Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-29
4ASATURDAY
@4A NIGHT
J \ SERMONS
By
~sA,,R!E ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
THE GARDEN OF ALLAH.

rnttlesnakes. skeletons of cattle and
sagehrush." he ommented. Best hon.
ey on earth comes from that sage
brush" said another by his side. Good
| liked that. Not many can see bless
ings IN the desert Kitchens explains
the fascination OF the Sahara: Mary An.
derson helps depict IL on the stage and
Maude Adams In magazine. Ancient
Israelite or modern Moslcm finds II the
garden OF the Lord 1.-THE man who is
afraid OF prayer is unwlse TO set foot
beyond the palm trees" says HIGH
ems character why unwise" THE
Arabs have saying. The desert Is o
garden of Allah." Some thoughtful
natures feel the call OF the sands as
others do the call of the waters. To
them the desert stretches from the
palms of human centers as eternity
stretches from the edge OF time. They
revel In the impossible blue OF the sky
and the blood red OF the moon For
them the quaint perfume seller. the
weird sand diviner. the mystic fakir.
the beating OF tomtom. the Arab
spreading his praying mat and falling
with his face toward Mecca. have an
absorbing charm. Ksmet. destiny.
narcotic fataism, sweeps over them.
and they quote the Koran. "The fate
OF every man have we bound about his
neck"
The Garden Of Allah.
The desert has its counterpart in the
soul OF man. Come ye yourselves
apart into desert place." said Christ
A soul desert Is any place where one
IS separated from man and left alone
with God. II Is the great broodlng
place of human soul. mo one but
God and knows what is In my heart"
IL the strain OF the African tiute player.
Sometimes when men refuse 10 isolate
themselves from the world become so
wrapped up in requirement of pleas
ures. position. wealth. that they never
get alone with God. he calls them by
misfortune. sickness. bereavement, be-
yond the palms into the garden OF the
Lord. "Oh. that l might know where
TO find him. Is the cry of the age.
And when at last he Is found It Is
where we had least expected it-at our
side. How near Gcd is." Yes. and
how far we travel TO find him! De-
feais thwartings. heartaches. are dry.
parching sands The dreariest acre Of
wilderness contained the well OF Beer
sheba There's no sorrow but there's
a balm. Only there's nothing SO blind
as sense OF injustice. grief. dis
appointment. So some become doubt
ers, hurt and offended at God. But
listen. Do you believe In God OF ALI
Certainly! Well. then. do you believe
that he would make a desert. send US
into II and not put a well OF water into
It? That would be devil. not a God.
II there Is a God. then there is waterl
care not for gathering vultures or
binding stand storm IL God lives. Kis.
met? No. trust!
The Desert Of Human ~.
The garden of Allah Is open to those
who suffer Pain is part OF humanity's
lot The more highly organized. the
finer your nervous system. the more
you suffer Creatures without nervous
systems do not suffer An iron crow.
bar does not vlhrate like piano string
The body Is marvellous harp-not
clam or A crab Those who mourn will
find the desert n place OF comfort Re
member The Light OF Asia:" Young
mother. with her dead serpent bitten
heal my childy" Go. bee some mus
tard seed from house where neither
father. mother. child nor slave has
died" The bitter balm" OF Buddha
was TO seek for what none could find
Christ says 81 am the resurrection and
the life" The desert holds something
else besides physical suffering and men
tai torment The desert holds the per
sonal presence aud ministry OF God
II has taught man some Of the choicest
secrets he has ever learned. Mystic
words would never have been heard
amid the din OF daily life. Flashes OF
revelation would never have been no
ticed in the glare Of the world The
God Of the desert speaks louder thar
the God OF the city.
write u In the Sand"
The Arabs have n saying, I'm the
desert one forgets everything. one re
members nothing any more" That I.
the message OF the endless wastes. II
Is easier 10 remember than 10 forget
But many things we must forget Il
we would be happy. Forget that you
sighted opportunities for knowledge
when you were younger; that you lost
opportunities for investment; that yor
married unwisely: that In youth you
wasted vital forces and sinned against
your body. Forget injuries. faults. In
Justices. II you see a fellow succeed
ing and know something that would
humilIate him: IL you know OF a skele
ton IN your neighbor woman's closet: Il
yOu know ANYTHING that will darlaf