Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-13
GOSPEL OF GIVING.
A Message by the Highway and
Byway" Preacher.
Heavens Riches Placed mt the Dis
posRl of the Disciples OF
Jesus Who Minister i'm
His Name.
Copyright 1902 by A y. kellogg News
paper Col

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Text Freely ye have received. freely
give-Aiatt los
The, Song OF Nature.-The rising
song of the birds, the brightest and
sweetest of all the day, poured into my
window the other morning, and the
first CONSCIOUSNESS l had was that Ma
ture was again astir, and was giving
TO me her best 10 tune my heart TO sing
through all the duties OF the day.
Never did music sound more sweet
than the song Of the birds that morn
ny as ii came a freewill offe ring from
the happy songsters. The song OF the
prima donna is reserved for the select
audiences which can afford to pay the
price OF admission, but the songs OF the
birds are as free as the air. and the
birds which woke me when my heart
was tender towards God and open to
the summertime teaching seemed TO
carol over and over again the words:
Freely We have received, freely give
The reveille Of the feathered song
sters announced the crimson tinting OF
the east the first rays of golden light
came creeping up the heavens, and as
each succeeding note rose and fell and
swelled into fun song. the hum and
buzz Of Nature caught the refrain un-
til the fresh morning air reverberated
with the beautiful harmony. And
while an Nature broke into her song
Of welcome. the glowing sun maiesti-
caIlv rolled above the horizon. flooding
my room with brilliant light. As it's
golden rays filed all the place with its
beauty, each dancing sunbeam seemed
10 sing: "Freelv We have received.
freely rive"
Out into the garden went. The
sparkling dew drops rested upon grass
and flowers. and flashed the early
morning sun like so MANY diamonds
Each blade Of green and each bright
petaled flower. ROBBED in new beauty
after the soft hand Of the night had
brushed away the dust and heat OF the
previous dav. seemed to raise its face
towards Heaven with grateful praise
md silently sing: Freely have we
received, freely will we give
And as the STIRRING breezes waited
70 me '"c'' '"I"lN per '''"V J." S'"'' Qua
tulIhllment OF the whispered promise.
my soul bounded within me at the les
ron which the morning had brought me
and my heart took up the refrain and
sang: "Freelv. indeed. have re
;,.a eol go. ,,.;ll 7 80; >,
- w. ~,
WIN glad heart ana bounding step
7 moved under the trees and took the
NTH which lod down 70 tho brook's
rerIor+ sida ,rlro,,.;rc, ,,,.soIf ,,ror
the messy bank and taking my Testa-
ment from my nocket turned To the
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H.H' c""p'e' Oh l. '.'i'"N' ne
elghth verse OF which. with ITS weatth
Of "all grace ''all sufficiencV," "all
+binos - and "a1,vavs'' lavisbed unon
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we might abound ito every good
work " oave hack TO me the message
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VIZ" .>a'"i an no'"' me H"u "eeH
Singing; and the stream ripping joy
ouSly by a ( nv feet carried me back to
my bovbood nc - seer,sd IN ,r,,s;coI
1T, to,si,, -,
the soulful Fanny J. Crosby:
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give. said the little stream. give Oh.
give; give on. give
GIVE. sald inc niue stream. ms II
hnrrled uo"h me mil
Il am small. Know. hut Wherever go.
give. on, give give. on give
go. the fields grow greener still"
..c,ve said the u,te raj, "e,v. on
give: give. Oh. give"
Give" said the little rain. as it fell
..r -, upon IN me no, po"e erao,, ,oa, .,
give. oh. give: give. on. give
II will raise the dropping heads again
and treshen the summer bowers
"Give said the vlole, sweet give on
give: give. Oh give!'
Give said the violet sweet. in its
..r,ros, coz ga iii ~ ,,.,, ~. $500.
call. give. Oh. give: give. oh. give .
From cot and hall they Will hear my
call 'hey VIII ma me and rejoice
"Give. said they all oh give, give oh
give: give. on, give
-. sa.u 'ney az. on, give TOT our
"And we fatn wo,ld ei,a ,,,,,