Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-11
EVANGELIST BREACHES SERMON ON SIN

I have often thought. that I could
 see Naaman on his horse before the
 great Syrian troops. and anybody
 ,passing might have been tempted to say How uneaua1ly Providence
 seems to divide her favors. ' Here is,
 this great captain with prestige, fame. ] position, money, and everything that. seems possible to make a. man happy.
 And here is another man who has
 snothiTg, but the meanest beggar in kthe City of Damascus would not, change places with, Naanlan, because thought | could heari him give that famous command to some of his troops, telling them to go out and Eraid the Isl aelites, and then I have Eifnagined I could d4ssee that little, Jew kish home on the. side the hill, with the father and mother and daughter retiring for, the night. And after they have got to sleep. being awak-
 ened by the rough shouts and curses of the soldiers who break into the
 house and tear everything open on the main floor, and not finding what their heart is after. they go up stairs and turn the occupants out of bed and drive them down the stairs ahead of
 them. And after they turn everything oyer upstairs, they come down dis
 gusted because they have not found the loot that their heart is after, and afraid to go back to the camp with out anything, they take the daughter
 and put her on horseback, and in the
 early morning they return to camp. have sometimes thought I could see
 these soldiers coming out to meet them and say Well. what luck ?' and l finding that all they have taken for l the nights work is a little girl, they you could do? All your equippage for 8 little girl. All your training and expense of keeping up this army, and is that all you have got "- But 1 the Syrian army little knew that l that little mala was going to bring a | blessing to the whole of that country. i I have imagined I could - see e her taken into the humblest position in
 the palace and have watched her in i imagination climb until she becomes lthe maid to Mrs. Naaman. And one | day, Mrs. Naaman comes into her room and sitting down, sh buries her l face in her hands and sobs as though l her heart would break. and the little girl comes up to her and says Whats
 the matter 7" and Mrs. Naaman an- SWeIS Wi ny, QOQr you KnOW lndL II | is just being whispered that my hus-
 band has the leprosy, and if it, once
 gets out he will have to leave us and go and make his dwelling in the l Leper Colony, crying ''unclean, un-
 clean" 'Why, cheer up maan,
 there is man in our country who can cure leprosy.' and Mrs. Naanan l answered,( How do you know it? ! Have you ever known him to cure a I leper?" and the girl says ~No, but the bother day, there was a little boy wnc had sunstroke and died, and the mother sent for our prophet, and he came and took the little boy. into the barn and stretched himself over tho boy, and in few moments, he came i down again, bringing the little fellow I with him, and he had brought hin
 back to life again, and then if he car
 give life, surely he can heal disease
 And immediately, the word goes tt Naaman and Naaman get his horse. and chariots, and about a half mil
 lion in our currency, and goes over tt
 see the prophet of God, and when ht
 get there. the prophet says "Tel lfhim to go and wash in the Rivel
 Jordan seven times" And the poin
 that I want you to get hold of is this 1 that God never holds past hostilit!