Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-18

answer came, "There is not a vessel
more" So let us take what oil OF faith
we have and use it until the supply
shall be msraculously multiplied. Bring
on your empty vessels, and by the power
of the Lord God OF Elisha they shall be
filed until they can hold no more of
iubilant, all inspiring and triumphant
faith.
RESUSCITATION.
What a frightful time we had few
DAYS ago down on the coast of Long Is
Land, where have been stopping. That
archangel of tempest which, with its
awful wings, swept the Atlantic coast
from Florida to Newfoundland did not
SPARE our region. A few miles away, at
| Southampton, saw the bodies of four
men whom the storm had slain and the
sea had cast up. AS stood there among
the dead bodies said to myself, and
said aloud: "These men represent homes.
| What will mother and father and wife
and children say when they know this?"
Some of the victims were unknown.
Only the first name of two of them was
found out-Charley and William.
wondered then and wonder now if they
will remain unknown and if some kim
dred far away may be waiting for their
coming and never hear of the rough way
| of their going / saw also one of the
three who had come in alive, but more
dead than alive. The ship had become
helpless six miles out, and as one wave
swept the deck and went down on the
furnaces till they Kissed and went out
the cry was, "Oh, my God, we are lostV
Then the crew put ON life preservers,
one of the sailors saying to the other,
eve will meet again on the shore, and,
| if not, well, we must all go some time"
OF the % men who put on the life
preservers, only 3 lived to reach the
beach. But what a scene it was as the
good and kind people of Southampton,
led on by DR.. Thomas, the great and
good surgeon of New York, stood watch
ing the sailors struggling in the break
ers. care you still alive?' shouted DIR.
Thomas to one of them out in the break
ers, and he signaled yes and then went
into unconsciousness. Who should do
the most for the poor fellows and how
to resuscitate them were the questions
that ran up and down the beach at South
ampton.
How the men and women on the shore
stood wringing their hands, impatiently
waiting for the sufferers to come within
reach, and then they were lifted up and
carried indoors and waited on with as
much kindness and wrapped as warmly
as though they had been the princes OF
the earth. "Are they alive" care they
breathing?' Do you think they will
hve?' "What can we do for themY'
were the rapid and intense questions
asked, and so much money was sent for
the clothing and equipment of the UNI
fortunates that DIR. Thomas had to make
a proclamation that no more money was
needed. In other words, all that day it
was resuscitation.
And this is the appropriate word for
us this morning as we stand and look
off upon this awful sea of doubt and UNI
belief on which hundreds are this mo-
ment being wrecked. Some Of them
were launched by Christian parentage
OF smooth seas and with promise for
prosperous voyage, but Voltaire cy-
clone struck them ON one side, and a Tom
Paine cyclone struck them on the other
side. and a bad habit cyclone struck
them on all sides, and they have foun-
dered far away from shore, far away
from God, and they have gone down or
are washed, ashore with no spiritual life
left in them.
But, thank God, there are many here
today with enough faith left to encour-
age us in the effort at their resuscitation.
All hands to the beach, With a conf
dence in Goa that takes no denial, let
us lay hold of them! Fetch them out
of tho breakers! Bring gospel warmth
and gospel stimulus and gospel life ia
their freezing souls! Resuscitationl
Resuscitation!