The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-14


After the opening exercises the
reverend gentleman took his text from
Jonah LIST chapter, I'd verse. Go to
Nineyeh, that great city, and cry out
against It," The following Is the sub
stance of his remarks:
Should you like to have that task?
Had not you rather do most anything
else2 Would you like to speak honestly
to everybody Jonah did not want to
do 50. do not know whether he had
many friends In Nlneveh, but only
know that God told Jonah what TO do.
II the Lord had told Jonah to do
something pleasant, think he would
have been glad to do 1t. It was q city
that was full Of wlckedness, and.Jonah
did not want to 60 and cry out against
1t. Ordinarily when God says Co."
there Is movement somehow or
other. We cannot stand still, II any
show you what God has called your
attention to before, you have either to
obey or rebel, you could not say that
you did not do anything wrong. II
God ever tells you o line OF duty to
pursue, you go and pursue 1t. Jonah
did not want to go to Nineveh, 80 he
said: 4 will go to Tarshish.h
Nineveh could not have been very
bad city. Did 1t ever strike you strange
that Jonah started orTarshish because
he thought God was not in 1t? think
Tarshish was worse than Eineveh.
Well, Jonah paid his fare and went
aboard the ship. He was honest
wasn't he :
Ihave heard Of men who tried to
steal ride. Its pretty good thing
that the newspapers don't know every
one who steals his fare. Jonah paid
his fare. / am glad he had money
enough to pay his fare. He was in au-
thority, and had right to sail on o
trip ticket, and he did sail on 1t. When
Jonah came aboard there was not a
question. He had said good bye to
his friends, and the Captain guaran-
teed him safe passage.
Jonah owned the ticket, the Captain
owned the boat, and God owned the
water. That sometimes makes differ
ence. There are obstacles in our
way when we try to avoid our duty.
Every man who chooses to do what
God does not want him to do, some
times gets into trouble.
The Lord sent great wind. The wind
was the Lords, and he had right to send
it. l think the Quaker will tight now to
man in his hen-roost, lie went out with
his gun in hand, and said, Friend. IL Is
time all honest men were in bed. Unless
you leave here at once will shoot Tie
fact is, he had right to shoot; it was his
hen-roost and his own gun.
The storm increased An old sailor said !.
1--WE have been over this water a great
many times, but we have never seen 1t so
stormy 1t was true. The bow of the
boat did not answer TO the helm. Winds of
this kind are not Ordinary weather
They say, ut has been sent TO destroy
u.s." do not say thst boat had no bust
ness there. but Jonah had no business
there.
These sailors all toiled, but made no
Roadway, sometimes we cannot handle
the craft at all. " hen Col interferes
everything goes wrong II We are on the
wrong tack. Tue sailors found that they
lnust tighten the ship. 30 they threw the
freight overheard; overheard went all the
bundles bags, &c. They are not any bet
ter OF now. The Captain said We had bet
ter pray TO SEQ il God will not Interfere,
and ask God what is the natter so every
sailor said his prayers: but they were no
better on. The Captain said: Where Is
our passenger? He was fighting against
God. Jonah could not pray. They say:
We have thrown all the freight over
hoard, VIC have prayed to God. Now you
pray" Jonsh did not say q word. He did
not have word of prayer upon his lips.
He was au honest lnan and he could not
pray. Sometimes honest men cannot
pray. Jonah was "a man who loved God.
| of Nineyeh that they were set of rascals.
| Otherwise he was loyal men hut how
could he pray under those circumstances
Brother II you are an honest man and do
| something contrary to God you cannot
| get down on your Knees and pray. The
Inaa who wrongs his neigdbor and then
CONES to God and pfnys tnat man sp5 u.ss
the words hut he GOES not actually pray.
Jonah would not say word that amazed
those people that hal prayed.
Some DepDlC have Gtrnftrn theDll1tcal
| conception OF God. Plenty OF men have
| told me: II nave said my prayers every
night, and viii say nv pray era Tonight
Jonah would not do it, Fnis honest man
| felt that he could not pray to God. We
have got to repent before we pray TO God
/ The fnet that Jonah woult NOT pray
aroused the suspicious OF tho Captain
We viii find out what Is the nls.ttert'
Jonah had different God from those men
| II we have different Goi from others,
all honest inen live up to tho light, and
| are true to God.
They drew lots, and the lot fell on Jonah,
| They said: .tJOHith, whore ere you irum2i
| He told them. sRhaU is your businesst
| He told them, .'Niiy did you run away
| He fold them.
When we look for the cause OF sorrow. Il
we will look for 1t ON our 8nces, God viii
/ help us. God will lead us IL we viii oni,
+, let him. lie loves to do it. Jonah con
fession instantly awakened the Sympathy
of fhoSs sailors, IL wanted to win IS Vi
so, and would come to an. person iu thii
audience, tnin.t would tell You | wa.
! 4 poor, miserable FrodiRal. Our Esia pasil.
IL awakened win we make nm hotes
confession. dust us soon al Juanh Goa
fcssed Col forgaYe aim But Jonah hus
not 81 olcn anything.
WHAT a pity il is that in this world
while cir boys are growing UP. tEat met
Will learn them 10 lie criminals, What
pity ti9t we all gov up to tWenty-onc
sscened iii crime. GOD oVerioo.ss TIL
when we iay given our hearts to him
IL IL not necessary When we are convert
ed to 20 and tell mother what II efilnina
we have been. When we have done thos
kind OF acts that bring blame ana re
Proaeh against others we should 80 u
them and confess.
Jonah saiai: "Gentlemen, / am Sinner
! am Jehoyhasservantil am achiid Of God
and have been running away from duty
! want You 10 throw ME overheard; saw
yourselves; am absolutely unworthy
Every man strained his music, hu
they could not get through. Iiey cuul,
not save themselves and Joiiad TOO. NJ,
brother VIC cannot save our past life, nnl
save onF souls too. If you haNe been
moral insn let me aay to you Tonight you
cannot save yourselves ON surh 4 line
and you friends caHnot save you. Nj
parneli will have to let ireland alone, o
they Will never EetZtiieir= rights. M
political parry can lony flourish IL il,
leaders are corrupt No church can 5tanj
II it's ministers and the leadership arr
corrupt.
These men tried to save themselves ant
I Jonah too, bur they could not. IL was 40
solg{ely itnposstaie! NlteI they fJuH,
theY could not SAFE themselves ard ional
too. they said: Jonah W. are sorry ba
We viii hnve to throw you overheard. IA
replied. "Bil right, deserve Il. And the,
threw him Into the Rla. Then there was
great calm. Jeau9 says: Il thy right sS
o. ehG. thee, pluck Il out; Ii thy right tan
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