The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-09-03

ing Christ was not smooth SAILING -
you have fvu1d u: 50 / have ipnnd u
Did you rrri notice the cnd OF the
life 81 tho aposiics % jcsn. Chusty
You would sas that II EYES ass ought
70 hase had q smooth lie <no"fh
departure. then ths-e inru. the disci
pies Of lrsps christ. onpht "a ',asr had
such d,paft1r and such bile
~. James last has head ~ ph3lip
was hung 70 death On . pillar. u
Matthew had his life dashed ont with
balbert 81 Mark was dragged TO
death through the streets 81 lanes
the Less was beaten 70 death with a
fnliers club ST Thomas was struck
through with spear Tbey did not
lind following Christ smanth sailing.
oh, how they were All TOSSED IN the
tempest Iohn linss 10 the IRE. Hugh
McKail ~ the hour OF marty rdom. the
AlhigenS..s. the Naldcnses, the scotch
Covenanicfs did they mud II smooth
sailing
Hut why 20 70 history when ! can
find al around me . score % illustra.
tions 81 the truth, ~ this subject1 That
young man 10 The store u Wing u .erye
tod. while his employer scaffs
Al Christianity The Young men
10 the stHiei- store antagonstlc
70 the Christian religion. teasing
him. tormrnting him abnrt his religion,
trying 10 get him mad fhcy snce,rd
~ grtting him mad saying. You're a
pretty Christian Docs th,. yonng
man lind Il smooth sailing
when he tries 10 follow CHRISTI
Here 4 a Christian girl Hef father
despi.es the Christian religion: her
motlmr despl,os he Chrls,tan religion
her brothers and sisters .enff Al tile
Christian o,iigion. sh. enn hardly and
a quiet place in which 10 say her pray-
crs Did She and Il smooth sailing
when she tried 10 follow IeSus christi
on. no. ali who wonid lts, the llfe OF
the Christian religion must suffer DER.
-ecntion. IL YOU do not lind ID In one
way YOU viii ret Il 10 another way
The question was asked awho are
are thos. nearest the ,hrone7s and the
answer came back: These are they
Who came up Out OF great tribulationa
."grrai falling a. the original has
~ great anlling. great pounding
.and I'D their ruhes washed sind made
white in tie blood Of the Lamb OH.
40 not he dIshcartsncd oh. child Of
God take aourap, Ynn are In glori
Gus ron,panionshlp tod viii seo you
through all thsse trials. and he viii
deliver you.
Ny subject also impresses me with
the fact that good people sometimes
get very much frightened la the tones
of these disciples a. they rushed into
the back part Of the boat. ind they
are frightened almost TO death. They
say; Master. carest thu not that We
perisha- They Ind 20 reason 10 be
frightened. for Christ WA IN the boat
suppose " We had been there We
would have been just - mnel, alright
Cd. Perhaps morc
In all ages very good people get very
much afIrightcd Il is aftcn W in our
day, aud men say. Why. look at the
bad lectures. look at the Spiritualistic
societies. look nj the various errors go.
ing Deer the Church OF God; Ne are 90.
inc 10 fonnder. the church Is voing 10
perish. she IS going down oh. how
many good people are aHrighted by
triumphant iniquity IN aur day, and
think tho Church Of Jesus Chrlst and
the cause of righteousness arr going to
BE- overthrown. and are lust a. much
affriehtenad As the Disciples Of my text
were afrightened Don't worry don't
fret. rs tlaarh iniaulty were going to
triumph over righteonsness
A lion goes into q cavern 70 sleep.
lie lies down with hts shaggy maze
covering IL. paws Meanwhile the
spider. spin a web across the mouth of
The cavern and say. we have captured
him. t..,ssan,er thread after rossamrr
thread Is spun until the whole front Of
the cavern Is covered with the spiders
woh. and the spiders say. aThe lion Is
done: the lion 1. fast After while
the lion has Rnt through sleeping. hs
ronses himself he shakes his mnne. he