The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-10-13
DEEP SEA FISHING.
SUBJECT OF DIR. TALMAGE's
DISCOURSE.
The Ministry Needs Sound Bodies
as we'll as Sound Mnds--
Launch out Into the Deep
Appropriated oraIl Who are
Engaged In Christian
Work.

MS feCurn from Europe DR.. Ialmaye
has faced audiences unusually large
and enthusiastic, who are attracted
to the Tabernacle no less by the po-
tent eloquence of the preacher than
Through a desire to hear from his own
lips the message of thanks entrusted
to him by the czar to the contribu-
tors of the Christian Herald famine
cargo, which he and Mr.. Klopsch con-
veyed to Russia in the steamer Leo.
1t is understood that DR.. Talmage
has in preparation full account of
the mission to Russia, as we'll as of
his own preaching tour to Germany,
England, Scotland and Ireland. The
text this morning was taken from
Luke w., 4: "Launch out into the
Deep"
Christ, starting on the campaign of
the worlds conquest, was selecting
his staff officers. There are plenty Of
students with high forheads, and white
hands, and intellectual faces, and re-
fined tastes, in Bone and in Jerusalem.
Christ might have called into apostle
ship IL book worms, or IL rhetoric
lans, or IL artists. Instead, he takes
a group OF men who had never made g.
speech, never taken a lesson in belles-let
tres, never been sick enough to look deli
cate-their hands broad, clumsy and
hardknuckled. He chose fishermen
among otherreasons, think, because
they were physically hardy. Rowing
makes strong arms and stout chests.
Much climbing of ratlines make ones
head steady. A Galilee tempest
wrestled men into gymnasts. The
opening work of the church was rough
work. Christ did not want IL in
dividuals hanging about him, COM
planning all the time how badly they
felt. He leaves the delicate students
at Jerusalem and Rome for their
mothers and aunts to take care of,
and goes down to the sea shore and
out of the toughest material makes
an apostleship. The ministry need
more corporal vigor than any other
class. Fine minds and good inten-
tions are important, but there must
be physical force to back them. The
intellectual mill wheel may be we'll
built and the grist good but there
must be enough blood in the mill race
to turn the one and to
GRIND THE OTHER.
My text finds Jesus on shipboard
with one of these bronzed men-Simon
by name. This fisherman had been
sweeping his net in shoal water.
"Push out" says Christ, "what is the
use Of hugging the shore in this boat?
Here is a lake ~ miles long and six
wide, and it is all populated-just
waiting for the sweep OF your net.
Launch out into the deep"
The advice that my Lord gave to
Simon Is as appropriate for us all in
a spiritual sense. The fact is that
most of us are just padding along
the shore. We are afraid to venture
out into the great deeps of God and
Christian experience. We think that
the boat will be upset, or that we
cannot "clew down the nlizzen top
SAIL" and our cowardice makes US
poor fishermen. l think I hear the
voice OF Christ commanding us, as he
did Simon, on that day when bright
Galilee set in among the green hills OF
Palestine, like water flashing in an
emerald cup: Launch out into the
Deep
THE SEA OF GODS WORD
is not like Gennesaret, - miles by
6, but boundless; and in any one
direction you can sail on forever.
Why, then, confine yourself to q
short psalm, or to a few verses of
epistle. The largest fish are not near
the shore. Hoist all sail to the winds
of heaven. Take hold of both oars,
and pull away. Be like some of the
whalers that went out from New Bed
ford to Portsmouth, to be gone for
two or three years. Yea, calculate on
a lifetime voyage. You do not want
to land until you land in heaven.
Sail away, oh yemariners for eternity!
Launch out into the deep.
The text is appropriate to all chris
tians of shallow experience. Doubts
and fears have i'm our day been almost
elected to the parliament of christian
graces. Some consider it a. bad sign
not to have any doubts. Doubts and
fears are not signs of health, but fes-
tiers and carbuncles. You have val
liable house or farm. It is suggested
that the title is not good. You en-
ploy counsel. You have the deeds en-
amined. You search the record for
mortgages, JUDGMENTS and liens. You
are not satisfied until you have a GER
tificate, signed by the great seal of the
state, assuring you that the title is
good. Yet how many leave their title
to heaven an undecided matter! Why
do you not 60 to the records and find
out? Give yourself no rest, day nor
night, until you can read your title
clear to mansions in the skies.
THE TEXT IS APPROPRIATE
to all who are engaged in Christian
work. The church OF God has been
fishing along the shore. We set our
net in a good calm place, and in sight
of u fine chapel, and we go down every
Sunday to see if the fish have been
wise enough to come into our net. We
might learn something from that boy
with his hook and line. He throws
his line over the bridge; no fish. He
sits down on q log;tn fish. He stands
in the sunlight and casts the line; but
no fish. He goes up the mill dam and
stands habind Tho bank 1vharn tbo