Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-17
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Very close to The shores Of u canni
bal island, the ship was becaImed.
and 1t was slowly drifting shoroward,
unable to tack about, aud the savage'
were eagerly anticipating a feast,
The captain came to Mr., Taylor ano
besought him to pray for help to God.
81 will" said Taylor, provided you
set your sail to catch the breeze"
The captain declined to make him
self laughing stock by unfurlDg
sails in u dead calm
Taylor sad, II will not undertake
to pray for the vessel unless you will
prepare the sails"
And 1t was done.
While engaged in prayer there was
a knock at the door of his stateroom
"Who is thereP
The captains voice responded, "Are
you still praying for wind%
"Yes."
"Well," said the captain, you'd
better stop praying, for we have more
wind than we can well manage"
Aud sure enough, when but hun
dred yards from shore, strong wind
had struck the sails of the boat, so
that the cannlbals were cheated out
Of their human prey,
How He ESCAPED. Major Whittle
tells q remarkable case OF answer to
prayer that came under his own OBJ
servation:
"When in Ireland l met an Irish
farmer who, about seven years before,
had a wonderful experience. He had
been drinking man all his life aud
was just on the verge Of delirium ire
mems, and, indeed had already had a
glimpse of the drunkard's hell. He
made up his mind that he would
never touch whisky again. About
four weeks after, as he was walking
over his farm, he felt the old craving
for drink lay hold of him nightly
NO. said he to himself, L will never
touch it, Then it seemed as if the
devil were laughing at him and say
ing, You will, you will; you cannot
escape me- He felt his heart sink
within him. In an agony of dispair
he threw himself on the ground and
cried out, Lord Jesus save mel
Even while he prayed the answer
came. He has not touched a drop of
drink since then"
Work for souls, and work with
souls, are different phases of work
for Christ; and both phases of work
are important in his sight, and are
well pleasing to him. The two
pleasantest things in the world"
writes a loving servant of the one
Master, ARE bringing another life to
Jesus, and obtaining for Jesus a
larger place IN life already brought
to him. There is only one joy in the
presence of the angels of God when
sinful men come to him; there is Joy
also in the hearts of those friends of
God whom God has allowed to help
the sinful men to come. Aud there is
joy too IN feeding his lambs and his
sheep" When Jesus was here on
earth, he both preached and taught,
proclaimed the gospel to unbeliev-
ers, and taught new truths to those
who already believed. He left it for
his disciples to preach and to teach,
to win sinners to his service, and to
minister to those who were his. He
who neglects either branch of dis
ciple's mission, fails of the highest
joy in service for Christ, and fails
of doing all that Christ would have
him dos. S. Times.
1t may be taken for granted that
the sinner who confesses and forsakes
his sins will find forgiveness.
The nation has no better friend
than the mother who teaches her chile
to pray.
1t is always u great gam to lose
the thing that would cause us to lost
God.
The truth about God can never b.
known until we believe the trutl
about Christ.