The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-27

Line. The boat davits are swung around. |
The boat is lowered ] get into it with AIRED |
flag and cross over to where the City OF Paris |
Is coming and i wave the flag. The Captain |
looks OF from the bridge and says: what |
do you wantY" Ireply: 81 come to take
some OF your passengers across to the
other vessel; think they will be saferand
happier there" The Captain would look
down with indignation and say: Get out
OF the way, or | will run you down." And
then would back oars, amidst the jeering
OF two or three hundred people looking
over the talIrail. But the Umbria and the
City Of Paris meet under different circum-
stances after awhile. Tho City OF Paris is
coming out OF cyclone; the lifeboats are
smashed tho bulwarks gone; the vessel
rapidly going down. The boatswain gives
his last whistle OF desparing command.
The passengers run up and down the deck,
and some pray, and all make great out
cry. The Captain says: "You have about
| fifteen minutes now TO prepare for the
next world" "No hopel" sounds from
stem TO stern and from the ratlincs down
| to the cabin. ] see the distress. / am
! lot down by the side Of the Umbria.
push off as fast rs / can toward the
sinking City Of Paris. Before i como
up people are leaping into the water
in their anxiety 10 get to the boat, and
when have swung up under the side OF
the city OF Paris, the frenZied passengers
rush through the gangway until the oii-
GERS, with AK and clubs and pistols, try to
keep back the crowd, each wanting his
turn TO como next. There ~ but one life.
boat, and they all want 10 get into 1t, and
the cry H. me next me next" You
see tho application before make It. As
long as u man going on in his sin feels
that all IL we'll, that he is coming out ut
beautiful port, and has all sail set, he
wants no Christ, no wants no help, he
wants no rescue; but II under the flash OF
Gods convcting spirit he shall SEQ that
by reason OF sin he Is dismasted and
watcrlogged, and going down into the
trough OF the sea where ho cannot live,
how soon no puts the sea glass 70 his eye
and sweeps the horizon, aud at the first
sign Of help cries out 81 want TO be
saved. | want 10 be saved now. ] want
TO DO saved forever" No sense OF danger,
no application for rescue.
OF, ron SENSE OF sINFULNEssl
Oh, that Gods eternal spirit would flash
upon us sense OF our sinfulnessl The
Bible tells the story in letters OF fro but
, we got used TO IL. We Joke about sin.
We make merry over it, What is SIM
Is il trining thing2 Sin is vampire
that is sucking out the life blood OF your
immortal nature. SIM II is a Bastile
/ that no earthly key ever unlocked. Sini
IL is expatriation from God and heaven.
SIM Ii is grand larceny against the Al
mighty, for tho Bible asks the question
"Will n man rob GodP' answering il In
the affirmative. This Gospel is a writ Of
repleyin 10 recover property unlawiully
detained from God.
In the Shetland Islands there is man
! with loprosy. Tho hollow OF the foot has
, swollen until 1t is flat ON the ground. tn,
: Joints begin 10 fall away. The ankle
, chickens until ii looks like the foot OF ,
I wild beast. A stare unnatural comes 4
the eve. The nOstrl is CONSTRUCTED. TIL,
. voice drops TO an almost inaudiblo hoarse'
A ness. Tnbercles blo,ch the whole body
= aud from them comes an emulation tina
A IL unbcarablc to the beholdor. That d
\ leprusy, aud We have all got IL unles
clcansod 10y the grace Of God. See Levitt
| icus. See III. Kings. Sec Mark. SCI
4. Luke. See fifty. Bible illusions and con
4 iirmations.
Tho Bible ia not complimentary In IL
4 language. II does not speak mincing,,
A about our sius. IL docs not talk APOLOGIZE
"a cally. There u no vermilion In It's styl,
"A II does not cover up our transgrcssiOn
re with blooming metaphor IL does nC
y. sing about them in weak falactiO; but
"A thundcrs out Tho Imagination Of man
10 heart Is evil from his youth Ever
M one has gone back. He has aliogeihc
= become filthy. lie Is abominable an
ID filthy, and drinkelh in iniquity lik
M water" And then the Lord Jesus Chri
To- filings down at our feet this humiliatin
40 catalogue "Out of the heart Of men pr
coed evil thoughts, alulicrics, iornicatiol
nj murders, theits, blasphcmy." There h
M text Tor your rationali-ts 10 preach from
cs Oh, the dignity OF human nature! The
la IL an olomcnt In your science Of man tli
nv the anthrupologist neycr has had u
Ia courage yet TO touch; AMI tho Bible, In
on the ms aud outs OF the most iorciblo styl
Il sets forth our natural pollution, aud re
m. rcscnis iniquity rs irghuul thing, a. d
tly eXhnusling thing, rs loathsome thin
ho II Is not q mere bcmiring OF the lcot, II
Ilo not q nero bCiouling Of the hands, II
*. getting down, head and ears under, In
he ditch, until our clothes abhor uS.
on Nv brethren, shall We stay down whc
mr. sin hfus,s us2 shall no, II YOU do.
Inc cannot Afford to. have today To toll y
~. that there is something puruT than sn,
ith water, something more pungent IN
mi alkali, aud that is hcblOod oi Jesus Chr
Al. that clcanscth from SIN. Ay, the river
tN salvation, bright crystalline and hcay
aas born, rushcs through this audience "
Ell hilloWy tide strong enough 10 wash y,
ar sins completely aud forever away.
mr.. Jesus. let the dam that holds II back n
ION, break, aud the Hoods Of salvation
the over US
a. Let the water aul the blood,
90 tium thy .idc healing Hood,
uH- d. ui su the double Curu,
TIE save tom wrath aud make me purc
o0d lot NJ got down ON both knees
the battle In that Hood Of merry. Az, stf
may cut With huth hands aud Try 90 swim
no the other shor' OF this river OF God'sWJ
Wcr 10 You Ia tie word of this salvation ~
ants Takcthis largc oi divine bounty. ThoJ
y 10 YOU have gone down IN the deepest iii
my ui lhidinuus desire aud corrupt behay
lnsc though Won have sworn all blasphcn
.ngc until thurc h not one sinful word lett
,hcH you 10 speak. though you have been :
merged hy the transgrcs,lOus Ut liicul
text though YOU are so far down Ia your
rent that 40 earthly help can touch your cas-
AMI, tho Lord Jesus Christ bonds over YOU
rcd' day, and oilers you hiH right hand, prof
y ia ing iu lilt YOU up, first making YOU VIII
cup than snow, aud then raising you To glo
made that never die. "bi,ly,' said y Chris
. OF booihack 10 another, when We com,
ricr' 10 heaven u won't make any differ,
ihht that we've boon bo1thlacks here, Tor
; not shall got In, not somehow or other,
! not Billy, We shall gyt straight through
ana utc.' Oh. ID you only know how