rightly 60 at it They
said Gibraltar could not be taken. II
il . rock 1.soo feet high and three
miles long. Bat the English and
Dutch did take It. Artillery, and sap-
pers and miners. and fleets pouring
out volleys Of death, and Thousands Of
men reckless of danger can do any
thing. The stoutest heart Of sn.
though il be rock and surrounded BY
IN ocean Of trsnsgression, under Chris
tian bombordment may hoist the nag
Of redemption.
But u all this admouition and prayer
and Christian work for nothing? Ny
text promises 70 al the faithful eternal
luster. ''They that turned many 70
righteousness shall shine - the starr
forever" Az stars the redeemed have
. borrowed light What makes Aara
and Venus and Jupiter % luminous!
When the sun throws down hls torch
In the heavens. the stsrs pick mp the
scatteIed brands, and hold them n
procession - the queen Of the night
advances; 20 all Christian worlerA
staading around the throne. will shine
| in the light borrowed from the sun ol
riRhteousness-Jesus in their 1aeea
Jesus in their songs. Jesus in their tFi
umph.
Christ left Heaven once for tour ot
redemption on earth, yet the glorihed
ones knew He would come back again
But let Him abdicate His throne. and
70 away to stay forever, the music
would stop. the congregation would
disperse, the temples Of God Be dark
ened. the rivers Of life stagnate; and
every chariot would become . hearse
and every bell would toll. and therl
would mot b room on the hillsides x
bury the dead Of the great metropolis
for there would b pestilence IL
Heaven. But Jesus lives, and q
all the redeemed live with Hin
He shall recognise them - His con
rades in earthly toll. aad remember
what they did for the honor Of Hi
name, and for the spread Of His king
dom. All their prayers and tears ant
work will rise before Him - He look,
into their faces, and He will divide Hi
kingdom with them; His peace; Hi
joy-their Joy. The glory Of The cen
trnl throne reflected from the surFoun
ing thrones, the last spot Of sin struel
from the Christian orb. and the entir,
nature artromble and a-Aash will
light they shall shine . the stars fos
ever and ever.
Again: Christian workers shall b
like the etars In the fact that the,
have . light indspsndsntof each other
Look mp q the night and - eacl
world show tt Distinct glory. Il !
not like the eon1agratioa. IN whisl
vou ean not tell whore ono Aamo stop