Telegram-herald., 1889-12-16

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hsd a sul9.,I- 10. = smooth departure. ta-4
those men lIs dlSaplss q Jesus Cnr-sz,
ocxns - have nAi sucs . departure 2ud
sa.h LIE D. J1nles l1sl rs head.
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through tAs stress st james the Less - a.
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Thomas SAs struck through nth a spear
Thsy did not cnd following Christ smooth
salilaz On, how they were al tossed Ia the
Kali ln ths hour N martyrdom, the Alti
gsns~s To- Wsldsnsss. the Scotch Covenant
srs-dd rhey tad IL smooth salAngi But
wAy Ko into history when we can draw from
our own msmory Illustrations u tho truth OF
waAt I say some Young man ia store try
ing 70 serys God. While Us employer scofs AZ
Christianity. tie young men IA tns same
store antagonLs-ie 20 the ChrIstlAn reAsl0n
teasing hiu torule utlng hIn about his To
hgion, trying 10 ger hial Gisd They succeed
Ia getting hLn mad. saying. You're pretty
Christian" Dos that young man nni &c
smooth sailinE when be tries 10 follow
Cnristf Or you remember a Christian
girl Her father despises the cnris-
tan rsligfon her mother espiSes the
Christian religion her brothers and sisters
scofr AZ the Christian religion, she can hard
ly ind a quiet place IN which u say her
prayers. Did shs hnd IL smooth sailing when
she tried % follow Jesus Christi On, no All
who would live the life Of the Christian rel zion
must suffer persecution; II you 30 not tnd IL
in one way, you viii get II In another way
The question was asked: Who are those
nearest the throneF And the answer came
back: These are they who came up out OF
great tribulAtion-great failing as the orig
inAl has IL; great hailing, great pounding
and mad their robes washed and made white
in the blood Of the lamb On, do not be dis
heartensdl Taks courage. You are in glorl-
on. conpAnionship. God viii see you through
al trials and he viii deliver you Ny subject
also inpr><sss me with the fact that good
people sometimes get very much frightened
40 EEAL CAUSE FOR FEAR
In the tones OF these disciples, as they
rushed into the back part Of the boat, l find
they are frightened almost 70 death. They
say, Master, carest thou not that we per
ishr They had no reason 20 be frightened,
for Christ was in the boat. / suppose II we
had been there Ne would have been just as
much adrightened. Perhaps more. In all
ag-s very good people get very much af-
frightened II Is often so in our day, and
men say: why look az the bad lectures;
look at the various errors going over the
church Of Col, We are going 10 founder; the
church Is going 70 perish, she is going down. y
Oh, how many good people are affrightened
by iniquity in our day, and think the church
OF Jesus Christ Is going 10 be OverthrOwn,
and are Just as much affrightened rs were
tho disciples OF my text. Don't worry, don {
fret, as though iniquity were going 70 tri-
umph over righteousness. A lion goes into
a cavern 20 sleep. Re lies down, with his
shaggy name covering the paws. Mean
while the spiders spin a web across the mouth
CT the cavern and say, We have captured
Aim Gossamer thread after gosssmer
fhread. until the whole front of the cav
ern is covered with the spiders web and tire
spiders say: The lion is done; the lion is
fast" After awhile the lion has cot through
sleeuiug. he rouses himself, he shakes bis
name. no valkz out to % the sunlight; ne does
not even know the SPIDERS web is spun, and
with bis voice he SHAKES the mountain. 80
men como spinning their sophistrics and skep
ticism about Jesus Christ, be seems 10 be
sleeping. They say: I'VE have captured the
Lord be will never come forth again upon
the nation; Christ is captured forever. Iii.
religion WI never make any conquest among
men But af5cr awhile tho Lion Of the tribC
Of Judah will rouse himself and como forth
70 shake nightly the nations. What's q
SPIDERS weo % the aroused lone Give truth
and error fair grapple and truth wiil come
of victor.
But thero are great many g. people
who got aGrigl-eued IN other rcsr rects; they
are atTriEhtcd in our dag about revivals
They sa7. "Oh, THIS is n strong religious gale
We are afrtil the church of God is going &,
bo upset. and there ara going to be- q great
many people brought into the church that
are going 20 bs of no use % it, anl
they are afri-hted whenever they $50 s
revival taxing bold OK Tho churches
As though ship captain. a..
thousand bushels u wheat iHr "A cargo
should AZ. soma dsv. coming upon dec1
Throw OVERHEARD all tne cargo, ani ta'
sailors should sag. WHY. captain. what q.
yen mean Throw .F.r a.l t.le carEoI -o1.