The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-13
ELIJAH AND HIS WORK.
Terse Comments on the Uniform Pray.
err Meeting Topic o fthe Christian
Endeavor Societies.

The rise Of a certain preacher,
dressed in rich broadcloth II fine
linen, and dwelling in o%pulence, who
claims to be b third incarnation Of
that Elijah who was the great prophet
of ancient Israel, adds popular inter-
est to this study Of the original Elijah.
The difference between the two mel In
spirit and methods Is apparent to even
the superficial observer. Elijah spent
himself in service, caring naught for
his own honor or comfort; that blatant
pretender wakes most earnest In look
ing after his own interests and in ma
ligning those who do no agree with
him.
Elijah was one of the noble army Of
those who dared to be different. He
was never in the fashion, and did not
hesitate to appear before a king clad
only in his raiment Of camels hair,
bound with a leather girdle.. The
strength Of singularity was his.
Gods man may be sure of Gods care.
The ravens sent to Elijah are also
messengers sent to us to declare Have
faith in Coo.
Helping the helpers of God is helping
God. 1t Is a high privilege to be per-
nitted to serve the servants Of God.
The widow Of Zarepath found this to
be true. She shared her last remaining
portions Of meat and Oil with the
prophet, and 10, her supply never grew
less! Giving to God never impoverishes
the giver. nc this widow came also the
unspeakable boon of having her son
restored to life.
A man Of war was Elijah. He was
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the quiet life of the recluse or the
scholar. Like most Of the men who to-
day are disciples of Jehovah, he had
to mingle with the active affairs Of the
time, meeting enmity and opposition
all along the way. Christianity is a
fighting life; it means conflict and
struggle. But with these 1t also means
an inward peace which no outward tu-
multi can disturb.
One of the adversaries of Elijah
was the cunning and wicked woma
whose name today is a synonym for
shrewishness, JeZebel. Even her hate,
however, could not hinder his faithful
ness.
That Juniper tree incident, when Eli
jah sat him down and wished to die, is
duplicated in the experience of almost
every busy Christian. Encouragement
is a giant that at some time or other
gets his clutch on the throat Of every
one of us. Often it is due, as in
Eliiah's case, to physical depression.
He needed rest and refreshment. Most
of all he needed to realize the truth
which a late poet has put into ringing
phrase:
"God's In his h~eaven-all's right with the
world"
Elijah's earthly errands were often
hard. but III heaven he has had high
and honorable, commissions to fulfill.
He, with Moses, was chosen to COM
snune with Jesus on the Mount of
Transformation. His life is a reminder
of the lear old truth that all Of earth's
ills are compensated for in heaven.
He who lifts up his voice for God, in
a. time when other voices are silent, is
following in the train Of Elijah the
Tishbite.
The splendid faith and courage of
Elijah were best illustrated by his de-
fance of the priests Of Baal on Mt.
Carmel. Then he stood alone for God.
with the eyes of the nation Upon him.
and God indicated his faith. Great
heroism for Gods glory will be
unsupported or unhonored by God.
The men who hear the truth from