Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-28
THE SAIL IN A STORM.
CIV. DR.. TRLMAGE's LESSON OF THE
INCIDENT ON THE SEA OF GALILEE.
Christ finishing the Tempest Necessity
For Christ the Eough Voyage of
Life-Sothins: TO Be Frightened About
The World Moves.


For Christ che Iough voyage Of
Life-Sothius: TO Be Frightened About.
The World Moves.
NEW YORK. sept I'm his sermon for
today Rev DR.. lalmage discourscs on a
dramatic inciden, during The Sayiour's life
among the Galilcan fishermen and draws
frnm IL a striking lesson for the men and
woairn ~ the present day. Tho subject
was Rough sailing and the text Mark
~, ~, 81. And there were also with him
other little ships. and there arose a great
storm 81 wind
Tiherias. uallicc and Gcnncsaret were
three nainp> Tor the same lake. II lay in
q sccnc ~ gr,at luxuriauce. The surround
ing hills. high, irrraced. slipping. gorged
wcrc 50 many hanging gardens of beauty.
The STREAMS rumbicd dawn through rocks
-. gray and red limestone. and flashing
from the hillside bounded To the sea. In
the Time OF our Lord the valleys. head
lands and ridges were covered thickly with
vegetation. and great was the variety
Of climate Thar The palm tree Of the torrid
and The walnut trcc 81 rigorous climate
were only !fi'f yvay apart. Men in vine
yards and Olive '-..rlcns were gathering up
the riches for the 81 press The hills and
valleys wcrr starred and crimSoncd with
flowers. from wiic'i Christ took his text,
and the di-cipirS icssris,'I lessons of pa
;itiice and irll>. II .,slacd a. IL God had
dashed "a wave ~ h,auiy ON all the scene
un;il 1t hung dripping irun the rocks. the
hills, the olrandrr>. On The back of the
Lebanon range ihc e."gy ~ the earthly
seeuc WAS carried ~ y, ii 10 sci il In range
with tho hill al l,'gsycn.
/ smooth Sea.
No other ,.cin ever had 80 exquisite a
setting as beautiful Gem, ~arci The wa
tiers were clear and sweri. and thickly in
hahited. tempting morali'c nets and
a;Tor,ling 81 livelihood for great popula-
iians Beth-a IA. Garrasin and Caper-
naum stood thr sank. roaring with
whccl> - t-,'lic nul flashing with SPLEEN
did cquips;e'~. ;ug shooting t!l"ir vessels
aeruss the lake. bringing merchandise for
Damascus and ia lin: great cargocs Of
wealthy prodscf. Pleasure bals Of Roman
gentlemen AID fishing s,nacks Of the coun-
try rcoplo who had come down TO east
nci there passed ,arh uihcr with nod and
shout and wricols.e, or side hy side swung
idly at the mooring. Palace and luxuriant
bath ana vineyard. tower and shadowy
arhor. looked oil upon the calm sweet
scene rs the evening shadows began to drop,
and Hermon, with iis head covered with
perpetual snow. IN the glow Of the setting
sun looked like q white bearded prophet
ready 10 ascend IN u chariot Of fire
think we shall have quiet night! Not q
leaf winSs In the air or ripple disturbs
the surface uf Genuosarct. The shadows
OF thc great hcs,dlands stalk clear across
the water. Tho voices of evcningiide,
how drowsily they strike the ear-the
splash Of tho hoa,man's oar and the
-
boats bottom, and iho>r iadcscribable
sounds which fiji the air at nigltlall. You
hasten up the beach of the lake n little
way. and there you find an excitement as
of an cmbarkaiiun. \ lu,illa Is pushing
out from the western shore ~ the lake
not squadron with deadly armament,
not clipper TO ply with valuable mer-
chandise, not pirate vessels with Crap
pling hook 10 hug 10 death whatever they
could seize. but "a ilo;illa laden with mes
sengers Of light and merry and peace.
jesus is in the from; ship; his friends and
admirers are in the small boats following
after. Christ, 10y the rocking ~ the boat
and the faiigues of the preaching exercises
OF the day, Is induced Ia siumbcr. and see
him in the stern Of the boat. with pillow
perhaps cxtcmporizr'i out ~ iisherman's
coat, sound asleep The hr,., zcs ~ the lake
WORKOUT sleeper and IN it, surface there
riscih and fallcth the light ship, like a
child on the bosom of it, shopping mother.
Calm night. Starry night. Beautiful
night Run up all the sails and ply all
the oars and let the beats. the big boat
and the small boats, 60 gliding over gentle
GcnncSarct
Calming the Sea.
Tho sailors i,ropheSy change In the
weather. Clouds begin To- travel up the
sky and congrcgntc. After awhile. even
the passengers hrnr Sc moan Of the storm,
which comes on with rapid strides and
with all the terrors nf hurricane and dark
ness. The boat. caught In the sudden
fury, trembles like deer at bay, amid the
wild changer Of tho hounds 6rcat patches
OF foam are flung through the air The
loosened sails, Tapping ia The wind, crack
like pistols. The small boats poised on
the white cliff ~ the driven SEA trcmble
like ocean pcircls, and then plunge into
the trough with terrific swoop until a
wave strikes them with thunder crack,
and overheard 80 the curtlai,c, the tackling,
and the masts, and the drcnchcd disciples
rush into the stern Of the boat and shout
amid the hurricane, Master, carcst thou
not that we PERISH" That grca; Person
age lifted his head from the ilshcrman's
coat and walked but Ia the PROV Of the
vessel and looked upon the storm. On all
sides We're the small buaiS tossing In help
lessncss and from them came the cries Of
drowning men. by the fash of lightning
see the calmncss of the uncovered brow
Of Jesus and the spray II the sra dripping
from his beard. He has two words Of com
mand-0nc for the wind. the other for the
sea. He looks into ihe tcInpestuous heay-
ems and he cries Peace" and then he
looks down into tie infdriatc waters and
he says, "Be still The thunders beat
retreat. The vase, fall ilat on their faces
The cxtinguishcd stars rckindlc their
torches. The foam inclts. The storm is
dead And while the crew are untangling
the cordage and the cables and bailing out
the water from the hold 81 the ship, tho
disciples stand wonder struck. now gazing
into the calm sky, nuw gazing into the
calm sea, now gazing into The calm face of
Jesus and whispering one To- another,
"what mafHcr -: man rs illi., that even
the winds and tie sea uliry him.
Christ the ship.
learn. first, from this subject that
when ynu ar. going Ia ia!.'a voyage u any
kind you ought To- have Chris; in the ship.
1hc fact Is. tia., ih"-c ba,i, would all
havr gone 80 the inftnm ID thr.st had not
been there. Nuik- .ssH ar' nlsut 10 voyage
out into some n"s. .nicrlris''--into some
now business relation. Euu ar. going 20
plan some great nsaitcr 81 profit. | hopc
IL Is 80. II yea arr content to 20 along in
the ;radmuil cnu.sc and plan nothing
new. you are not fulfilling your mission.
What you can do ly ihc utmaSt tension ~
body. mind ond soul, that you are bound
To do You have nu right 10 he colonel Of
a regiment n God calls you To- command
an army. You have no ri2l.t To be- Stokcr
In "a steamer II God commands you u he
admiral ~ tie navy. You have no right
g. engineer a f,rryhoat from river bank 10
river bank II Cod commands You TO cngi-
nccr a CunafGcr irin New York 10 Liver
pool. but whatever enterprise you under
fake, ard rfHii whaieytr Nuyagc you start.
be sure 20 take Christ Ia the ship. Here
nre men largely prnsfsg,d The seed Of n
small cnicrpi grrw into an accumulated
and overshadpwing succrSs. Their Gun OF
prosperity !, running ovcr Every day secs
commercial or u mechanical iriunph.
Yet they are not punrd up. They ne
knowledge the God who grows the haryests
and gives thcm all their prosperity. When
disaster comes that DESTROYS others. they
hre only helped Into higher experiences.
Tho coolest wind, that ever blrw down
from snow cnpisst llrfnlun and tossed
6cnnc-arrt into foam and AGONY could not