News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-06-01

lee, in order to
| avoid the hated
Samaritans, but "He must needs go
through Samaria" in order to pc
where we find Him now for the meet
! ing with this poor sinner, whose wax
ing into life is story that mas
| awakened so many others. AT Sy-
char which means purchased, near
| to the parcel of ground that JACOB
| gave to his son Joseph" with its over
| flowing fountain-how fitting place
in which to tell of another purchase
and another gift and of living water
free to all who will received
At this noon hour there comes an
other, alone, because of what she IS
that cuts her off from the society OF
other women whose custom it is to
come in the cool of the evening for
water
Give me to drink" is His way OF
beginning His great work of salvation.
In this gospel of deep meanings they
go deeper than the printed lines: she,
a sinner in her sins, is to refresh the
Savior Little does she know it yet,
but He does "Give me to drink"
Oh, soul, whose eyes fall upon these
words, this is what you can do for
Him still, by simply allowing His Won
drous grace to have it's wondrouS
way.
Blinded alike to her need and to
His glory, she refuses this, only to be
answered with His words about "the
gift of God" and Giving water that
He would give to her. and that, but
would have asked Him for-living wa
ter of which, if one drinks, he shah
never thirst again forever, for it is
eternal life.
Oh, what is this? Can this sinful,
craving heart of mine be satisfied
Yes, and more than satisfied. And
millions of rejoicing witnesses there
are to the truth of the Savior's words
millions of craving hearts that
now, no longer craving but satisfied,
have become channels to all around
because they have received this living
water that He alone can give.
And now, beginning through His
wonderful words to know Him,
though only half grasping His mean
ing, and thinking still of bodily thirst,
she cries, "Sir, give me this water"
And she shall have it, and the Sa-
vior have His meat and His drink, but
first there is another work to do. The
hA 10
before he can see the Savior, and to
this one the Lord now proceeds. But
how gently and how kindly, not at
lacking her, not scolding or upbraid-
ing, but as though He would but have
her bring another to share the living
water that He is to give, He says, go,
call thy husband"
She is in the presence of the Savior
and finds that He knows all about
her, knew it when He first spoke to
her.
81 have no husband" TRUE" he
says, "but thou hast had five, and the
one thou hast is not thy husband"
And she owns that the word of God
has done its work in her soul, for she
owns Him as a prophet-one who
speaks the word of God. A prophet
Then He can tell her about worship,
the overfull hearts expression to God
Of it's joy. And He does. And now,
revealed by His words, she cries out
he name of that One for whose COM
ng she has waited, Messiah, called
Christ, can it be that He has comep
Her need thus fully disclosed, He
IAN reveal Himself as the One who has
come from Heaven to meet that need.
L that speak unto thee am He"
Forgetting now, in her joy, the
thirst that has brought her here. she
caves her pitcher at the well and,
'ushing back to the village, rouses
he whole population with her glad
estimony to Him. 1t is always sol
With the heart man believeth unto
ighteousness, and with the mouth
onfession is made unto salvation"
.et the sinner but find himself in his
ins face to face with Jesus Christ,
Who discovers Himself as the only Sa-
.ior. and he cannot keep back the
badness that rises in his soul.
And if the poor forgiven sinners
eart is full, the Savior's is no less so.
The disciples return with the food
hey had gone to buy and offer it to
lin. But it is refused 81 have meat
o eat that We know not Of" JOY will
ot let one eat any more than sorrowl
md such joy is His The shepherd
as found His sheep and in the very
ladness of it cannot partake of His
ecessary food.