The Forrest City times., 1889-12-21


 we can draw from our own memory illustrations of tho truth | of what I sayi Some young man in a store trying to serve God, while his en- l ployer scoffs at Christianity; the young men in the samo store, antagonistic to the Christian religion, teasing him tormenting him about his religion, trying to get him mad. They succeeded in getting him mad, saying, "Youre a pretty Christian!" Does that young man find 1t smooth sailing when he tries to follow Christi Or you re- member Christian girl. Her father dcspises tho Christian religion; her mother despises the Christian religion; her brothers and sisters scoff at the Christian religion; she can hardly find quiet place in which to say her prayers 1 Did she find it smooth sailing when she tried to follow Jesus Christi Oh, no. All who would live the life of the Christian religion must suffer perse- | cution; if you do not find it in ono way, you ! will get it in another way. The question l was asked "Who are those who are near ! est the throneah And the answer came back; "These arc they who came up out of | great tribulation-great failing, as tho original has 1t; great failing, great pound | iug-and had thoir robes washed and made whlto in the blood of the lamb.n Oh. do not be disheartened Take courage You arc in glorious companionship. God will see you through all trials and ho will de- liver you. My subject also impresses mo with the fact that good people sometimes 1 get very much frightened.
 But there arc great many good people who get affrighted in other respects; they are affrighted in our day about revivals. They say "Ohl this is a strong religious gale; We are afraid tho church of God ia going to be upset and there arc going to be . great many people brought into the l church that are going to be of no use to it;n and they are atfrighted whenever they sec a revival taking hold of tho churches. As though ship captain, with i've thou sand bushels or wheat for cargo should say some day, coming upon deck; "Throw overheard all the cargo;n and the sailors should say: "Why, captain, what do you meanl Throw over all the cargol'' 'Oh,n says tho captain, i've have a peck Of chaff that has got into this five | thousand bushels Of wheat, and the only i way to get rid of the chatf s to throw all tho wheat overheard" Now, thlt is a great deal wiser than the talk of great many Christians who want to throw over board all the thousands and tens of thou sands of solls who are the subjects of re. viyals Throw all overheard because they arc brought into the kingdom or God through great revivals, because there is peck of chaif quart of chaT, pint Of chan l say, let thsm stay until tho last day; the Lord will divide the chafT from the wheat Do not bo afraid of great revival. Oh, that such gales from heaven might sweep through all oar churches Oh, for such days i ffD f,,.l. .s.4 Il Robert NcCheyne saw in Dundeel Oh, for such days IS Jonathan Edwards saw in i Northampton! have often heard my ia thcr tell of the fact that iu the early part of l this century q revival broke out at Somer. 1 vilc, N. J., an1 some people were vory ! much agitatcd about it. They said "Oh. ] you are going 10 bring too many peop,e into l the church at onco,n and they sent down to i Now Brunswick to get John Livingston to stop the revival Well, there was no bet l ter soul in all the world than John Living. 1 ston. He went aud looked at tho rcvival, ! they wanted him to sfop 1t Ho stood in 1 the pulpit on tho Sabbath, and looked over i tho solemn auditory, and he said This, brethren, is in reality the work of God; l; i heware how you try to stop it.n And he i was an old man, leaning heavily on his staf "a very old man, And he lifted that staff, and t7olS hold ef tlla small end of tho staff l and began to let it fall slowly through be. i tween tho finger and the thumb, and he | said Oh thou impanltent, thou art fall, i ing now falling from life, falling away from peace and heaven, falling as certainly l ns that cane is falling through my hand ! falling certainly, though perhaps falling l siowlyh And the cano kept on fallins l through John I.ivincstou's hand. Tho re. I lluiNgE 4fpNffs4n in m axf1EspfsA ] towering. and men saw type of their doom. ! as the cane kept falling and falling until i the knob of tho cane struck Mir Living ] ston's hand. and he elapsed it sioutly and | said; Hut tho grace Of Col can stop yeu as stopped that cane {" and then there was | gladncss all through the house at the fact l of pardon and peace and salvation. Well, /" sad the people after tho service. ''I guess you had better send Livingston home, he is making the revival worse" Oh. for gales from heaven to sweep all thn cont, nents Tho danger of the church of Got is not ia rcvivalS
 Again. my subject impressed me with tho fact that Jesus was Co1 and man in tho same beng. Hero he ls ia the back part of the boat Oh, how tired ho looks, what sad dreams he must havel Look at his countenauce, He must bc thinking Of the cross to come. Look al hun. ho is q man ! bono of our bone, tlssh of our flesh Tired, hc falls asleep; ho is man. But then | 1 find Christ Ut tho prov of the boat. hear him say "Peace he still; and see tho storm kneeling at his feet, and the iempests folding thoir wings in his presence; ho Is q God,
 If havo sorrow and trouble, and wan. sympathy go and kneol down at tho back part of the boat anu say, "Oh, Christ | weary one of Gennesaret sympathre with all my sorrows, man of Nazareth, man ot the cross A man, man. but If l want io get the victory over sin, death and hell l come to tho front Of tho boat, and lSnee down, and say: Oh Lord Jesus Christ, thou who dost hush the tempest hush all my grief, hush all my temptation, hush au my siup A man, a man; God n God.
 learn ouca more from this subject that Christ can hush a tempest.
 IL did seem as If everything must go to ruin. Tho disciples had given ip the idea or managing the ship, the crew wore en- tlrely demolished; yet Christ rises, and he puts his foot on the storm, and 1t crouches at his feet, Oh yes Christ can hush the tempest You have had trouble. Perhaps ii was tho little child taken away from you Inc sweetest child oI tho household, the one who asked the most curious questions, and stood around you with the greatest fond ness, and the spade cut down through your bleeding heart Perhaps 1t was an only son, and your heart has aver since been hkc a desolatei castle, the owls Of the night hooting among the fallen arches and tho cr0mhsing stairways Perhaps it was aa aged mother. Yoa always went 10 her with your troubles. She was in your home to welcome your chsldren into life, and when they died sho was tncro to pity you; that old hand will do you no moro kindness; that white lock of hair you put away in tho casket or in the locket didn't look as 1t usually did when she brushed it away from hor wrinkled brow in the homo circle or in tho country church Or your property gone. you said: Il have so much bank stock, 1 have So many government securities I have \ N,..s [