Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
THURMONT COUNTY MD, THURSDAY, MAY s. 1902

makes his appeal, ana the text Is spoken,
"Wilt thou go with this man! And she
said, I will CO." Genesis "a: 50. And the
camel. train is moving once more, the fam
ily of Rebekah watching until the last
camel is lost to view in the distance. The
journey is uneventful, but the end of it is
more than striking. "And Isaac went out
to mediate in the field at eventide; and
he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold,
the camels were coming. And Rebekah
lifted up her eyes, and when she saw
Isaac she lighted off the camel. For she
had said unto the servant, What man ls
this that walketh in the field to meet us!
And the servant had said, 1t is my master;
therefore she took veil and covered her
self. And the servant told Isaac all things
that he had done. And Isaac brought her
unto his mother Sarah's tent, and took
Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he
loved her, and Isaac was comforted after
his mothers death" Genesis "a: 63-67.
Here is lesson of divine providence;
Hear Abraham when he says. 1.-The Lord
God of heaven which took me from my
fathers house, and from the land of my
kindred, and which spake unto me, and
that sware unto me. saying, Unto thy
seed will l give this land; He shall send
His angel before thee, and thou shalt
take wife unto my son from thence;
Genesis, "a: 7. We think Of this as Old
Testament history simply. We hear God
saying, GAS l was with Moses l will be
with thee" and we say certainly, but not
with myself. Why it is we a ways think
of Gods care Of the patriarchs as MIRA
cles, without it's counterpart is in our own
lives, when God is our Father. everything
in our life is precious to Him, and the
very hairs of our head are numbered! lie
is the God Of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
and He is your God. The angel of the
Lord is still living. We have grown world
ly wise and speak OF impressions, conVlc-
tions, condolences, impulses, when all the
time it is the angel of the Lord speaking
to U.S. Have you noticed that there were
two servants, one winged one i'll the ar
and the other in charge of the, cameIs: IL
is always So. 1t is by this double ministry
that providcnces are confirmed. All
through life we see it; in the conversion
of men, in things common and in things
unusual. You say, 81 feel q strong I'M
pulse to do certain thing" 1t is the an
gel of the Lord troubling the stagnation OF
your heart You say that | am impressed
that | ought to do thus and so, when 1t
is the finger of God writing His purpose
on your soul. These are but the heavenly
ministers of Jehovah. Look around you
and you will find some opportunity Tor
viction, and that which yesterday you
wondered at as coincidence fills you
with the spirit of worship to-day as you
saw. "The Lord was in this place and
knew it not" "Lifc without a religious
Interpretation is little less than trag-
edy." while life thus viewed may have
many twists and turns. but ends in heaven.
ii.
find here a good picture OF real service
When Eleazar was leaving Abraham he
said, "Peradventurc, the woman VIII not
be willing to follow me unto this land;
must needs bring thy son again unto the
land from whence thou camest" And
Abraham said unto him, Beware, thou,
that thou bring not my son thither again.
The Lord God of heaven, which took me
from my fathers house, and from the land
of my kindred, and which spake unto me,
and that sware unto me, saying, onto thy
seed will | give this land; He shall send
His angel before thee, and thou shalt take
wife unto my son from thence. ana II
the woman will not be willing to follow
thee then thou shalt be clear from this
my oath; only bring not my son thther
again" Genesis "a: 5-S.
1t is the same figure that we have OF
| the watchman upon the walls: both OF
these appeal strongly to us: we are not
| free from responsibility until we have tried
at least to win every soul over whom we
| have an influence for Christ, l cannot con
vert even the smallest child, nor can you,
but | can try to tell them what l have
been commissioned to say, Tor l am my
| brothcr's keeper. Oh, for the intense de-
| sire to do our Masters will that Eleazar
| had. His camels are cared for, he has
entered the house of Bethuel., lie Is
weary with his long journey, the savory
meat prepared for his feast appeals 10
his weakness, but hear him say, AND
there was set meat before him to eat;
but he said, | will not eat, until l have
told mine errand. And he SAID, speak
on" Genesis "a: 33. Is not tins IKE IKE
| Paul on his missionary journey IN
;onrneyinps often, in perils of waters, III
perls of robbers, i'll perlIs by mine own
countrymen, in perils by the heathen,, IN
perils in the city, in perils in the wider
| ness. in peris in the sea, in perils among
| false brethren; in WEAKNESS and pain1ui,
ness. in watchings often, in hunger and
thirst, in fastings often, IN cold ana
nakedness." 2 Corinthians II: 26-27. Ana
is it not like Jesus Himself, when lie IS
weary by the well side, hungry with
much fasting, and sends Ills dlscLple 10
buy meat which lie forgot to eat because
of the woman by His side. am sure
Rebekah saw in him the great love OF
Isaac's heart. And when they SAID,
"Wilt thou go with this man? She SAID
l will CO."
Yet there is more to the story than
this. | am sure. l know 1T because
read that what was written afore tlne
was written for our instruction. Inc
great object and aim of the Bible Is to
| Illustrate the operations of divine grace,
to show the works of Providence in the
minute things of life, to show us that
| provision has been made for the fulfill
ment of the great scheme of Redemption
God speaks in every way; by direct state
ment, by parable, by picture, by types.
bv SYMBOLS, if by all means He may make
KIN own the riches of His grace; and mere
is a whole chapter, one OF the IohgeSI Ill
The Pentateuch, taken up with Wedding
snrit of God would not use an entire
chapter to describe the journey OF Abra
hari to Mt Moriah, and another to tell
of tbe death of Sarah, and another to
Give an account of wooing and wed,
ding without meaning. | think it must
be that it is all to illustrate the mystery
of the church. In the 22d chapter OF
Genesis, the son is offered up as sacrl-
fee, at least Abraham is wiling to oifer
sarah is laid aside in the tomb, while IN
the 24th chapter the servant is sent forth
to win bride for the son. 1t is at least
a perfect illustration of that New Testa-
ment story where Christ was offered, the
only begotten Son of God, where Israel
was was rejected because they would not
come home. The Holy Spirit, as serv
ant of God, is calling forth IRON the
world a bride for the Son This Is the
work of this generation. The Holy opiTIt
| is the one of whom Jesus spoke when lie
said. "But when the Comforter is come,
S Whom / will send unto you from the
Father. even the Spirit of Truth, which
proceeded from the Father, He shall testl'
| fy of Me-" John 10: 26. One day we
| shall meet the Bridegroom, our eyes shall
see Him and the wedding feast shall D" De
spread, and all Heaven shall resound with
| the music of that glad day.