Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-02-20

toIS peCduse OF IT'S iHcaJion and ir
history. desire thit Hebron be
I chosen as one OF the cities o. -sfuy.."
| Wnat?' they asked. in 81. prise
/ You want 20 give up Hebron. which
is SO strong OF location, and cost YOU
so much TO conquer"
That do. brethren" was the
ready reply. and l will tell you why
In the silence of the midnight hom
on yesternight there came a vision
/ to me as l lay on my couch. In my
, dream l was lifted and carried. ii
seemed, to very high mountain over
looking the valleys on both sides OF
the Jordan. And it seemed as | looked
| about me as though l could see the
length and the breadth of the land
| Israel lay below me, resting peaceful
iy in the land into which God ha6
brought them. There were the vine
yarus. and the fig and olive groves
there were the stretches of pasture
land, there were the houses and the
| villages and cities dotting the land
I scape. And l thought as stood
and looked upon the scene. Here are
vineyards which we have not planted
J here are houses and cities which We
have not built. Surely God hath giver
us a goodly heritage. Each man may
dwell under his own vine and fig tree
and how delightful it is that all Israe'
may dwell together from hencefOrtt
in the land of peace and unity
AS | finished speaking a voice
! seemed 10 speak at my side. although
! saw no NAN. / had thought | was
/ "a lob -
my side, and speaking. And knew il
to be the voice of God. And God said
to me.
Who knoweth what is in man
save God? Underneath this spirit OF
tranquility and unity on which thine
eyes now look there are passions anc
emotions which when aroused are
| destructive
Nay. Lord ! said. has not Israel
! learned her lesson yet? Has not the
ord spirit yielded to the influence OF
! the new land and the new hopes and
purposes in life?
Yea, for the time being came
back the words. but underneath there
lie smoudering the fires of sin. The
| hand of brother shall yet be raised
/ ''s,'''iASN blOlhSi III lSIdel.
Sadness filled my heart and I was
| silent, and while | pondered on these
words the voice came again and said:
Lift up your eyes and look. for IN
| Israel there shall be shelter for the
| fugitive and him that neeth from his
! brothcr,
And 10! and behold. as I looked ]
saw Hebron below me in all her fair
beauty.
Yea, Lord l said, the stronghold
of our enemies hath become a shelter
and habitation for thy people.
And it shall be yet more. came
back the voice, for it shall become a
refuge for him that heeth from the
adversary. Its gates shall close
neither day nor night My priesthood
shall rule there and their hands of
mercy and love will always be extend
ed t. help. None shall be turned
away until their case hath been heard
and judgment declared
God in the midst Of IsreaI to give
succor and TO show mercy | whis.
| pered softly, as the new vision O.
Hebron opened up before me. 'Ho,
wonderful that God should give him.
self to watch between men and pre-
serve them from destruction at the
hands Of each other
With this thought thrilling me
lifted my eyes from the scene below
me and looked up into the heavens
! and as ] did so it seemed as though
the city rose with my vision and
seemed to float upward and upward
until lost to view within the depths
OF the vast beyond
For long time / was lost I'm deer
contemplation and wonder as to what
this could mean I looked TO sec n
Hebron were really gone from her
place into the heavens. and saw that
she mad not but was still resting upon
her rugged mountains as before
Ihere was the city of refuge God had
appointed for earth
WIS there something infinitely
better hidden from view within the
portals of Gods dwelling place? !
asked myself and stirred by the
thought suddenly awoke.
And now my brethren. have come
to you to day with this story. and Won
may well understand why IL gaepetb
OF God that Hebron shall become ono
OF these Cities OF Refuge. And the
vision and the MESSAGE which
thought ] heard from the Inns Of God
whether real or but dream. will,
surely enlarge our thoughts OF God
and his great love and mercy towards
his people And who can fathom the
infinitely greater riches Of his grace
which he hath stu reserved for us"
Md as Caleb ceased spCaNre a
murmur went round tho compapv
and they aid
Surely Tho Lord hath spoken"
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