Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-02-15

ton by saying, Lord Jesus. here I am, un-
done and helpless, to be saved by Thee and
Thee alone" That makes panic in hell
That makes celebration in heaven. Oppor-
tunity
On the 18th Of January. 1856. a collier brig
ran into the rocks near Walmer Beach Eng
land. Simon Pritchard. standing on the
beach, threw off his coat and said. ''Who will
help me save that crew." Twenty men
shouted, II will" though only seven were
needed. Through the awful surf the boat
dashed and in fifteen minutes from the time
Pritchard threw off his coat all the ship
wrecked crew were safe the land.
Quicker work to-day. Half that time more
than necessary to get all this assemblage into
the lifeboat of the gospel and ashore, stand
ing both feet on the Rock of Ages. By the
two strong oars of faith and prayer first pull
for the wreck and then pull for the shore.
Opportunity!
Over the city went the cry,
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by!
Let the world go. 1t has abused you
enough, and cheated you enough, and SIAN
dered you enough, and damaged you enough.
Even those from whom you expected better
things turned out your assailants, as when
Napoleon In his last will and testament left
5000 francs to the man who shot at Yelling
ton in the streets of Paris. Oh, it is a mean
world Take the glorious Lord for your
companionship. 1 like what the good man
said to the one who had everything but re-
ligion. The af1uent man boasted Of what he
owned and of his splendors of surroundings,
putting into insigniticance, as he thought,
the Christians possessions. "Ah," said the
Christian. MAN, have something you have
not" "What is that?'' said the wording.
The answer was, 'Peace!' And you may all
have it-peace with God, peace with the
past, peace with the future, a peace that all
the assaults Of the world and all the bonn
bardments satanic cannot interfere with.
A Scotch shepherd was dying and had tho
pastor called in. The dying shepherd said to
his wife, "Mary, please go into the next
room, for want to see the minister alone"
When the two were alone the dying shepherd
said, 'I have known the Bible all my life,
but l am going, and am 'afeered to dee
Then the pastor quoted the psalm: The
Lord is my Shepherd. 1 shall not want"
eyes, mon' said the shepherd II was fa-
miliar with that before you were born. but I
am a-gorn', and am afeered to dee Then
said the pastor, 'YOu know that the psalm
says, Though 1 walk through the valley OF
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. !"
eyes" said the dying shepherd, II knew
that before you were born, but it does not
help me-" Then said the pastor, Don't you
know that sometimes when you were driving
the sheep down through the valleys and
ravines there would be shadows all about
you. while there was plenty of sunshine on
the hills above9 vo" 70 a. m, - shadows now
but it is sunshine higher up" Then said the
dying shepherd: "Ah!-tnat is good. /
never saw it that way before All is well.
Though I pass through the valley Of the
shadow OF death, Thou art with me-
Shadows here, but sunshine above" So the
dying shepherd got peace. Living and dy-
ing. may we have the same peace!
Opportunity! Under the arch Of that splen-
did word let this multitude of my hearers
pass into the pardon and hope and triumph
of the gospel. Go by companies Of a hundred
each. Go by regiments of a thousand each,
the aged leaning on the staff. the middle
aged throwing off their burdens as they pass
and the young to have their present Joys
Forward into the kingdom! AS soon as you
pass the dividing line there will be shouting
all up and down the heavens. The crowned
immortals will look down and cheer. Jesus
of the many scars will rejoice at the result
of His earthly sacrifices Departed saints
will be gladdened that their prayers are
answered. An order will be given for the
spreading of banquet at which you
will be the honOred guest. From the i'm
perial gardens the wreaths will be twist
ed for your brow. and from the hall OF
eternal music the harpers will bring their
harpS and the trumpcters their trum pets, and
all up and down the amethystine stairWays Of
the castles and in all the rooms of the house
Of many mansions it will be talked over with
holy glee that this day, while one plain man
stood On the platform Of this vast building,
giving the gospel call an asembage made up
from all parts Of the earth and piled up in
these galleries chose Christ as their portion
and started for heaven as their everlasting
home Ring all the bells of heaven at the
tidings! Strike all the cymbals at the joy!
Wave ell the palm branches at tho triumph!