The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20

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of the split surge. Cry out with the apos-
tie: "None of these things move me.
Let all our fears stay aft. The right
must conquer. Know that Moses. IN an
ark of bul~ushes, can run down war
steamer. :
Have good, strong anchor. (Which
hone we have as an anchor" BY this
strong cable and w!ndlaSs hold on to
your anchor eff any man sin, we have
an advocate with the Father" DO not
use the anchor wrongfully. Do not al
wavs stav in the same latitude and lon
ritude. You will rever ride up the har-
Dor of eternal rest it you all the way
drag your anchor.
But YOU must have sails. Vessels are
not fit for the sea unil they have the
Hyinr lib. the foresail. the to2Gal!ant,
the skysail. the gaffsail, and other can,
vas Faith is our canvas. Hoist 1t, ana
the winds of heaven will drive you
ahead. Sails made out of any other can
vas than faith will be slit to tatters by
the first northeaster. Strong faith never
sIost,a battle 1t will crush foes, blast
rocks, ouench lightnings, thresh noun
tains. 1t is shield to the warrior.
crank to the most ponderous wheel,
lever to pry up pyramids. a drum whose
beat gives strength to the step OF the
heavenly soldiery. and sails to watt ships
laden with priceless pearls from the har-
Dor of earth to the harbor of Heaven.
But YOU are not vet equipped. You
must have what seamen call the run
ninr rigging. This comprises the ship S
braces, halliar6s, clew lines and such
like. Without these the yards could not
49, n.
vas in anv wise managed. We have
praver for the running rigging. Unless
YOU understand this tackling You are
not spiritual seaman. BY pulling on
these ropes. YOU hoist the sails OF faith
and turn them every whittier. The pro"
of courage will not cut the wave. nor the
sail of faith spread and flap its wing. un-
less you have strong prayer for hal
lard
One more arrangement and You will
be ready for the sea. You must have a
compass-which is the Bible. Look at
it every dav. and always sail by it. as
it's needle points to the Star of Bethle-
hem. Through fog, and darkness, and
storm, it works faithfully. 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 passage
Do not allow them ever to come up on
the promenade deck. Mortify your
members which are upon the earth.
Never allow YOUR lower nature anything
better than a steerage passage. Le1
watchfulncss walk the deck as an armed
sentinel, and shoot down with great
promptness anything like mutlny OF
-iotous appetites.
Be sure to look out of the forecastle
for icebergs. These are cold Christians
floating about in the church. The friTld
zone professors will sink you. Steer
clear of icebergs. Keep a lcghook dur
ing all the voyage-an account OF no"
many furlongS you make day. The
merchant keeps day book as well as
ledger. You ought to know every night
as we'll as every year. hots things are
going. When the express train stops at
the depot, You hear hammer sounding
on all the wheels, t.hus testing the safety
of the rail train. Bound. as we are, with
more than express speed toward great
eternity, ought we not often to try the
work of self-eXamination?
Be sure to keep your colorS up. You
know tho chips or England, Rvcaio,
France and Spain by the ensigns they
carry. Sometimes it is a lion, sometimes
IN eagle, sometimes star, sometimes
a crown. Let it ever be known who you
are and for what port You are bound.
Let s.Christian" be written on the very
front with the figure of a cross. crown
and dove: and from the masthead let
float the streamers OF Emmanuel. Then
the pirate vessels of temptation will
pass YOU unharmed. as they say: "There
goes Christian, bound for the port OF
Heaven. We will not disturb her, for
she has too many guns aboard" Run up
your flag on this pully: II am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it IS
the power of God and the wisdom Of God
unto salvation" When driven back, or
laboring under great stress of weather
now changing from starboard tack to lar
board, and then from larboara 10 star
board-look above the topgallants. and
YOUR hearts shall beat like war drum
as the steamers float on the wind. The
sign of the cross will make you patient,
and the crown will make you glad.
Before YOU gain port you will smell
the land breezes of heaven, and Christ,
the pilot, will meet you as You comeinto
the narrows of death. and fasten to you
and say: .''Whcn thou passeth through
the waters l will be with thee; and
through the rivers. they shall not over
flow thee" Are you ready for such a
yovage? Make up Your minds. The
cancplanks are lifting. The bell rings.
All aboard for Heaven. This world IS
not our rest. The chafinch is the sill
liesS bird in all the earth for trying to
make its nest on the rocking billow. o,
how l wish that as I embark for the
Holy Land in the East all to whom
preach BY tongue or type would embark
for Heaven. What you all most need is
God. and YOU need him now. Some OF
vou | leave in trouble. Things are go
inc very rough with you. You have had
a hard struggle with poverty or sickness
or persecution or bereavement. Light
aftec light has gone out and it is so dark
that YOU can hardly see any blessing
left. May that Jesus who comforted the
widow of Main and raised the deceased
life. with His gentle hand of sympathy
wipe away your tears. AL is well.
When David was fleeing through the
wilderness. pursued by his own son. he
was beng prepared to become the sweet
singer of Israel The pit and the dun
reons were the best schools at which
Joseph ever graduated Tho hurricane
that upset the tent and killed Jobs chill,
dren prepared the man of Uz to write
the magnificent poem that has astounded
| the ages There is no way to get the
wheat out Of the straw but to threSh 1t.
There is no way to purify the gold but
to burn it. Look at the people who have
always had it their own way. They are
proud, diseontented, useless and un:
happy. If you want to find cheerful
folks, 60 among those who have been
| purified by the fire. After Rossini had
rendered civilian Tell" the five hun
dredth time, a company Of musicians
| came under his window in Paris anc
serenaded him. They put upon his brow
| golden crown of laurel leaves. Blu
amidst all the applause and enthusiasm
| Rossini turned to friend and said: 8.
would give all this brilliant scene for
few days of youth and love" Contrast tht