Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-10
IN SATAN'S SERVICE.
JONAH or OLD SOON TIRED OF THE
DEVILS BUSINESS.
Hut Nc Took Heroic Treatment to Bring
Him to His senses DIR. Talmage Draws
Instructive Moral Lessons From Jonah's

Hut It Took Heroic Treatment TO Bring
Him ca His Senses DIR. ralmage Draws
Instructive Morai Lessons From Jonah's
aIisadventurc In the Mediterranean.
NEW YORK, Aug Alt this season OF
the year. when a large portion Of the com
munily Is iourneying either by land or
sea, Rev. DR.. Talmagc. who is still absent
ON his midsummer preaching and iccturing
tour has chosen rs the subject Of his ser
mon Tor today, Man Overheard, " the text
being Jonah /. q: - tho shipmastcr came
to him. and said unto him. What meancst
thou, o sleeper? Arise call upon thy God
n 30 be that God will think upon Us, that
we perish not
God told Jonah 10 go Co Nincveh ON an
unpleasant errand. lie would not go. lie
thought to get away from his duty by put
ting 10 sca With pack under his arm,
find him ON his way 20 Joppa, "a seaport.
He goes down among the shipping, aud
SAYS 10 the men lying around on the rocks,
which Of these vessels sails today Tho
saiinrs answer Wonder Is vessel going
20 IarshiSh | think, ii you hurry, you
may get on board her" Jonah steps ON
board the rough craft. asks how much the
fare Is. and pays II. Anchor Is weighed
sails are hoistcd and the rigging begins to
rattle ia the strong breeze Of the Mcdiier-
ranoan. .loppa Is an exposed harbor, and
Il does not take long for the vessel TO get
out Oh the broad SEA. Tho sailors Ike what
they call spanking breeze, " and the
plunge Of the vessel from the crest OF a tall
wave Is exhilnrating 10 those at home ON
the desp. But the strong breeze becomes a
gale, tine gallo a hurricane The aifrighied
Passengers ask the captain il he ever saw
anything like this before
ooh. yes. " he says: this l. nothing. A"
Mariners arr slow tO admit danger Co
landsmen. But after awhile crash goes
the mast. and the vessel pitches 80 far
"aboam's enc" there j. a fear She will not
be- rlghtcd The captain answers few
questions and orders the throwing ont Of
buxes and bundles and OF So much Of the
cargo as they can get at. The captain at
i,st confesscs there is hut little hope and
tells the passengers that they had better
go To praying II Is seldom that a sen cap
tain Is an atheist. lie knows that there Is
God. for he has seen him at every point
Of latitude between sandy Hook and
Queenstown. Captain Moody. command
ing the Cuba Of the Cunard line, at sun
day service led the music and sang like a
Methodist. The captain Of this Mediter-
rancan craft, having set the passengers 10
praying, goes around examining the YES
sci M every point. He descends into the
cabin TO see whether in the strong wrcs-
Ting Of the waves the vessel had sprung a
leak, and he finds Jonah asleep. Jonah
had had wcarisome tramp and had spent
many sieepless nights about questions Of
4 4 a.
the thunder OF the storm and the scream
ing Of the passengers does not disturb him.
The captain LAYS hold Of him and begins
TO shake him out Of his Inconsistencies
with the cry: Don't you sec that we are
all going to the hottoms Wake up and go
20 praying. II YOU have any God to go to.
What meanost thou. . sleeper? Arise, call
upon thy God, il 50 be that God will think
upon Us, that we perish not" The rest of
the story will not rehearse, for you know
IL well. To appcase the sea they threw
Jonah overheard.
The DEVILS Dupes.
Learn that the devil takes mans mon
ey and then sets him down in poor land
ing place. The Bible says he paid his fare
10 Tarshish. But see him get out. The
sailors bring him "a the side Of the ship,
drop with loud splash into the waves.
He paid his fare all the way TO Tarshish,
hut did not get the worth Of his money.
Neither does any one who turns his back
on his duty and does that which is not
right
There is a young man who. during the
past year, has spent n large part Of his sal
AIRY in carousal. What has he gained by its
tfnlf N
dissipatcd look, a petulant temper, "a dis
turbod conscience. The manacles Of one
or two had habits that are pressing tighter
and tighter will keep on until they wear
20 the bone You paid your fare 10 Tar
shish, but you have been set down In the
midst Of a sea Of disquictude and perplex-
ity.
One hundred dollars for Sunday horse
hirel
One hundred dollars for wine suppersl
One hundred dollars for cigars
One hundred dollars for frolics that
shall be namclcssl
Making 500 for his damnationl
Instead Of being in Tarshish now, he Is
IN the middle Of the Mediterranean.
- Here is literary man. tired Of the faith
Of his fathers, who resolves to launch out
into what Is called free thinking. He buys
Theodore Parkcr's works for sl2. Renan's
Life Of Christ" for 81 30 Andrew Jack
son Davis works for SEQ. Goes TO hear
inildels talk NJ the clubs and to see spirit
ualism at the table rapping. Talks glibly
Of David, the psllmist, as an old libcrtine,
OF Paul as a wild enthusiast and OF Christ
rs a decent kind of "a mana little weak
I'm some respects, but almost as good as
himself. Talks smilingly OF Sunday as a
good day 10 put little extra backing on
ones boots, and 81 Christians as, for the
most part, hypocrites, and Of eternity as
'thc great 10 be-, the everlasting now, "
or 1.-The infinite what is it Some day he
gets his feet very wet and finds himself
that night chilly Tho next morning has
hot mouth and Is headachy Sends word
over 10 the store that he will not he there
today. Bathrs his feet. has mustard plas-
tcrs, calls the doctor. The medical man
says aside, This II going 10 bc bad case
OF congestion ~ the lungs" Voice fails.
Children must 10 kept down stairs or sent
TO the neighburs "a keep the house quiet.
You say, send for the minister But
no; he does not believe in ministers You
say Read the Bible 10 him " No; he does
not believe in the Bible \ lawyer comes
in, and sitting by his bedside writes "A doc
umcnt that begins: In the name Of God
Amen. !. being 81 sound mind. do make
this my last will and testament" II i
certain where the sick mans body will be
In less than a week II j. quite certain
who viii get his property But what will
become 81 hi- souls Il will 90 into "ihe
great To- BE-. nr the everlasting now or
"thc infinite what = Il +" His soul Is in
deep waters, and the wind i blowing
great guns Death cries Overheard
with the unhclicvcri' y splash, He goes
to the bottom. lie paid - for his ticket
20 Tarshish when he bought the infldel
books. lie landed Ia ln.r,liiion!
Every farthing you spend In sin satan
VIII swindlc you uui ~ He promises you
shall have 30 per cent or great dividend.
lie lies. He will sink all the capital. You
nay pay full fare TO some sinful success
sut you will never get To- Tarshish.
Learn how sounGlY men win sleep In the
midst 81 danger The worst sinner ON
fhipbuard, considering the light he had
was Jonah. he was "a member If the
church, while they were heIthcn. The sail
ors were engaged in their lawful calling.
following tho -ta The merchants or
board, ! suppose, were going down to Tar
shish 10 barter bat Jonah. notwithsiand-
ing his Christian profession, was flying
from duty. He WAS sound asleep in the
cabin. lie has hrcn muti1mlcss for hours
his arms and feet In the same posture rs
when he lay duwn-his breast heaving
with deep respiration. oh, how could hc
sleep, What II the ship struck a rock ,
What II it sprlng alenk What IL the