The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1889-12-20

blct teat wNa people start 20
tssiss they mssi not expect
Haiiing.
~fRose disciples got into tho small
boats, and have no doubt they said:
"Whata Beautiful day thistsl What
smooth seal What bright Sky this Isl
How delightful Is sailing in this
boat! And as for the waves under the
keel OF the boat, why, they only m AXE
the motion OF our little boat tho more
delightful" Butwhcn the winds swept
down and the sea was tossed into wrath,
then they found that following Christ
was not smooth sailing. So YOU have
found II; so have found It. Did you
ever notice the end of the life Of the
Apostles of jesus Christ? You would
say. 10 ever men ought TO have had a
smooth life. smooth departure. then
those men, tho disciples of Jesus Christ.
ought 10 have had such departure and
such a life. ST. James lost his head
ST. Philip was hung TO death on pillar
st. Matthew had his life dashed out with
halbert. st. Mark was dragged TO
death through the streets. st, James,
the less, was beaten to death
with fuiier's club. ST. Thomas
was struck through with a
spear. They did not find following
Christ smooth sailing. Oh, how they
wero all tossed in the tempestl John
Huss In tine fires Hugh McKail in the
hour OF martyrdom; the Albigenscs, the
Waldenses. the Scotch Covenaters-did
they find 10 smooth sailing? But why
60 into history when we can draw from
our own memory Illustrations of the
truth OF what say? Some young man
in store trying to serve God, while his
employer SCOTS at Christianity; the
young men in the same store. antago-
nistic TO the Christian religion, teasing
him, tormenting him about his religion,
trying to get him mad. They succeed
in getting him mad, saying: You're a
pretty Christian" Does that young
man find IL smooth sailing when nc tries
to follow Christ? Or you remember a
Christian. girl. Ilor father .despises, tho
Il ifrssfnh' rufigi ,: her 1notisor dosf.ascs
tho Christian religion; her brothers and
sisters scoiI 40 the Christian religion; she
can hardly find quiet place in which to
say her prayers. Did she find it smooth
sailing when she tried to follow Jesus
Christi Oh, no! All who would live the
OF the Christian religion must suffer per-
sccution; ifyou do not lind il in one way
you will find it in another way. The
question was asked: "Who are those
nearest the thrOnG?' And tho answer
came back: Those are they who came
up out Of great tribulation--great fail
ing, as the original has it;great hailing,
great pounding and had their robes
washed and made white in the blood of
the lamb" Oh, do not be dishcartcned!
Take courage You arc in glorious com
panionship. God will sec you through
all trials and lie will deliver you. My
subject also impressos mo with the fact
that good people sometimes get very
much frightened. In the tones OF these
disciples as thew rushed intoihe back part
OF the boat, find thoy are frightened
almost to death They say: Master,
carest though not that We perish?"
They had no reason 10 he frightened, for
Christ was in the boat. ! suppose il We
bad been tscrJ sc would have been just
as much aHrighted. Perhaps more. In
all ages very good people get worry much
aarizAted. Il IS nttcn 60 in our day,
and mon say: why, loog A. the bad
lectures; look at the various errors
going over the church OF God; we
arc going 20 founder; tho church is
going 10 perish; she is going down"
oh, how many good people are alright
ed by iniquity in our day, and think the
church os Jesus Christ Is going 10 be
overthrown. snd are just as much af-
frighted as were the disciples of my
text. Don't worry, don't fret. as though
iniquity>MSfe going 70 triumph over
rightoofsnesS, A lion goes into cavern
tc.slecp. no lics dowR, wi;h his shaggy
>Tering the paws. Meanwhile
> spin a web across the mouth
fern and say: I'VE have cap
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f5useS himself, he shakes
g /. he o.. walks TX, out. out t into III, III,
a prYSNeb Is spun, and with his voice
MISTAKES the mountain. So men come
spinniGg their sophistries and sllepti
eisms absnt>Josus Christ; lie seems "a
be sleeping. They say; "Wc have cap
tured the Lord; lie will never come
forth again upon the nation; Christ !,
captured forever. His religion will
never make any conquest among men.
But after awhile the lion of the tribe OF
Judah will rouse Himself and come
forth to shake nightly tho nations
What's SPIDERS web to the aroused
lionP Give truth and error fan
graphic and truth will come of victor,
But there are a great many good PEG
pie who get affrighted in other respects
they are aiirighted in our day about 70
yivals. They say "Oh! this is a strong
religious gale; We are afraid the churct
Of God Is going 70 be upset, and there
are going TO be a great many people
brought into the church that are goini
to be OF no use 20 IT," and they are ai
frightcd whenever they see reyiva
taking hold OF the churches. As though
ship Captain, with 1900 bushels o
wheat for a cargo. should say some day
coming upon deck; Throw Oyerhoar'
all the cargo" and the sailors SHOULD
say; why, Captain, what do you mean
Throw over all the cargo2' Oh say
tho Captain. 1--WE have peck Of chat
that has got into this 5000 bush
els OF wheat, and tho only wa,
TO get rid Of the chan Is q
throw all the wheat overheard,
Now, that's great deal wiser than
good many Christians who want q
throw overheard all tho thousands an'