Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-11-17

0SSHS leaves FELL from the trees
0 and the green grass
turned brown In the adjacent viii
lagos slight rains relieved the situa-
ton. but Rockville Center was not
blessed with showers that amounted
70 much But In a few days. towards
evening. little drops began TO come
down. n by nigh, copious showers
came rattiing on the roofs 10 the great
Joy of the Inhabitants What n change
was brought about By the storm Il
tickled the earth. and once again the
grass became green and the plants
and ~shruobery that were not dead re-
spouted to the showers God had not
forgotten the village tn which I re-
side The drought vas broken q
change took place IN the atmosphere.
and my ueighbors looked themselves
again
Il a long delayed. but II came at
last with healing In its wings Il
vas lore than welcome When God
broke the clouds every heart should
have sent up praise. to aim from
whom all blessings iov.
The thought that came to ny mind
hov often We are disappointed Will.
watching and waiting for desired
blessings Il takes xrsce and patience
to Wait until Gods tine 70 bessos
them upon Us
Lesson In lsrs Drought
II there vas as much anxiety feit
In my n~eighborhood for spiritual
showers a vas exhibited for rain from
the heavens during the recent dry
spell the hearts Of the people would
be refreshed and their love for Cod
would be made manifest IN works Of
faith and love. Too much unoaIlss
and too little trust IN the goodness
Of God
o mean the flowers and planss
looked while thirssing for the water
that would give them life and how
detected Christians appear while wait
Ing for spiritual springs wheresfth
to slake their parrhed souls. Dried
~ Christians L dried up plants ars
tvtnsEooth dying for want Of noar-
Lshment hat can be only had BY the
Nk%uAI4 u Tie lGANtN&
But the difference Is that Christians
can always obtain relief By asking and
believing The wells Of salvation are
accessible to all those who thirst for
the water Of life. God ssnt down rain
for the benefit Of the bad as well a.
OF the good He has no pleasure in
the death Of the sinner: but would
rather that be would turn from the
error Of his ways How mean must
those Z murmured at the drought
have felt when the rain came down in
showers, II they do not feel So they
ought to- But some are only inter
ested in enjoying themselves the best
they know how. and no thanks to God
are offered up by them Mans In
humanity TO man is only equaIed By
his ingratituds to God Even the best
Of Us are prone to forget from whom
our blessings TOW.
There Is no reason why Christians
should famish for want Of the waters
that are ever flowing from the throne
Of God; for we are all invited to
drink n be filed The waters Of life
are flowing freely for all those vhose
hearts are open to receive them No
such a thing as q Christian needing
to be In a Of the water OF saliva
ton An a~lLsuficiency can be had
without one and without price.
True Christians
Christians. drink freely Of the wa
tiers that will give you strength and
power Stop singing about the peace
ful hours you once enjoyed and more
about How firm a foundation. We
saints Of the Lord There Is nothing
so deplorable to look upon as a sickly
Christian: dried up and ready to be
blown away by any ftful breeze that
may strike them The only Christian
TO be admired is the one who has
slaked his spiritual thirst and i ready
all the duties that he nav he
called upon 10 perform. a who ia
stripped for battle and who Is ready
At any hour to help win battles for
his Lord
Half-starved Christians are of vsrx
little account; but the useful ines ara
those who partake daily of solid nsat
that ome to them in answer %
prayer and who drink freely from tba
wells Of salvation
When think Of what I might have
been II ! had only lived up to all INV
privileges I feel ike hiding nv head
in shame
To De u practical Christian Is
worthy Of the efforts Of all men ana
Who feel As II they want 10
live In the Promised Land II xtu
gay to be spiritually TAT Do no, 20
aoo1t with your heads hanging down
but keep looking up Browsing upop
the pleasures Of this life will have
tendency to make o spiritually lean
George r Scott in the Prsachsrs
Helper