The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-01

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before had bssn . blaspss@ss aad .
druakard and . hater Of ali b VI wss good
hs psseched the ermoa
That 10 regeneration. hat 10 rsgeners.
too: IL there are any dry husks Of sschai.
caii,y In that. where are they! All made
over again BY the power % the grace Of
God. A few years ago . ship captain
came ia here AMI sat yonder under the
gallery. He came in with . contempt fog
the church OF God and With An especial
dislike for Talna4e. When an cpportu.
nifty was given no arose for PRAYER. AMI
a. he was more than six feet high, whea
he arose for pray er no one doubted that he
aross. That hour be became . Cari.tian.
He went out and told the .hip owners and
ship commanders what . great change
had been wrought, in b m. and scores aud
scores have been brought TO God through
his iustrumentaiity.
was on the ship Oh Hattsras In . th.ok and
prolonged fog. and they were ai their
wits end and knew not What to do. the
ship drifting about h.;hsr and thitSer.
and they lost their hearings: and the con-
verified Sea captain went TO his room and
asked God for The salvation Of the ship,
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on his knees that at . certain hour, only .
little way on, the fog would lift; and tho
converted sea captain came out m tho
deck and told how God heard the prayers
He said: Ii i. all right bows. very soon
the fog will iis,," mentioning the hour. \
man who stood there laughed aloud in
derision .. the idea that God would answer
prayer; hut at just the hour when God had
nS,ursH the ,ansntn thu foe Anuii lff
there came . fash OF lightning through
the fog, and the man who had jeer-d ami
laughed was stunned and fell TO the deck.
The fog lifted. Wonder Was Cape Hatt-ras
lighthouse. The ship was pat ON the right
course. and sailed on To the hafbor VI
safety.
When in seaport the captain spends
| mos, OF his time in evangelical work. He
kneels down by one who has been helpless
in the bed for many months aud the next
day she walks forth in streets well. He
knee.sbe.ide one " no has long been decrcpit
and he resigns the crutche,. lie kncels
beside one who bad not seen enough To 10
able TO read for ten years. and she reads
the Bible that day. Consumptions go
away and those who had diseases that
were appalling % behold come up 10 rapid
convalescencs and to complete health. I
am not telling you any thing second
handed ] have had the story from the
lips Of the patients In this very house.
those Who were brought 70 health Of body
while at the same time brought 10 God.
No second hand story his ! have heard
the testimony from men and women who
have been cured. You may call IL faith
cure or you may cali is the power q God
coming In answer TO prayer; ] do not caro-
what you call IL, II 10 . fact. The scoffinx
sea captain, his heart full Of hatred for
Christianity. now becomes . follower of
The meek and lowly Jesus, giving all the
time TO evangelical labors, or all the tims
he can spare from other occupations. That
IL regeneration. that 10 c~Ssueration Man
oil made over again.
There is your absurd doctrine Of vicar
ious sacrifice" say these men who have
chewed up tho little book OF crceds and
rave the consequent embittsred stomach.
"Vicarious sacrifice! Lot every man suf.
fer for himself. Why do I want Chris, TO
suffer for me. III suffer for myself aud
carry my own burdens" They scol at tho
idea Of vicarious sacrifice, while they adj
mire IL e~vsry where else except in Christ.
People see its beauty when a mother suf-
icrs for her child People Sc. its beauty
when a patriot suffers for his country.
People Sc. its beauty when = man denies
himself for n friend. They can see tho
beauty OF yicarious sacrifice tn every oac
but Christ.
\ young lady in one Of tho literary In
sti'utions was u teacher. She was verv
r~eticent and retired in her habits, and SO
formed no companionships in the new po-
sition she occupied. and her dress Was
very plain-somefimes IL aasvery shabby.
After aw hale she was discharged from the
place for that reason, but no reason vac
given. In answer 20 the letter diSchary-
ing her from the position she said: We'll.
II ! have failed 20 please ! suppose 20 10
my own fault" Sh. went here and there
for employing aud found none. aud in
desper alton aud in dementla sh. ended
her life by suicide. lnvestis cation was
made ami i, was found that out Of her
small rseans she hal supported her father,
eighty ear ofa.e. and waspaying thewsy
for her brother in Yale ColleS. ON hi. way
to the ministry. II was found that she
had no blanket on the bed that winter. and
she had no fire on the very coolest day Of
all the season. People found IL out. and
there was n larg. gathering as tn. funeral.
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place. and the very people rho had scoYed
came and looked upon the pale face OF the
martyr. and all honor Was done her; but
IL WAS too late. Vicarious sacrifice. All
are thrilled with such instances a. that
But many are not moved by the fact that
Christ paid His poverty for our riches.
His self -abnsxation for our enthroasment
and knelt on the sharp edges of humiiia-
ton that we might climb over His Iac<rsssd
shoulder into peace and Heaven
Be it ours to admire and adore thee
doctrines At which others teer. u. the
depths Of the richie both Of the wisdom
and knowledge of God. How unsearch-
able 10 His wi.dom. and His wsys are past
finding out! U. the height the depth. ths
length. the bresdth. the ininisy. the I'M
mensisy. the eternity Of that love. Let
our samess prayers 90 out II behalf Of oil
those Who scoR at these doctTisss of grscA
whss the Loedon plsgus Vas raging In
the yea laS there vas . hotel seaf he
chief burial place which sscitsd much
comment England vss in fright and -.
reavemsnt IRE decd carte vsus throash
~ strssss day and night and he cry.
Bring out your dead." Gas IN.
swsrsd BY the bringing oss OF tie
fosms os The loved . . ssd sAsy
wsss pss swsesy % thirty 10 . esst asA
he wagons vent % 20 the csDetssy: and
teess deed were not buried In ave has
In great eencbsA in great pits. In oes psf
Lila bsria's! TAs carts vosia $3.50 Up
w,;h thsir greet burden os swsssy % tAissy
20 TIE 0oath d IL PSI, aad sAs fross of
the cart was lifted asd Tie Sod shos into
the pit All Tie churches in Loedos uss
opsa fos pssysr Day ssd siGhS asA IN.