The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-23
RUUGIi SAILING
Was the Subject of Dr.. Talmase'S Ser
mon Yesterday.
A LESSON TO MEN AND WOMEN
A Dramatic Incident During the Saw
ior's Life Among the Galileean
Fishermen.

= dramatic incident during the Savior.
life among the Gaiileean hsherhieh' an"
drew from it "a striking lesson lor IN
men and women of the present day Ih'
subject was. Rough Sailing" and The
| text Mark 4: S6.37: And there were alse
! with him other little ships, and there arose
| a great storm of wind
Tfberias Galilee and Gennesaret were
three names for the same lake IL lay III
a scene of great luXuriance. The sur
rounding hills, terraced, sloping, gorSed'
| were so many hanging gardens of beauty.
| The streams rumbIed down through rocks
| of gray and rcd limestone, anu hashlhS
| from the hillside. bounded to the sea. IN
| the time of Lord the valleys, heau-
lands and ridges were covered thckly with
| vegetation, and 50 great was the variety
| of climate that the palm tree of the torrld
| and the walnut tree of rigorous climate
! were only u little way apart. Men III 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 ms
! text and the disciples learned lessons OF
patience and trust 1t seemed as if God
had dashed wave of beauty on all the
scene until it hung dripping from the rocks,
the hills, the oleanders. ON the PACK oil
the Lebanon range the glory of the earthly
| scene was carried up as IL to set IL IN
! range with the hills of heaven.
No other gem ever had so exquisite a
setting as beautiful GeLessaret. The
! waters were clear and sweet, and thic<ly
inhabited tempting innumerable nets, and
| anording a livelihood for great popua-
! lions, Bcthsaida, Chorazin and Caper-
| naum stood the bank, roaring with
wheels Of traffic and flashing with splendid
cquipages. and shooting their vessels across
the lake, bringing merchandise for Damas-
| Gus ami passing great carSoes OF wealthy
product Pleasure boats of Roman gen
/ tlemcn, and fishing smacks of the country
| people who had come down to east a net
/ there, passed each other with nod and
shout and welcome, or side by side swung
idly at the mooring. Palace and luxur-
| liant bath and vineyard, tower and shadowy
! arbor, looked OF upon the calm, sweet
! scene as the evening shadows beSai to
| drop. and Hermon with its head covered
! with perpetual snow. in the glow of the
| setting sun looked like WLite-bearded
| prophet ready To ascend in "a chariot of
| fire. / think we shall have 4 quiet night!
| Not a leaf winks in the air, or ripple
! Gisturbs the surface of Gcnnesaret The
| shadows Of the great headlands stalk clear
! across the water The voices OF the even
! ing tide how drowsily they strike the
! ear-the splash Of the boatman's oar and
the humping Of the captured fish on the
boats bottom, and those indoSCribable
| sounds which fiji the air at nightfall. You
! hasten nap thc beach of the lake little
! way. and there you find an excitement
! as Of an embarkation. \ fotilla is push
| ing out from the western shore of the
| laSc-not squadron with deadly arma-
! mc@t; not a clipper to ply with valuable
| merchandise; not pirate vessels with
/ grapplng hook, TO hug To death whatever
( they could seize. but notilla laden with
| messengers of Iieht and mercy and peace.
| Jesus is IN the 'front.' ship; his friends and
admirers are in the small boats following
Z after. Christ, lay the rocking OF the boat
/ ana the fatSucs Of the preaching cxer-
! cifes of the day, is induced to slumber,
| and ! see him in the stern OF the boat.
] with pillow perhaps eXtemporizcd out OF
| a hsnermans coat. sound asleep The
brcezcs OF the lake run their fingers through
/ the locks of the WORKOUT sleeper. and on
I its surface there ri eth ana fallcth the
/ light ship, like "a child on the bosom of
( its sleeping mother! Calm night. Starry
/ nigat. beautiful right Run up all the
! sails, and ply al the oars, ana let the
! boats-the big boat and the small boats
| go gliding over gentle Genucsaret.
! The sailors prophcsy a change in the
weather Clouds begin TO travel up the
! sky and congrcSate. After a while. even
! the passengers hear the moan of the storm
| which comes on with rapid strides, and
! with an the terrOrs OF hurricane and dark
! ness. The boat. caught in the sudden
! fury, tremhlcs like a. deer at bay, amid
| the wild claneor CT the hounds Great
/ patches of foam are flung through the
air. The looseucd sails, tapping i'm the
/ wind crack like pistols The small boats
/ poised on the white cliff of the driven
/ sea trcmbe like ocean petrels, and then
! plunge into the trough with terrific swoop
/ until a wave strikes them with thunder
/ crack, and overheard 80 the cordace. the
! tackling, and the masts, and the drenched
disciples rush into the stern of the boat
ana shout amid the hurricane. Master.
| carcst Thou not that we pcrsh?" That
/ great Parsonage lifted his head from the
| hahormau'a coat, and walked out to the
! PROV Of the vessel, and looked upon the
/ storm. ON all sides were the small boats
] tossing in helrlo ssness, aud from them came
/ the cries of drowning men. BY the
| flash OF lightning l see the calmncss
| OF the uncovered brow of Jesus. and the
| spray of the sea dripping from his beard.
| lie has Two words o. Command-oHe Tor
| the wind, the otheG fer the sea lie looks
| into the tempcstuous heavens. and he cries,
| Peace" and then he looks down into the
| inturiate waters. and he says, BE stlli"
| The thunders beat a retreat The waves
| fan fiat ON their faces. The extinguishcd
| stars rckindie their torches The foam
| mclts. The storm is dead. And while the
| crew are untanSlng the cordagc and the
| cables, and baling out the water from the
| hold of the ship, tle disciples stand won
] dcr-struck, now gazing into the calm skv
/
| into the calm face Of jesus, and Whispering
| one to another, What manner of man IS
this, that even the winds and the sea obey
| him?"
! , learn, first from this subject that when
! you are going TO take voyage of any Kind
| you ought to have Christ ln the ship. The
! fact is, that those boats would an have
/ gone TO the bottom if Christ had not been
/ there. Now you ar about 10 voyage cut
! into some new entorprise-ihto some new
| business relation you are going 10 plan
! some Groat matter of proht. hope it Is
| SO. lf you are content to go along in the
| troadmill course ard plan nothing new,
/ you are not fultillng your mission. What
you can do by the utmost tension of body,
I mind and soul that yo1 are hound TO do.
You have no right t. L. colonel of 4 rcgi-
mcnt if God calls you to command an army.
You have no right to be stoker IN steam
or if God commands you TO he admiral of
the navy. Iou have 10 right To engineer Il
ferry boat from river bank TO river bank #
God commands you to engineer
Cunarder from New York to Liverpool
But whatever enterprise YOU undertake.
and upon whatever voyage YOU start be
sure to take Christ in the ship. Here are
men largely proSpeted. The seed of "A
small enterprise grew into an accumulated