The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-06

less consuming. Men seem sometimes
to be In a delirium of rage against the
Gospel and the martyrs have been
stricken down by men who were in
passion for no other reason save that
these preached Christ.
Fever brings restlessness. Sin does
not satisfy and the wicked are like
the troubled sea, which cannot rest.
Like the rough sea, that cannot rest.
You live. devoid OF peace;
A thousand stings within your breast
Deprive your soul Of ease.
A young man OF wealth once went
to DR. Forbes Winslow seeking relief
for peculiar mental distress. This
distinguished physician could find no
malady which medicines could reach,
and at last obtained from the young
man a confession that his trouble
came from the fact that he was haunt
ed, in the midst OF luxury. with this
question, where shall | spend eter-
nity?"
Fever is attended by thirst Christ
appealed to a weary world when he
cried, IF any man thirst, let him
come unto me and drink" Only those
who have tried the broken cisterns OF
earth can sing with full appreciation
that line in the old hymn, Jesus hath
satisfied, Jesus is mine"
Soundness.
As the first step towards the cure,
Jesus came into Peters house." We
sound the good news that he is not
far from any of us. Many testify to
the reality Of divine power in their
lives, and Charles Spurgeon declared
that for many years he was never for
fifteen minutes without the conscious
presence OF Christ
Then there came actual contact
with the sick woman: "He touched
her hand" How wonderfully 1t illus
trates the fact that he bore our sick
nesses, taking hold OF the seed Of
Abraham. He is not an absentee God,
but present Helper. laying his hand
upon our corruption for its cleansing.
The rabbis had a saying that when
Messiah should come he would be
found among the lepers at the gate,
for he would come to bless and save,
Luke adds another line to the pic
ture, saying, 'Ie stood over her and
rebuked the fever" His voice is still
mighty. We think of the multitudes
who waited on the ministry of Charles
Spurgeon and found the word Of God
as he spoke 1t, quick and powerful
And we should recall that all the fruit
fulness of Surgeons life came out OF
the fact that he once heard a plain
man cry out this invitation of God
Look unto me and be ye saved"
these simple words contained some OF
the power which rebuked the woman's
fever and, on another occasion
brought Lazarus from the tomb.
THE fever left her" Multitudes
who have had worse malady, even
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ly and fully delivered.
Service followed the healing imme
diately, for the woman arose and
ministered unto them" How wonder
full that to us is still given the privi
lege Of ministering to our Lord! All
life becomes sacred when ii is serv
ice unto him. whatsoever ye do. dc
II heartily as unto the Lord. and moi
unto men; knowing that of the Lord
ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance; for ye serve the Lord
Christ"
A Double Promise.
Many. pressed down to despair BY
sin, have heard the word of Christ
"Come unto me. all ye that labor ant
are heavy laden, and l will give you
rest" st. Augustine, for example, was
once far from being a saint. He had
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