The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-04
POVERTY IS NO
BAR TO PROPHESY
Poorest of Men Are Great Proph-
cts, Says Rev. Broome


"The Iron Did SWIM" at the First
Baptist church Sunday evening, Rev.
G. w. Broome said.
The school of prophets at Jerico
was growing institution and the
growth was so large that they had 10
look for new quarters. 1t seems that
the only place for them was at the
river Jordon.
The reason that they grew was
that the consecrated life of Elisha who
was possessed with a double portion
of the spirit of Elijah drew them, and
then the hyprocite Gehazia was gone,
When the hypocrites get out of the
way they always make room for men
Of faith
They were humble and poor, Gods
prophets are never the worlds favor
ties, they had to borrow tools to help
build their new home down at Jorden.
Poverty, however, is no bar to prophe
sy Some of the worlds poorest have
become the worlds greatest prophets.
You will find no drones among them
NlAllfIs ID lnE tic man III Wv u
to Christ and he will become at once
Industrious Honest toll is no burden
to those who live rightly. they enjoy
it and are Grievcd when disturbed
from their sweet labors.
They started for the place To build
their new home and constrained the
prophet Elisha To accompany them and
while they were at work falling tim
her the aX-head of one came off and
fell into the river and he cried To Eli
sha and said Alas Master, for it was
borrowed and Elisha asked where
fell it? and he east in stick and the
Iron Did SWIM"
1T is natural for iron to sink to the
bottom of water and if II stays there
II will rust and corrode and will he of
no use to it's owner. borrower or max
er. How like men. their nature is to
sink, The heart is deceitful above all
things, and desperately wicked, who
can know it?' DER 1873. The natural
man is a spiritual monster, his heart
Is where his feet ought to be, fixed on
the earth. His heels are lifted up
against heaven, which his heart ought
To he set ON. He is going right to-
wards hell, and back turned from
heaven. Loves what he should hate
and joys in what he should mourn for.
Ask degenerate about being caught
in some disreputablc place and they
VIII gluat oyer il, ask them about
something good, and they will say,
am not tied To my mothers apron
suing and will be ashamed To have
You think different. i1es glorics i'm
MS shame and is ashamed of this
glory, abhores what he should desire
ana desires what he should abhore, like
clock without pendulum, running
NlId, Make great sacrihces To de-
stfoy and none to build up, like the
axe down, down. down till he reaches
bottom, but the prophet east in a
suck and the Iron did Swim
TIE stick here represents the cross
ol Christ, Jesus, said If he lifted up
VIII draw all men unto me- and 20
prove Ills power tn lift men the first
mat was saved after He was lifted NJ
was one of the worst. The dying
tnlei' he said L suffer justly for my
uoihRs' but was with Jesus that day
III Paradise, to be with Jesus is para
use itself, 'Tis heaven below my Re-
ueeiner to know and so Christ cal
idise men from the lowest depravity
'he lowest place i'm human society anC
make all the derelicts To praise hin
"ld honorable among their fellow mel
as they ought to be. Yes. restored I,
'ne service OF God and their fellows
'he original purpose of mans creation
Ohrlst can raise by His wonderful
grace this stony heart of mine out o
'le muck and mire of this world an,
eNe me heart of flesh, and cause /
:" "oat on the stream of life one
"ole' shall let Him do it?
Us wonderful In visiting glas
'o''ories' to see workmen out of a FEY
sNhple materials can make the mos
oeautiful and delicate articles. bu
SUPPOSE that one of these had shivere
'o million pieces; We saw tn
"orNmen place same in a. furnace an
'''"uel them into an object of sti