The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-06-28
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As you sit reading this sermon, if it
is in the middle afternoon, there are
as many as five or six wireless mes
sages passing through the Tribune
as you hold the paper before your
eyes. These messages are travelling
like lightning along the ETHEREAL
trails, but in their mysterious fight
they ruffle no emotion, they shuttle no
leaf and are as quiet as the Spirit of
God in his communication to men.
Abraham sat in his tent door at
evening The shepherds had divided
the focks for the night. The patri-
arch was getting ready for his even
ing prayer. A solemn stiffness pre-
vailed all around, and the faithful
servant of Jehovah was in perfect
tune with the Infinite, and harmony
was Immediately to fall on his heart
strings. A wireless message such as
Heaven has but few times sent was
directed at the heart of the old man
as this expectant servant of the Lord
adjusted himself for the imminent
instruction. There could be no mis-
take about its authorship, there could
be no doubt about its wording, there
must be no hesitancy about its full
fllment, for the telegraph instruments
used by the Heavenly Father are ac-
curate and the sending operator has
been at it very long time. Abraham
called the hired men to him and told
them to get the donkeys ready for
trip next morning bright and early.
He then went out to get Isaac, who
was overseeing the moving of some
goats, and told the son he wanted him
to go over to Mount Moriah next day
ard see what they could find. Isaac
looked inquisitively into his fathers
face and wondered what he saw there.
afterward he understood.
Balaam said to his steed, I'll knock
the side of your head in if you don't
quit shying around like this. The ass
understood his master, but he saw
something ahead. The master was
on journey of doubtful moment. He
was selling out for cash and was will
ling to get his hands on about twenty
cents on the dollar. The ass did not
understand the language of Heaven
very clearly, SO the sending operator
needed to send a picture by wireless.
The ass knew picture when he saw
it and he knew an angel when he saw
the angel, so he was besieged on all
sides. Balaam was surprised when
the ass commenced to talk back, for
he had never seen anything like this
happen before Balaam was out of
adjustment with the great agitating
. wireless station in Heaven, so the
Lord had to use the donkey instead.
In our day asses seldom talk like men,
but men very often talk like asses.
Peter and Jesus went over to Caper-
naum to the county fair. They were
about walking through the gate when
the keeper stopped Peter and wanted
to know if his master had quit paying
their way. Peter said no, we still pay
every cent. He took out his pocket
book and was about to put up the coin
for admission, when the Master OBJ
jected and stopped him and said, stop,
Peter. Put up your money, but go
down to the lake and cast in that hook
you have there in your side pocket
and the first fish you catch, look in
his mouth and you will find a coin
that will pay our way. Peter started
off, wondering how under the sun
that fish was going to get hold of a
coin and how it would get word to
come and bite his hook ahead of all
the other fish. Peter went on. Heaven
sent wireless message to the fish
to move out. The fish caught the mes
sage and did move out just where
he picked up the coin is a mystery,
but have an idea he was flying along
on his journey toward Peters hook.
when he saw something round and
bright shining under the water and
just at that moment the sending oper-
ator in Heaven, said, swallow that
shining piece and travel on. That is
the wireless message to every unsaved
soul on earth today; swallow that
message of life and move on. Peter
watched the bobber on the placid
surface of the lake. Peter needed this
lesson, so do you. Presently there
was a jostle. Peter thought at first
that he was doing it with his unsteady
nerves. You have done the like while
fishing many time. Now, under
goes the bobber. Out comes the fish,
and Peter goes after the coin. The
fish had done his part. So had the
apostle Peter, also had the sending
operator in Heaven. We have numer-
Gus fish in these days who fill their
part in the drama of the ages. The
sending operator in Heaven is still
pounding out radiating messages from
his Office, messages every minute to
the far-away worlds. telling the peo-
pie about the voice they will hear
saying: This is the way, walk ye into
it. If the message said, ride" some
of us would accept it more readily.
Elijah held convention with the
prophets of Baal, The temporary
chairman overruled some of Elijah's
comments. Elijah retaliated. for he
had that morning received a wireless
message straight through from the
great white throne office and he under
stood. Elijah followed up their mean,
ness lovingly and humbly. Now, said
he, you don't boiler half loud enough.
for | have an idea your god is on
somewhere running antelope, or ne
may be talking with somebody. or he
might be taking a little nap, you had
better make a noise and see what Will
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