The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10


the land that had bIossomed as q
rose became baked desert. Fol
three years and six months Baal, tbs
god OF fertility. had been unable tc
make n single blade OF grass grow
In Israel There was time to suffer
time to reflect: time to repent. a,
last. when the drought had continued
long enough for all men to see what
a fatal mistake they had made tn
deserving Jehovah for Baal God
spoke to Elijah. Go, and present
yourself before Ahab and tell him
that VIII send rain upon the earth.
Not, go and predict rain, but go and
tell Ahab that Jehovah viii send rain.
God would show that the rain Is In
bis own power and not in the power
OF Eaaa. Elijah went--went without
a moments hesitation; went without
d thought Of his own safety: went be-
cause il was as natural for him TO
go when God said go, as II is for
my foot to move forward at my COM
mand.
On the way he met Obadiah, Ahab's
lord chamberlain. He is an interest
ing rnan--this obadiah--but there is
no time for his story. Elijah sent
him on ahead To tell his master that
he was coming. When Ahab got this
news he FASTENED to meet the prophet.
IL was a critical moment.
.'Art thou he that troubieth Israel ?''
asAea .he IMAM VINO nao pfousht ~"
t1onoie upon is.aei wan oii .iic YIN
60 Kings VINO nau sohs peioe MN
saiu tne proPhel' ahoa any
my Ia1hs. 'puss nase o'o" ~ ~ GA
TINS tFoupie upon israel, Anu ~ ~ oe-
cause thoo nast lorsaKen we cein-
mananhehts ~ ,i'e .<o1u anu wi heu ~
naaA ana now, ne coh.'nueu' ths
sams mas come LOT IlI.ai se..ieIls az
OF TINS fnattef' Inns naiioh must ue-
eide what ~ is gong 70 90. ~ mus,
oho"se petMeen 1oa ana baai anu
tnen ne toid Anao 10 gamer the PEG,
PIE togetner along Win prophets OF
6asa on iaI laThhei, tnat the srea'
question might be settled once ior an
Ahao opeSeo- He was 700 ANXIOUS
lot ram hot 10 obey Ano me people
ca Ihey were 700 ANXIOUS TOT ram
mol 10 come. AND the pIophets OF
6hai came NOW, SAID EhJah 10 the
sse.iieied ,nrohs' tne time nay come
TOT You 10 choose whom you VIII serve
why hait longer between TWO opin'
ionsv why continue iike bird mop
Ping between TWO pousns why thii
unceasing diiy-oaiiy ~ baai ls 200
God, then renounce Baal ana serve
Jenovah
Inc lesson Text In EVERYDAY Dress
Eiilah now proposed test ina
Wouia heip tnem IN their cholce- Ht
Woula nave tne prophets OF Baai
erect an sitar TO thelr goo ana orei
eacrifices and pray. whiie ne wooie
erect an affair TO JenoVan and ofer :
sacrihce upon II and pray. Then,
ne SAID, let the 600 VINO answers D.
Hre pc GOO; III was iair propo'
sition and an the people agreed. Iht
prophets OF baai Went TO work ane
erecse1 ,neir ai.ar ana placed theil
sacrhces upon !. ana began 10 cal
upon baai. All through tne Gay the,
crleu, Wnite the sr'1ziy oia propne
81 9ehorah seooa ~ anu naocke'
them. By ana py they gre" iranu'
anu jumped upon .he altar ana Gu
themselves WIN tneir Iancets ana rem
the ar with their shrieks' but ther'
s Was HHeltner VOICE. noI ANY 10 answer
NOT any tnat Regarded.
Wheh me propheis OF Eaal nae
done theh pest and Iaiiea, Eiil3af
came .or"arn ana LOOK ms stand a
the sine OF tne ancient aitar OF DE
novan inaI nad neen broken down
Whiie the people, VINO nad witnessed
the HIseraoie laiiure OF the pagai
propnets. 1orHea circle around mn
ana $1,000 waning 10 see what NJ
Woui 90. Al nis wore strong mel
spraiig Iortn ana picked up tne grea
STONES Ina1 iay upon me sroun'
there were WE'VE q thetn CORE
sponaing 20 the Twelve tribes OF
asraep, ana Quickly repaired tne rum
ga ana otners prousnt Weoo. an.
the puilock TOT tne sacrince' wnlci
mao peen IuInnsheo py the propnet
paaL anu all vas IhsMe reauy "a &c
4 slss ~ E1sss fsts, 11 Aa~ses. sat'i
ofosr that there might De no pos
sapie ground TOT Inc people 10 suspec
11auu, your Jars VI water were poures
UPON me sacrlhse- rms was repeate'
tnrer Times ohtii the water osefHoW
: ~ lIlso =, Inc 1Tencn -Eoun4 -anonl-Ini
aataT ineh inc men VINO had as
sssteo IN the "oIk oroppeo PACK ints
Ine cTowd anu tne prophet OF JenoVai
1000 Iorln anu nIteu up ms nand
Iowafo nsassh was an a"Aui mo
mon.. Al .ne morning nunoreos o
propns.s hau criso Unto baaI ana ~
mao NOT snsMereo. Now a single pro
phet wonIa cry unto Jenovah. Wouit
re answer "ouio ne answer py nre
Inc worship OF baai wouid remair
lot awniie because OF tne sinIu! pleas
ures when Attended II. but II Jeho'
van faiied ms name would be blotfee
out OF the Iana or lsraei forever
~ was enough 10 stAsser the strohs'
EST nina ana cause the stoutest hear
70 rant but Eh1ah old nor nesi,
iate' - Lore 500 OF Apranam, OF
isaac ana or Jacop--and MS voice
rang OUT clear ana strong-iet II
oe known TINS day that thou art the