The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06

understand something Of oriental cus-
toms to know why he said that. A
friend of mine who has been over
there said that he saw two ortentats
meet on the highway near Palestine.
They removed their turbans from
their heads and their packs from their
backs. They saiuted each other seven
times with a kiss and an obefsance:
and he pulled out his watch and tim
ed them and they were Just half an
hour.
So ycu see, n ne met very many
peopiar II would take him all day to
go a mile or two The game Gus
tom was In force then that Is there
today. When Jesus sent out His
seventy disciples. He said. Salute
no man by the way. and If he salutes
risk OF having acmeone say you
Sighted them in order to do quickly
what / want DONE"
But the woman remained. ciingirg
to the prophet and weeping. and she
said, las the Lord iiveth and as my
soul liveth. will not let thee CO." and
she com PEELED the prophet to make the
journey back with her.
He went into the house and put
everybody out. He went up the stairs
where the dead boy was lying on his
bed and he spread himself over the
dead child. Ale put his hands on tho
boys hands. his face to the boys
face. his heart to the boys heart. his
mouth to the child's mouth. and he
prayed and God hear his prayer.
The heart started like n pump and
drove the blood through the veins and
the arteries, the eyeiids trembled and
the eyes opened and the little fellow.
looking up at this prophet. began TO
cry and asked for hts mother.
Elisha called to Gehazi and said,
Garry the lad to his mother" and
his mother, and the home Of weeping
was turned into laughter. death Into
life. sorrow into Joy, because Mhe
faith OF the mother was not misplaced
in the prophet of God.
Now then. why do you suppose
that God gives us that beautiful
story, II is Simply an Old Testament
incident. that Is all, but think there
is q lesson in ii peculiarly applicable
to this meeting, and particularly to-
Light, that after prayer bring you
this message, and / believe that God
wants to teach us importantly In
rayer. determination to accomplish
The thing upon which your heart is
set, no matter how many obstacles
hell may pile In the way or how hard
the devil may work to discourage
you.
Years ago in Cincinnati, ore night
at rich. fashionable church. the min
lister had made his appeal, and as he
came to the close Of the sermon. tho
Spirit OF God seemed to say to him,
Make your appeal personal Ask II
there isn't somebody here tonight who
wants TO have 1t settled"
He never had done II. hut the Spirit
seemed to say again. MAKE your APP
peal personal Ask II there isn't
somebody nov that Ii sick OF sim
And when they concluded the song.
the minister said. Is there a man
or woman here that is sick and tired
of sin and you want to be Chris
tianr feel constrained and drawn TO
ask you. vii, you lift your hands,
He waited. and there was no re-
Spouse, He made the appeal again
and the door opened and young
man entered and dropped into the
rear seat.
He made the appeal again. and this
young fellow jumped to his feet. mt
ed his hand and then he cried out. SO
that the audience WINS startled: PRAY
for me. I am sick and tired OF sin,