Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-06
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u fer mo R1d Tor any man Who docs not
bekeyo Christ a dupo aud ~ imposter.
Notice also how tho Old Testament writ
erG drew bimilitudc from the dshuries. Jcre-
miah uses such imagery 20 prophesy de-
struction, behold, / viii send Tor mnny
fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall ash
them" Ezekiel uses hsh Imagery 20 proph-
e5y prosperity, 1T shall como 10 pass that
tho hshe8 ahell stand upon IL from En-gCdi
even 70 En-eglnim; they shall be place TO
spread forth meta, their lEh ahall be accord.
ing TO their kinds, as the lsh OF tLe great
sen, exceeding many" the explanation Of
which "a that En-gedi and En-Cgiidm stood
on the banks Of the Dead sea, in tho waters
Of which 10 fsh can live, but the prophet
says TINT the time Will come when these
waters win DO regonorated and they will DO
great places for fish.
Amos reproyos idolntries by saying, "Iho
day shall come upon you when be will tak0
you away with hooks and your postority
with ilshhooks" solomon, IN Ecclesiastical,
declares that those captured OF temptation
are as fishes taken imam evil net Indeed
Solomon knew all about che finny tribe and
wrote treatise on ichthyology which has
been lost.
now ST. PRTER FIsIED.
Furthermore, Ia order that you may un-
dorstand the ichthyology Of the Bible you
must know that there were five ways OF
fishing. One was by a fence OF reeds and
canes, within which tho Gah were caught.
But the llerodic government forbade chat
on Lake GGlilce lest pleasure boats DO
wrecked by the stakes driven Another
mode was by spcuring--tho waters Of Cali
leo 20 clear good aim could bo taken FOR
$40. aH'f AnT hrT a
line, as whore Isaiah says, "Thc fishers also
shall mourn, aud they that cast ougle
into the brook shall lutlgut.n And job says,
"Canst thou draw out lovin,han with a
hook" And Habakkuk says, They take
up all OF them with the angle"
Another mode wa by a casting net or
that which was flung from the shore; an.
Other by dragnet or that which was
thrown from boat and drawn through tho
sea az tho nshing smack sailed on. How
wonderful oil this "a inUrought into tho
Bible imagery, and It leads mo 20 ask in
which mode arc you and fishing, for tho
church Is tho boat, and the gospel Is the net,
and the sea is the world, and the fish arc
tho souls, and God addresses US as he did
Simon and Andrew, saying, "Follow me,
and / win make you fishes OF men" But
when Il the best time 90 flsh for soulsi In
thenight. Peter, why did YOU say 80 Christ,
1--WE have tniled all the night and hayO
taken nothingY" Why did You not FISH in
the daytimeY Tie Ivplics, "You ought 70
know that the night Is the best time Tor
fishing"
Al TCbyhannn Mills, among the noun
tnins o. Pennsylvania, / saw a friend with
high boots and fishing tackle starting out
at O'Clock 90 night, and ] said, "Whero arc
YOU Roingi" lie answered Going 20 FISH"
what, IN the night" He answered, Yes
M the night" So the vast majority Of
souls captured for God are taken In TIMES
OF revival Ia the night meetings. They
might just as wen come 40 ~ o'clock nc
noon but most % them viii not. Ask the
eyangelista OF olden times, AJAX tinney ask
Nettleton, Iak Osborn, s5k Daniel Baker
and then ask all tho modern ovangelists
which Is the best time 70 gather souls, ana
they will answer ''rho night; by Gil ODDS,
the night" Not only the natural night,
but tie night Of trouble.
SUPPOSE / 20 around Ia this audisuce and
nslz thee Christians when thoy were con-
verted 10 God One would answer, 1T was
az the tins lost my child by mcmbranous
croup. and IL was tho night OF bereavo-
ment.n or the answer would be, IT was
inst after was swindled out Of my prop
ertg. and II WAS The night Of bankruptcy"
or il would be, 1T was during that time
when was down with that awful sickness,
and Il zns the night Of physical sHforing,"
or II would be, III was that time when
Islander took after me, and was malignod
and abused, and II wns tho night Of perse-
eution." Ali, my hoar0rs, that is the time
for YOU 10 20 after souls, when a night Of
trouble Is On them. Miss not that oppor-
tunity 70 awe soul, for IL "a the best Of all
opportunities
60 NJ along the Mohawk, or the Juniata,
or the Delaware, or the Tombigbeo, or the
81. Lawrence right after rain, and you
Yill 1nd tho Gsherlnea al up and down the
banks Whyl Because = good time 70
auqle Is right aftcr the rain, and that Is
rood tirsle 70 catch souls, righs after
shower Of misfortune right aitor toods u
disaster Aad a. a pool overahAdowsd
wiz trso, l. 4. gpaad placsior inaiapg ahno
hsgl q fsl, 50 Nhea eae soul 10 nnaer the
Ione daIl. shsdpws.Oi anxiety ora distress
M a uDod tigao to.EazkIsiA siilr.lu nnAl.
pe3pIo i..the bsi GIT suliahine oi prosPeFity
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