Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-21

our hopes, all our CONCENTRATIONS, all
our prayers 10 catch mighty shower.
Lord, increase our faith" ! like the
way that the minister's widow did in
Elisha's time, when. after the family
being very unfortunate, her two sons
were about to be sold for debt. and
She had nothing in the house but
pot Of oil, and at Elisha direction she
borrowed from her neighbors all the
vessels she could borrow, and then be-
gan to pour out the oil into those YES
sells and kept on pouring until they
were all full, and she became an oil
merchant with more assets than liabil-
tiles, and when she CT ed, bring me
yet q vessel" the answer came,
~ here is not u vessel more" So let
nc take what oil of faith we have and
49, it until the supply shall be mirac-
niolsly 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
ruelant, all-inspiring and triumph
..y faith.
whata frightful time we had few
days ago down on the coast of Long
Island, where l have been stopping.
That archangel of tempest, which,
with its awful wings, swept the At
lantic coast from Florida to New.
foundland, 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 ont-Charley and William.
wondered then and | wonder now if
they will remain unknown, and if
some kindred far away may be wait.
ing for their coming and never hear of
the rough way of their going. l 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,
so, my God, we are lost" Then
the crew put on lifc-preservers,
one of the sailors saying to
the other, "Wc will meet again
on the shore, and, if not, well, we
must all go some time OF the twenty
three men VINO put on the lifc-prcserv-
crs, only three lived to reach the
beach. But what scene it was as
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 alive?" shouted DR.. Thomas to
one of them out in the breaBcrs, ard
he signalled yes, and then went into
Inconsistencies. Who should dc the
most for the poor fellows and how to
resuscitate them, were the ques-
tions that ran up and down the
beach at Southampton. 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
aliveY' ''Are they breathing" "Do
you think they will live?' "What can
we do for them?' were the rapid and
intense questions asked, and so much
money was sent for the clothing and
equipment of the unfortunates that
DR.. Thomas had to make a proclama-
tion that no more money was needed.
In other words, all that day it was re-
suscitation.
And that is the appropriate word
for us this morning, as we stand and
look off upon this awful sea of doubt
and unbelief on which hundreds are
this moment being wrecked. Some OF
them were launched by Christian par.
entage on smooth seas and with
promise for prosperous voyage, but
a Noltaire cyclone struck them on
one side and Tom Paine cyclone
struck them on the other side, and
bad habit cyclone struck them on all
sides, and they have foundercd 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 to-day with enough
faith left to encourage us in the effort
at their resuscitation. All hands to
the beach. With confidence in God
that takes no denial let us lay hold OF
them. Fetch them out of the break
err! Bring gospel warmth and gospel
stimulus and gospel life to their freez-
ing souls. Resuscitation. Resuscita.
ton,