Living water for little pitchers, a series of mission addresses

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...if I do not accept it now. I know I must have one before I reach the end of the journey, and some day I intend to avail myself of your kindness. At the present I think I should feel more free without it." The other replied, " I would like it very much, but I scarcely think it can be for me." At last the stranger, as he went on his way, came up to the boy with the cracked pitcher. The boy on seeing him coming shouted, " Oh, sir, have you seen the other boys? they have all broken their pitchers." "But that is broken," said the stranger. "Oh no, sir, it isn't; it is only cracked a little." "Yes, my boy; but it will not hold water. The porter will not allow you to pass with that. Look here, I have brought you another; throw that away, and take this." "No, sir, thank you; this will do. If mine was broken like the other boys', I would. The cracked part will not be seen; and I have carried it so far, that I have got to love it; and besides, I should be thought as bad as the other boys if I threw this away and took another. No, sir, thank you; I will go on and try." It was in vain the stranger pleaded with him. On he went, hugging his cracked pitcher. We will let them go on their journey whilst we see, dear children, what all this means to us. What is the use of pitchers? Why to hold water in, of course. Just so; and if you will read this very book of Revelation you will find in it a good deal about "the water of life," and Jesus tells us that this water of life may be in us so that we shall never thirst. Now when God first made man, his innocent human nature was just like a beautiful pitcher that could be filled with "the water of life." But when Adam sinned, his nature became jus...