The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-22
FlINAGL'S SERMON
FOR ApnowsrNc WORLD
-. can Save Man From
,.,,s ,n the Sea of Sin,

N. ,tou spread forth His hands
nsiJ Of them, as ne wa n,.;,n ""Isoiob
tisg Jo{hhis hands 70 S'''"' S'U
of the year multitudes OF
this ,ea,.a - The ponds and lakes and
Wa'e , Az first putting out eau
anu ~, shore but having learned
i irol.to iroul ~, II arm and foot, they let tue
gu n, y ',cr them. and in wild glee dive
roH W. M, So the text will be very
n oI Ma shall spread forth His hand
rWt = them. as he that swimmeth
nla,,. -, =, bis hands to swim"
|deluhl l...,,sn ". ~ seeks out unfrequented
~, staud all day on the bank
/ .;v,r in the broiling sun anu ls llns
Nv line. and catch nothing, WINE
e.rsrt angler breaks throngn g
a,is and goes by the shadow
!'ltiiary rock, and in place where
man has been for ten years,
~ his line and comes home nt
n yf f,ea shining and his basket full.
l NOW why we ministers. OF the
- always be fishing in the
-, and preaching from the sam,
'l...,,tar people preach from. l can
w. s-'.,rd the policy Of the minister
g,srtfrisrs London, England, every
y. ,b,rty years preached from the
~. flolircws. 10 is an cxhilinra'
.vfe, come across a theme which
al., has treated, and my text Is
,,st fi1d There are paths in Gods
.t.,,rc vol beaten by Christian feet.
.-, amt touu0tc Scripture, they quote
,7s.a.cs that every one has heard
r. want a chapter read, they
,t,yisr that all the other people have
,-l,r, so that the church to-day is
- fsr,e- -fourths of the Bible. You
In,vrc nj Paris. You coniine
| to one corridor Of that opulent gat
| "a ra.p.ings As you come out your
| .,y. t1 YOU: Did you sec that Rem
1 ~ "No.' Did you see that ltu-
.y1" Did YOU see that T1tiany
II Dpd YOU see that Raphael
Il "We1.H says your friend.
vor didn't see the Louvre"
| ,,, niopds. think we are too much
II, c,nlipe ourselves 10 one OF the great
| ior. I'D this Scripture truth, and so
| !, that there Is not one person out of
!, vbo ha, ever noticed the all suggest
H. powerful picture in the words Of my
| 4, t,-. rspresonts God rs n strong swim
trikir. out 20 push down iniquity aud
an. ..1', Of men. "Ho shall spread
m. hand in the midst of them, as he
,Viumeth spreadoth forth his hands TO
1, The figure is bold and many sided.
1 nj Won know how 20 swim. Some of
[earied Il in the city school, whore this
IN tar-lt. some Of YOU in boyhood in the
Il near your fathers house; some of you
Won came to manhood or wo-
kboid. while summering on the beach of
H. You step down in the wave, you
IN your head back, You bring your elbows
h chest. You put the palms of your hands
Inward and the solos Of your feet outward,
|youuu,h through the water as though you
Ibenbom aquatic. IL is grand thing to
n how % swim not only for yourself,
because You will after n while, perhaps
u 10 help others, / do not know anything
n stirring or sublime than 10 see some man
Norman Mckenzie leaping from the
Madras into the sea To save Charles
her. who dropped from the royal yard
II tryin- 90 loosen the sail, bringing him
h to the decl; amid the huzzas of the pas
he's and crew. IL n man has not enthu-
81 enough to cheer in such circumstances
Deserves himself TO drop into the sea and
i no one to help him. The Royal HUI
n Society Of England was established in
\ is object to applaud and reward those
h should pluck up life from the deep.
n one who has performed such a
Of daring has all the particulars
that bravery recorded i'm n public
trl. and ON his breast medal done in
J and gold, and bronze; anchor, and
Iogam, and inscription, telling TO future
|mtirn. the bravery of the man or woman
1ycl some one from drowning. But,
|irIeris il il is such worthy thing 10
a body from the deep ask you if il ia
q wCrthior thing to save an immortal
And YOU shall see this hour the Son of
step forth for this achievement. "llo
y spread forth His hand in the midst of
p, a' be that swimmeth spreadeth forth
bands TO SWIM
order % understand the full force Of this
pre-, You need 10 realize, first of all that
race is in sinking condition. You
letim., hear people talking of what they
lldJr the most beautiful words in our Ian
lge one man says il is home" another
/ Il Is The word mother another SAYS il
y word Jesus but | will tell you the
ferct word in all our language, the
fd most angry and baleful, the word sat
ped with the most trouble, the word that
punts for all the loathsomeness, and the
p, and the outrage, and the narrowing;
that word is 'sin.n You spell it with
'ee letters, and yet those three letters de
lbe the circumference and pierce the
meter Of everything bad in the universe
4 II Is a Sibilant word. You cannot
|nounce IL without giving tn,
Of the flame or the hiss OF
serpent. Sin! And then if YOU add
'ee letters 10 that word it describes every
o. Us ny psiure-sinner. We have out
Eel Tue law Of God. not occasionally. ol
\ ana then, but perpetually. The Bible
Elares It. Harkl 1t thunders two claps
pc heart is deceitful above all things anC
Terately wicked "The soul that sinneth
pau de- What the Bible saws our own
lesclence alilrms. After Judge Morgan
I Shtenced Lady Jane Gray TO death hi.
Psciehce troubled him 50 much for the deei
Y ne became insane, and all through hi,
Euiy ne kept saying: Take her away
rn me- Lady Jane Grey. Take hel
~ Lady Jane Grey 1t was the voic,
is conscience And no man ever doe.
'llns wrong, however great or small, but
'Ionsclehcs brings that matter before him
~ every step Of his misbehayior it says
'gng, wrong" Sin is leprosy sin is a
Nr,s,, slh Is consumption, sin |.
sa'Ioh' SIN Is death. Give il n fail
"a ana It will swamp YOU. body
y UNI soul forever In this world IL oni,
laihl lntlmation of its virulence. Vol
a. p1IIleht IN the first stages of typhoi(
M. in' cneek Is somewhat flushed. tn,
n n s..lii,ag,ewhat ..i,g, hot, preceded by a siigh
-, " ny, You say, Typhoid fever doe
n IN M 70 oe much of a disease But wal
I. .nY Iue patient has been six weeks under n
/ ~ ,a tils energies have been wrung out an,
700 weak TO lift his little finger
Gn intellect Is gone, then YOU Sc,
in haYoc of the disease. Now
oh " TINS world is an aiImen
Iet y" nsS - SGnly ~ its very first stages: but lei
tynbdyI b iul, way and it is an all consum
psd rihUn Oh, II we could see our unpar
IT, s'ns as Tod sees them our teerh would
i orr una , our knees would knock together
bsa.. ospration would be choked. and
rorgysn would ,S break. II your sins ar,
4 so,' .ney are bearing down ON Won
ppines. aIe sinking-sinking away from
'ay from sinking n. 6way from God, sinlin