Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-10

Omi said unto her two daughters in.
law Go each to her mothers house,
the Lord deal kindly with y0u rs We
have dealt With the dead and with me"
Then mrthnks can see Ruth turn her
great soulful eyes upon Naomi as She
says: Mother. why speak thus TO me-
Thou didst give to me for Il husband
thy dearly beloved son But thou didSt
do NOR" than all that Thou didst
.cach me about the God Of Moses and
W Joshua Thou hast shown me the
way Of life and what tie purity ~
the HON" nean~ II thJu doSt leave
the. then back Ia idol Worship ! may
go. Nay will not abide here width
or thou gorSt viii 90 aud where thou
lDdgrst. ! viii ludgc: thy people shall
be- my people. aud thy God my God"
DO you not grasp what | mean In
order 10 worship the true God. Ruth.
gentle Ruth. WAS ready 10 turn her
back upon the land of her birth. She
was ready 10 ~ forth into exile ready
10 starv" and even die IN order that
Naomi's cod might he her tod Are
you and ready Ia suffer rs did Ruth
to lr Il true disciple of Jesus christi
Al. sometimes W" change our minds
IN reference t. human love There
Il beautiful story told that when Hen
~ NJ. Stanley started oil his last great
trip acro~S the African continent lac
went Win heavy heart for the only
woman hc had ever loved did not love
him. liut when he returned aud met
her the first question hc WAS asked by
Miss Dorothy Tenant was this MIR
STANLEY do you find London much
chang"d?" And the intrepid explorer
quietly answered: no have not
found London changed, aud have not
changed. either" Then lie looked her
gently in the eye rs he said. Have
you chaugcdt" With that the famous
model Of Nlillnis' great picture, entitled
Yes or No." softly answered Yes.
have changed" And the "No" Of re-.
fuSal was changed to the Yes" of
wedding bells But. though some Of Us
may change IN rrfcrcnr" 10 tlIc wooing
Of "a human love. Ruth never changed
in regard 10 her allcgiauc" 10 the divine
love She Was ready to % into exile.
To Staryr aud even To- die rs she de
clared 10 Naomi. Thy people shall he
my people. and thy t;ud my Cod" can
We dare we. say rs mucht viii We
give tn cod to-day our whole hearts.
full Of devotion and sell sacrifice:
And what was the result Of this self
sacrifice aud love for the divine Mas.
ter: Al, Ruth herself never realized
what its far reaching result was To- he
| think. even from Ruth's standpoint,
at times She must have hecoInc very
discouraged and felt that her sacrifices
amounted 10 naugli Every thing that
She expected mscarricd She l'ft hcr
own home to 90 To the land of her
husbands family There. of course.
She expected to be- welcomed and cared
for Was She; NJ sooner did Naomi
and this beautiful young girl cross the
Jordan ana come up to the home land
OF liothlccm than her old ncighhOrs
and friends came out 10 tauut ANA Ia
rldiculr her. They met her with these
mockug words: is this Naomi who
persuaded her husband 10 20 and live
IN that wicked country Of Moab: Is
this Naomi. who went aud married her
two sons 10 the daughters of the heath
on MoahitcS: No wonder your hus-
band aud both your two sons are dead.
God has cursed you with poverty and
bereavement" Cannot you see the
tears tricklr down the poor wrinkled
cheeks Of the old woman and hear the
painting sohs choke the throat of the
beautiful Young girl when the sneer
Ing. hooking words are uttered. rs
this Naomi"