New-York tribune., 1904-08-11

ss & s & ST @ st that Is hG II to toa TS6a Know
something OF misery of that weakness that fol-
4 lows uncleanness There IS nothing that tai.es -
rarslyzes the arm Ike irnparity in the heart; and
thessness-ah' and the discomfort of the ui'
What must it be for those children OF Israel with
ali The soiling desert sand the scorehing
Of the eastern sun and no water to driaA: no from,
christ for half an hour the dehlemcEt % the world
Is p2nd ySa You S cannot sss for S e5 You
raise your hasgahs to Ills name & Soq SI aes tt to to
our soul-yes, and disease breaks out before IONS @
a. eng if ,55ioe moment iy 4,or9en YOU are kept
His love. you viii End that disease viii break ont
foul leprosy VIII possess you On q rs IS " Iisr % he
water from the Rock.
ONLY ONE FOUNTAIN.
10 you notice here how impossible II = TO sep-
a the different parts Of the manifold sai.s- d.
rom the Rock did everything for these 1sraeitcs
eissnsing anG healing and strengthen!ne and glad
ness. And it is so with Gods salvation: T9eIe ls
and uncleanness: and you have got to come back
to he same cross: You have got to come back 10
the same snitte3 Rock day by day, whateyer the ne
assuagsd, that your unceanness may be rernoyed
@ Iast g0o[ s Se 5jney and sGpernaursy replaced
with heavenly strength You must come to the
9 is mo-, cod made Inc streams TO ffow in
Jury in This lnaterIalistic day. when are
R5s ReT IL hs@Ts z bey they 81 soorn m end scott at V5
statutes ana are cohIen[ & 9F @G Ihd ysabbat
day gambling-yes gambling every day on posrdd
the Il s a s nS % 6 m ta} @ s95 ate u 6n au6 s2s oorIap
ZION and Of @ God P5d bs S%
f6TT that ROCK which Was with israel in the wilder
ness fbat Rock Is christ and He is here: He is
here this morning Win you come 20 Him to-dayl
Travellers tell they stiu and at RephMi5m M ,Y9 that
great stone fragment rlslnS t2 IRON ,,9 H. tb
that solitary reek froTn which trey 6eie.9I ] @ nT
water flowed I4eg sun 5eS' ss HPeh WoTn zone hE the
soma Tn-S ivo fnrbes deep There stands that rock
Al Hore5 Whatever storms have passed over the
plain. whatever tempests have shaken the Nhole
face of nature that rock remains UNCHANGED I'M
yesterday, to-day, and forever churches NAV
fal, leaders may disaPpoint as. movements l may
s6met,mes 80 & &sStbsy 34 I ross iFl5' n the fhir
gaS {na{ e nlc{9y gy cs 90 his er lest his very
Christ down from His Imperial throne. i is
fTt for TS T6r rembins soul Do You feel sometimes
though everything was going wrong Are your
clouded? DO you sometimes think that the whole
The rock stands. christ is the same You may
tremble on the rock but ne Eock VII nee. ehb..
And think that rock in the desert sand. stand
IN all the glory OF HIS godhesd sharing my human
iessaess s' 1t that absolute spiessness which made
all the mistakes and the n1tSglylnES
which mar the lives Of the best Of men.
STRIKE THE ROCK ONLY ONCE
Do you notice, in the purposes Of God. that rock
must be smitten only once? It was smliten a
obedene 9a s5 S the part Of Moses and visited upon
him with terrible Judgment, IN the purpose ot
those who think the rock can be smit.sn a second
hoiv communion there IS an Offering Of another
sacrifice. there is continuation OF the sacrtnGe
once offered Calvary. just contradict the whole
teaching OF Scripture, and they rob themselves ot
sore judgment. Only once sniten; the y ater flowed
and every need was supplied
the drank 81 that spiritual rock that followed
them" Well. We are told that the literal rock
Reig; IKE gr S@ no. o bTst made % the ster nov, when hem
that one rock was smitten, and that same pres
ence Of Christ gave them water wherever they
were. Wherever the pillar and the cloud halted.
for the night the water was there because tho
spiritual rock vas there. do not mysef, believe
the water flowed wherever t they vent up hi! and
Gods goodness. I VIII tell you what I like -
tTFanean sna rSe S VIE %SereVer @ ey halted that river
could be depended upon; It was following them
hopeess qsS but Because he Spiritual rock VAS with
Travellers tell Us that those who find water IN
cameis have a great instinct for detecting wato-
at great distance Very often there are hidden
When David in the twenty-third Ps9im speaks -
the sui waters. lie Ieauetn me Deelfe tle sun
waters" J think OF the deep, silent brooks which
the Joy Of every well wstere1 country.
plentiful IT. Scotland and England. and, have no
doubt here as well. Now David was referring 10
shepherd TO know the locality Of and he frds them
out and he leads the sheep n them. Dear friends
have you learned 10 ind the water from the Rock
Oh, there are some places where II COMES 10 the
surface quickyl
There are some places where YOU feel AZ once the
river IS flowing. think this auditorium is onn of
der memories OF y. ]. Moody with its fragrance
OF that consecrated. devoted life with ali its meIn
oT1-s Of the many days Of blessing Of heaven upon
earth that have been enjoyed here. think North
field is & place whore the water comes TO the sur
face. or at any rate. the abundant yerdure IN the
lives Of Gods people the overhowiEg Joy and faith.
make II perfectly plain that the river Is under
meath. The spirit Of God IS reaching hearts.
freshng and cleaning and hlhngi
One last word They drank OF that spiritual
rock that followed them" OF course, they did.
there: they would have been fools II they had not
drunk OF II. And you ere dying with thirst: you
are full Of the discomfort Of the unclcauness or
SIN; and the water is here the rock snlttcn DY tho
hand % man st the command OF God; Jesus Christ
IS here. We did esteem Him stricken. smitten OF
God snd afflicted He was wounded Cor our trans
Would you be free from .he power Of sul There is
power IN the blood Would you Ger evil the victory
win? There is power IN the blood.
What Is ths next word after my teXt2 They
drank of that spiritual rock that followed them.
and that rock Christ. but'-one OF the sad
dest "5uts" IN the whole ScriptuTe-"but with
many OF them God was not well pleased" They
did not obey. i.uSt came upon them in the wilder
ness They '1ld not do, st. Paul tells US he did.
IN the last Terse OF the previous chapter: Il keep
my body under, and bring it into subjection-" No,
godly world around them. They followed the fash
ION Of Ammon and Moab. The world. with its de-
ceittul lusts took hold Of them. Which will you
do. dear friend?