The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-04-08

So r. speak, who had
obeyed Him and
been miraculously'
delivered from death, should have not
become the teacher of the man who.
longed to know God, and who was to
become the father Of Gods chosen peo-
pie and the ancestor of the Christ?
In Ur of the Chaldees, where idola-
try was rife and where Terah, the
father Of Abraham. was given to the
worship of the false gods, 1t could not
be expected that Abraham would find
the light which he sought. He must
be driven forth, and In the story of
"Abraham's Awakening" we have sug-
gested how this crisis in his life may
have come The crisis came at the
point Of loyalty to the highest and best.
light which he possessed, and 1t Is
here that the crisis always comes.
And Abraham fed from Ur and
though he knew not whittier he went,
Providence directed his footsteps, as
God will always do for those who seek
Him.
Footsore and weary on the after
noon of the third day since he had left
Ur, Abraham threw himself down at
the foot of great palm tree that grew
by the river side, for he had journey
ed along the path which skirted the
Euphrates, fearing to strike on over
the wide stretches of sand that ex-
tended of in the distance away from
the refreshing waters. The scant pro-
visions which he had taken with him
had been supplemented with the fruit
of the palms and other trees that grew
luxuriantly along the rivers side, but
now as he partook of his last cakes he
wondered what he would do for his
next meal. he wondered how far he
had come in the three days of his wan
dering and how much farther he would
have to go to find a safe refuge.
He wondered what he was going to
do and what was going to become Of
him. All! how in the dark hours Of
uncertainty the myriad questions rise
specter-like before ones mind.
II Abraham had known how to pray
to the unknown God. whom he longed
to know, he would have done 30. He
knew how they called on the gods in
the temple and besought their favor,
but such would not do, he felt, In ad-
dressing the true, but unseen, God.
All! IL Abraham had only known 1t
the attitude and longing OF his heart
to know the God of Whom he was as
yet ignorant, and yet Of Whom he had
vague consciousness, was real pray
er and was heard and felt by God,
Whose observing eye and unfailing ear
never miss the faintest aspiration and
breathing of the human heart towards
Him. And God saw and understood.
But Abraham as he sat there weary
and discouraged knew 1t not. All
seemed hopeless.
Suddenly he started and lifted his
head from the folds of his tunic. Did
he hear his name spoken? Impossible.
But as he listened, again came the
sound. and realizing now that he was
not mistaken, he sprang to his feet
and started in the direction Of the
voice.
"Ah, here you are" spoke the voice
again, as he rounded the clump of
bushes and came upon a stranger
standing there.
Astonishment and perplexity render
ed Abraham speechless and all he
could do was to stare at the man. He
hoS xavor saau htx, haPora ana ha
was certain the man had never met
him, and yet how did he know his
name and discover that he was there.
But to Abraham's questioning look.
the other only simply said:
II have come for you"
For me- Abraham managed at last
to exclaim, and yet his amazement was
not so great as to make him insensible
to the sweetness and comfort which
came to his heart a. he realized that
some one in some way knew of him In
his loneliness and need and was going
to help him.
For you," quietly responded the
stranger. This morning while in
prayer the Lord God Of Heaven and
earth appeared in vision to the aged
patriarch, Noah, and spoke to him,
saying: Send out into the way that
ieadeth down to Ur of the Chaldees,
and there you shall find q man named
Abraham, who seeketh Me. Him shalt
thou instruct In the matters pertain
ing to the worship and service Of the
true God And am come in obedi-
ence to my masters command. Let M
hasten, for the day is far spent and
we have some distance to CO."
And so saying he turned and walked
rapidly down the path, and Abraham
obediently followed. His WEAKNESS
was gone now, and HIS heart was
stirred as he pondered over the words
of the messenger. Surely this God
who had spoken to Noah and told him
Of himself (Abraham) when he was yet
q great way on must be the God whom
he longed to know. Thus, deep in
thought, Abraham silently followed his