Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-19
THE STRONG SWIMMER.

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sFs.,rrrr. W. T., Aug. Is. The Rev.
hewitt TaImage, D. D., of Brook
- nreached here to-day. His 4ext
Isaiah XIV, II: 'He shall spread
,-r Ills hands in the midst Of them, as
that swimmeth spreadeth forth his
,..7. 10 swim. - The preacher said:
,.-af. season of the year multitudes
.s.arla wade into the ponds and lakes
.5 rivers ana seas. At first putting out
.....o.-rr from the shore, but having
..l.,.H the right stroke of arm and foot
1t the waters roll over them, and
--rT g.aa dive or float or swim So
.tsrryt VIII he very suggestive: He
...r- .aread forth His hands in the midst
Them. as be that swimmeth spreadeth
s.-.r his hands to swim. -
r5a fisherman seeks out unfreQuented
.s You stand all day on the banks
go vide river in the broiling sun, and
s.rr out your line, sud catch nothing,
Lille rle expert angler breaks through
~. trnrra and goes by the shadow Of the
.orf,arr rock, and in place where no
esrnrmau has been for ten years, throws
.r4r.s Inc. and comes home at night,
[--fa.a.,Bfuiug and his basket full. I do
.,- know why we ministers Of the Gospel
need always be fishing in the same
..-aam. and preaching from the same
tsrrs that other people preach from. l
co-ror understand the policy of the
minister who, in BlaCkfriaTs, London,
rrc,and. every week for thirty years
rraarhea from the Epistle to the He
i-aTs X is an eNhilaration to me when
7rrme across a theme which feel no one
e.s has treated, and my text is
ara of that kind. There are
maths in Gods Word that are
raH beaten by Christian feet. When
men want 10 quote scripture, they quote
+ha old passages that everybody has;
heard. When they want a chapter read,
they read q chapter that ali the other
rarrIe have been reading, so that the
church to-day is ignorant of three
frnrtbs OF the Bible You 90 into the
Louvre at Paris. You COufine yourself to
one corridor of that opulent gallery Of
rant.ugs As you come out your friend
SAYS TO You, ibid you see that Rem
lrarIf.'5 "NO.' Did you see that
RHHWs.' "NO.' Ibid you see that
rfan:'' ''No.' ''Did you see that
Rarnagl2'' ''No. - ''Weu - SAYS
your friend, ''then you didn t see the
Louvre Now, my friends, l think we
are zoo much apt to cOnfine ourselves to
one Of the great corridors of this gallery
of scripture truth, and so much so that
there not one person out of 4 million
yEh0 BIAS ever noticed the all suggestive
and powerful picture III the words of my
text
A BOLD FIGURE.
This text represents God as a strong
swimmer. striking out to push down III
iaui,y and to save the souls of men.
"He shall spread forth His hands III the
midst Of them, rs he that swimmeth
sWalgtn forth his hands to swim. > The
lgr IS bold and many sided. Most Of
you know how to swim Some of you
A@u. # in the city school,, where this
at Taught, some Of you in boyhood,
nthaT..ar near your fathers house:
some Vt -.l since you came to manhood
GT0m.u God, while summeriug on the
beach ktna sea-. You step down in the
wave. v.U throw yOHr head back, you
bring -.G~ elbows to the chest, You put
tleuma If your hands downward and
iae su.as of your feet outward, and
Jon push through the water as though
Toa aat dAu born aquatic. 1t is a
grand thing 10 know how to swim, not
only t.rv Yourself, but because you viii
ate, awhile, perhaps, have to help 9th
Els Lido r.t know anything more stir /
ing nr sublime than to see some man
Iae Norman Mckenzie Ieaping from the
@-.N Madras into the sea to save Charles |
turner who had dropped from the royal !
!a-d while trying to loosen the sail,
..-l-.u- him back to the deck amid the /
-.A-s "t tine passengers and the crew. |
" man has not enthusiasm enough 10 |
1-r.E A such circumstances, he deserves /
" 9'oH l.. the sea and have no one to |
-s.l .". The Royal humane society OF /
i--laoa WAS established in IVA, its OBJ |
..- /" aur'ud and reward those who |
SHOULD pluck up life from the deep. Any /
we who has performed such d deed of /
g-..AI has al the particulars Of that |
.-~.t.N recorded IN q public record and !
VII -f breast q medal done in blue, ana !
.-.- aa" bronze; anchor, and mono /
Fam aa. inscription, telling to future /
-..t..-s the bravery of the man or |
"-a who saved someone from |
-..a-..- But, my friends, if it is
.'.- worthy thing to save a body |
- ,..-- .-- deep, / ask you if it is not a
". Thing to save an immortal |
AM You shall see this hour the |
.- Vi ". step forth for this achieve
-'-. |.a shall spread forth His hands |
... ..>t of them, as be that swim
.E.aietA forth his hands to |
'"...- IN s SHINING CONDITION.
a.. Ia uuaerstand the full fOrCe'of |
a. E"u need 10 realize, first of |
=, ' .aE race is in a sinking condi-
an, 1 metlmes hear people talking F.
...'. '.F consider the most beautiful |
~.. .3T language. one man says
- .." another man says 1t is the
- mother, another says it is the
l... ..~H-:' but l will tell you the
word in all our language, the
,,. . ST angry and balefuI, the word
-. with the most trouble, the
ra.. ,-t. accounts for all The loathsome-
t., ..t ..e paug and the outrage, and
In. owing: and that word Is "sin -
p. spell t with three letters, and
~ .-"sa three letters describe
did, conference and pierce the
r--. o.. eTeTyth.ng bad in the uni
en-. N.- Il is a siblant word. You
ss. pronounce it without giving the
Ism. On. dame OF the hiss of the SER
lett >"- And then if you add three
Of ms ~ mat WoVd-itdescribes every one
r9e.-, mature sinner. We have out
Or -.7 law Of God %sot occasionally,
Bin. ana then, but perpetually. The
tr -"'iaTeS il HaTki 1t thunders !