The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-19

WOULD Knock LFLeIAEIs "A "a tA-s pa e%N-----
would be .ch ked, and our heart would
break. Ifvour sins ars unforgiven, they
are b airing down on YOU, and You are sink
ing-sink king away from happiness, sinking
away from God, 81 X Z away from every
thing that is good and blessed
Then what do We anti swimmer A
strong swimmer 4 swift swimmer And,
blessed be Col, i my text we have him an
noupced. He shall spread forth his hands
in the midst 81 them, as he at swi umeth
spreadeth forth MS hands to SWIM You
have noticed that when a swimmer gees u
TO rescue any one he put, off his heav ap-
parel. He must OF have any such lmpatl-
ment about him if he Is goi z
to do this eat deed. And
when c risr stepped forth u save
Us he shook of the sand ais Of haven, aud
his feet v ere free; aud then he step led
down into the wave OF our transgressi1ns,
and it came up over his wounded feet, ami
II came above the spear stab IN his side
ave. il dasnel to the lacerated temp e, the
hign water ma k of his angClsl. Then,
rising above the fioD l. "He,stretcned forth
his hands in the mist Of them, as he that
swimmeth spreadetn forth his hands to
swim"
If YOU have ever watched q swimmer,
YOU notice that MS whole body Is brought
into play. The arms are fl xel, the hands
drive the water back, the X .ees are active,
the head is thrown bac TO escape 81 anSu-
iation, the VIII lie body is in opulSion.
And when Chri sprang 10 the deep to
save u. he threw his entire nature into it
all his G )duead, his ON Hscience, HI good
ness, his love, his ON upotence-head,
heart, eyes, ha ds, feet We were far out
on the sea and so deep down In the waves
and 50 far on from e shore that nothing
short of an itire God could save us. Christ
leaped out for our rescue, saying: 10! |
come to do thy will, - and all the surges #
human and satani hate beat again him.
and those Aho watched him fro n the gates
of heaven feared he woul go do vn unde
the wave, and instead of saving OF .ers
would perish; but, III ting his breast to tae
TO m, and shaking the su I from MS locks,
he came on d on, until he is now with
the reach of evervouce here. Eye onnis-
cie1t, heart infinite. arm onnipotent
Mighty 70 save, eyel unto the ut err
most. Oh, it was not half a Col tha
trampled wn believing Gennesaret.
1t was not a quarter of Col that
mastered the dem rs Of Gadara. 1t was
not two-thirds Of a God that lifted W Lag
arus into the ms of his overjoyed sis ELS.
1t was not fragment of a God who fferei
pardon and peace to all the race. No. This
mighty swimmer threw his grandeur, hi
glory, his mig 1t, his isdJm, his omnipo-
te ce and his e erIIty into this one act II
took tn hands of G. to save us-boJl
feet How do | prove it' On the cross
were not both ha IDS nail-da On the cross,
were not both feet nailed His entire
nature involved in our redemptioli
II you have lived much by the water,
you notice also that if any one is going GU
to the rescue Of the drowning he must be
Independent, self reliant, able to 20 alone.
There may be a time when he must spring
out to save one and he ca mot get life
boat, and if he goes out and has not strength
enough TO bear himself up, and bear a i
othet up, he will sink, and inste I'd of drag
81 z one corpse out OF the torrent you viii
have two to lag out. w en- Christ spraug
out into the sea to deliver us he had no Life
buoy. His Father did not help him.
Alone in the wine press. Alone
in the pang. Alone in the dark
ness. Alone in the mountain. Alone
in the sea. o, if he saves us he shall have
all the credit, for, there 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 whole army to
che r him. When Marshal Nsy spra lg
into the co test and plunged in the spur,
till the horses TANKS sJurted blood, all
France applauded him. But Jesus alone
cor the people there was n e 10 help
CAN forsook him and fed" 0, it was no.
a fiotilla that sailed down aud saved US.
1t was not cluster Of goadolas that came
over the wave. II wa, one person indie
pendent and alone, spreading out his hands
among Us as a swimmer spreadeth forth his
hands to swim
Behold them to-day, the spectacle of
drowning soul and Christ the winner.
believe it was IN lS4S. when there were six
English soldiers OF the Fifth fusiliers who
were hanging to the ottOm of a capslz q
-. fhoN haI 49,, 4.
squat three miles from shore. 1t was in
the night, but one man swan migatily for
the beach, guided by the dark mountains
that lifted their top through the night
He came 10 the beach. He found u
shore man hat consented to 60 with hiu
and save the other mel, and they put out
It was some time before they could fl id the
place where tne men were, bu after a Viii e
they heard their cry: Help! Helpm and
they bore down to them, and they saved
them, brought them to shore Ga.
that this mo uent our cry nigh, be lifted
long. loud aud shrill, till Christ the swim
mer shall come aud take us lest we drop a
thousand fat oms down.
If you have been UGH by water, you
know very well that when one is in peril
help must come very quickly, or it will be
of no use. One m mute may decide every
thing. Immediate help the man wants or
of a relief we want. The case is urge t,
imminent, instanta eous. See that so ii
sinking. Son of God, lay hold of him.
Be quick be quical Oh, l wish YOU all
unde stood how urgent this gospel is.
There was man in the navy at
sea who had been severely whipped
for bad behavior, and he was maddened by
it, and he leaped int the sea, and no sooner
had he leaped into the sea than, quick as
lightning, an albatross swooped upon him,
The drowning man, brought t. his senses
selzeu hold 4 the alb ,tross and held o g.
The fluttering of the bird kept bin on tn
wave until relief could come. Would nov
the dove of G,d's convicting, couvertinp
and saving spirit mi hit flash from the
throne upon your soul, and that you. taKin.
hold of its potent wing, might live and live
forever
I want to persuade YOU to lay hol of thi.
strong swimmer Mo- you say, lit Is al.
ways disastro IS for a drowning ua to lax
hold of a swimmer There is not a river 0
lake but has calamlt, resultant fro tn
fact that whe a strong winner went O II
to save a sinking man, the drowni ~ mar
clutched him, threw his arms around him
pinioned his arms, and they both wen
down together. Wien you are saving
man in the water you do not want to com
up by his face; you want to C me up b,
his back. You DO not want him to TAX
hold of you while you take hold o
him. But, bles cd be God, Jesus Christ il
SO strong a swim ner he comes II IT to ouI
back, but to our &c, I'd he asks us
throw around him the ar us of oar 1--we
and then romises to take US TO the beach
and will do it. Do not trust that pa ii
of good works. Do not trus that shivere,
SDar of VOur own riphte luSOaSs Oh ri