The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-08

ought to be Of solid stuff. For the wan
Of 1t vessels that looked abe to ruI
their jibbOOMs into the eye of an!
tempest when caught in . storm have
been crushed like q wafer. The truth:
Of Gods word are what l mean by foo
timbers. Nothing but oaks, hewn il
the forest of divine truth, are stanct
enough for this craft.
You must have owe for a helm to
guide and turn the craft. Neither pride
nor ambition, nor avarice will do for
rudder. Love not only in the heart
but flashing in the eye and tingSing in
the hand-lOve married to work. which
many look upon as SO hOmely a bride
love, not like books. which foam and
rattle. yet do nothing. but Owe like q
river that runs up the steps OF mil
wheels, and works in the harness OF
factory bands: Owe hat will not pass by
on the other side. but visits the nan
who fell among thieves a Jericho,
mn merely saying Poor fellow. you are
~fearfully hurt" but. like the good
Samaritan. pOursin oil and wine and pays
his board at the tavern. There must
also be a prov, arranged to cut and yer
ride the billow. That is Christian per-
severance. There are three mountain
surges that sometimes dash against a
soul in u minute-the world. the flesh
and the devil: and that is a we'll built
PROV that can bound over them. FOr
lack of this many have been put back
and never started again. 1t is the
~brOadSide wave that 10 often sweeps the
deck and fills the matches: but that
which strikes in front is harmless. Meet
troubles cOuragcOusly and you surmOunt
them. Stand on the prov and as you
wipe of the spray of the split surges,
cry out with the apostle, none of these
things nov me-" Let all your fears
stay aft. The right must conquer.
Know that Moses in an ark of bulrushes
can run down 4 war steamer.
Have a good, strong anchor. Switch
hope We have as an anchor" by this
strong cable and windlass hold on to
your anchor. IF any man sin. we have
an advocate with the Father DO not
use the anchor wrOngfully. DO not al
ways stay in the same latitude and
longitude. You will never ride up the
harbOr of eternal rest if you all the way
drag your anchor.
But you must have sails. Vessels are
not fit for the sea until they have the
flying jib. the foresail. the tOpgallant.
the skysail. the g~affsail and other FAN
uac E,tth (. In, - .nl
the winds of heaven will drive you
ahead. Sails made out of any other
canvas than faith will be slit to tatters
by the first northeastern. Strong faith
never lost u battle. 1t will crush foes.
blast rocks, quench lightnings. thresh
mountains. 1t is a shield to the war
riOr, a crank to the most pOnderous
wheel. 4 lever to pry up the
a drum whose beat gives
strength to the step of the hcav-
emily sOldiery. and sails to watt 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 seamcn call the run
ming rigging. This comprises the ships
braces. halliards, clew lines and such
like. Without these the yards could not
braced, the sails lifted, nor the can-
vas in anywise managed. We have
prayer for the running rigging. Unless
you understand this lacking you are not
a spiritual seaman. BY pulling on these
ropes you hoist the sails of faith and turn
them every whittier. The PROV of cour-
age will not cut the wave. nor the sail
Of faith spread and flap its wing. unless
you have strong prayer for a ballard.
One more arrangement and you will be
ready for the sea. You must have a
compass-which is the Bible. Look at
it every day and always sail by it. as its
needle points toward the Star of Bethle-
hem. Through fog and darkness and
storm it works faithfully. Search the
BOX the compass"
Let me give you two or three rules
for the voyage. Allow your appetites
and passions an under deck passage.
DO not allow them eve to come up on
the promenade deck. Mortify your
members which are upon the earth.
allow your lower nature any
thing but a steerage passage. Let
watchfulness walk the decks as an armed
sentinel. and shoot down with great
promptness any thing like \ mutiny of
appetites.
BE sure to look ont Of the fOrccaStlc
for icebergs. These are cold Christians
about in the Church. The frigid
zone professors will sink you. Steer
clear Of icebergs. Keep a log book dur
ing all the vOyage-an accOunt of how
many furlOngs you make 4 day. The
merchant keeps 4 day book as we'll as a
You ought to know every night.
As we'll as every year. how things are
When the express train stops at
the depot. you hear a hammer sounding
all the wheels. thus testing the safety
Of the rail train. Bound, as We are,
with more than express speed toward a
great eternity. ought we not often t
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 cnsigns they
carry. Sometimes it is = lion, some
times an eagle, sometimes a star,
q crown. Let it ever he