Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15

who faIi other side, but visits the ms ,nn,'
NOT nn t. among thieves near Jerichn
ara drn oreiy saying, Poor fellowi Wv,
Samor;ta uiolly hurt" but like the GOOD
nae ~; ILL Penrs in oil and wine. and
inust o1s LIS BOARD ut the tavern. There
oyerrida ~. pe PROV, arranged to cut and
perseverance. "' 10 onElstlan
mere are three monntoi, srrror a..
sometimes dash against sn,i, es mat
nlnute-the world. TIA Aas,s sou. M a
aevll; and that is a well bnilt nr umu - me
Gun bound over them. For lack os t 1uae
a naay nave put back and never st, IT'S :
a oSain' 1t Is the broadside wave that ~
Ha.al sweeps tho deck and fills tho
t. "'Ines' put that which strikes in front
oao, mn1ihless. Meet troubles couras
eaously andyou surmount them. Stand
sn m sne Prov, and as you vine off tho
optay Oh the split surge, cry out with the
apostle: None of these thinos ma ane
Inc, me-. Let all your fears stay at. The
;lsnt must conquer. Know that Moses
~ an ark of bulrushes. can RIM dow, :
war steamer, n "o"h q
nave good, strong anchor. (which
nope we have as an anchor" By this
, S.rons cable and windlass hold on to
! auai a anchor. If any man sin, We have
, mn ADVOCATE IN with the Father" Dc NOT
! n use the e. anchor wrongfully. Do not al
,nass stay IN the same latitude and
hto oai You will never ride up the
asa OF eternal rest if you all the way
drag your anchor. "'s
But You must have sails. Vessels ore
not n mt Tor the sen until they have the
lying Jlb, the foresail, the topgallant.
tne skysail, the gatfsail, and other can
vas; falth is our canvas. Hoist IL.
ana the winds of Heaven will drive Won
ahead. Sails made out of any other
canvas than faith will be slit to tatters
by the first northeastern. Strong fifth
never lost battle. It will crush foes.
blast rocks, quench lightnincs. thresb
mountains. 1t is shield to the war.
rlor, a crank to the most ponderous
wheel, lever to pry up pyramids, a
drum whose beat gives strength to the
step OF the heavenly soldiery, and sails
Co wait ships laden with priceless pearls
from the harbor of earth to the harbor
of Heaven.
But you are not yet equipped. You
must have What seamen call the running
rigging. This comprises the ships
braces, halliards, clew lines and such
IKE. Without these the yards could not
be braced, the sails lifted, nor the can
vas in anywise managed. We have
prayer for the running rigging. Unless
you understand this tackling YOU are
not spiritual seaman. By pulling on
these ropes, you hoist the sails of faith
and turn them every whittier. The prov
OF courage will not cut the wave, nor
the sail of faith spread and flap it's
wing, unless you have strong PRAYER for
a ballard.
One more arrangement. and you will
be ready for the sea. You must have a
compensation is the Bible. Look at
it every day, and always sail by it, as it's
needle points toward the Star of Beth
lehem. Through fog, and darkness,
and storm, it works faithfully. Search
the Scriptures. BOX the compass"
j.. Let me give you two or three rules for
the voyage. Allow your appetites and
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 the decks as an armed
sentinel, and shoot down with great
promptness anything like mutiny of
riotous appetites.
BE sure to look out of the forcastle
for iceberss. These are cold Christians
floating about in the church. The frigid
zone professors will sink you. Steer
clear of icebergs. Keep a log book
during all the voyage-an account of
how many furlongs you make day.
The merchant keeps day book as we'll
as ledger. You ought to know every
night, as we'll as every year, how things
are going. When the express train stops
at the depot, you hear a hammer sound
ing on all the wheels, thus testing the
safety of the rail train. Bound, as we
are, with more than express speed TO-
ward q great eternity, ought we not often
to try the work of self examination?
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 q lion, some-
times an eagle, sometimes star, some-
times 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 figure of cross,
q crown, and q dove; and from the mast
head 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"
Raaupyour flag on this pulley: 4 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, or laboring under great stress of
weather-now changing from starboard
tact to larboard-look above the top
gallants, and your. heart shall beat like o
war drum as the streamers 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 lou come into
the Narrows of Death, and fasten to you,
and say: when thou passest through
the waters 1 will 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
gang pIanks are lifting. The bell rings.
All aboard for Heaven! This world is
not your rest. The chaffnch is the
silliest bird in all the earth for trying
to make it's nest on the rocking billow.
Oh, how wish that as embark for the
Holy Land in the east, all to whom
preach by tongue or type would embark
for Heaven! What you all most need is
God, and you need him now. Some of
you leave in trouble. Things are going
yery rough with YOU. You have had