The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-26

huriS Won OacKward: suppose that the wave
oi trial strikes YOU athwart ships. and how
sprit shivsred. and halyards swept into tho
sea. and gangwaycrowded with piratical dis
asters, and tho wave beneath and the skv
above. and the darkness around are filled
with the ciamor of voices OF destruction.
o. then you will want Christ In the ship
learn. in the next place. that people who
| follow Christ muss no. always expect smooth
sailing. When these disciples got into tho
small boats, they said 'What delightful
thing this is! Who would not be u follows-
OF Christ when he eau ride in ono OF thess
| small boats after the ship in which Jesus Il
sailng?' But when the storm came down
these disciples found out that following
Jesus did not always make smooth sailng.
So you have found out, and - I haya found
out. II There are any people who YOU would
think ought To have had n good time In get
ting out ot this world, the APOSTLES Of Jesus
Christ ough. to have been tho men Have
YOU ever noticed how they got out OF ths
worldY st. Jamns lost his hcnJ 81. Philiu
was hung to death against pillar; 81.
Matthew was striics 60 deaf bv 70 halberi;
| st. Mark was dragged to death through the
| streets; ST. James the Lass had his bratus
| dashed out with n fuler's clu6: ST. Matthias
was stoned to death; 81. Thomp. was struck
| through with spear. John Huss in the
| fire. the Albigenses. th" Waldenses, the
! Scotch Covenanters Hid they always find
smooth sailngl Why go So far?
| Again. my subject teaches mo that goo1
| pcoplc sometimes ge, very much frightened.
| From the tone and manner oi these disciples
as they rushed into the stern ~ the vessel
| and woke Christ up. you know that they aro
| feariully scared. Aud 80 IL j. now that you
| often find good people wildly agitated
| OH saws some Christian man. "thc infldcl
magazines, the bad newspapers. the spirit.
ualistic societies. the importation of 50 many
foreign errors the church oi God is going to
| he lost, the ship is going To- founder The
| ship Is going down" What ara YOU fright
| ened about? An old lion goes into his cpy-
ern to take sleep, and h. lic' down until
| his shaggy name covers his paws. Mean.
! while the spiders oatside begin to spin webs
| over the mouth oi his cavern and say. "rhat
| lion canno. break out through this web.
and they keep on spinning the goSsamet
| threads until they get the mouth OF the
| cavern covered over "Now.' they SAY,
| "the lions done. the lions done" Aitrr
| awhile the lion awak'7 and shakes himself,
| and he walks out from the cavern. neyes
| knowing there were any spiders webs. and
| with his voice he shakes the mountain. Lot
| the intldels and the skeptics ol this day 90
| on spinning their webs, spinning their inf
| del gossamer theories, spinnius them all
over tho place whore Christ sr'ms To be
| sleeping. They say "Chri~t can neyer
again como ont The work il done. Hn
can rever get through this logical wei W.
| hayt been spinning The duv will come
when the Lion oi JuiHh's tribe will rous'
himself aud come forth AMI shake nightly
| the Nations. What then alt your gossampr
| threads? What - spiders web to nm
! aroused lion2 Do not fret. th'n. about the
| worlds going backward. II is going for-
| ward.
You stand on tho banks oi the sea when
| the tide is rising. The almanac says ths
| tide Is rising. but the wave comes nm to u
certain point and then it recet"s. "Whv."
| YOU say, ''the tide Is going bacS.' No. il IA
| not. Tho next wave comes upn little higher
aud II goes back. Again you say the tide X
going out And the next timc the wave
comes to higher point, and then 60 a higher
I point. Notwithstanding all these recesslous
at last all the shipping OF the world knows it
| Is high tide SO 1t Is with the cause OF Christ
in the world. One year It comes up to ono
point. and we are greatly encouraged. Then
| il seems to 60 back next year. We say the
tide Is going out. Next year it comes to u
higher point aud falls back. aud nsxt year Vt
comes TO q still higher point and falls back
but all the time It l. advancing, until IL shall
be full tide. land the earth shalt hs full OF
the knowledge OF God rs the waters all the
sea
Again, learn from this subject that Christ
| is God and man In the same person. ! 50
into the back part OF that boat, aud | loo;
on Chrsts sleeping face and see in that face
| the story of sorrow and wearincss, and
| deeper shadow comes over His face, and |
| think He must be dreaming OF the cross that
| is to come. As | stand on the back part ot
| the boat looking ON His face | say "H" i-a
| man. He is a man. But when | Ser Him
come 20 the Prov of the boat. and the sea
| kueels in His presence, anl tn" winds fold
| their wings mt His cOmmgal. | say "lls IL
| God. lie is God.' Tho huud that set
/ up the stormy pillars o' the universe
wipinc away the tears oi an or.
/ / nj fl M
| thy. 20 into the back part Of this bout, ant
| | look at Him. aui say % Lprl jesus,
| Thou welry one. rhJu suffering Oue. hlys
mercy on me- "E,ce homo, Behold tho
man! But when | want courage Tor the "pn-
! nict Os life when | want some one t. beat
| down my enemies, when 1 Saut faith for th"
great future then eDmr To- the front a, mo
! boat and | sea Christ standing th'ro IN all
| His omnipotence, ana | say. 20 Chris, Thou
! who couldst hush the -torm can hush all my
I sorrows. all my temptations, att my letys"
| "Erce Deus Behold the Gol'
| learn aisD from this subject that Christ
can hush the tempest. Soms of you, my
J hearers. have Il heavy load -. troubles.
/ Some Of YOU have W pt until YOU eau weep
no more. Perhaps O. topi the sweetest
/ child out OF your houa' the OaH that a,tet
! the most curious questions, thN one that
| hung around You with greatest fOnineSs.
| The gravedigccrS spade cut down through
| your bleeding heart. Or perhap. it was the
! only one thut you hal, and your soul has
ever since been like des platet castle, where
| the birds OF the niLht hOot amid th' ial.tug
; towers and along the crumblinS stairway
| Or perhaps IL wa, an agel muthrr that was
called away. You used To send foc hec whcu
| you had any KIM Of trouble. She was
| in your home to welcome your chil.iran
Into life. when they dicl She was thers
to pity you. You know tint the OH
hand will never do any moga kin lnesI
for YOU, and the lock oi whit" hair that you
keep so we'll in the ease, OF ia" 10 'Sit does
not look So well as il did on tua day when
| she moved it back from thp wrinkle fore
head undcr the old ftshionel b)unet in ths
church in the country. Or perhaps you;
property has gone. You said, "fnare, /
| have so much In bank stJcS, 20 much | hHYh
! in lands, 80 murh 1 huyt in securities"
| Suddenly II Is al gone. Ans f0r thH man
| who once had plenty OF mOHsy, Du, whD has
! hardly enough now for the incoming market.
Ing No storm ever swept over @ anncsaret like
that which has gone trampllng its thunderi
| over your quaking soul. hut yDu awOku