The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-28

world? s.. Jarn47 !::. his head: : Philip
was hung 10 death against pillar; s..
Mathew was ssruct; to dat; by 2 ha'bari;
s.. Na-k Eas dcacea1 TO death through the
straats; ST. james the Less hal mis- b-a
dashal ont with z fu!ler's club: ST. Matthias
yes stoned 70 death; St. Thomas "as struck
through, with spear. John E1=s in the
Scotch Cn-nGartcEs---d!t they always hnd
snl1 iii saiiing: Wiz ~ 50 'ar?
Th"r,. i :, E:u:ic ;n1a il z ST.: u Yer
YORK who ha5 4 ia:i lime 4: maintain his
Chri:tian .i!ara.tar AL th- "i"ci,o laugh
2. Tim. ~. employers l., that :.'.,r: laugh At
him. and when i, i.;sa> his t'atieaaa they
49,. "E"u ar. p--:tS Chria!iInf Nj s.
cav Is It 'nr th.! wing lnH1 t. follow
Christ II the ! -r;':i '!i'i Mt help him hon.
By l?3:;-. he vo:lit fail. Tharn are scores Of
:o::nc G;n tc,-iHT VII, |2ui;l be willing I"
tc=tiF" tnat IL f":!o ing Cn=:st one 1oes not
,:.rArs h2A S:nn};h sailing. fne-a is p
Car;s;;aH ci.' J.: her home taa" dr not
Ike Christ Sha "a: larl work 10 80. q silent
raae in w;i;':r - ~ her prayers. Father
opposed - r,iS;'t1. mother opposed t. re-
icicH. hrnGIr".S an.i siSt"?S opposed 10 retiC~
inr. Tha Christian c;si does not alT:lvs 7ud
il :n.21t:. ct:iir- w:lnn s5H tries ~ FOLLOW
Icsu-. But bc II good heart. Is seaiar"r:.
when winds are ,tnaI ahead. by setting tho
ship 90 stHr5 oaril tax anil b-acinc the Yards
make tte wir;;s that oppose the course pro-
pei the ship forward. 90 opposing troubles,
through C:;rst. TeerinE around the bnTSnr:t
- fath. will Wat yhn 10 heaven When. !fthe
winds hal been aba:t. they might have
rr-sad ami sulc YOU 70 sleep. anI while
dreaming 1f ia1 de;tina! port of heaven you
could NJ. have heard the cry Ct warning and
waull have Sjla crashi1" into the breakers.
Again m sIhia,I tea:hcs ne that good
people sometimes Gat ;ary much frightened.
From th@ ton: ar3 manner o. these disciples
as .hev 5,!shei into the stem o. tha vessel
an wo;ic Christ up, You lsao" thai they ;Lce
f.arful!y scav'5 AMI 50 it is Gow that You
often :ial Go3l people willy acitated,
:'0h. say: s3:na Christian man, ''t:!o iIfdel
MAGAZINES. the bad newspapers. tha spirit
ua!isti2 societies. the importation .! 20 ranT
foreign errors. the church c. Ct3l i= :,oie@,t to
be lost, the shir is going O. t1ra.:=t, The
ship is so;n. down" What are You fright
ened about! An old lion S1as into lis ca"-
ern TO take Sle3p. aui Ia lies down Until
his shaggy naua rovars his paws. Aaar~
while the spiders outside ha@in to spin we35
overthe 72oulh .? his cavern and s:v, That
lion cannot break out through this web,
and they keep on sHiDnin: the c2ssaner
threads until they Sat tha mouth Of the
cavern covered t@ar Now. they say.
"the lions done. the lions done. Alter
awhile the lion Awake: and slaE-s hin::eif.
and he walks cat from tns cavern. never
knowing there We're a1y spiders webs, and
with his voice ha shakes Ii" mountain. Let
the inideIs and th= sEac.i:s 6 this day go
on spinning their ,ra?i-, spinning their inf
del eo:samar theories, sD!nnin; them all
over the place where Christ seems to be
sleeping. They say: ';Cn-:st can ns7er
again come out The -EorI j.: .loae. he
can never Get through tais logical web We
have been spiuniuy.% Taa da: will come
when the Lion IF Ju'!ah's triba will rouse
himself and cumr f.:cth al shate miSasiy
the Nations. What then all Your cossamer
threats? What is Il spiders web to an
aroused lion? Do not fret. then, about the
worlds going backward. It is going for.
ward.
You stand In the banks Of the sea when
the tide is rising. The almanac says the
tide is rising, but the wave comes up to a
certain point aud tEen II rece!es. why.
you say, "the tide is going back. No. it is
not. The next wayecomcs upa little higher,
and it goes back. Again YOU say the tide IS
going out. AMI the next time the wave
comes TO higher point: anil then to higher
point. Notwithstanding all these recessIon5
at last all the shipping Of ths worlt knows It
is high tide. So it is with the cause Of Christ
in the world. One year ii comes up to one
point, and we are greatly ENCOURAGED. Then
It seems to 90 back next year. Wa say the
tide is going out. Next year 1t comes to q
higher point and falls back, and next year 1t
comes to still higher point and falls pack,
but all the time 1t is advancing. until it shall
be full tide. "anl tue earth shall be iuu OF
the knowledge Of God rs the waters I'LL the
sea"
Again, learn from this subject that Christ
Is God and man in the sane person. | 60
into the back part OF that boat. aud look
on Chrsts slevpiny face an:t see in that lace
the story of SORROW and WEAKNESS. and
deeper shadow comes over His face, and l
think He must be dreaming Of tbs cross that
Is to come As stanl Oil the back part OF
the boat looking on His face / say: "He IS
man! He is man. But When I ses Him
come to the prov Of the bost, and the sea
kneels in His presence. and the winds fold
their wings at His command. [ say: HE Is
God! lie is God!' The hand that set
up the stormy pillars OF the universe
wiping away the tears of al on
phan! When 1 want pity and synpa'
thy. go into the back part OF this boat, and
I look at Him. and say: 20 Loril Jesus,
Thou weary One, Thou suffering One, have
mercy on me!' "Ecce homo:' Behold ths
mani But when want courage for the con.
flict Of life. when I want some one to oeat
down my enemies when want faith for the
great future. then come to the front OF the
bot and see Christ standing thers in al!
His omnipvterce. and say, 20 Christ. Thov
who rousdst hush the storm can hush all my
sorrows. all my Temptations all my lears''
"Ecce Deus Behold the God:
learn alsy from this subject that Christ
can hush the tempest. Some of yoH, my
hearers. have y heaTy loaf Il; troubles.
Some oT you have wept untit yoiI ''an weep
no more. Perhupi Cal t2,|, til" sweetest
child oat rf your huI,Sa. th" on thrt asked
the most curious Iu":liou-. tn "H, that
hung aruiIul yDu with gr9;ltpSt fpu:iuess.
The gravediygrrs Sl'a'!" rTt 'tnwn through
yp:lr bleeding hear. o.. perhaps it wI5 the
only one that you ha J. anl yu." al has
evaT since b."ll like = DIS J;tr castle. where
the birds q; the nj. hi iD,tt ami IN" falling
towers anl along th4 "rIA;Iin@ stairway.
q: perhaps it was Al AZ mother thai was
called awar. Ynu usel 10 S.Ml f"r he: when
YOU ha., any kind pf tr"uhI". She vas
in ypur homo tr welcomes yu'lG chill 'ren
into life. w,en thov 'liel shr w;s thero
t" pity .yoH. lo'' tn'w sha' tn' old
hand will never hn Any ln"re kinlness
u.
keep 50 well in tn" "a-ie: 81 III" u TT does
not look - We'll ~ il dil OF tin, day Wien
she moved it ha"i frH u ii" wfinH(+l fore
heal un:ieS the Old fashion: hJan"' i'll tha
church in tha country. g: p,'iha's Eout
property has gone. You snl:l, There, [
have 80 rruai, il bun; St9,;;. 8 nlu:!t ilave
in lands, 81 m:!:it I hay" in 50 :Nri!j"<-"
Suddenly it is a! cone. A'n-:. fr,' ~ naI
wilD orcs had plenty oI mnns:-. h'lt VII" has
llariiv pnauyh nov for the mnrJiin. :Ii%T >tt-
iny. NJ Storm ever swept over Eralrlr-arr; ike
that which his gone tranlplin:: lis thHuoers
ovcc v7u- ouax,nc sou. rIl1 you awoEe
Christ in the back part u the snip. CRYING,
MASTER. cares; Tnou not that l perish? AMI
Christ rose rp and quietei y1n. Jesus hush
ing the tempest.
There IS one storm into which We mHs1 al
run When Il man lets 50 this life to take
hold u the nax!. I do not care how nue.