Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-21

and he said: 81 took off my lifebelt that
II might soon be over, and ] thought
somewhat indistinctly about my friends
on shore, and then bid them good-by like
and I was about sinking back and
giving II up, when ! saw a bright
away. and there that blessed
star shone down on me, aud it seemed to
take right hold of me, and, somehow
cannot tell how 1t was--but somehow
while was trying TO watch that star II
seemed to help me and seemed TO lift me-"
o drowning soul, see you not the glimmer
between the riffs OF the storm clouds?
Would TO God that that light might lay
hold OF you tonight
"Death struck ceased the tide 70 stem.
when suddenly star arose;
1t was the star OF Bethlehem"
Oye castaways, God is doing every
thing TO save you.
Did you ever hear of Lionel Lukn?
He was the inventor OF the insubmergible
litebOat. All honor is due his memory by
seafarIng men, as we'll as by landsmen.
/ How many lives he saved by his inyen-
| tiOn! In afterdays that invention was
improved, and one day there was per-
feet lltebOat, the Northumberland, ready
at Ramsgate. The lifeboat being ready.
to test IL the Grew came out and leaped
on the gunwale on one side to see II the
boat would upset; IL was impossible to
upset 1t. Then, amidst the huzZas OF ex-
cited thousands, that boat was launched,
and IL has gone and come, picking up q
great many Of the shipwrecked. But
have TO tell you tonight of grander
launching, and from the dry docks
OF heaven. Word came up that
world was beating on the rocks.
In the presence OF the pOtentates OF
heaven the liteboat of the worlds redemp-
ti0n was launched. IL showed of the
golden sands amidst angelic hosannas.
The surges Of darkness beat against its
! bow, but it sailed on, and It comes In
sight tonight. 1t comes for you and
comes for me. Soul! soul! get into it.
Make one leap for heaven. In 1888 the
! Isabella came ashore Oft Hastings, Eng.
The air was filed with sounds--the
hOarse sea trumpet, the crash Of the axes,
and the believing OF the tornado. A boat
from the shore came under the stern
of the disabled vessel. There were women
ana children on board that vessel. Some
Of the sailors jumped into the small boat
and said: "Now, give us the children"
A father who stood on the deck took his
| first born and threw him to the boat. The
sailors caught him safely, and the next,
and the next, TO the last Still the sea
rocking, the storm bowling. "NOw,v
said the sailors, "nOw, the mother" and
she leaped and was saved. The boat
went ashore, but before 10 got 20 the
shore the landsmen were 80 impatient 10
help the suffering people that they waded
clear down into the surf, with blankets
and garments, and promises Of help and
| succOr.
] have TO hope tonight that a great
many Of the families here are going TO be
saved, and saved altogether. Give us
that child for Christ, that other child, that
other. Give us the mother, give as the
father, the whole family. They must all
come. All heaven wades In TO help you.
claim this whole audience for God.
pick not out one man here, nor one man
there: ! claim this whole audience for
/ God. There are some OF You who 30 years
i ago, were cOnsecrated 10 Christ by your
parents In baptism. Certainly am not
+ stepping over the right bound when /
claim you for Jesus. Then there
are many here who have been
! seeking God for good while,
Jesusf Then, there are some here who
have been further away. l saw you come
/ in tonight In clusters--two, three, four
men together-and you drink, and swear,
and you are bringing up your families
without any God 10 take care OF them
when you are dead. And / claim You,
my brother; claim all OF you. You will
| have to come tonight TO the throne Of
1 mercy. Gods holy spirit is striving now
with you irTesistibly. You will have 10
! pray some time; why not begin now,
while all the ripe and purple clusters OF
/ divine promise bend over into your cup.
rather than postpone your prayer until
/ your chance is past, and the night drops,
and the sea washes you out, and forever
/ and forever and forever you become q
castawayf