Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-10

some of the same waters over which
Paul sailed, but before going | want to
urge you all to embark for heaven.
The church is the drydock where
souls are TO be fitted out for heaven.
In making a vessel for this voyage,
the first need is sound timber. The
floor timbers ought TO be of solid stuff.
For the want of il, vessels that looked
able TO run their jibbooms into the eye
of any tempest, when caught in a
storm have been crushed like a wafer.
The truths of Gods Word are what l
mean by floor timbers. Away with
your lighter materials. Nothing but
oaks, hewn in the forest of divine
truth, are stanch enough for this craft.
CoURAGEl CoURAGE! CHRISTIAN voY-
AYERS.
You must have Love for a helm, to
guide and turn the craft Neither
Pride nor Ambition nor Avarice will
do for a rudder. Love, not only in
the heart, but flashing in the eye and
tingling in the hand-Love married to
Work, which many look upon as so
homely a bride-Love. not like brooks,
which foam and rattle, yet do moth
ing, but Love like a river, that runs up
the steps of mill wheels, and works in
the harness Of factory bands-Love
that will not pass by on the other side,
but visits the man who fell among
thieves near Jericho, not merely say.
ing, Poor fellow! you are dreadfully
hurt" but, like the good Samaritan,
pours in oil and wine, and pays his
board at the tavern. There must also
be a prov, arranged TO cut and over
ride the billow. That is Christian per-
severance.
There are three mountain surges
that sometimes dash against a soul in
a minute-the world, the flesh andthe
devil; and that is a well built Prov
that can bound over them. For lack
of this, many have put back and never
started again. 1t is the broadside wave
that so often sweeps the deck and fills
the matches; but that which strikes in
front is harmless. Meet troubles cour-
ageously and you surmount them.
Stand on the prov, and as you wipe off
the spray of the split surge, cry out
with the apostle: None of these
things move me-" Let all your fears
stay aft The right must conquer.
Know that Moses, in an ark of bull
rushes. can run down a war steamer.
Have agood, strong anchor. (which
hope we have as an anchor" BY
this strong cable and windlass hold
on TO your anchor. IF any man sin,
we have an advocate with the Father"
Do not use the anchor wrongfully.
Do not always stay in the same lati-
tude and longitude. You will never
ride up the harbor of eternal rest if
you all the way drag your anchor.
But you must have sails. Vessels
are not fit for the sea until they have
the flying jib, the foreSail, the topgal-
liant, the skysail, the gaffsail and other
canvas. Faith is our canvas. Hoist
it, and the winds of heaven will drive
you ahead. Sails made out of any
other canvas than faith will be slit to
tatters by the first northeaster. Strong
faith never lost a battle. 1t will crush
foes, blast rocks, quench lightnings,
thresh mountains. tits a shield TO the
warrior. a crank TO the most ponder
Gus wheel, a lever to pry VI pyramids,
a drum whose beat gives strength TO
the step Of the heavenly soldiery, and
sails 10 wait ships laden with priceless
pearls from the harbor of EARTH 10 the
harbor of heaven.
THE BIBLE Is YOUR CHART.
But you are not yet equipped. You
must have what seamen call the run
ming rigging. This comprises the
ships braces. halliards, clew lines
and such like. Without these the
yards could not be braced, the sails
lifted, nor the canvas III anywise man
aged. We have prayer for the run
ming rigging. Unless you understand
this tackling you are not a spiritual
seaman. BY pulling on these ropes,
you hoist tile sails of faith and turn
them every whittier. The PROV OF
courage will not cut the wave, nor the
sail Of faith spread and Zap its wing,
unless you have strong prayer for a
ballard.
One more arrangement, and you
will be ready for the sea. You must
have a compass-which is the Bible.
Look at it every day, and always sail
by il, as its needle points toward the
Star of Bethlehem. Through fog, and
darkness, and storm. it works faith.
fully. Search the Scriptures. BOX
the compass"
Let me give you two or three rules
for the voyage. Allow your appetites
and passions only an under deck pas.
sage. Do not allow them ever TO come
up on the promenade deck. Mortify
your members which are upon the
earth. Never allow your lower ma.
ture anything better than a Storage
passage. Let watchfulness walk the
decks as an armed sentinel, and shoot
down with great promptness anything
like a mutiny of riotous appetites.
BE sure TO look out of the forecastie
for icebergs. These are cold Christians
floating about in the church. The
frigid zone professors will sink you.
Steer clear oficebergs. Keeps log book
during all the voyage-an account
Of how many furlongs you make a
day. The merchant keeps a day book
as well as a ledger. You ought 10
know every night, as well as every
year, how things are going. When
the express train stops at the depot,
you hear a hammer sounding ON all
the wheels. thus testing the safety OF
the rail train. Bound, as we are, with
more than express speed toward a