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twist in writing letters, puts between the
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lines which almost breaks the heart OF the
| reader" He who hates cannot sing. be
| cannot pray, he cannot offer a sacrifice.
Matthew 5: q, Therefore, If thou bring
\ thy gift 20 the altar. and there remember.
est that thy brother hath aught against
thee" Do this and the song viii return
and God will accept the sacrifice. The bit.
| ter waters OF Moran were made sweet by
| the casting IN OF the wood OF certain
/ tree. j tell you Of a tree on which Christ
\ died; get the peace Of this Christ into your
/ experience, live for others. suffer for 9th
/ terness OF your life VIII be instantly
| changed.
Third.-"Room" This, too, Is a strange
name for an Old Testament well. but With
/ the opening Of this well the strife ceased,
| for instantly Isaac had found the place
where God was willing he should stay.
! There Is place for every one 70 stand IN
this world. God so intended II. We have
crowded men out of their positions IN
these days. IL is true that with the for
nation and progress OF great trusts there
Is little opportunity for some OF us, but
this is not in accordance with the plan cf
God. Somewhere there u a well waiting
10 be discovered, and God expects you 10
drink and 20 be satisfied. IL may be that
that well is in a foreign land. perhaps II
is in the slums OF our own city, possibly
il may be In your own home, and who
knows but that IL Is IN this church, only
find Gods plan for your life and help 20
I'll il in and you will be full Of JOY.
Covenant" This Is the name
which was given To the fourth well. We
must pass through discipline. IL is not
necessary that we should complain about IL
for this is life. When Paul wrote his letter
20 the Galatians he said, Whatsoever a
man soweth that shall he also reap" and
this Scripture is frequently quoted as If
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while il may be applied to him 1t is for the
Christian. We reap what we sow and
SOW what we reap IN the light OF this the
wonder is we have had so little discipline.
Reckon up the prayers you ought to
have offered and never spoke; the deeds
you ought 10 have done and never accom-
plished reckon up all neglects all Of
fences against God and man; all weakness
of character and the wonder is that we
have not been cut of altogether" But i
summon you to the well OF the covenant
and bid you open II up. What If we have
discipline and trial when we stand by Him
who declares, 81 will be with thee" and
also explains TO US, That our light attic.
tions are but for a moment" and that as
they taiTy. they work for US far more
exceeding and eternal weight OF glory" i
bring you good cheer this morning. 'If
God be for us, who can be against u.s."
II.
But you will notice that Isaac dgged
again the wells OF water which emphasizes
my subject, "A Revival of Old Customs"
/ am very sure that there are some old
customs which in these days We need to
have revived.
First--The old custom OF making the
home a haven OF rest, type OF heaven,
and a place of refuge for all the members
of the family circle. We greatly underes.
innate the powerful influence OF home upon
f,t++ +n live
for himself you will notice that he pitched
his tent by the we'll Laharo. / think this
must have been because in his childhood's
days with Hagar, his nurse. and Ishmael,
his half-brother, he tarried there where
Hagar must have told him the story OF
Jehovah. and IL is just the natural inclina-
tion OF his heart in his manhood days 20
go back where he may be reminded Of the
happy scenes of his childhood.
You doubtless know OF the boy sent as
a waif from our city who was found in his
new western home tearing the lining out
of his cap, and when asked why he did 1t,
hc said, at was nv mothers dress and
she loved me- ] have preached every.
where 10 men in this country and | have
always found that there was one name that
could stir the heart of the murderer in his
CELL the gambler in his den of iniquty, the
outcast on the street. and that name was
Mother" Nero's mother was a murderess.
and gave to the world the most cruel man
in history Lord Byrons mother was a
proud. intellectual. worldly minded woman
and she gave to the world the most intel
lectual autocrat of his day. George Wash
iugton's mother was a good, plain. sensi-
be woman and gave to America the
father of his country.
We need better homes to-day. Our
homes for our children should be as our
parents homes were for US IL we 90
hoc bpuoae study
children we will find that they have not
a fault or virtue that their parents have
not got. Oh, for revival of the Old Gus
tom of having q family altar in a home
where the father acts as a priest and the
mother as 4 saint; we could stir the whole
country for Christ.
One of my dearest friends was profiigate
until he is man grown. In great west
ern city he had determined 10 take hls
life threw himself down on his bed to col
lect himself before the awful deed. and
iarred little book of from a shelf just
above his bed and 1t struck him in the face.
With an oath he threw II from him. and
then it dawned upon him that 1t was his
mothers Bible given him 10 read. He
walked across the room to pick II up just
TO show her some mark of respect, ana
read upon the fly leaf written in her own
hand, Dear boy, YOU can never get away
from your mothers prayers" Instead OF
beng a Selt-murderer ne became one OF tne
country's greatest preachers. l wish that
we might dig again the well that our faith
ers digged before US and make our homes
like heaven.
III.
There are some wells that have been
filed in in the past by those who are
worldly wise and this morning l seek to
open them.
First-I would open the well Of the way
of salvation. The Scripture declares that
man is a sinner and deserves to die, but
the same Scripture states that Jesus took
our place and died in our stead. A heather
on account OF his sins had walked Tor
miles with pebbles in his shoes that he
might do penance sat down to rest be-
meath a tree and heard missionary
preaching of Jesus. and cred out. That
is what | want; give me Jesus" on, II
could but open this well from which our
fathers drank and make you see the ga
viour treading the wine press alone, SUI.
fering for YOU until His heart strings all
but snapped. dying in agony for you upon
the cross, the man of sorrows and ac.
dualnted with grief. Let us open this old
well and drink of its waters. And then l
would open the well of consolation for the
afflicted. why do you mourn for your
baby" said a woman TO her friend. lie
is better of Suppose he had lived. and
become a profligate and broken your heart
with his sin" Away with all such consola.
tion. falsely so called Your baby Is with
Him IN His presence. who took little