Dodge City times., 1889-11-21
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drag your anchor.
But you must have sails. Vessels or
not fit for the sea until they have tn
flying jib, the foresail, the topgallant
the skysail, the gaffssil, and other can
vas. Faith 10 oui canvas. Hoist II
and the winds Of Heaven will drive yol
ahead. Sails made out of any othe
canvas than faith will be slit to latter
by the first northeaster. Strong faitl
never lost battle. It will crush foes
blast rocks, quench lightnings, thresl
mountains. It is q shield to the war
rior, Q crank to the most ponderou
wheel, q lever to pry up pyramids,
drum whose beat gives strength to thu
step of the heavenly Eoldiery, and sail
to watt ships laden with priceless PEARL
from the barbor of earth to the harbo
Of Heaven.
But you are not yet equipped. Yor
must have what seamen call the running
rigging. This comprises the ship'i
braces, halliards, clew lines and sucf
like. Without these the yards could no,
be braced, the sails lifted. nor the can.
vas in anywise managed. We have
prayer for the running rigging. Unles:
you understand this tackling you are
not a spiritual seaman. By pulling OF
tn ese ropes, you hoist the sails of faith
and turn them every whittier. The prov
of courage will not cut the wave, mol
the sail of faith spread and Hap ts
wing, unless you have strong prayer fol
q halliard.
One more arrangement, and you will
compass-which is the Bible. Look at
it every day, and always sail by it, as its
needle points toward the Star of Beth
lehem. Through fog, and darkness,
and storm, it works faithfully. Search
the Scriptures. Box She compass"
Let me give you two or three rules for
the voyage. Allow your appetites and
passions only an under deck passage.
Do not allow them ever to come up on
the promenade deck. Mortify your
members which are upon the earth.
Never allow your lower nature anything
better than o steerage passage. Let
watchfulness walk the decks as an armed
sentinel, and shoot down with great
promptness anything like mutiny of
riotous appetites.
Be sure to look out of the forcastle
for icebergs. These are cold Christians
floating about in the church. The frigid
zone professors will sink you. Steer
clear of icebergs. Keep a log book
during all the voyage-an account of
how many furlongs you make q day.
The merchant keeps q day book as we'll
as q ledger. You ought to know every
night, as we'll as every year, how things
are going. When the express train stops
at the depot, you hear a hammer sound
ing on all the wheels, thus testing the
safety of the rail train. Bound, as We
are, with more than express speed to-
ward great eternity, ought We not often
to try the work of self
Be sure to keep your cclors up! You
know the ships of England, Russia,
France, and Spain by the ensigns they
carry. Sometimes it is q lion, some-
times an eagle, sometimes a star, some-
times a crown. Let it ever be known
who you are, and for what port you are
bound. Let christian" be written ON
the very front with figure of a cross,
a crown, and dove; and from the mast
head let float the streamers of Emmanuel.
Then the pirate gessels of temptation
will pass you unframed as they say:
There goes a Christian bound for the
port of Heaven. We will not disturb
her, for she has too many guns aboard. /"
Run up your flag on this pulley: I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it
is the power of God and the wisdom of
God unto salvation" When driven
back, or laboring under great stress of
weather-now changing from starboard
tact to iarboard-iook above the top
gallants, and your heart shall beat like a
war drum as the streamers float on the
wind. The sign of the cross will make
you patient, and the crown will make
you glad.
Before you gain port you will smell
the land breezes of Heaven, and Christ,
the pilot, will meet you as you come into
the Narrows of Death, and fasten to you,
and say: When thou passest through
the waters 1 will be with theA and
through the rivers, they shall not over
flow thee" Are you ready for such a
voyages Make up your minds. The
gang planks are lifting. The bell rings.
All aboard for Heaven! This world is
not your rest. The chaffinch is the
silliest bird in all the earth for trying
to make its nest on the rocking billow.
Oh, how wish that as embark for the
Holy Land in the east, all to whom I
preach by tongue or type would embark
for Heaven! What you all most need is
God, and you need him now. Some of
you l leave in trouble. Things are going
very rough with you. You have had q
hard struggle with poverty, or sickness,
or persecution, or bereavement. Light
after light has gone out, and it is so
dark that You can hardly see any bless
ing left. May that Jesus who comforted
the widow of Main and raised the de-
ceased to life, with his gentle hand of
sympathy wipe away your tears! All is
we'll.
When David was fleeing through the
wilderness, pursued by his own son, he
was being prepared to become the
sweet singer of Israel. The pit and the
dungeon we're the best schools at which
Joseph ever graduated. The hurricane
that upset tine tent and killed Jobs
children prepared the man of Uz to
write the magnificent poem that has as
founded the ages. There is no way to
get the wheat out of the straw but to
thresh it. There is NO way to purify the
gold but to burn it. Look at the people
who have always had it their own way
Theyiare proud, ,discontented, us eless, and
unhappy. you want to find cheerful
folks, go among those who have been
purified by the fire. After Rossina had
William Tell" the five hun
uIeotn Time, company OF musicians
came under his window in Paris and ser
enaded him. They put upon his brow n
golden crown OF laurel leaves. But
amidst all the applause and enthusiasm.
turned to q friend and said: Il
would give all this brilliant scene for a
few days of youth and love-" Contrast
the melancholy feeling of Rossina, who
had everything that this world could
give him. to the joyful experience of
Isaac Watts, whose misfortunes were in.
when he says:
The Hill of Zion yields
thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields
Or walk the golden streets.
Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground,
To fairer worlds on high.
1t is prosperity that kills and trouble
that saves. While the Israelites were
on the march, amidst great privations
and hardships, they behaved we'll. AZ
ter while they prayed for meat, and
the sky darkened with great hocks of
quails, and these quails fell in great null
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