The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27

take 1t. We are all anxious to drink.
ard are continually hewing ont for our
selves broken cisterns that will hold
no water, and Just at the time we most
thirst VIC find the well Is dry. y
Let us gather first around the well
that satisfies not and see the crowd
beal ing away from the well their bur.
dens. Read the labels on each one:
Power. Political Office, Honor. Riches.
etc. Men OF political aspirations and
those alike OF wealth. are all endeavor-
Inc to find some well from which they
may drink and not thirst again. but all
find the draught unsatlsfying. Caesar
set his mind on drinking from the well
OF The Roman senate, but he still
lathirsted. Alexander the Great set his
mind on drinking from the well OF world
cahauest; he drank and persisted In dis
appointment OF drinking too much
wine. Napoleon likewise, set his mind
to drink from the well Of conquest; for
time he drank deep and full draughts.
but was doomed to disappointment and
defeat and ended his days In exile on
a lonely Island. II Is equally true OF
the men who have set their minds to
drink, from the mines OF the world s
| gold. The few who have reached the
well and let down their buckets and
taken up large drnughts, remain un-
satisfied. The thirst only increases. A
poor man once said to a rich man, "You
are rich and have abundance" YES"
said the rich man. but when night
comes you can lie down. but ! can't"
This ia the way the world over. Hear
Christ say. III any man thirst let him
come unto me and drink" ga
Others, again. are led to believe that
this thirst cannot be satisfied in the
| ht n rf III ,i.t
honor and wealth: and we see them
coming to the well and drawing OF this
brand OF excitement, instead Of the
water OF life. and they bear 1t away.
1ull OF hope and cheer, until ut last we
find them furnishing In the midst of the
water from this well. Several touching
Incidents were given by the speaker to
illustrate the drinking from the we'll OF
earthly pleasure.
Now, let>us come to the we'll that sat
| isles. II is joy, peace. righteousness.
trust. satisfaction; Jesus Christ is all
In all. no difference what the situation
In life l go to the poor widow. with
her, house full Of children. and around
them on every side arc evidences of pen
ury and want, yet her face Is lighted
with holy glow OF cheer and conf
dence. You ask her whence comes her
JOY, peace and hope. anu she answers:
Jesus Christ Is all In all. am drink
ing from that we'll, from which. IL one
drink, he shall never thirst" enter
the home and chamber Of a child: he
Is only Il few summers. comparatively.
see written on every lneament the
signs OF dissolution, but with 1t all there
| Is the glow Of Joy, peace and trust. ask
him why? How? Whence? His an
swer comes quick and joyous: Jesus
| Christ Is all In all. And so 1t Is with
all who drink from this we'll: with them
and to them Christ is all in all.
One more parsonage wish you to
see. He Is man OF eighty-fivc years
of age. His surroundings are of the most
| palatial and refined. He holds converse
| with the greatest Of every age He Is
! not stranger to the wealth and honors
of the world. His days on earth are
evidently nearly ended. He Is conscious
of it all. His children are all around
| him; he is giving them his last blessing;
| there Is no Sadness in his tones. but a
! Joy and buoyancy of spirit: he signs
! not for his gold: 1t was a trust from
| his father. and he so administered IT,:
his wealth of money, power and learn
ing have all been SO administered by
him as to bring joy and peace to hui
manity. He is now full of years and
faith. going to enjoy eternal life. He
| drank from the waters of life. and shall
| never thirst. So can our last days be
our best days if we drink from this we'll
! of salvation