Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-08-24

OF God. not occasionally. or now aud
tlsen. iu, l~rpctually. The Bible dc
clarcs l., lark! Il ihun,lcrs two
claps: Tho heart is dccriiful above
all things AMI desperately wicked"
The soul that sinncth. il shall die. "
What the Bible says our own con
science aiIirms. After Judge Morgan
had sentenced Lady Jane Grey 10 death
his conscience troubled him so much
for the deed that he became insane,
and I'll through his insanity he kept
saying: Take her away from me |!
Lady Jane Grey. Take her away Lady
Jane Grey" II was the voice Of his
conscience. And no man ever does
anything wrong. however great or
small. but his conscience brings that
matter before him. and at every step
OF his misbchavior il says. Wrong,
wrong" Sin is lcprosy. sin is a
paralysis. sin is u consumption, sin is
pollution. sin is death. Give il fair
chance aud il will swamp you. body,
mind and soul forever IN this world
il only gives faint intimntion Of its
virulcnce. You SEQ patient in the
first stages Of typhoid fever. The
check is somewhat flushed. the hands
somewhat hot, preceded by slight
chill. Why" you say. typhoid
fever does not seem 10 bc much Of a
disease" But wait until the patient
has been six weeks under il. and all
his energies have been wrung ont.
and he is too weak 10 lift his little fin.
ger. and his intellect is gone. then
you see the full havoc Of the disease.
Now sin in this world is an ailmcnt
which is only in its very first stages;
but let il get under full way and il is
an all consuming typhoid. Oh. il we
could SEQ our unparloncd sins as God
sees them our teeth would chatter,
and our knees would knock together,
and our respiration would be chokcd.
and our heart would break. II your
sins are unforgiven, they are bearing
down on you. and you are sinking
sinking away from happiness. sinking
away from God. sinking away from
everything that is good aud blessed.
A SWIFT SWIMMER WANTED.
Then what do we wanti A swim.
mcr! a strong swimmer! 4 swift
swimmer! And. blessed be God. in
my text We have him announced. "Hc
shall spread forth his hands in the
midst Of them. as he that swimmcth
sprcadcth forth his hands TO swim. :"
You have noticed that when swim
mcr goes out to rescue any one lIc puts
oil his heavy apparel. fic must not
have any such impeachment about him
il he is going to do this great deed.
And when Christ stepped forth TO save
us he shook or the sandals Of heaven,
and his feet were free; and then he
stepped down into the wave Of our
transgrssions. and il came up over
his wounded feet, and it came above
the spear stab in his side il
dashed To the decorated temple, the
high water mark OF his anguish.
Then, rising above the flood, "hc
stretched forth his hands in the midst
Of them. rs he that swimmcth spread.
eth forth his hands To swim"
II you have ever watched swim.
mer. you notice that his whole body
is brought into play. The arms are
ficxcd. the hands drive the water
back. the knees are active. the head is
thrown back la escape strangulation,
the whole body is in propulsion. And
when Christ sprang into the deep Ia
save MS. lac threw his entire nature in.
To iiall his Gothcad. his omnisci
encc. his goodness. his love. his ON.
Impotence heart. eyes. hands.
feet. We were far out on the sea and
so deep down in the waves aud So far
out from the shore that nothing short
Of an entire God could save us. Christ
lcapcl out for our rescue. saying:
"IOl ] come to do thy will, and all
the surgcs Of human and satanic hate
beat against him. and those who
watched him from the gates Of heaven
feared he would go down under the
wave. and instead of saving others
would himself perish; but. putting
his breast 10 the foam. and shaking
the surf from his locks. he came on
and on. until he is now within the
reach Of every one here. Eye oimm
scicni. heart infinite. arm omnipoicnt.
Mighty To save. even unto the utter.
most. oh. il was not half n God that
tramplcl down believing Gcnnc~arci.
II was not a quarter Of II God that
mastered the demons of Ga,lar,. II
was not two-thirls Of n God that lifted
up Lazarus into the arms If his over.
jOycd sisters. II was not u fragment
Of a God who Offered pardon and
peace To all the race. No This
mighty swimmer threw his grand.
eur. his glory, his might. his wisdom.
his omnil'otcncc and his eternity into
this one act. II took both hands Of
God Ia save us-both feet. How do
prove in On the cross. were not both
hands nailcdi On the cross. were not
both feet nailed! Ills entire nature
involved in our redemption.
THE IEsCUER MUST BE FEARLESS.
II You have lived much by the
water. you notice also that il any
one j. going out To the rescue of the
he must be- independent,
self reliant. able Ia 20 alone. There
may bc u time when lIc must spring
ont I" save one ard no cannot get u
lifrbnI. and he goes ont and has not
strength enough io bear himself M,
aud bear another up. he will sink,
aud instead of dragging un" corpse out
Of the torrent you will have Two Ia
drag ont. When Christ Spr,ng out
into the SRA Ia deliver u> he had no
life buoy Ills father did not help
him. Almic III the wImc press. Alone
in the pang Alone in the darkness,
Alone in the mountain. Alone
in the >ca. o. il he saves US he
shall have all the credit. for There
was none To help" 10 oar No wing.
M ladder. When Nathaniel Lyon
fell in the battle charge in front III
his tr,ol,s. lac had whole army h
cheer him. When Marshal Ncy
sprang into tll'- contest and plunged in
the spurs Till the liorar'S thinks Spurtcd
bloml. all France applaudcd him.
But Jesus alone, "Of the people
there WIS none To help" "All for
sunk him and fled" o. il w,H not
ilolilla that sailed down and saved ms
II was no, n cluster Of gondolaS that
came over the wave. II was one per
snm independent and alone. spread
ing out his hands among uS rs a