Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-05

/ merchant with more assets than la
/ bilities. and when she cried, Bring
me yet a vessel, the answer came.
There is not vessel more SO let
US take what oil of faith we have and
use it until the supply shall be miracu-
lousy 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 jubilant, all
inspiring and triumphant faith.
What frightful time we had a few
lays ago down on the coast of Long
island. where | have been stopping.
That archangel of tempest. which. with
It's awful wings, swept the Atlantic
Joast from Florida to Newfoundland
lid not spare our region. A few miles
away. at Southampton, saw the bodies
Of four men. whom the storm had slain
aud the sea had cast up. As | stood
there among the dead bodies. said to
myself. and said aloud: These men
-epresent homes. What will mother
and father and wife and children say
when they know this?r Some of the
victims were unknown. only the first
name of two of them was found
out-Charley and William. won
Tered then. and wonder now,
II they will remain unknown. and
II some kindred far away may be wait
ing for their coming, and neverh ear
IF the rough way of their going. !
saw also oIe of the three who had
come in alive, but more dead than alive.
HI. CHI, he Haaar,aa haIy.iasEs - Has
out aud as one wave swept the deck
and went down on the furnaces till
they hissel and went out. the cry was.
20. my God, we are lost" Then the
crew put on life preservers. one of the
sailors saying To the other. I'VE will
meet again on the shore. and II not.
we'll. we must all go sometime" of
the twenty-three men who put on the
life preservers. only three lived to reach
the beach. But what scene il was rs
the good and kind people of south
ampton. led on by DR.. Thomas. the
great and good surgeon of New York.
stood watching the sailors struggling
in the breakers. Are you still alive9'
shouted DR.. Thomas to one of them out
in the breakers, and he signalled yes.
and then went into Inconsistencies.
Who should do the most for the poor
fellows aud how TO resuscitate them.
were the questions that ran up and
down the beach at Southampton. How
the men and women on the shore stood
wiring ing their hands impatiently wait
ing for the sufferers to come within
reach. and then they were lifted up
and carried indoors aud waited on with
as much kindness and wrapped a.
warmly a. though they had been the
princes Of the earth. Are they alive
Are they breathing?" DO you think
they will live2" What can we do for
them" were the rapid and intense
questions asked. and 81 much money |
was sent for the clothing and equip |
ment OF the unfortunates that Dr. |
Thomas had TO make PROCLAIM ton |
that 40 more money was needed. In |
other words. all that day it was resus-
citation.
And that is the appropriate word for |
us this morning. a. we stand and look |
off upon this sea of doubt and unbelief |
on which hundreds are this moment |
being wrecked. Some of them were
launched by Christian parentage on
smooth seas. and with pronjse FOR |
voyage. but Noltaire
cyclone struck them on one side and
Tom Paine cyclone struck them on
the other side. and bad habit cv-
,lone struck them on all sides, and
they have foundered far away from
shore, far away from God. and they /
have gone down or are washed ash re
with no spiritual life le.t IN them. But
thank cod. there are manv here to-day
with enough faith left To encourage u
m the effort nj their resnscitatiOn. All
lapds ~ the beach With confidence
n Col that takes No deaiai. let Us lay
hold Of them, Fetch them ont OF the
breakers. Bring Gospel warmth. and
iospel stimulus and Gospel life to
heir freezing sous. Resuscitation. Re-