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night. us faeo shining al his oaszsi fu.l
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ueed always 10 hslluy Ia tho sans stream.
AID prsa -lias from tls azMo tsxts thar other
people preach flouL / cannot understand
ths policy " Tie minister who. ia Bl4czfriars.
London, England, every week Ter thirty
years preached from tie EpLstls u The
Hebrews IL IL a. exLiiaration q ne
when / como across q theme watch 1 feel
ID one elz- hes treated, ana Dy tsxr is orc or
tlat -luL There arc paths Ia Gods Word
tnat arc well bsatsn 81 Christian feet When
rlen want 10 quote scripture, t1sy quote the
Oh passages that everybody has heard
When they want a chapter read, they read
u chapter that al the o-Arr people have been
reading b tkat Tie church today l. ignorant
OF thres-iOurtlis OF the Bibh You 70 into
the Louvre 90 Paris You coadae yourself 10
one corridor q that opnleat gallery OF paint
ing& A. you come out your friend says TO
you, Did YOU 49, that Rembrandt" No"
Did you see that Rubensp No" "Dld
you ses that T-aas NO" Did you see that
Raphael" No" ''Wel. " says your friend.
then you didn't SEQ tho Louvre" Now, nay
friends, think we are too much apt 10 con
fine ourselves u ono OF the great corridors Of
this gallery OF Scripture truth. and 50 much
So that there is not one person out OF nil
lion who has ever noticed tho al suggestive
ena powerful picture in the words OF my te1r
\ BOLD FIGUAE
This text represents God as strong swim
mer, striking out 70 push down iRiquiry and
70 save tks souls OF men. He shall spread
forth us hands IN tip midst OF them. as be
that swimmeth spreaaeih forth his hands 10
swim" The figure Is bold and many sided
Most q you know how 10 swim Seine Of
you learned II n the city school, where this
art is taught; some of YOU in boyhool, in the
river near Your fathers house; some OF you
since You came 70 manhood or womanlOod
while summarizing on tho beach Of the sea
You step down IN the wave, you throw your
head back, you bring your elbows 10 the
chest, you put the palms OF your hands down
ward and the soles II your feet outward, and
you push through the water - though you
had been born aquatic. IL is a grand thing
70 know how % swim. not only for yourself
but because you VIII after awhile, perhaps,
have 70 nelp others DO not know any thing
more stirring or sublime than to see some man
Ike Norman Mckenzie leaping from tho
ship Madras into the sea 70 save Charles
Turner, who had dropped from the royal
yard while trying 10 loosen the sail, bringing
him back to the deck amid the huzzas Of ths
passengers and the crew II u man has not
enthusiasm enough to cheer in such circum-
stances he deserves 10 drop into tue sca and
have no one help him. The Royal Humane
Society of England was established in 111l. It's
object u applaud and reward those who
should pluc1 up life from the deep Any ons
who has performed such deed OF darI-y las
sll the particulars OF that bravery recorded
II public record, and Oh lis breast a medal
done ia blue, and gold and bronze; anchor.
and monogram. AID inscription, telling 70
future generations the bravery os tho man OF
woman who saved some one from drowning
But, my friends IL it IS such worthy thing
% save a body from the deep, | ass y0n If it
is not = worJhisr thing - save an immortal
sogli And you shall see this hour ths son Of
God step forth for this achievement ''Hs
shall spread forth his hands in the midst OF
llsn. p le that swlmmeth spreadeth forth
nls hands TO swim