He then addressed a few words to the teachers, advising them to stick to the Word of God. The Holy Spirit was able to teach even children. He once baptized a girl of fourteen, of whom he could say he _knew_ she was a vessel of mercy; and why should he keep her out of the privileges of the Lord's people? He would not hesitate to baptize a child of ten if he or she gave sufficient evidence that they knew something of their own sinfulness, and something of the Lord Jesus. "Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?" Mr. Wilmshurst then began his address by reminding his young friends of the many happy Sundays they had spent together. What pleasant gatherings they were! He had not forgotten them, if they had. But now he wished to speak of a most _remarkable_ gathering of people. He referred to the four hundred men who gathered to David in the cave Adullam (1 Sam. xxii. 1, 2). The remarkable points were these:-- First, they were all remarkably _poor_--"in debt"--and bankrupts in those days were liable to be taken for bondmen, or slaves (see 2 Kings iv. 1). We are all in debt to God, and have "nothing to pay." We add to it hourly, and unless the heavy debt is paid by us (which is _impossible_), or by Another, we shall be shut up for ever in prison with Satan and his angels. Secondly, these men were remarkably _discontented_--discontented with Saul, the reigning king, his service, and his rewards; and they came to David, an uncrowned king, with no apparent advantage to offer them. True type of those who, like Moses in a similar case, have "_chosen_ rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season." Thirdly, they were in remarkable _distress_. So are all those who come to King Jesus--a distress which others cannot understand, and often cannot account for. "What must I do to be saved?" is a strange trouble to many. Fourthly, they had remarkable _desires_. They wished to find David, to dwell with him, and have him for their leader and captain. And David himself was a fugitive, hunted by Saul--poor, powerless, and hidden away in a cave in a mountain, where, probably, it was very difficult to find him. So there are some (only a few compared with the number of the people of the land, like David's four hundred) whose hearts are set on finding Jesus. They wish to be near Him always. He (like David) is difficult to find. He must be usually searched for "as for hid treasures" (Prov. ii. 4), but when found, He becomes their Captain. Fifthly, these men had a remarkable _reception_. They had no good characters--nothing to recommend them--but they were received. So Jesus also "receiveth sinners and eateth with them." As the Pharisees despised Jesus for keeping such company, so Saul and his servants despised David. Jesus says, "Him that _cometh to Me_ I will in no wise cast out."