The Wahpeton times., 1889-08-29


satanic hate bsat against him, and thos
who watched him from the gates Of hsavel
feared he would 60 downunder the wave ant
instead Of saving others would himselfpsrish
but. putting his breast to the foam, an
shaking the surf from his locks, he came Of
and ON, until he 10 now within roach of ever,
onehere. Eye omniscisnt, heart infinite, arm
uttermost. Oh, Il was not halt God that
trampled down believing Gsnesaret. 1t wa
not quarter Of 70 God that mastered the de
mons Of Gadara7. II was not two.thirds O
God that lifted up Lazarus into the arm
OF his over;joyed sisters. 1t was not q frag
ment ofa God who offered pardon and peacl
to oil the race. No. This mighty swimmer
threw his grandeur, his glory, his might, hi
ir.s iEisdon. ON. hts omnipctenee, and bis eternity
God to save us-both feet. How do prove
1t? On the cross were both hands nailed1
On the cross were both feet nailed? His en-
tire nature involved in our redemptionl
II you have lived much by the water you
notice also;:that IL anyone 10 going out to thu
rescue Of the drowning he must be indspen'
dent, selfreliant, able to 60 alone. Thers
may bs time when he must spring out to
save one and ho can not get liieboat. and
bear himself up and bear another up he will
sink, and instead ofdragging one corpse out
OF the torrent you will have two to drag out.
When Christ spraug out into the sea to de.
liver us he had no lfe-buoy. His father did
not help him. Alone in the wine-press. Alone
in the panK. Alone in the darkness. Alone
in the mountain: Alone in the sea. Oh, Il
he saves us he shall have ell the credit, for
there the was none to help" No oar. No wing.
No ladder. When Nathaniel Lyon fell In the
battle charge in front of his troops he had q
whole army to cheer him. When Marshal
Ney sprang into the contest and
plunged in the spur till the horses
Hanks spurted blood oil France applaud
ed him. But Jesus alone! "Of the people
there was none to help" 'tAll forsook him
and fed" Oit was no: fotilla that sailed
gondolas that came over the wave. It was
one person independent and alone, "spread.
ing out his hands among us as swimmer
spreadeth forth his hands to SWIM"
Behold then today thespectacle of drown.
ing soul and Christ the swimmer. believe
1t was in 184s, when there were six English
soldiers ofthe Fifth fusileers who were hang.
ing to the bottom of acapsized boat-a boat
that had been upset by squall three miles
man swan nightly for the beach, guidediby
the dark mountains that lifted their tops
through the night. He came to the beach.
He found shore man that consented to 20
with him and save the other men, and they
put out. 1t was some time before they could
find the place where the men were, but after
awhile they heard their cry: "Helpl Hslpi
and they bore down to them, and they saved
them and brought them to shore. o that
this moment our cry might be lifted long,
loud, and shrin, till Christ the swimmer shall
come and take US lest we drop thousand
fathoms down.
That is thrilling time when some one
swamped in the surf is brought ashore and
being resuscitated. How the people watch
for the moment when he begins to breathe
again, and when ut last he takes one full in
halation and opens his eyes upon the BY.
ISLANDERS shout Of joy rings up and down
the beach. There is Joy because q life has
been saved. O ye who lhave been swamped
in the seas of trouble and sin! we gather
around you. Would that this might Be the
hour when you begin to live. The Lord Je.
sus Christ steps down, he gets on his knees,
he puts his lip to your lip, and would breathe
pardon and life and heaven into your i'm.
mortalsoul. God grant that this hour there
may be thousands of souls resuscitated. I
stand on the deck of the old gospel ship that
the last mon overheard may be saved. May
the living Christ this hour put out for youl
safety. spreading forth his hands in the
midst Of you. as swimmer spreadeth forth
his hands to SWIM"