Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-23

bring the dinner and he brings II.
That IL ALL" So with some Of us. We
do not recognize the fact that the
divine Father does anything for Us.
We do not believe that the God Of the
hills has any part In our harvests. We
say. Our hands planted the corn"
We think God has nothing to do with
our clothes because our sheep grew the
wool. We assert that God has nothing
TO do with our homes because our
timber IL turned into the boards which
says Amos. that Is not true: the God
Of the hills waters the fields. He gives
drink and food to the fiocks. He
nourlshes the trees into mighty forests.
II In God. and God alone. who provides
ALL" Ought we not To give thanks to
the God Of the hills who clothes as
and feeds US today?
An accident of Thackeray.
The providing OF our everyday wants
should he continually acknowledged be.
fore God. Dr. Taylor told beautiful
Incident about the life OF William N.
~ Fair had finished his American Ice
ture tour he was returning home.
When the ship was within few hours
Of Liverpool there was q farewell meet
Ing OF the passengers In the main ga.
loon. A prominent minister arose and
must now part. | want to tell you how
much have enjoyed this trip. II IL
solemn fact 10 know that most Of
us will never meet again until we as
semble ut the judgment seat OF Christ"
With that Mr.. Thackeray arose and
said: 1t Is solemn to think that we
are all TO assemble at the judgment
seat OF Christ. but II IL even more sol
emn for me TO think that every minute
u every hour OF every day God Is hold
ing me In the hollow Of his hand and II
feeding me and clothing me wherever
may go. SO. instead OF thinking about
the judgment seat at this time. II my
fellow passengers are willing. | would
like to have our ministerial brother
lead us In prayer and thank God for
the care lie has taken OF US during the
last ten days when we have been on
shipboard together. No storm has
wrecked US. No harm has come TO US.
We shall soon be ut home with our
friends" Aye. William II. Thackeray
was right. II Is our duty to think Of
the God OF the Judgment. but II Is
also our duty every day to thank the
God OF the hills who feeds and clothes
us and cares for us each morning and
each noon and each night, whether we
are awake or whether we are asleep.
Shall we stop here? Was the east
ern herdsman only symbOlizing the
strength OF God and the care taking
providence Of God In the strength and
the power Of the hills! Was he not
making allusion TO the gold and the
silver buried In the depths OF the NOUN
tains. and TO the diamonds hidden In
their subterranean vaults. and 10 their
many precious stones. some OF which
st. John In Apocalypse saw In the
walls OF the New Jerusalem! Was he
not using these stones rs the symbol
Of the joy and the peace and the hap
piness Of this world which comes from
God to those who are living In close
communion with God: think he was.
Furthermore. believe Amos. the
herdsman. not only found these sym
bols Of earthly happiness coming from
God by following the miners with their
little lights into the ground. but also
q. - Of eha. t.f pl
Ing TO him On the top Of some noun
tain ravine or In some hidden glen.
Methinks I can follow this sainted
herdsman as he some autumn day HES
away TO the hills. We will call II an
autumn day. for that II the time when
every tree becomes flaming torch.
Amos Is longing TO go Off for awhile
and In alone with God. He turns over
his sheep TO the care Of one Of the
under shepherds. He takes his stan
and climbs up the mountain side.
Higher and higher he goes until his
parched lips call. Drink. drink; give
me drink" lie reaches up and pulls
of a leaf from an overhanging branch.
He twists II into more beautiful
chalice than was ever handed forth by
the Egyptian cup bearers at Pharaoh's
court. Then he Stops down and lifts
up the water out OF the gushing spring.
The rocks seem TO close In about him.
He seems to be In temple. and the
waters Mt his feet seem to be holy
waters" holy because they have been
touched by the finger OF God. Then
he stretches his tired limbs upon q
couch Of moss. Then the same bird
that called him from his herd now
brings to him his companions. and they
begin TO sing. A gentle eyed deer
pokes forth her head from the thicket
aud seems to say: "Who art thou-a
friend or an enemy? Dare ! trust my
little fawn in thy sight while quench
my thirst Then the leaves begin TO
sway and sigh. That peace OF the
woods comes over the happy prophet
as he says: Yes. God has made the
mountains. God has made the gold.
God has made the silver and the
precious stones buried here. He has
made the woods Of the mountains. the
trees and the moss. the birds and the