The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-10
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the cases, nine-tenths of the stores. fac
| tories, shops, banking houses of the land
would be closed tomorrow. Who is that
man delvng in the Colorado Hills? or
toiling in New England factory? or go
ing through a roll of bills in the bank?
or measuring "A fabric on the counter? He
is a champion sent forth in behalf of
some home-circle that has TO be cared for,
in behalf of some Church of God that 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
ing the room, or mending the garment,
or swelterng at the washtub? That is De-
borah, 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 to-day is not Home
Rule, but whether there shall be any
home to rule; not one of tariff, but Wheth-
er there shall be anything to tax. The
great question with the vast majority of
people IS, How shall I support my fam
lily? How shall ! meet my notes? How
snail i pay my rent2 How shall / give
food, clothing and education to those who
are dependent upon me?'' Oh. if God
would help me to-day TO assist you i'm the
solution of that problem, the happiest man
in this house would be your preacher! i
have gone out on a cold morning with ex-
pert sportsmen TO hunt for pigeons; | have
gone out on the meadows to hunt for ouail:
1 have gone out on the marsh TO hunt for
roed-birds; but to-day l am out for ra-
Vcns.
Notice, in the first place in the story of
my text. that these winged caterers came
TO Elijah direct from God
Il have commanded the ravens that
they feed thee" we find God saying in an
adjoining passage. They did not come
out OF some other cave They did nor
just happen to alight there God freight
ed them, God launched them, and Cod
told them by what cave to swoop. That is
me same God that is going to supply you.
lie IS your Father You would have TO
make dn elaborate calculation before Won
could tell me how many pounds of food
ana how many yards of clothing would be
necessary for you and your family; bur
God knows without any calculation Yol
have plate at his table, and you are go
ing to be waited on, unless YOU act like
naughty child, and kick, and scramble,
anu pound saueily the plate and try 10
UPSET Things.
God mas vast family, and everything
Is methodized and you are going TO be
served if you will only wait your turn.
Cod has already ordered all the suits of
CLONES you VIII ever need, down to the
last suit in which you will be laid our.
God has already ordered all the food Won
viii ever eat, down to the last crumb that
VIII be put in your mouth in the dying sac
rament. 1t may not be just the kind Of
food or apparel we would prefer. The SEN
sible parent depends on his own iudg.
ment as to what ought to be the apparel
and the food Of the minor in the family.
The child would say, Give me sugars ana
CONNECTIONS" "Oh, no." says the paren,:
you must have something palmer first >
The child would say. "Oh give me these
great blotches of color in the garment. e
NO, says the parent; that wouldn't be
suitable"
Now. God is our Father and we are min
ors, and he is going to clothe us and feed
us, although he may not always yield to
our intantile wish for the sweets and gilt
ter. These ravens of the text did not bring
pomegranates from the glittering platter
of King Ahab. They brought bread and
meat. God had all the heavens and the
earth before him and under him. and vet
ne sends this plain food. because il was
best for Elijah to have 1t. Oh. be strong.
my nearer, in the fact that the same God
is going to supply you! 1t is never hard
times" with him. His ships never break
on the rocks His banks never fail. He
has the supply for you and he has the
means for sending it. He has not only the
cargo, but the ship. If it We're necessary.
he would swing out from the heavens a
flock of ravens reaching from his gate to
yours. until the food would be flung down
the sky from beak TO beak and from ia
lon to talon.
Notice again in this story of the text.
that the ravens did not allow Elijah to
hoard up a surplus. They did not bring
enough on Monday to last all the week
They did not bring enough one morning
to last until the next morning. They
came twice day, and brought just enough
for one time. You know as well as l that
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a surplus, we want the ravens to bring
| enough for fifty years. You have more
confidence in the Washington banks or
| Bank of England than you have in the
Royal Bank of Heaven. You say, "all that
| is very poetic but you may have the black
ravens; give me the gold eagles" We had
| better be content with just enough. II
| in the morning your family eat up all the
| food there is in the house, do not sit down
! and cry and say, Il don't know where the
| next meal is to come from" About 8 or
6, or o'clock in the morning just look up
| and you will see two black spots on the
| sky, and you will hear the Tapping OF
| wings, and instead of Edgar A. Poe's in
sane raven alighting on the CNamber
| door, "only this and nothing more" you
! will find Elijah's two ravens. or two raw
ems Of the Lord. the one bringing bread
and the other bringing meat-plumed
| butcher and baker.
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| city of Rochelle was besieged and the in
/ habitants were dying of the famine the
| tides washed up on the beach as never
! before, and as never since, enough she'll
| fish TO feed the whole city. God Is good
! There is no mistake about that. History
tells us that IN 1850 In England there was
a great drought. The crops failed: but
in Essex. on the rocks, In place where
they had neither sown nor cultured. a
great crop Of peas grew until they filled a
hundred measures; and there were bios
soming vines enough, promising as much
| more
But why go so far? I can give you a
family incident Some generations back
there was "a great drought IN Connecticut
New England. The water disappeared
from the hills. and the farmers living on
the hills drove their cattle down toward
the valleys. and had them supplied al the
wells and fountains Of the neighbors. But
these after a while began 20 fail and the
| noighbors said TO Mr. Birdscyo. OF whom
/ ] shall snCIk. you must not send your
nocks and Hr.ie down here any more,
our wells r. eIlus uut" Mr. Birdscyo
! the old Christian mir gathered his family
az the altar bod aith his family he gath.