Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-17

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But I must have word with those
who during tie present commercial ca
lznities have lost heavily. or perhaps
lost all thsls estate. II = man loss his
property ss % or - years OF sge. IL y
oaly sharp discipline generally BY
which later NJ comes 70 larger success.
u u AL folly for . man TO sit down IN
nidlifs discouTased. The marshals 1t
Napoleon came 10 their commands and
said. I'VE have lost the battle. and We
are being cut 70 pseces.- Napoleon took
his watch from his pocket and said: 1T
Is only o'clock in the afternoon Ton
have lost that battle. but wc have time
enough to win another. Charge upon
the foer'
Though the meridian u life has passed
with you and you have besn routed in
mxny q conflict. give not mp In discour-
asemsnt There arc victories yet for
you 70 gain. But sometimes monetary
disaster comes 10 man when thsre il
souething in his age or something In
his health OF something In his surround
ings which make him know we'll that he
viii never get mp again.
In 1857 It was estimated that Tor many
years previous to that time annually
there had been $1,000 failures in tho
United States Many Of those persona
never recovered from the misfortune.
But let mo give word Of comfort in
passing. The sheriff may sell you ont
Of many things. but there are some
things Of which he cannot sell You ont
Hc cannot sell out your health. He can
not sell out your family. He cannot sell
out your Bible. He cannot sell out your
God. He cannot sell out your heaven.
You have more than you have lost.
Sons and daughters Of God, children
Of an eternal and all loving Father.
mourn not when your property goes
The world Is yours. and life is yours,
and death Is yours. and immortality 10
yours. and thrones of imperial grandeur
are yours. and rivers of sladncss are
yours. and shining mansions are yours,
and God Is yours. The eternal God has
sworn II. and every time you doubt it
You charge the King OF heaven and earth
with perjury. Instead Of complaining
how hard you have it. go home. take up
your Bible full Of promises. get down on
your knees before God and thank him
for what you have instead Of spending
so much time in complaining about what
you have not.
AN AwFuI. sHIPwRRcx.
Some OF you remember the shipwreck
of the Central America. This noble
steamer had. think. about 500 passen-
gers aboard. Suddenly the storm came.
and the surges trampled the decks and
swung into the matches. and there went
up hundred voiced death shrek. The
foam on the jaw Of the wave; the pitch
ing Of tine steamer as though 1t were
leaping mountain; the dismal flare Of
the signal rockets; the long cough OF the
steam pipes: the hiss Of the extinguished
furnaces: the walking Of God ON the
wave! The steamer went not down with
out struggle.
As the passengers stationed themselves
In rows TO bale out the vessel. bark To
the thump Of the buckets as men unused
To toll. with blistered hands and strained
muscle. tug for their lives. There is a
ssil s-en against the sky. The fash OF
the distress gun il sounded. Its voice is
heard not. for il Is choked in the louder
booming q the sea. A few passengers
escaped. but he'steamer gave one great
larch and was goneI SO there are some
men who sail on prosperously in life.
Ais well. ais we'll But at last some
financial disaster comes-a euroclydon.
Down they go. the bottom Of this com
inercisi sea strewn with shattered hulks.
But becauee your property goes do
not let your soul go. Though all else
perish. save that. for have to tell you
Of more siupendcus shipwreck than
that whsch have just mentioned. God
launched this world 6.0U0 years ago. 1t
has been going on under freight of
mountains and immortals, but one day
it will stagg@r ut the cry Of fire. The
tinbers OF rock will burn. the mountains
fame like masts and tho clouds like sails
In tho Judgment hurricane. Then God
shall take tho passengers of the deck.
and from the berths those who have long
been asleep IN Jesus. and be will set
them far beyond the reach Of storrn aud
ps7il.
But how many shall 20 DOWN. That
viii never be known until IL shall be an
noonced one day IN henvsn--the ship
wreck Of world: Oh. my dear hearers,
whatever you loss. though your houses
go. though your lands 20. though all
your earthly possessions perish, may
God Almighty. through the blood Of the
everlasting covenant. save AL your souls.
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