Milford chronicle., 1895-09-27
THE SAIL IN A STORM.
REV. DR.. TALMAGE's LESSON OF THE
INCIDENT ON THE SEA OF eALlLEE.

Christ flushing the Tempest-Necessits
For Christ on the Roueh Voyage Of
Life-Nothing to Be Frightened About
The World Moves.
NEW YORK, Sept ss.--In his sermon for
today Rev. DR.. Talmage discourses on a
dramatic incident during the Saviour's life
among the Galilean fishermen and draws
from it "a striking lesson for the men and
women Of The present day. The subject
was Rough Sailing" and the text Mark
iv, SO, 3d. "And there were also with him
other little ships, and there arose a great
storm of wind
Tiberias, Galilee and Gonnesaret were
three names for the same lake. 1t lay in
a scene Of great luxuriance. The surround
/ ing hills, high, terraced, sloping, gorged,
were so many hanging gardens Of beauty.
I The streams rumbled clown through rocks
( Of gray and red limestone, and flashing
I from the hillside bounded to the sea. In
the time Of our Lord the valleys, head
lands and ridges were covered thiokly with
vegetation, and so great was the variety
Of climate that the palm tree of the torrid
and the walnut tree Of rigorous climate
were only little way apart Men in vine
yards and olive gardens were gathering up
the riches for the oil press The hills and
valleys were starred and crimsoned with
flowers, from which Christ took his text,
and the disciples learned lessons of pa
thence and trust. It seemed as if God had
dashed q wave Of beauty ON all the scene
until it hung dripping from the rocks, the
hills, tho oleanders On the back Of the
Lebanon range the glory Of the earthly
scene was carried up as il to set it in range
with the hills Of heaven.
a Smooth Sea.
No other gem ever had so exquisite
setting as beautiful Gennesarct. The wa |
tors were clear and sweet and thiokly in
habited, tempting innumorable nets and /.
affOrding a livelihood for great popula- !
tions. Bethsaida, Chorazin and Caper- /
naum stood on the bank, roaring with /
wheels Of traffic and flashing with SPLEEN |
did equipagos and shooting their vessels (
across the lake, bringing merchandise for
Damascus and passing great cargoes Of .
wealthy product. Pleasure boats of Roman
gentlemen ard fishing smacks Of the coun-
try people who hadacOme down to cast a
net there passed each other with nod and
shout and welcome, or side by side swung
idly at the mooring Palace and luxuriant
bath and vineyard, tower and shadowy
arbor, looked off upon tho calm sweet
scene as the evening shadows began to drop,
and Hermon, with its head covered with
perpetual snow, in the glow Of tho setting
sun looked like white bearded prophet
ready to ascend in a chariot of fire. 1
think we shall have u quiet night Not
leaf winks in tho air or a ripple disturbs
the surface Of Gennesaret. The shadows
Of the great headlands stalk clear across
the water The voices of eveningtide,
how drowsily they strike the ear-the
splash of the boatmans oar and the
humping of the captured fish on the
boats bottom, and those indescribable
sounds which ill the air at nightfall You
hasten up the beach Of tho lake a little
way, and there you find an excitement as
Of an embarkation. A flotilla is pushing =
out from the western shore of tho lake
not a squadron with deadly armament,
not a clipper to ply with valuable mer- 5
not pirate vessels with Crap (
bling hook to hug to death whatever they \
Gould seize, but lotilla laden with mes s
iengers of light and mercy and peace {
Jesus is in the front ship; his friends and |
admirers are in the small boats following t
lfter. Christ, by the rocking Of the boat {
md the fatigues of the preaching exercises
# the day, is induced to slumber, and 1 see S
lin in the stern of the boat, with pillow v
perhaps extemporizod out of fisherman's L
oat, sound asleep. The breezes Of the lake a
un their fingers through the locks of the o
yornout sleeper, and on its surface there C
iseth and falleth the light ship like a Il
hid on the bosom Of its sleeping mother.
'alm night. Starry night, Beautiful
light. Run up all the sails and ply all n
he oars and let the boats, the big boat q
nd the small boats, go gliding over gentle d
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