The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-21

pointing to the supply. And o soul, if to-
day with one earnest, intense prayer you
would only look up to Christ, he would
point you down to the supply in the will
derness. Look unto me, all We ends of
the earth, and be We saved; for am God,
and there is none else!" Look Look, as
Hagar looked
Yes, there is a well for every desert Of
bereavement. Looking over any audience
notice signs of mourning and woe. Have
you found consolation? Oh, man bereft oh
woman bereft, have you found consolation?
Hearse after hearse. We step from one
grave hillock to another grave hillock. We
follow corpseS ourselves soon to be like
them. The world is in mourning for its
dead. Every heart has become the sepul-
chre of some buried joy.
But sing We to God; every wilderness has
well in it; and 1 come to that well to-
day, and I begin to draw water for you
from that well.
If you have lived in the country YOU
have sometimes taken hold of the rope Of
the old well-sweep, and you know how the
bucket came up, dripping with bright, cool
water. And [ lay hold of the rope of Gods
mercy and 1 begin to draw on that Gospel
well-sweep and 1 see the buckets coming
up Thirsty soul! Here is one bucket of
life! Come and drink of it, ''Whosoeyer
of life freely" L pull away again at the
rope, and another bucket comes up. 1t is
this promise: Weeping may endure for a
night, but joy cometh in the morning. I
lay hold of the rope again, and pull away
with all my strength, and the bucket comes
up, bright, and beautiful, and cool Here
is the promise: Come unto me, all we who
are weary and heavy laden, and will give
you rest"
The old astrologers used to cheat the
people with the idea that they could tell
from the position of the stars what would
occur in the future, and if a cluster Of
stars stood in one relation, why, that
would be prophecy of evil; if a cluster
of stars stood in another relation that
would be prophecy of good. What SUPER
stition! But here Is a new astrology in
which l put all my faith. By looking up
to the star of Jacob, the morning star Of
the Redeemer. can make this prophecy
in regard to those who put their trust in
God; All things work together for good
to those who love God" Do you love him?
Have you seen the Nyctanthes? It is a
beautiful flower, but it gives very little
fragrance until after sunset Then it pours
It's richness on the air. And this grace of
the Gospel that 1 commend to you now
while it may be very sweet during the
day of prosperity, it pours forth its richest
aroma after shutdown. And it will be sun
down with you and me after awhile. When
you come to go out of this world. will IT
be desert march, or will it be drinking
at a fountain?
A converted Hindoo was dying. and his
heathen comrades came around him and
tried to comfort him by reading some of
the pages of their theology; but he waved
his hand, as much as to say Il don't want
TO hear it," Then they called in a heather
priest and he said: IF you will only
recite the Numtra, it will deliver you from
hell" He waved his hand as much as to
say, Il don't want to hear that Then
they said: Call on Juggernaut He
shook his head, as much as to saw. 81
can't do that" Then they thought per-
haps he was too weary to speak. and thew
said; Now If you can't say 'Juggeranut.,
think of him." He shook his head again.
as much as to say: mo, no. nor Then
they bent down to his pillow. and thev
said: In what will you trust?" His face
lighted up with the very glories of the ce
lestial sphere, as he cried out, rallying all
his dying energies: Jesus" Oh. come
this hour to the fountain! l will tell Won
theiwhole story in two or three sentences.
Pardon for all sin. Comfort for all
trouble Light for all darkness. And
every wilderness has a well in it,