Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-28

Christ IL God.
Again. learn from this subject that
Christ Is God and man in the same person.
go into the back part of that boat, and 1
look on Ch-ist's sleeping face and sec in
that face the story Of sorrow and WEAKNESS,
and a deeper shadow comes over his face,
and think he must he dreaming Of the
cross that Is 90 come As | stand on tho
back part OF the boat looking ON his face,
say: He Is mani He Is manu- But
when i SEQ him come 10 the PROV OF the
boat, and the sea knccls in his presence,
and the winds fold their wings at his COM
mand, i say: "He is God! He Is Godw
The hand that set up the starry pillars al
the universe wiping away the tears OF an
orphan! When want pity and sympathy,
go Into the back part Of this boat and /
look Mt him, and say. 30 Lord Jesus,
thou weary one. thou suffering one, have
mercy on me- "Ecrc homor' Behold
the man! But when l want courage for
the conflict Of life, when want some ono
20 beat down my enemies when want
faith for the great future. then | come TO
the front Of the boat, and / see Christ
standing there In all his omnipOtcncc, and
/ say: 80 Christ, thou. who couldSt hush
the storm, can hush all my SORROWS, all
my temptations. all my fears. Ecco
Deusf" Behold the God,
flushing the Tempest.
learn from this subject that Christ can
hush the tempest some Of you, my hear
crs, have n heavy load of troubles. Some
Of you have wcpi until you can weep no
more Perhaps God took the sweetest
child out Of your house. the one that asked
the most curious questions, the one that
hung around you with greatest fondness
The grnvcdiggcr's spade cut down through
your bleeding heart. Or perhaps IL WAS
tho only one that you had. and your soul
has ever since bccn like dcsolaicd castle,
where the birds Of the night hoot amid
the falling towers and along the crum-
bling stairway. Or perhaps II was an aged
mother that was called away You used
10 send for her when you had any kind Of
trouble. She was in your home TO well
come your children into life and when
they died she was there To pity you. You
know that the old hand will never do any
more kindncSS,'s for you, and the lock Of
white hair that you keep 50 we'll in tho
caskct OF the lockct does not look 50 well
~ 1t did on the day when she moved it
back from the wrinklcd forehead under
the old fashioned bonnet in the church In
the country. Or perhaps your property
has gone You said. There. I have so
much la bank >i'ck. ~ much 4 have In
houses, ~ much | have In lands, 80 much
l have In securities - suddenly IL Is all
gone Alas for the man who once had
plenty 81 money. but who has hardly
enough now for the morning marketing.
No storm ever swept over Gcnncsarct like
that which las gone trampling It's thun-
dcrs over your quaking soul. But you
awoke Christ In the back part Of the ship,
crying Master carcst thou not that I
pcrishf' And Christ rose up and quieted
you. jesus hushing the tempest
There Is unc storm into which we must
all run. When man lets 90 this life to
take hold of the next. do not care how
much grace he has. he will want IL all.
What Is that out yondcrf That is a dying
Christian rocked on the surgcs ~ death.
Winds that have wrecked magnificent TO
tillas ~ pomp and worldly power come
down on that Christian soul All tho
spirits 81 darkness seem TO bc let loosc, for
10 Is their last chance. The wailing Of
kindred seems to minzlc with the swirl Of
the waters, and the scream 81 the wind, and
the thunder II the sky. Deep To deep, bill
low to billow. Yet no trcmor, no gloom,
no terror no signing for the dying Chris
tiaD. The fact is that from the back part
Of tho boat n voice sings out, When thou
passest through tho waters, will be with
thee" BY the fash Of tho storm the DIV
ing Christian sees that the harbor Is only
Just ahead. From heavenly castles voices
Of welcome come over tho waters. Peace
dTops on the angry wave as the storm sobs