The Yale expositor., 1895-08-09

day?" The sailors answer, Honder is
a vessel going to Tarshish. l thlnk' IL
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 hoist
ed, and the rigging begins TO rattle In
the strong breeze of the Mediterranean
Joppa Is an exposed harbor. and IL does
not take long for the vessel to get out
on the broad sea. The sailors like what
they call spanking breeze ana the
plunge Of the vessel from the crest OF
a tall wave is exhilarating 10 those at
home on the deep. But the strong
breeze becomes gale, the gale hur-
ricane. The affrighted passengers ask
the captain If he ever saw anything IKE
this before. "Oh. yes" he says; TINS
is nothing" Mariners are slow to admit
danger to landsmen. But, after while,
crash goes the mast, and the Vessel
pitches so far "a-beam' Send" there Is
fear she will not be r1ghted. The
captain answers few questions, and or
ders the throwing out Of boxes ana
bundles, and of so much of the cargo
as they can get at. The captain at last
confesses there is but little hope, and
tells the passengers they had better go
to praying. II is seldom that a sea-
captain is an ATHEIST. He knows that
there is God. for he has seen him at
every point of latitude between Sandy
Hook and Queenstown. Captain Moody,
commanding the CUBA" OF the Cunard
line, at Sunday service led the music
and sang like a Methodist. The cap
tain Of this Mediterranean craft. haV-
ing set the passengers to praying, goes
around examining the vessel at every
point. He de5cends into the cabin TO
see whether in the strong wrestling or
the waves. the vessel had sprung leak.
and he finds Jonah asleep. Jonah had
had a wearisome tramp, and had spent
many sleepless nights about questions
of duty and he is so sound asleep that
all the thunder Of the storm and the
screaming of the passengers does not
disturb him. The captain lays hold or
him, and begins to shake him out Of his
Inconsistencies with the cry, Don't
you see that we are all going to the
bottom? Wake up and go TO praying,
If you have any God to go TO. What
meanest thou. o sleeper? Arise. call
upon thy God. II so be that God VIII
think upon us, that we perish not.
The rest of the story 1 will not re-
hearse, for you know 1t well To APP
pease the sea they threw Jonah over
board.
Learn that the devil takes a mans
money and then sets him down in a poor
| landing-place. The Bible says he paid
| his fare to Tarshish. But see him get
out. The sailors bring him TO the side
| Of the ship, lift him over 1.-The guards,
| and let him drop with loud splash in
the waves. He paid his fare all the way
TO Tarshish, but 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 a large part
! Of his salary in carousal. What has he
| gained by 1t? A soiled reputation, q
| half-starved purse, dissipated look, g
petulant temper. disturbed conscience
The manacles Of one or two bad habit.
that are pressing tighter will keep OF
until they wear to the bone. You paiC
your fare to Tarshish. but you hav,
been set down in the midst Of a sea ot
disquietude and perplexity.
One hundred dollars for Sunday
horse-hire.
One hundred dollars for wine-sup
pers.
One hundred dollars for frolics tha
shall be nameless!
Making four hundred dolarr for hi
damnation!
Instead of being in Tarshish now, a.
is in the middle of the Mediterranean
Here is a literary man, tired Of tn
faith of his fathers, who resolves t
launch out into what is called Free
Thinking. He buys Theodore Parker
works for twelve dollars; Remains Lif
of Christ for one dollar and fifty cents
Andrew Jackson Davis's works 70
twenty dollars. Goes to hear infidel
talk at the clubs, and to see spiritual
ism at the table-rapping. Talks glibl
Of David, the Psalmist, as an old liber
tine; of Paul as a wild enthusiast; an
of Christ as a decent kind of a man
little weak in some respects, but al
most as good as himself. Talks smil
ingly of Sunday as a good day to pu
a little extra blacking on ones boots
and of Christians as, for the most par
hypocrites; and Of eternity as "the grea
to be-" "the everlasting now" or 18th
infinite what is It," Some day he get
his feet very wet, and finds himself tina
night chilly. The next morning has
, hot mouth and is headachy. Send
word to the store that he will not
there today. Bathes his feet; has mus
tard plasters; calls the doctor. Th
medical man says aside, This is goin
to be a bad case of congestion of tn
lungs" Voice fails. Children must b
sent downstairs, or sent to the neigh
bors, to keep the house quiet Yo
. say, "Send for the minister" But nc
! he does not believe in ministers. Yo
say, Read the Bible to him" No; h
does not believe in the Bible. A law
, yer comes in, and. sitting by his bed
side, writes document that begins, 81
the name OF God. Amen. /, being {
D sound mind, do make this my last wi
5 and testament" 1t is certain wher
Q the sick man s body will be in less tha
a week. 1t is quite certain who wi
get his property. But what will b'
come of his soul? 1t will go into 18th
great to be-" or "the everlasting now,
4 or "the infinite what Is It," His sol
: is In deep waters, and the wind
8 blowing great guns" Death erie
A overheard with the unbelleverW
splashi He goes to the bottom. II
paid FIVE dollars for his ticket
Tarshish when he bought this infd
books. He landed in perditioD'