The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-09-20

merchant with more assets than ia
bilities, and when she cried, Bring
me yet vessel" the answer came,
There is not a vessel more" So let
us take what oil of faith we have and
use 1t until the supply shall be miracu-
lously 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 few
days ago down on the coast of Long
Island, 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 l 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. won
dered 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
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 Missed and went out, the cry was,
20, my God, we are lostP' Then the
crew put on life preservers, one OF the
sailors saying to the other, We Will
meet again on the shore, and if not,
we'll, we must all go sometime" VI
the twenty-three men who put on the
life preservers, 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 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, and how 10 resuscitate them,
were the questions that ran up and
down the beach at Southampton. How
the men and women on the shore stood
: wringinR their hands impatiently wait
ing 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?"
"Are they breathing?" "Do you think
. they will liveP' what can we do FOL
them?" were the rapid and intense
questions asked, and so much money
, was sent for the clothing and equip
ment of the unfortunates that Dn
= Thomas had to make proclamation
: that no more money was needed. In
3 other words, all that day 1t was resus
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a And that is the appropriate word fol
: us this morning, as we stand and look
o off upon this sea of doubt and unbeliei
I on which hundreds are this moment
s being wrecked. Some of them were
e launched by Christian parentage on
: smooth seas, and with promise fol
i prosperous voyage, but Voltairs
c cyclone struck them on one side and
!, Tom Paine cyclone struck them on
c the other side, and bad habit cy
S clone struck them on all sides, and
t they have foundered far away from
o shore, far away from God, and they
t have gone down or are washed ashore
o with no spiritual life left In them. But
y thank God, there are many here to-day
+ with enough faith left 10 encourage Us
d in the effort at their resuscitation. Al
o hapds 10 the beach, With a confidence
c in God that takes no denial, let us lay
l. hold Of theml Fetch them out OF tho
II breakers! Bring Gospel warmth, ant
d Gospel stimulus, and Gospel life u
It their freezing soulsl Resuscitation! lie
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