Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25

rush this way and that way, and you
wonder what this man will say about Il
and what that man will say about IL. and
you try this prescription and that prescrip
ton and the other prescription oh, why
do you not go straight to the heart OF
Christ. knowing that for our own SHINING
and suffering race he took the vincgarf
There was vessel that had been tossed
on the seas for great many weeks and
been disabled, and the supply Of water
gave out. and the crew were dying Of
thirst. After many days they saw n sail
against the sky They signaled IL. When
the vessel came nearer, the people on the
suffering ship cried to the captain of the
other vessel: send MS some water. We
arc dying for lack of water. And the
captain ON the vessel that was hailed re-
sponded; dip your buckets where you
are You arr Ia the mouth Of the Anna
zon. and there are scores Of miles Of fresh
water all around about you and hundreds
OF feet deep" And then they dropped
their buckets over the side of the vessel
and brought up the clear, bright fresh
wntor and put out the fire of their thirst.
So hail You today. after "A long and peril
Gus voyage, thirsting rs You are for par
don and thirsting for comfort and thirst.
ing for eternal life and ask you what Is
the use of your going in that death struck
state while all around you il the deep,
clear. wide. sparkling flood of Gods sym
pathetic mercy. oh. dip your buckets
and drink and live forever. whatsoever
will. let him come and take Of the water
of life freely.
Divine sympathy.
Vet there are people who refuse this
divine sympathy, and they try 10 fight
their own battles. and drink their own
vinegar. and carry their own burdens, and
their life, instmd of being triumphal
marrh from victory to victory, will hc
hobbliug on from defeat 10 defeat, until
they make final surrender "a rctrihutive
disaster. oh, wish could today gather
up IN my arms NIL the woes ~ men and
women. all their heartachcs all their dis.
appointments all their chaRrins and just
take them right Ia the feet Of a sympathil.
ing Jesus He took the vinegar Mana
Sahib after he had lost his last battle In
India, fell back into the junglcs of lhcri--
junRlcS 50 full of malaria that No mortal
can live there. lie carried with him also
ruby Of gr'at lustcr and of grat value,
llc died Ia those iunglcS, His body was
never found, aud the ruby has never yet
hccn recovered And ! fear that to-day
there arr some who will fall hack from
this subject into the sickcninR, killing
junRlcs IT their sin carry Ing u gem ot In.
finite valnc-a priceless Snul-io he lost
forever. oh that tina, ruby might flash In
the eternal coronation, hut, no TheO
arr some, | fear, who turn away from this
oiferd merry and comfort and divine
sympathy, notwithstanding that Christ,
for all who would accept his grace, trudgcd
the long way, and suffered the decorating
thongs. and received IN his face the OK.
ncCtoratlons of the illthy moh and for the
guilty, and the discouraged, and the dis
comforted ~ the raec, took the vinegar,
May God Almighty hrNk the infatuation
and lead you ont into the strong hope, and
the good cheer and the glorious sunshine
of this triumphant goSpcl'