The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-20

mercy SAYING. ''fOOrt IellOW! you arc
dreadfully hurt" but like the good Sa-
maritan, pours in oil and wine, and pays
his board at the tavern. There must also
be prov, arranged to cut and override
the billow. That is Christian persever-
ance. There are three mountain surges
that sometime dash against a soul In a
minute-the world, the flesh, and the
devil; and that lisa well-built prov that
can bound over them. For lack of this
many have put back and never started
again It is the broadside wave that so
often sweeps the deck and fills the
matches, but that which strikes in front
is harmless. Meet troubles courageous
ly and you surmount them. Stand on
the PROV, and as you wipe off the spray
of the split surge,' cry out with the apos-
tie: "None of these things move me-"
Let all our fears stay aft. The right
must conquer Know that Moses. in an
ark of bulrushes, can run down a war
steamer. s'..f ya4lsIl Il
Have good, strong anchor. (which
hope we have as an anchor" BY this
strong cable and windlass hold on to
your anchor. "If any man sin, we have
an advocate with the Father" Do not
use the anchor wrongfully. Do not al
ways stay in the same latitude and lon
gitude. You will never ride up the har-
Dor of eternal rest If you all the way
drag your anchor.
But you must have sails. Vessels are
not fit for the sea until they have the
flying iib. the foresail, the topgallant,
the skysail, the gaffsail, and other can
vas. Faith is our canvas. Hoist it, and
the winds of heaven. will drive you
ahead. Sails made out Of any other can
vas than faith will be slit to tatters by
the first northeastern. Strong faith never
lost battle. 1t will crush foes, blast
rocks, quench lightnings, thresh noun
tains. 1t is shield to the warrior, q
crank to the most ponderous wheel, a
lever to prypp'p yfamids, atdfum whose
beat giyes'strSngthl to, me stop of the
heavenly soldiery, and sails to Wait ships
laden with priceless pearls from the har-
| Dor of earth to the harbor OF Heaven.
But you are not yet equipped. You.
must have what seamen call the rum
ming rigging. This comprises the ships
braces, lhalliards, clewi lines and such
like. Without these the yards could not
be braced, the sails lifted nor the can
vas in any wise managed. We have
prayer for the running rigging. Unless
you understand this tackhng you are
not spiritual seaman. By pulling on
these ropes, you ,hoiststhe sails of faith
and turn them every Whittier. ThSprow
| of courage will not cut the wave, nor the
| sail Of faith spread and flap it's wing, I'M
less you have, strong prayer for a. bal
lizard. M ~ ~ ~ III. ~
One more sasppospt Y and vi Viii
be ready for the sea- IY6ir must, have 4
compass4rv 1lAchis the sBih}es i1took az
it every dayy and always ssflshS Il; as
its needle points to the Star Of Bethle-
hem. Through fog, and darkness, and
storm, it works faithfully. Search the
| Scriptures. ''Hox thescompass
Let me give you two Or three rules for
the voyage Allow your appetites ana
passions only an under deck passage.
Do not allow them ever to come up on
the promenade deck. Mortify your
members which are upon the earth.
Never allow your lower nature anything
better than steerage, passage. Let
watchfulness walk thejdeck as an armed
sentinel, and shoot down with great
promptness anything like mutiny Of
kriotous appetites. NAN
Be sure to look out of the forecastle
for icebergs. These are colo, Christians
floating about in the church. The frigid
zone professors will sink you. Steer
clear of icebergs. Keep logbook dur
ing all the voyage-an account of how
many f,irlongs you make day. The
merchant keeps day book DIS we'll as a
ledger. You ought to know every night,
as we'll as every year, how things are
| crpt.,r Whnn thn frai in otn nj
the depot. you hear hammer sounding
on all the wheels, thus testing the safety
of the rail train. Bound, as we are, with
more than express speed toward great
eternity, ought we not often to try the
work of determination? t
Be sure to keep your colors up! You
know the ships of England, Russia,
France and Spain by the ensigns they
carry Sometimes it is a lion, sometimes
an eagle, sometimes star, sometimes
"a crown. Let it ever be known who you
are and for what port you are bound.
Let christian" be written on the very
front with the figure of cross, crown
and dove; and from the masthead let
float the streamers Of Emmanuel. Then
the pirate vessels of temptation will
pass You unframed, as they say: "There
goes Christian, bound for the port of
Heaven. We will not disturb her, for
she has too many guns aboard" Run up
your flag on this pully: 81 am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is
the power of God and the wisdom Of God
unto salvation" When driven back, OF
laboring under great stress Of weather.
now changing from starboard tack to lar.
board, and then from larboard to star.
board--lOOk above the torgallants, and
your hearts shall beat like war drum
as the steamers float on the wind. The
sign of the cross will make you patient,
and the crown will make you glad.
Before you gain port you will smell
the land breezes of heaven, and Christ,
the pilot, will meet You as you come into
1.-The narrows of death. and fasten to Won
Land say: when thou passeth through
the waters I VIII be with thee; and
through the rivers, they shall not over
flow thee" Are you ready for such a
voyage? Make up your minds. The
gangplanks'are lifting. The hell rings
not 7 our rest. The chaffinch is the sill
liest bird in all the earth for trying tc
make its nest on the rocking billow o
how l wish that ASH embark for the
Holy Land in the East all % whom
preach by tongueor type would embark
for Heaven. What You all niostfneed is
God, and you need him now. Some Of
you leave in trouble. Things are go
ing very rough with YOU. You,have hai
: a hard struggle with poverty or sickness:
or persecution or bereavement. Ligh'
after light has gone out and 1t is so darl