Milford chronicle., 1906-10-26

llaeu lead MN there not Only Sefe
siNes. NJ. seventy times seven?
cAild's heart seems to me like the des
ert of Arizona Now. there are tw
kinds of desert There is the deser
Of sand and rock like that of Sa
hara. You might as well expect ;
dotted sieve to hold water as such
/ desert You can pour rivers upon rlv
ers into it and have shower aftel
shower descend upon it. and thos'
waters will almost instantly disap
pear 1t would take centuries upOr
centuries of inundations to change the
Sahara sands into the rich soil of q
harvest field.
But such a desert as that is not to be
compared to the Arizona desert. There
the lands are rich beyond all human
computation in all the elements that
are essential to develop vegetable life.
You could grow wheat there You could
grow corn there. You could grow or.
chards there. You could grow the most
exquisite of flowers there. If you only
had water. Travellers will tell you that
when the short rainy seasons come TO
the Arizona desert it will be literally
covered with wild flowers. and the rich
est of grasses will spring up as if by
magic l never cross the Arizona des.
ert but every sagebush, every bare
mound, every inch of parched soil seems
to cry out to me this one sentence:
Water, water! Give me drink! Give
me water, and l will cover these wide
expanses with farm lands Give me
drink, and | will feed multitudes of
people who will not only dig gold out
of yOnder mountains, but cover these
prairies with harvest and orchards
worth far more than the minerals bur
led in my depths. Water, waterl Oh, !
give me water and then let the starry
ing people come and fill themselves |
with my abundancer Thus feel when |
look off upon a great community,
with its many children. There l do not |
ind rocky hearts, stony hearts. hinty
learts, which cannot be touched by a
Saviour's love. But, like the Arizona
llains. l find rich soil Just ready for
he gospel showers. Give the child
nance for God. Sow the gospel seed in
he homes where the parental life is
lot what it should be- Christ will look
fter the result The harvest will sure
Y come for his glory. Dare you deny
hat Gods promises are true? Cast
ny bread upon the unpromising fields.
nd thou shalt find it after many
ays"
The Gospel Promise.
And this gospel promise is especially ,
ear where it has reference to our la.
ors for Christ among children. be-
luse inevitably when YOU win Il little
hid for Christ you will also win the .
aren't for Christ Everybody has an
lfuence for good" said John B. Cough
ANY years ago in great temperance ,
eeting near London. Then. in his
lwerful and dramatic way, he strobe
ward the front of the platform and
Iinted directly to little child sitting :
the front seat and said, Even that !,
tile child has her influence for good" =
'ith that the father. who sat bv her 4
lie, arose and said in a loud voice. =
hich rang through the hall. That is "
lie. sir; that is true" and then sat ~
wn. After the lecture was finished u
is father came up to Mr.. Cough and -
id: MIR. Cough. you never spoke a IL
Ter word than when you said that ;,
tie girl has her influence. For many "i
ars l was a drunkard. I not only Il
mt every night to the public tavern. III
| used to take this little girl along, pa
cause she is my favOrite child. did II
want TO 20 alone. Night after night d.
lad staggered home drunk. with her II
my arms. But one night as l was III
ng to the intoxicating cup she heard
ow going on in the alehouse. l felt
: tremble in my arms, and she said. ha
pa, don't 90 in; please don't go in
Did your tongue l muttered. 4 will Gle
as l like Trembling with fright, cri
pressed her little forehead against XII
head, and l felt a tear upon nv die
elk. I turned and went back home en-
Cough. l have never been drunk he
ce. Yes, sir; even a little child has ali
influence" Aye. not only has a fal
e child her influence. but l some me
es think children have greater in. pal
nee upon the parental lives than oul
older folks. we
Influence of Children. sIh
It me open for moment the door my
your home. For whom are You %, st''
fly living? think your chief de- i''' 'Ho
is for your children. You say tc ~
r wife: mo, Mary; I will not al IA -
that The children must not 60" 90 eot
after the supper is over your little 80. 1o,'
ghter climbs up into your lap and A.,
MS to talk. The first thing you 10y y
" you have not only consented for o,as
to do what you said she might not 80 80,
but you have consented to let her ~ 49,
YOU along. ooh, john" your wife ba-. M
, '.those babies can. twist you Ia
it their little fingers. You have no y. w.
of your own when they are Lau
It," You answer: mot at all; not n'' t
Il. I always make them do what 80 -.
is best" But tell me honestly oT.1
children are not listening-do you 80
live for them? Do they not lead ~
anywhere they will by the string mon
1ve? Now. my friends, If your aI,,l,
ren have such an influence over f,;a,