Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-29

last. tired und exhausted and hun
cry. W. came TO the top. Then we
reached the raVines where the thunder
storms were cridlcd and the mighty
tempr.ts were sent forth Oh their mis-
sion OF giving drink 10 the furnished
crops aud orchards al the valleys be-
low. Yes. truly AIN right when as
sert that the secret places Of the thun-
der ARE always built upon the high
peaks % the mountains Of difficulties.
Low valley Christians.
My friends. the great trouble Is with
poSl of US we want Ia be- Christians.
hut we want to he low valley Chris
tianS. We want to be Christians not
VI the crags and cliffs. but Of the or
chardS and the harvest fields and OF
the flower gardens. We want to be
the lazy Christians. lying upon beds Of
ease, where the bees will bring 10 us
their honey and the sun Viii smile upon
us It continual bencdictlun, ana the
tossing tunhlng fountains will Stake
our thirst. ANA whore the birds will
never cease To- sing for W. their sweet.
est lullahics. All. IN. that is not where
we will hear Gods voice speaking to
US In the secret place of the thunder
IL is not In the lowlundS but upon the
mountain tops. II is not where we lie
down upon bed Of roses and close our
eyes IN INDECENT somnolcnce. hut only
upon the mountain heights Of difficulty,
10 scale which We Will have to do rs
Paul did when lie described himself, In
the twelfth chapter of Hebrews. as
running a gospel race: Wherefore
seeing we are compasscd about with
so great cloud Of witnesses. let MS
lay aside every weight and the sin
which doth bcSct us. and let us run
with patience the race that is set be-
fore us" When you read those words,
dare YOU for one moment assume that
Paul had mn easy time when he gave
himself NJ for consecratcd service to
Jesus Christ:
II Is only when we are able 10 press
toward the mark for the prize OF the
high calling of cod in Christ Jesus
that We are able To- reach that prize.
II IS only when We nre willing TO climb
the highest mountains Of difficulty that
We arr able To hear cod speaking 10
Us IN tones Of love as he spoke to
Moses in the secret places Of thunder
There is u beautiful story told that in
uldcu times a heather king lay dying
He WAS mortally wounded on the field
OF battle W sooner did he receive
the fatal thrust th1u lie sent for his
most trusted servant aud said, Tell
the dead that COME" At once the
servant drew the kings sword and
drove it into his own heart And As
his spirit WAS about 10 speed away the
servant said. Master. will 20 and
tell the dead that thou wilt soon he in
their midst" oh. YOU say, that
was beautiful devotion. That servant
was willing To give up ali FOR his king
So must We sacrifice II We are To hear
our divine King speak to Us IN the Sc
crct place Of thunder We must be
willing 10 give III all for him. We
must hc ready TO climb every noun
tain of difficulty for his honor and
glory. 80 likewise whatsoever lie he
of You that ior>aketh not all that he
hath ne cannot Is" my disciple"
Forsnking All For God.
The psaluist Ia all probability cared
but little for the scientific causes OF the
thundcrStprm la his time the national
ana international systems OF weather
bureaus had not been established
There were not then. rs now. weather
outlloSts or oh>crvatorics stationed all
around the world connected with telc
graph wires Ia our day no sooner
does Il storm start south from Alaska
than the great ganglion or nerve ceHter
ut Washington is made cOgnlZant of
the fact .ua the danger signals are
lifted along the coast tn warn Ameri
can shipping In all probability David
knew nothing about the different strata
of air overhead lie did not know that
just as the scientist today drops faith
ON line into the ocean and finds df
fereut currents of water In "A straight
line flowing above or underneath each
other in different directions. SO the
aeronaut in his balloon finds different
currents of air in the atmosphere over
head blowing in different directions.
But this one fact the pSamSt knew
about a thunderstorm il represented
an atmospheric change Before the
storm came tie hot valleys would be
hliStcrcd. Then tile droughts would be
parchiug the grass aud drying up the
water holes Then the sheep would be-
heating from hunger and thirst. But
no SOONER did the cchoiug ~ thc storm
sound forth from the secret place Of
thunder than ut once the hot, blasting
air hecamc cool Then the reservoirs
~ the clouds were emptled ~ their
waters Then all nature began to teen
and 10 smile and to hum and 10 sing
with lie So IN the secret place Of
thunder when God speaks To us, our
natures will be- changed. Being sinful.
we shall become pure. Being morally
crooked. We shall become straight Be
ing spiritually dead. we shall become
spiritually rcSurrccted Though your
sins be- as scarlet they shall he white
as snow Though they be red like Grim