Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-01

on the dangerous coasts-the Barnegat
lighthouse, the Fastnet Rock light
house, the Sherryvore lighthouse, the
Longship's lighthouse, the Hollyhead
lighthouse than TO put out Gods
great ocean lamp-the Gospel. Woe
to those who swing false lanterns on
the beach till men crash into ruin.
Castawaysl Castawaysl
THE swooP OF THE TEMPEST!
By talking with sea captains | have
heard also that sometimes ships come
TO this calamity by the sudden swoop
Of tempest For instance, a vessel
is sailing along in the East Indies,
and there is not a single cloud on the
sky; but suddenly the breeze fresh
ems, and there are swift feet on the
ratlines, aud the cry is: Way, haul
away thercl' but before they can
square the booms and ~tarpaulin the
hatchways, the vessel is %groaning and
creakiug in the grip Of a tornado, and
falls over into the trough Of the sea,
and broadside il rolls on TO the beach
and keels over, leaving the crew TO
struggle in the merciless surf. Cast
away Castawayl And SO have TO tell
you that there are thousands Of men
destroyed through the sudden swoop
Of temptations. Some great induce
ment TO worldliness, or to sensuality,
or to high temper, or 10 some form OF
dissipation, comes upon them. III they
had time 10 examine their Bible, If
they had time TO consult with their
friends, if they had time to deliberate,
they could stand it; but the tempta-
ton came 80 suddenly-an euroclydon
on the Mediterranean, a whirwind Of
the Caribbean. One awful surge Of
temptation and they perish. And so
we often hear the old story: II hadn't
seen my friend in a great many years.
We Were very glad TO meet. He said
must drink and he took me by the
arm and pressed me along, and filled
the cup until the bubbles ran over the
edge, and in an evil moment all my
good resolutions were swept away,
and TO the %outraging of God and my
own soul. | fell" Or the story is: II
had hard work to support my family.
thought that by n false entry, by
n deception, by one enlightenment,
might spring out free from all my
trouble; and the temptation came
upon me so i~isrcely | could not de-
liberate. | did wrong and having
done wrong once, l could not stop"
o, it is the first step that costs; the
second is easier; and the third; and
on TO the last Once having broken
loose from the anchor, it is not so easy
TO tie the parted strands. How often il
is that men are ruined for the reason
that the temptation comes from some
unexpected quarter. As vessels lie in
Margate Roads, safe from southwest
winds; but the wind changing to the
northeast. they are driven helpless and
go down. . that God would have
mercy upon those upon whom there
comes the sudden swoopof temptation,
lest they perish, becoming castawaysl
castawaysl
THE SIN OF RECKLEssNEss.
By talking with sea captains. i have
found out also that some vessels come
to this calamity through sheer reck-
lessness. There are three million men
who follow the sea for a living. 1t is
a simple fact that the average of hu-
man life OH the sea is less than twelve
years. This comes from the fact that
men by familiarity with danger some
times become reckless-the captain,
the helmsnan, the stoker, the man on
the lookout, become reckless. and in
nine out Of ten shipwrecks, it is
found out that some one was awfully
to blame. So | have TO tell you that
men are morally sliipwrecked through
sheer recklessncss. There are thou.
sands who do not care where they are
in spiritual things. They do not know
which way they AT sailing, and the
sea is black with piratical hunks that
would grapple them with hooks OF
steel and blindfold them, aud make
them walk the plank" They do not
know what the next moment may
bring forth. Drifting in their thee.
logy. Drifting in their habits.
Drifting ia regard 10 all their future.
No God, no Christ, no settled antlci.
p~ations Of eternal felicity but all the
time coming nearer and nearer 10 q
dangerous coast. Some of them are ON
lire with evil habit, aud they shall
burn on the sea, the charred hulk toss
ed up OH the barren beach. Many OF
them with great troubles. financial
troubles, domestic troubles, socia.
troubles; but they never pray for com
fort With AN aggrayation Of sin
they pray for no pardon. They do
not steer for the lightship that dancet
in gladness at the mouth of heay
ems harbor; reckless as 10 where they
come out, drifting further from God
further from early religious lniluen
ces, further from happiness; aud wha
is the worst thing about it is, the,
are taking their families along will
them, and the way Que goes, the prob
ability is they viii all go. Yet no anx
iety. As unconscious of danger a
the passengers aboard the Arctic ont
moment before the NeSta crashed int,
her. Wrapped up in the business o
the store, not remembering that sool
they must quit all their earthly pos
sessions. Absorbed in their social pc
sition, not knowing that very sool
they will have attended the last levee
and whirled in the last schottische
They do not deliberately choose TO b
ruined; neither did the French fri
gate Medusa aim for the Arguil
banks, but there il went to pieces.
wish ] could wake you up. The peril
are SO augmented, you will die just a
certainly as YOU SIT there unless yol