The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-24

find relief. After awhile the son tainted
by reason of hunger and the length o.
the way. rhe captain said to the crew,
"Carry my boy for me on your should
ers." They carried him on, but the
Journey was so long that after awhile
the crew tainted from hunger and from
WEAKNESS and could carry him no longer.
Then the father rallied his almost wasted
energy and took up bis o wn boy and put
him on his shoulder and carried him on
mile after mile, mile after miles
until overcome himself by hunger and
wanness, be, too, tainted by the way.
The boy lay down and died, and the fa'
ther, just at the time rescue came to
him, also perished, living only long
enough to tell the story-sad story in
deco! But glory be to God that Jesus
Christ is able to take US up out of our
shipwrecked and dying condition and put
US on the shoulder OF his strength and
by the omnipotence of his gospel bear ua
on through all the Journey of his life and
at last through the opening gates OF
heaven. He ls mighty to save. Though
your SIN be long and black, the very mo.
ment you believe Will proclaim pardon
quick, full, grand. unconditional, un-
compromising, illimitable, infnite. Oh,
the grace of God! I am overwhelmed
when come to think OF it. Give me a
thousand ladders lashed fast to each
other that may scale the height. Let
the line run out with the anchor until all
the cables OF the earth are exhausted
that we may touch the depth. Let the
archangel fly in circuit of eternal ages in
trying to sweep around this theme. Oh,
the grace ofGodl Its 30 high. 1t is
so broad. It is 80 deep. Glory be to
God that where mans oar gives out
Gods arm begina! Why will ye carry
your sius and your sorrows any longer
when Christ offers to take them? Why
will you wrestle down your fears when
this moment you might give up aud be
saved? Do you not know that every
thing Is ready?
Plenty of room at the feast. Jesus
has the ring of his love all ready to put
upon your hand. Come now and sit
down, Ye hungry ones, at the banquet.
Ye who are 10 rags of sin, take the robe
OF Christ. Ye who are swamped by the
breakers around you, cry, to Christ to
pilot you into smooth, still waters. On
account of the peculiar phase of the sub.
ject, I bave drawn my present illustra.
lions, you see, chiefly from the water. l
that vessel went to pieces
on the Bermudas great many years
ago. It had vast treasure on board.
But the vessel being sunk, no effort was
made to raise it. After many years
mad passed a company OF adVent1rer
went out from England, and after a long
voyage they reached tho place where
the vessel was said to have sunk. They
got into small boat and lowered over
the place. Then the divers went down,
and they broke through what looked like
a limestone covering, and the treasures
rolled out-what was found afterward
to be, In American money, worthy 81.
500, 900, and the foundation of a great
business houss. At that time ths whole
world rejoiced over what was called the
luck of these adysuturers. Oh, ye who
have been rowing toward the shore and
have not been able to reach it, I want to
tell you tonight that your boat hovers
over infinite treasure. All the riches of
God are at your feet. Treasures that
never fail and crowns that never grow
dim. Who will go down now and see
them2 Who will dive for the pearl of
great price? Who will be prepared for
life, for death, for judgment, for the long
eternity? See two hands Of blood stretch
ed out towaed thy soul, as Jesus says,
''Cone unto me, all ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest"