Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-08-31

anu destroy All tlh' .sr:u liylit!nHia'S
on the ,langcpni,rr,>is the lkirir.s,t
lighthouse. tie F:u,imct lt,rk light.
house, the Slwrryvoir ligl,iilMis.., the
Longsl,ip's lighthouse. the t.ollyhcad
lighthouse than Ia put out Gal's
great occan l;vnp the Gospel. Woe
Ia those who swing false lanterns ON
the beach till men crash into ruin.
Casiaways. Castaways!
THE swoOP oF THE TEMPEST.
u, taking with sa captains l have
heard also that sometimes Ships come
Ia this calamity by the sudden swo0p
Of "a tempest. For instance. u vessel
is s;liling alon. in the East Indies,
and there is not II single cloud ON the
sky; but suddenly the brrzc fresh
ems, and there nrc swift feet on the
ratlines. and the &C.. is: Way. haul
away thcc," rut before they can
square the boous and tarpaulin the
hatchways. the vessel il Cru , ing aud
crHkins in the grip of a tornado. and
falls over into the trough Of the sea.
and brsld,ide il roll, on To the beach
aud kcels over leaving the crew Ia
struggle in the niccilcss surf. Cast
away. CaStaway! Aud so | have to tell
you that there ART thousands of men
destroyed through the sudden swoop
Of temptations. Some great induce
mcnt Ia worl,llincs. ar Ia sciis,iality.
or la high temper, or Ia some form of
dissipation. comes upon them. II they
had time to examine their Eiblc. IL
they had time To- consult with their
friends. il they had time Ia deliberate.
they could stand il; but the tciipta-
ton came 81 suddenly an curoclylon
on the Mediterranean. "a wEirwind Of
the Caribbean. One awful surge Of
temptation and they perish. And ~
we often hear the old story: Il hadn't
seen my friend in 81 great many years.
We were very glad la meet He said
must drink and he took ire by the
arm and pressed me along. and filled
the cup until the bubbles ran over the
edge. and in an evil moment all NY
good resolutions were swept away,
and Ia the o,liis,ging of God and my
own soul. | fell. OR the story is: Il
had l'ni.l work 10 support my family.
| thought that by one false entry, by
one deception. by ono cmbczzlcnicnt.
might spring ont free from all my
trouble; and the temptation came
upon me ;" licwcly could not de-
libcratc. did wrong and having
done wrGig once. ] could not stop"
O. IL Is the iiiSt step that costs; the
second is easier: and the third; and
nn Ia the last. Once having broken
loose from the anchor. IL j, not 80 easy
10 tie the parted strands How often il
is that men are ruined for the reason
that the temptation comes from some
unexpected quarter. rs vessels lie in
Margitc Roads. safe from southwest
winds; but tie wind hanging 10 the
northeast. they nrc driven helpless and
90 down. q that GM would have
mercy upon those upon whom there
comes the sudden swoopof temptation.
lest they perish. becoming c;,staways!
casiaways.
THE SIN op REcKi.EssNEss
by talking with sca captains. | have
found out also that some vessels come
to this calamity through sheer rrck-
lcsSiir>s There ara three million men
VIII" follow the S,:i :ur II living IL Is
u simple fact that the average of hu
man life an the SEA i less than twelve
years. This comes from the fact that
men 10y familiarity with danger some.
time, become reckless the captain,
the hrlhlsniln. the stukcr. the man ON
the l,sl.oui, bcorw RECKLESS. and in
nine ont of ten >hip~rckS, il il
found ont that some one WAS nwfully
To- blame ~ have la tell you that
La tx,
sheer rccklcsSnc>s. There are thou
sands who de- not care where they are
in spiritual ihiugs They do mol know
which way they are sailing, and the
@a is black with piralical hulks that
would gripplc them with hooks Of
steel aud biindinId them. and make
them walk the plank" They do not
know what the next moment may
bring forth. Drifting in their thco-
loSy. Drifting IN their habits.
drifting in regard 10 all their future. I
No God. no Christ. no settled amiici-
pItloiIs Of eternal felicity but all the |
lime coming ncar'r and nearer to u
dangerous coast. Some Of them are on
dire with evil habit. aud they shall
burn on the sea. the clarrd hulk toss
ri up on the barren hach. Many Of |
them with great troubles. iinamcial
troubles. domestic troubles, su'inl |
troubles, but they never pray Tor com.
fort. With AN nggrivatipn If sin 4
Hey pray for ne pardon. They do
not steer Tor the ligl,t>iiip that dances
IN gI.uincS, at the mouth Of hcav-
en- ; h.,rbur; reckless us Ia where they |
come cut, drifting further from God,
further from early religious iuilucn- |
ccs. furi.cr from happiness; and what
Is the wois, thing about il is, they /
are taking their la,WA lies along with
them. ANA the way omc goes. the prob
u,Ii.lv i they VIII all 20. Yet no nnx.
ici!. rs unconscious oi danger us
thc Passengers aboard the Arctic one
n,"iw"l bcloic the Vest: crashed into
her Wrapped up III the business Of
the sior'. liut REMEMBERING that soon
they MUS, quit all their earthly pos
,cSsions .lD>,,rhcd Ia their social pD-
>liIulI. moi knowing that very soon
tnry viii have attended tho last lcvee.
ina wnrlod IN the last schottische.
i'hry ,iu n,.t deliberately choose Ia b.
.Hincl. uviihvr ,inl the French fri
ale MctIuSl aim for the Arguin
O.nkS, bat there /, went Ia pieces
,l>ii to;ld w.kc you up. The pcrils
lre >" augmented. you will die just ns
.ari...hiN ~ yon ii, there unless you
.ra..r !"arNrli. Arc you willing la
Drc1..e Il casl;way; You throw ontn
GIr iuu l,Er un surroundings. You
F".''.' u" compass You arr not cal
ca.a,lug ynur bearings while the wind
Is ao.i, and ynndcr /, u hong line of
iuam boun,in. tin horizon. aud you
will bc li;e.'," "m toward Il. and thou
Slnd> haN' rrri,.nd there. and you
ilr driving ~ inr same direction.
Ready about, lawn helm. Hard
Town. Man tho liz hsi. Pull, my
ads, pull. lie tnit lA'iug often ~
proved larlrncth his meek, shall bc