The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24

blsni OF authority. q thing to be venerated
AMI kept Iasqliied- Backward along the
ground trod6sn 80 recently n company
with Elijah. sacred ground now because Of
the former converse. Arriving AZ the Left
waters and recalled the recent crossing or
Kings Il. s.. and the miracle which AFFORD
ed a dry walk through the deep: yet his
absent master. but upward to hsav0n,
whom that master served. Shifting the
foods with the mantle. he shouesds
the best form q INVOKING eiv.ns hap
known TO him Quickly came the pres
eI-ce AID the power and he went over q
the west side by pathway prepared
RENDERED REvERENCEVerss Ky
The one man whose companion had de-
parted for the heavenly world came soon
TO Jericho. the last place visited before
the Journey to the trans.ordan country
logical seminary at that place. some OF
TIE PROPHETS. Nere waiting for him OUT
side The tom; They had gone forth
and had stood as sentinels 10 announce
tie completion OF the wonderful series
Of deeds They quickly recognized Elisha
cession. ani they exclaimed that the
splrit OF the old prophet rested on the
successor BY this they moan, that as
Sarb indicated. so he had come into the
place OF the former TO do his work and
20 receive the same enduement Of the
tioG dispensation luke XIV. so. # was
held tia; the minister Is qualified only
b. grace. The sure and only proof OF
OF apostolic authority. There was NO
need o: an appointment By a church That
came later in lesser ministries for good
iSe youn sh sowea 10 On.
ground accepting Elisha with reverence
as their master.
PROPOSED SEARCH-Verse 1k) le
IS probable that Elisha gave to those thus
reverentiy gathered about him some 40
SCUM; OF what had trSnsptred. ending in
some way at least they were made aware
fully satisfied There had been no such
nearest approach 90 Il was IN the far away
time before the food Gen v. 20. distant
twenty-five centuries. Since then the most
by the way OF the narrow house Gosh.
XIV, 49, Il is not surprising that the
narrative by Elisha should be received
toned. He evidently told the truth as to
that Elijah may have been taken Up tenn.
cast ca on one Q. he mountain, NI near Sy.
HIS body might thus be exposed to the ele.
ments or might be de-ocred By Wild
CsdSIS- Inc reverence ISAB LCE WOUkU
not usrrii, thes. men TO suffer such a
calamity to befall tie nan Of God They
therefore proposed 20 send OF their num-
Der a party who should make q diligene
ENPDTED FAILCRECerses IEtA)
Confident that he had tho true interprs-
tation OF tho facts. Elisha resisted the pro.
pcsai. II seemed to him In . measure .
foolish and Improbable undertaking.
withal an expression OF unbelief. and an
s.af. f-f
God But AFTER their persistant pleading
he yielded IL was the surrender Of tudg-
n,ent to crafty the prompttnss Of anec-
jordan and secured the country. carefully
body nigh. fail that had been borne no
tinued this search During that time .
considerable area Of country might easily
be covered by such . company Of earnest
forming the last once Of love TO q friend.
They returned and announced their fall
ure. which was only what Elisha had e1-
the certainty Of the translation vas e.
tabl;shsd. By the unsuccessful effort TO
recover the body. the departure Of Elijah
attested miracle. shedding light on many
questions raised In the centuries before
Christ.
PROFTERED RESIDENCE -,
Where shall this new leader. this head q
the prophets. make his headquarters? This
was a question OF much importance. Gil
gal Bethel and Jericho had training
schools. where young men were carefully
prepared to teach. and one Of these towns
ought to BE- selected. But which = % b.
cannot be determined Bethel vas IN BEN
janin. then absorbed IN tho Kingdom OF
judah; Jericho: only twenty mile. nrSm
OF the three. and well built. seemed to
be In many respects best suited for this
distinction II WAS moreover. the last
lightful converse with tho young students
and their faculty. and on that accent en-
dsarsd b. precious memories Verse ~
case as. to EI,sha. using no oar argument except
th. fact well known TO him that Jericho
was a pleasant city. that It's situation
come as a dweiler within its walls. IN the
very town where the translation bad been
first publicly announced and verified. To
begin there would Be Ike the beginning
XIV a.
HEALED WATERSHEDS nay
There was one serious objection to Jeri-
ciso. mentioned by the men who went to
Elisha with their words n its behalf
the water was not good. and as q conse-
9qenee the earth was not productive.
admirable. a proof that they regarded
the prophets welfare that they did not
desire him to locate among them under
misapprehens.on. TO be disappointed and
dissatisfied afterwards II was wtse IN
them to present the unfavorable a. veil
as the favorable side Of the case. a9 ought
always TO be done when men are dealing
in temporal matters. Every act OF deep
ton brings trouble sooner or later to those
vino practice it. This statement concern
ing the water proved to be in the end
highly fortunate. Elisha determined to
overcome this disadvantage. not by bring
ing water IN pipes from the surrounding
h,lls. might have been done by some
King III Kings Xxx. ~. bu. by a method
that established his prophetic quality and
more speedily served the purpose A lit
tie salt. cast into the spring. with tho
power Of God invoked effected q perma-
nent change in the water. and forever
after the city was supplied with healthful
beverage Thus Elisha. in taking W his
home. made the city recognize him as .
benefactor
fully indicated by the mode OF his de-
parture from earth Discouraged though
he was under the juniper tree. a fugitive
from Jezebel. he was nevertheless . great
and good man whom the Lord stsnally
honored ut the end A man must not b
condemned for one mistake but Judged b.
the general tenor OF his life. . Succession
in Office and service Is Gods method After
Elijah comes Elisha However brilliant
itat:ons ard imperfections and another
must complete what he begins. Con-
tinuicy was always desirable: a proof that
God Is conducting the work He who de-
parts should leave something to him Who
follows as Elijah dropped his mantle to
cover and designate and stimulate Elisha.
verify the dealings OF God with his serv-
ants that they may be reported with con.
:idence and profit to those who come after.
The fifty searchers for Elijah may b
prn in h0y,a4f