The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-24

Israel, as a punishment for its idol
airy. That word of disaster set all
the hounds Of hate at the heels of the
stern prophet. He had 10 flee for his
NE, and the Lord directed him 10
the brook Cherith.
The Raven ComInissariat.
Travellers who have gone from .Ja-
rusalem TO Jericho cannot forget the
huge ravine. or gorge. at the bottom
OF which flows the brook Cherith. The
immensely OF this rocky chasm is Il
surprise AS | stood on the edge Of
the precipice hat forms one OF its
sides, and looked down to the dizzy
depths below, where the Monastery of
EilJah is perched on the lower reaches
OF the opposite side, | saw the huge,
StronS-Wlnged ravens C~ircling before
me. 1t was easy TO picture the lonely
prophet, in the Businesses of this ma
JeStiC and we'll nigh inaccessible soil
tude fed by these powerful f~ar-faring
birds. HernlitS and recluSeS have al
ways made this a favOrite resort, and
the cliffs are full of caves.
A strange place and way for Gods
man to be kept? God always has
moved in a mysterious way to care for
His own. The ravens that fed Eli AN
are not any more marvellous than the
p~r0VIdenceS that are sustaining trust
Iul SOUS III lnlS year OF our LOru 1919.
There are pantrieS as empty as Eli
jah's which are being r~eplenished in
ways as wonderful. Goo still has His
ravens running His errands.. Shining
out from this old, old story is the pre-
cious truth that rod is concerned in
the welfare of His riends. He will
keep the feet of His saints The eX-
p~erlence of Elijah is reinforced by
the teaching of Jesus concerning the
birds of the air and the flowers of the
field. The Highest is not above being
SOllcitOus for the lowlieSt of mortals
Peters word sums up the lesson
Casting all your care upon Him. TO
He careth for you" That tex coulC
be illustrated by countless experience:
from the recent hard times.
The Original Widows Cruise.
Elijah the Tishbite is today preach
ing a sermon on the reSourcefulnos
of Jehovah. God has many ways o
caring for His own. The brook Cher
!, it'll dried up, and the prophet, VIII
{, usually had to do considerable travel
ing to speak or hear his messages 0
y to do his work, was 5ent,-afOot, Q
course, on the long journey acros
= Judah and Israel to the Goa of Tyr
! and Sidon. There at the town q
4 Zarepath, he was to find a new sort c
providence awaiting him.
He accosted i widow at the gate
asking her for drink and food. Sh
confessed, in sorrow. that she was 0
her way to gather firewood for tn
. last meal for her son. All she ha
left was a handful Of meal n a Iittl
II olive oil in q cruise.
= To her establishment, this lSraelit
c babe her p the meal for hin
saying hat if thus h fulfilled tn
law Of hospitality her scanty stol
would not fail until the drought Wa
over. And the barrel of meal a
ed not, neither did the cruise of o
fail, according to the word Of TT
Lord, which He spoke by Elijah
- Mrs. Charles has gathered the messag
l0 of the story into her familiar lines
"Is thy cruise of comfort falling?
is Rise and share it with another,
q And through all the years Of famine
1t shall serve thee n thy brother
Love divine will fill thy ~storehouse,
II Or thy handful still renew.
u Scanty fare for M will often
70 Make a royal feast for two.
N For the heart grows rich in giving:
i All it's wealth is living grain;
Seeds which mildew in the garner
~ Scattered. fill with gold the plain.
y Is thy burden hard and heavy
Do thy steps drag YEARLY?
~ Help to bear thy brothers burden;
God will pear both it and thee"
m "oN "
One point remains to be noted pa
, ticularly. 1t was to the man about t
~ Lords work that the ravens can
;, and for whom the Widows barrel a
" cruise marvellouSly replenished. Coo
care is for those who care first I
His kingdom. A life lived for gre
q and godly goals finds all the dlvl
~1f pledged to its reenforceme
Seek We first the kingdom of God a
NJ His righteousness, and all these thlr
va shall ba added unto you.
- CAP AND RELLS-OR \