The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-23
HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS
a LESSON DRAWN FROM THE SAD
STONY or JOB.


Earnest Belief In the Word of God.
Comfort of Religion In the Per
pIcNitieS OF Life - Or. TolmaEc's
words OF Wisdom to the world.
New York. Aug. % jim this discourse OF
Or TaImago is mighty encouragement for
many who consider their own case hope
less. His text is job 1920 81 am escaped
with the skin of my teeth"
Job had it hard. What with bols, aud
bereavements. and bankruptcy, and a fool
of a wife he wished he was dcad and
do not blame him. His flesh was gone
and his homes were drv. Ills teeth wasted
away until nothing but the enamel seem
al left He cries ont II am cscaped with
~ st,f,, If nv teotbo
-rboro nos boon eon,o difference Of opin-
Co., about mis- n,ssaec 81 Jerome ana
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mas auoeu an eA'Si'' i'''iH ~ '''N
putting his hand against me lunamed race
he saws. Il am escaped with the skin Of
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body and soul; but there an" thousands OF
men who make just as narrow escape for
.boir so,,l There wac a time when the mar
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Il'ioH "e'"eS" ''i''' o'''' ''''
thicker imam toO'h eiidil'l' o'"' az
lob finally ESCAPED, so have they Thank
Cod thank Cod
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ferent hgure Wheh ne says thal some peo-
pie are saved as by fire. A vessel at
sea Is in flames. You go 10 the stern Of
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$3.50"
Ihe names adNdhce' you can endure the
heat no longer on your face. You slide
down on the side of the vessel. and hold
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VIZ
tongue ol the IIre begins 70 lick the pack
of your hand, and you feel that you must
fan when one of the life-boats Games
s,,i, ,,,,, ~, ,,o..,.,.,.., 800. .,..- hit
'A' '''iN '''' say ny '"i"N
they nave room Ior one more. Inc boat
swings under you-you drop into it-you
are saved. So some men are nureued b,,
termination until they are DartiaUv con-
sumed. but after ala get off-"saved as nv
fire"
But like the figure of Job n little bet-
ter than that of Paul because the mimi
YOU if God win helm that some men make
marrow escaue for their souls apd orr
saved as with the skin of their teetb +"
II is as easv for some raonle "a lool, 10
the Cross as for Won 10 look IN tbis mn
pit. Mid. gentle. tractable loving ,o,
exnect them IN hacono Ctristjari7' ~,
90 over 70 me store and saw. ',C,r.,ll o,'
Joined the church YESTERDAY yot,y. busi-
ness comrades saw. ..Tbat is uet what
might have been expected. he always was
of thar turn of MIND ;, In voutb this -,
son whom ! describe Uas aIvra,s go
He never broke things. He never Ia31eh-
ed when il was improner to Iangb AZ
he could sit an hour In church nerfectlv
quiet looking neither to the ripht band
nor The, left hut STRAIGHT into ~, -. 80
the minister. as though he understood tbo
whole discussion about the eternal 7ecraes
Here is another one who started In ltfo
with an uncontroIIahIe shirt Ne -
the nursery i'm An uproar ms r,otbpr
found him walking on Tho sdvo 90 ~
house-roof to see If he coiId talor,1, Nh,
self. There was no horse mar he aara1
not ride-no tree he could moi ciioh tIis
boyhood was q long series Of nrcdi,o-
ments: his manhood was reckless. Nc
mid-life very vavyyar1 r2,,t ,,a,- ~
converted. and YOU go over 10 the store ana
say: "Ar1wright Joined the church YES
ferday" Your friends say. "rt 10 not
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