The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-21


fort, the light of heaven. You might
better 90 tonight and destroy all the
great lighthouses on the dangerous
cossts-the Barnegat lighthouse, the
Fastnes kosk lighthouse, the Skerry-
vore lighthouse, the Isoagship's light
house, the Holyhead ligh t.house-
than TO put out Gods great ocean
lamp-the gospel. Woe TO those who
swiag false lanterns on the beach j,
TIL men crash In aud perish! Cast
away! Cast away.
BY talking with sailors, 1 have heard
also that sometimes ships come to this
calamity by tho
SUDDEN swooP OF A TEMpRsr.
For instance, a vessel is sailing along
In the East Indies, aud there 10 not n
single cloud on the sky, but suddenly
tho breeze freshens, and there are
swift feet on tho ratlines, aud the cry
is: "Way! haul away thore!n Bat
before they can square the beoms and
tarpsulin the hatchwsys, the vessel ia
groaning and creaking In the grip Of
a tornado, aud falls over Into the
trough OF the sea, and, broadside.on,
rolls on to the beach and keels over,
leaving the Grew to struggle In the
merciless surf. Cast away! Cast
awayl And SO have to tell Won that
there are thousands of mon DESTROYED
through the sudden swoop OF tempts.
tions. Some great inducement 10
worldliness, or to ssnsuality, or TO
high temper, or to some form Of dissi-
pstlon, comes upon them. II they had
timo to examine their Bible, II they
had time to consult with their friends,
II they had time to deliberate, they
could stand 1t, but the temptation
came 80 suddenly--an euroolydon
on tho Mediterranean, a whirlwiud
OF tho Caribbean. Ono awful
surge OF temptation and they
perish. And so we often hear tho old
story, III hadn't seen my friend In a
great many years. We were very glad
to meet. He said must drink, and
he took me by tho arm and pressed
mo along, and filed the CUP until the
bubbles ran over the edge. aud in an
evil moment all my good resolutions
were swept away, and, to the outrag-
ing OF God aud my own soul, l fell"
Or tho story Is, " had hard work to
support my family. / knew that by
one false entry, by one deception, by
one embezzlement, might spring Out
free from all my troubles; but the
temptation came upon me 80 fleroely l
could not think. l did wrong, and
having dono wrong once, I could not
STOP" Oh, 1t is the first step that
costs, the second is easior. aud the
third, and on to the last. Once having
broken loose from the anchor, 1t Is not
10 easy to tie the parted strands. How
often 1t is that men perish for the
reason that the temptation comes
from some unexpected quarter, a.
vessels lie in Margate Roads, safe from
southwest Winds, but the wind chang
Ing TO the northeast, they are driven
helplesv, and so down. Oh, that God
would have mercy upon those upon
whom thero comes the sudden swoop OF
temptation, that they perish not, be.
coming. for this world and the world
to come, cast away! cast away!
By talking with sailors, I have
found out also tina. some vessels come
to this calamity through shoer rec k.
recklessness. There are throe million
MEN WHO FOLLOW THE SEA
for n living. 1t Is a simple fact that
tho average Of human lilo on the sea Ia
less than twelve years. This comes
from the fact that meA, by familiarl ty
with danger, sometimes become reck.
less-the captain, the helnsman, the
stoker, tho man on the lookout, be.
come reckless, and In nine ou of ter
shipwrecks 1t Is found out that som,
ono Was awfully to blame. 30 l hay,
to tell you that mon lose their 30 ul,
though sheer reoklessnes.. There art
thousands OF my friends In this hous,
tonight who do not care where thoy
aro in spiritual things. They q,
not know whether they are selling TO
wards heaven or towards holl, aad III,
sea is black with piratical hullSs tha
would grapple thom with hooks o
stool, and blindfold them, aud make
them "walk the plank" They DO no,
know what tho next nomont may
bring forth. Drifting In their theology
Drifting In their habits. Drift
ing In regard to all the
future. No God, no Christ, no sst tlo
antioipations of eternal felicity ;but al
the limo oomlng nearer aud nea rer TO
dangerous coast. Some Of them are o,
fire with evil habit, and they shal
burn on the sea, the oharred hull
tossed upon the barren boaoh OF the los
world. Many of them with grea,
troublos- financial troubles, dom esti
troubles, social troubles; but tho
never pray for comic IT. With an ag
gravatlon Of sin that stirs up the iro Q
Gcd, they pray for no pardon. Tho,
do no. steer for the light-ship TIM
dances In gladness
AT THE MOUTH OF HEAvBN's HARpop
reckless as to where they como oui
drifting farther from their preset han
piness, farther from heaven. Aud,
what Is tho worst thing about IL, Is th a
they arc taking their families alon,
with them, and II one perish, perhap
hoy will all perish; and tho way on,
goes, tho probability is thoy will all 20
Yet no anxiety as unconscious o
danger as tho passengers on board III,
Arctic ono moment before tho Vos.,
crashed Into hor. Wrapped up In In,
business OF tho storo, not remember
ing that soon they must quit all theil