Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-10-19

tho power and willingness Of Christ to
save you. I think it was in 1855 a YES
sci was bound for Portugal, but it was
driven to pieces on an unfriendly coast.
The captain had his son with him, and
with the crew they wandered up the
beach and started on & long journey to
find relief After awhile the son faint
ed by reason of hunger and the length
of the way. The captain said to the
crew, "Carry my boy for me on your
shoulders. 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 his
own boy and put him on his shoulder
and carried him on mile after mile,
mile after mile, until, overcome himself
by hunger and WEAKNESS, he, too, faint
ed by the way. The boy lay down and
died, and the father, just at the time
rescue came to him, also persisted, liv-
ing only long enough to tell the story
baQ sIOIJ luuetul
But glory be to God that Jesus Christ
is able to take us up out of our ship
wrecked and dying condition and put
us on the shoulder Of his strength, and
by the omnipotence Of his gospel bear
us on through all the journey Of this
life and at last through the opening
gates Of heavenl He is mighty to save.
Though your sin be long and black and
inexcusable and outrageous, the very
moment you believe will proclaim
pardon-quick, full, grand, uncondi-
tional, uncompromising illimitible, in
finite Oh, the grace Of Godl am over
whelmed when l come to think Of it.
Give me thousand ladders, dashed fast
to each other, that l may scale the
height. Let the line run out with the
anchor until all the cables Of earth are
exhausted, that we may touch the depth.
Let the archangel fly in circuit of eter-
nal ages in trying to sweep around this
theme. Oh, the grace Of Godl 1t is so
high. 1t is so broad. 1t is so deep. Clio
ny be to my God, that where mans oar
gives out Gods arm begins Why will
We carry your sins 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
and be saved? Do you not know that ev-
erything is ready?
Room For All.
Plenty Of room at the feast Jesus has
the ring of his love all ready to put up
on your hand. Como now and sit down,
We hungry ones, at the banquet. Ye who
arc in rags Of sin, take the robe Of
Christ Ye who are swamped by the
breakers ardlnd you, CRY. to Christ to
pilot you into smooth, stii1 waters. On
account of the peculiar phase Of the sub
ject l have drawn my present illustra-
tons, you see, chiefly from the water l
remember that a vessel went to pieces
on the Bermudas a great many years
ago It had a vast treasure on board.
But, the vessel being sunk, no effort was
made to raise it. After many years had
passed q company Of Adventures went
out from England, and after long voy-
age they reached the place where the
vessel was said to have sunk They got
into q small boat and lowered over the
place. Then the divers went down, and
they broke through what looked like
limestone covering and the treasures
rolled out-what was found after
ward to be, in American money, worth
81, 500, 600, and the foundation OF a
great business house. At that time the
whole world rejoiced oyer what was
rallied the luck Of these adventures. o
re who have been rowing toward the
hore and have not been able to reach
1t, I want to tell you tonight that your
boat hovers over infinite TREASURED 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 seek them? Who will dive for the
pearl Of great price? Who will be pre-
pared for life, for death, for judgment,
for the long eternity? See two hands Of
blood stretched out toward thy soul as
Jesus says, Come unto me, ell ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and l will
rive Won rest -