The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-04-13

blacklist place in all the heavens like rent without
a star AS looked into it, the misery, the shame and
horror Of sin and disease and death ana nett Us
Whilst continued to gaze, it's darkness in the stlness
appalled, me- Them suddenly, the earth seemed to De
vocal could hear the wall of pain and the cries OF
the dying rising from all the continents swelling up
from all the cities and villages and hamlets and soil
tudes from ten thousand times ten thousand homes
where babes in mothers and children lay dying
and breaking loving hearts, - where the wall OF the
widow and the fatherless from broken spirits
Oh how can tell it? could hear the cry Of the suffer
ing coming up all the EARTH from millions OF beds
pain crying 20 Lord how Long? how wd l4 4ga
myself down in my agony. Was there no Helper?
After time and looked upward again
Way that glorious ladder of light which spans our
southern sky where galaxy after galaxy OF starry glory
lead upward to the sweet Pleades the seven sisters
The smallest to of these seven some say the
mightiest center of all the heavens, the center OF all
things around which all the and systems revove
Perhaps is Be that as it may as looked the sweet
Influences of the Pleiades, of which JOB sings stole
over me- thought perhaps the Throne of God there
but the pathway to it is from the Cross. And as look
ed knew that l. too had to carry the Cross of Christ
from land to land and bid sinstricken and disease
smitten world to see that the Christ Who died Cal
vary had made atonement for sickness we'll for
sin, that with His stripes are healed" knew that
would reach the abode Of Pea e. 5 { tak
complete denial of SELF
And so the comfort of that peace came to my brok-
heart that night and although the cry OF the sorrow
ing and the dying is with and again and again
breaks my heart - yea, thousand times! yet
have learned it is only with broken heart who
can ever carry on this ministry. broken heart!
broken heart that feels the weight of human sorrow
SIM and Sickness I smile. laugh. And sometimes
people think perhaps that do not always take things
Seriously and yet to try$o speak just as feel
I think would speak at ALL could only stand
before my felowmen and weep But God SENDS Joy ana
His joy is my strength.
The night passed AS I entered my Australian
home in the first hour Of the glorious light of day the
stars had faded out of the sky but the lesson had
learned was with and knew that it was right to
leave that lovely Australasian land and go forth on
pilgrimage carrying Leaves of Healing from the Tree
of Life to every nation could reach will do while
live; and this "Gate" opens from day to day, and
year to year, love my message more and more SOW
in tears what others may reap in JOY yet reap too
But the greater Harvest lies beyond may SOW with
my hearts blood amid these tears that which others
will reap in joy. But can sing as CO.
He that goeth forth and weepeth
Bearing precious seed,
Let him know that he soweth
To the sinners need,
So he'll reap.
Sowing now, sowing now,
But reaping by and by
Weeping now, weeping now,
Rejoicing by and by.
wife and two children entered Golden Gate Bay at San Fl
co. California On the West Coast he launched upon
" which sgnally owned and blessed of God. In a Il
dress will review of his experiences in the years
lowed. ,
Very early in his ministry, the City of Zion being
his heart AS time passed. the tolls of the work became
more arduous until at length his strength gave way
d. comparatively young man, of broken heart, due to
ense humanity and his strenuous labors in their