The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-21

| red with every orime. His obin IN bis
| open palm. his elbow on his knee--a nio.
| ture of desnoir. AsI omen tbe wicke ar be
starts and 1 bear b,s chain cIank The
iaiIkeeper tells ma that be has been In
there now three times-first for theft then
for arson, now for murder. He stems uu.
on the trapdoor, the rome ia fastened TO
his neck. tho plank falls his bodv sxpinos
| into the air. his soul swings off into eter.
nifty. Who is he, and where ia hep This
afternoon playing kite on the CITY COM
mons. Mother, you are now boistipg n
throne or forging chain; you are kin.
ding star or digging dunpeonl
r,.u. Es,,a D..
-o"'
A Christian mother good many years
ago sat teaching lessons of religion to her
child, and he drank in those lessons. She
never knew that Lainphler would come
forth and establish the Fulton street prayer
meeting, and by one meeting revolutionize
the devotions OF the whole earth and thrill
the eternities with his Christian influence.
Lamph1er said 1t was his mother who
Drought MIN to Jesus Christ. Che never
had an idea that she was leading forth
such destinles. But, oh, when l see
mother reckless OF her influence, rattla0g
on toward destruction, garlanded for tho
sacrifice with unseemly mirth and goddess
ness, dancing on down to perdition, TAX
ing her children In the same direction,
preparing them Tor life OF frivolity,
death OF shame and an eternity of disaster,
l cannot help but say, There they go,
there they go-Hagar and lshmael!' I
tell you there are wilder deserts than Beor-
shepa IN many OF the fashionable circles Of
: this DAY. Dlssipated parents leading dis
sipated children. Avaricious parents lead
Ing avarlcious children. Prayerless parents
loading prayerless children. They go
through every street, up every dark alley,
into every cellar, along every highway
Hagar and lshmael! And whilo l pro-
:. nounce their names, 1t seems like the
moaning OF the desert wind, "Hagar and
lshmael!'
learn ono more lesson from this orien-
tai scene, and that Is that every wilderness
has well in It, Hagar and 1shmael gave
up to die. Hagar's heart sank within her
as she heard her child crying: water!
Water! Water!" "Ah," she, says, "my
darling there Is no water! This Is des-
~ert. And then Gods angel said from the
cloud, "What aileth thee, Hagar?" And
she looked up and saw him pointing to
well of water, where she filled tho bottle
for the lad. Blessed be God that there is
In every wilderness well, If you only
know how to find it-fountains for all
these thirsty souls! On that last day, on
ona ar;oa 1IS onn o e" .S,s,. y'u 10. etuou I''
no,,,o ,o NO a,,a 5.,,I- ~ A., tnoSo IN
to,nta,ns ,o,, Ind aro ,,o,o ,,,,rn. ~ S' .t,a
Iesort pornca,sns Uo,, Lnnrv snsnt liz
t;ma IN IRVINE tn f,nS o,. tto ",;rn srn ~ iifs
- e,iariS ,rbicb ~ tol,a,, 1ro,,ia 1.na,
one nernetua,lv youno in tbis would .rt
nnrid chomno tho e oeed han,5 "u a"nin ".a ~
youth Of nonrss bo wss d;Sanno;ntah ~
found NOT Tho el,r;r R,,t barn 7 toI1 Won
~ tho aIiv;r of axor,.st;na I;fo hunst;uu yUu
Sr,r, tha s.Roo,, ~ Aaes ;, and 49, that ds;nit Se
ine, tbat ,yo+nr no,, eli ,,oua,. ,,at IA a,,d
,ns vii navor So s;c,r ond r., sVv ,,Ii ,ana "a
Sis die mHo % everv w Sne that @ tbirst"th Iu " n no,na
20 to +b. ,,,ters,, All haro =. y ,,"a,, nho
save ct baxc boe, Iontino for thnt forn
tain n ,raot ,,hilo I,+ ean,+ nra ~
And hove 10 somo one a,so Who Sors CT I..
love ali yo,, CIV, hnt boro hoa' $50, t,ral;m
along in The w;,derness and can't timd The
fountain y Do Won know tho reasone
will fell Won Yon mayer innLoI In tho
rioht d;rection ooh - you COW at bavo
looled avervyhero have ,ool.d ,,or.h
south east and vast md 7 honan,t so,n5
tbe fo,,nta;r ), WIZ ro,, ana ,,n4 ,oaI',,,o .J"
in tbe riobt d;rect;nn st oil '' 'A'ls
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'of' De'ef''
LOOK up, where Hagar looked. She
never wnTld have found the fountain at
all, put when she heard the voice OF the
angel she looked up and she saw the finger
pointing to the supply. And, soul, If
today 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 mo, all ye ends OF
the earth, and DO 20 saved; for am God,
and there Is none else'' Look! Look, as
Hagar looked
Yes, there is well for every desert of
bereavement. Looking over any audience
! notice signs OF smournirE and woe.
Have you found consolation? Oh, man
bereft.' on, woman bereft, have you found
cohsoiaeiohf Hearse aiter hearso' we
oravo billock. Wc foIlo,v cornsss onrl
selves soon to be like them rrbe wor,J 10
in mourning for its dead EVERY heart
has become the senulobcr Of somc buried
ioy, But sing va to God every Wilderness
has n well in il, and I come 70 that we'll
today. and l begin to draw water for Won
from that we'll,
II you hayo lived in the country. Won
have sometimes taken hold of the rome Of !
tho old well sweep, and YOU know how the
bucket came up, dripping with bright.
cool water. And I Law hold of tbo rome of
Gods mercy. and l begin to draw on that
aospel well sweep. and l sce tbe bnckots |
coming up, Thirsty soul, Hero ia one
bucket of life! Come and DRINK of n,
"Wbosoeyer will. LEFT him como md tolo
of tho water of life freely" I null away
again at the rope and another bucket
comes up. 1t Is this promise: HWecpine
may endure for n night. but ioy colpeth in
tho morning" l Inv hold of the rome
apain, and I mil awov with nil nv
strength and the buoket comes IN, br,oht
and beautiful and cool. Hero is the NON.
ise. "Como INTO ma olI va who ara weary
and heavy laden. and will give Won. rest j
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Tho old astrologers used to cheat the
people with tho idea that they could tell
from the position Of the stars what would