The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05

come out drifting further from God, further
from early religious influences, further from
happirlsss and what Is the worst thing about
II Is, they are taking their families along
with them, and the way one goes the proba-
bility is they will all 60 Yet no anxiety, As
aboard the Arctic one moment before the
VestA crashed into her, Wrapped up In the
business Of the store, not remembering that
soon they must quit all their earthly pos
sessions. Absorbed In their social po-
s'tion, not knowing that very soon Whey viii
have attended the last levee, and whirled ID
the last schottishe They do not deliberately
frigate Medusa aim for the Arguin banks,
but there 1t went to pieces. I wish could
wake you up. The perils are SO augmented,
you vii die Just as certainly as you dt thers
unless you bestir yourself. Are you Wiling
to become castaways You throw out no
oar. You take no surroundings. You watch
no COMPASS You sEs not Salca1sins sg gUHr
and yonder is a long line q foam
bounding the horizon, and you will
be pushed on toward it and thou
sands have persisted there, and you are driv..
ing in the same direction. Ready about
Down helm Hard down Man tho life boatl
Pull, my lads, pull "He that beins often
reproved hardeneth his neck, shall be sud,
denly destroyed and that without remedy"
selves; 'wbat shall doih Boz Dor Why,
1t Is in trouble, Lift a distress signal On
You listen and you look, A vessel Is
In trouble. Tho distress gun Is sounded
or rocket Is sent up, Or q blanket
Is lifted, or a bundle q ,fass6sny;
thing TO catch the eye Of the passing
craft So IL you want to be taken of
the wreck Of your sin, you must lift dis
tress signal when he cried; God, be
inercifuf 10 me sinnerp Peter lifted the
distress signal when he said: lord, ssave
me, I perishw The blind man lifted the
distress signal when he said; Lord, that my
eyes may be opened" Tho jailer lifted the
distress signal when he said "Whet mus
do to be sayedr' And help will never come
must make some demonstration, give some
sign, make some heaven-piercing cutlery for
help, lifting the distress signal for the
church's prayer lifting the distress signal
for heavens pardon, Prayi Prayl The
voice of tho Lord now sounds in your ears:
''In Me is thy help" Too proud to raise
such signal, too proud to be saved.
There was an old sailor humping about In
4 small boat in d tempest. The larger vessel
had gone down. He felt he must die The
surf was breaking over the boat, and he said !:
~ took off my life belt that 1t might soon be
over, and thought somewhat indistinctly
about my friends on shore and then | bid
them good-by like, and was about sinking
back and giving it up when ! saw bright
star The clouds were breaking away, and
there that blessed star shone down on me,
and it seemed to take right hold on me; and
somehow, cannot tell how it was, but some.
how, while was trying to watch that star,
it seemed to help me and seemed to Lift me-"
o, sinking soul, see you not tho glimmer be-
tween the riffs Of the storm cloud? That Is
the star Of hope.
Deathstrrck, l ceased the tide 10 stem;
When ss ab suddenly Ode " hs s.ST sros
II there are any here who consider them
selves castaways, let me say God is doing
everything to save YOU Did You ever hear
insubmergible life boat. All honor is due to
his memory by seafaring met, as well as By
landsmen. How many lives he saved by his
invention. In after days that invention was
improved, and one day there was perfect
life boat; the Northumberland ready at
Ramsgate. The life boat being ready, to test
il the crew came out and leaped on the gun.
whale on one side to see if the boat would
upset; it was impossible to upset
cited thousands that boat was launched, and
it has gone and come, picking up . great
many of the shipwrecked. But have to tell
YOU now of grapder launching, and from
the dry docks of heaven. Word came UP
that world was beating on the rocks. In
the presence of the potentates Of heaven the
life boat of the worlds redemption was
launched. 1t showed off the golden sands
amid angelic hosannas. The surges Of dark
ness beat against its bow, but it sailed on,
and it comes in sight Of us this hour It
comes for you, it comes for me- Soul soul
| get into it, Make one leap for heaven. Let
the boat go past and your opportunity is
| gone.
l am expecting that there will be whole
families here who will get into that Life boat
In 1885, the Isabella came ashore off Hast
| ings England. The air was filed with
sounds-the hoarse sea trumpet, the crash Of
the axes and the believing Of the tornado
A boat from the shore came under the sterr
Of the disabled vessel. There were women
and children on board that vessel. Some Of
the sailors jumped into the small boat and
said: snow give us the children" A father
who stood on deck took his first born
and threw him to the boat. The sailor!
caught him safely, and the next, and thu
next to the last. Still the sea rocking, thu
storm bowling ''Now," said the sailors
saved. The boat went to the shore; but be
fore it got to the shore the 1andsmen were *
impatient to help the suffering people tha
they waded clear down into the surf with
blankets and garments, and promises of helI
and succor. So there are whole families her,
who are going to be saved, and saved alto
gether. Give us that child for Christ
that other child, that other. Give u
the mother, give us the father, tn
whole family. They must all come in. Al
heaven wades in to help you. / claim thi
whole audience for God L pick not out on
man here nor one man there; Iclaim You all
There are some Of you who, thirty years ago
were consecrated to Christ by your parent
in baptism. Certainly l am not stepping
over the right bound when / claim you fo
Jesus. Then there are many here who hav
been seeking God for good whiio and am
not right in claiming you for Jesus? Tho
there are some here who have bee
further away, and you drink, an,
you swear, and you bring a.
your families without any God TO take car
of them when you are dead. And I CLAIM
you, my brother; l claim all of you. Yo'
will have to pray sometime; why not begi
now, while all The ripe and purple cluster O
divine promise bend over into your cup
rather than postpone your prayer until you
chance is past and tho night drops, and tn
sea washes you out and the appalling fac
shall be announced that Notwithstanding al
your magnificent opportunities, you have be
'nme castaway.
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