Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27


tried 20 lead him there not only seven
times. but seventy times severn 4
chld's heart seems Ia me like the des
crt Of Arizona Now. there are two
kinds of desert There Is the desert
Of sand una rock like that of Sa
harm You might as well expect d
dotted sieve 90 hold water as such q
desert You can pour rivers upon rlv
crs into ii and have shower after
shower descend upon II. and those
waters will almost Instantly disap
pear II would take centuries upon
centuries of foundations To- change the
Snhnra sands into the rich soil Of u
harvest field
Hut such a desert MS that - not 10 be
compared To- the Arizona desert There
the lands are rich beyond all human
computation In ali the elements that
nrc essential "a develop vegetable life
You could grow wheat there You could
grow corn there You could grow OF
chnrds there You could grow the most
exquisite of flowers there. II you only
had water Travellers Will tell you that
when the short rainy seasons come 70
the Arizona desert It VIII be- literally
covered with Wild flowers. and the rich
est Of grasses Will spring VI as II by
magic never cross the Arizona dcs
crt but every sagchush. every bare
mound. every inch OF parchcd soil seems
TO cry out 10 me this one sentences
Water. water, Give me drink. Give
me water. ana will cover these wide
eXpansCS with farm lands Give ne
drink. and viii feed multitudes OF
people who will not only dig gold out
of yondcr mountains. but cover these
prnirlcs with harvest nnd orchards
worth far more than the minerals bur
ied In my depths Water. water Oh.
CIV" IN" water and then let the starv.
ing people come aud I'LL themselves
with my abundance" Thus feel when
| look oil upon n great community
with Us many children There do not
find rocky hearts. stony hearts. tlinty
hearts. which cannot be- touched by O
Saviour love. Iiut. like the Arizona
plains, tind rich soil just ready for
the gospel showers give the child o
chance for God. Sow the gospel seed IN
the homes where the parental life Is
not what II should be- Christ Will look
after the result The harvest VIII sure.
y come Tor his glory Dare you deny
that Gods promises are trucf Cast
thy bread upon the unpromising fields
ana thou shalt una il after tnany
days
The Gospel Promise
And this gospel promise II especially
dear where II hns reference 10 our Ia.
hors for Christ among children be.
cause inevitably when YOU win little
child for Christ you Will also win the
parent Tor Christ "Eycrybody has nm
influence for good" said John Il Cough
many years ago in u great temperance
meeting near London Then. In his
powerful and dramatic way. he STROBE
toward the front of the platform and
pointed directly to n little child sitting
In tho front seat and said. Even that
little child has her influence for good ."
with that the father, who sat hy her
side, arose and said in loud voice.
which ran9 through the hall THAT Is
true, sir. that Ia true" aud then sat
down After The lecture was finished
this father came NJ To MIR Cough and
said Mr. Cough. you never spoke
tru"r word than when you said that
little girl has her influence For many
years ! was u drunkard not only
went every night Ia the public tavern.
but used e. take this little girl along.
hccauS" She IS my favorIte child did
not want 10 20 alone. Night after night
! had staggered home drunk. with her
In my arms But one night a. | was
going TO the intoxicating cup she heard
row going Oh In the alehouso felt
her tr"melr III my arms. and she sald.
Papa, don't GO In, please don't go in
Hold your tongue muttered I will
do rs like Trembling with fright.
she pressed her little forehead against
my heud. and | felt tear upon my
cheek turned and went back home
Mr. Cough have never been drunk
since Yes sir; even little child has
hcr influence. Aye. not only has
little child her influence. but some.
times think children have greater in.
fluencc upon the parental lives than
the older folks
Influence OF children.
Let me open for moment the door
Of your home. For whom are You
chiefly livingf think your chief de
sire Is Tor your children You say TO
your wife; NO, Mary. / Will not al
low that The children must not GO"
But utter the supper Is over your little
daughter climbs up into your lap and
begins TO talk The first thing you
know you have not only consented for
her TO do what you said she might not
do, but you have consented "a lct her
take YOU along oh John" your wife
says, those babies can twist you
about their little fingers You have no
mind of your own when they are
about" You answer: Not NJ all. not
at all. | always make them do what
feel is best" But tell me honestly
the children are not listening do you