Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-09-03

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made up of sunshine and shadow There
may be in it arctic blasts or tropical
tornadoes. know not what is before
you, but know if you have Christ with
you all shall be well.
You may seem TO get along without
the religion Of Christ while every
thing goes smoothly, but after awhile,
when sorrow hoyers over the soul, when
the waves of trial dash clear over the
hurricane deck and the bowsprit Is shiy-
cred and the halyards are swept into
the sea and the gangway is crowded
with piratical disasters - oh, what
would you then do without Christ in
the snip. Young man, take God for
your portion, God for your gui-e, Gcd
for your help. then all is wll-al .s
well for time, all shall bee well forever
Blessed is that man who puts iu ;he
Lord his trust lie shall never be con-
founded
There Must BE Rough Weather.
But my subject also impresses me
with the fact that when people start to
follow Christ they must not expect
smooth sailing These disciples got into
the small boats, and have no doubt
they said: What a beautiful day this
isl What a smooth seal What a bright
sky this Isl How delightful is sailing
in this boatl And as for the waves uu-
der the keel of the boat, why, they only
make the motion Of our little boat the
more delightful But when the winds
swept down and the sea was tossed into
wrath, then they found that following
Christ was not smooth sailing. So you
have found il; so have found it. Did
you ever notice the end of the life Of
the apostles OF Jesus Christ; You would
say that if ever men ought to have had
q smooth life, a smooth departure, then
those men, the disciples of Jesus Christ,
ought to have had such a departure and
such a life
st. James lost his head. st. Philip
was hung to death on a pillar St. Mat
thew had his life dashed out with a
halberd. St. Mark was dragged to death
through the streets st. James the Less
was beaten to death with a fuller !
club. st. Thomas was struck through
with a spear They did not find follow
ing Christ smooth sailing Oh, low
they were all tossed IN the tempest
Johu Huss in the fire, Hugh McKail in
the hour Of martyrd0m, the A.bigenses,
che Waldenses, the Scotch Covcnauters
did they find it smooth sailing'
Bat why 90 to history when 1 can
lind all around me a score Of llustra-
tions Of the truth of this subjecr-that
young man in the store trying 10 serve
God while his employer SCOTS at Chris
tanty. the young men in the same
st0r 9utagonistic TO the Christian re-
hgion, teasing him. tormenting him
about his religion, trying to get him
mad; They succeed in getting him
mad, saying, You're a pretty Chris
tiani Does this young man find II
smooth sailing when be tries TO follow
Christ? Here Is Christian girl Her
father despises the Christian religion;
her mother despises the Christian re-
igion; her brothers and sisters scott at
the Christian religion; she can hardly
find q quiet place IN which TO say her
PRAYERS. Did sine find it smooth sailing
when she tried to follow Jesus Christ;
Oh. no: all who would live the life Of
the Christian religion must suffer per
sccutim If you do not find 1t in one
way. you Will get it in another way
The question was asked, WHO are
those nearest thc trlHe: and the an
swer came back, THESE axe they who
came up out of great tribu.ation '-
great failing. as the original has DC;
great failing, great pounding" and
had their robes washed aud made white
in the blood Of the Lamb. Oh, do not
be disheartened o child of God, take
courage. You are in glorious compan-
ionship. God Will see you through all
these trials, and he will deliver you.
Ny subject also impresses me with
the fact thar good people sometimes get
very much frightened In the tones OF
these disciples as they rushed into the
back part OF the boat / iind they are
frightened almost 10 death They say
Master, carest thou not t.at $50 per.
ish.'' They had no reason r0 ue ili-nt
ened. for Christ was in tAg Lcat lslp
pose if we had been there we wciiu
have been just as muchal.i-htad PR
haps more.
No Seed of Worry.
In all ages very eood people get veg,
much affrighted 1t is often SO ln oul
day, and men say. why, lcok at ih'
bad lectures; look at the spiriiuaIisti'
societies; look at the various errors 20
ing over the church OF God We axe 90
ing to founder; the church is going &C
perish; she is going down. Oh, how
many good people are atfrighted by tri
umphant iniquity in our day and thinl
the church of Jesus Christ and The
cause OF righteousness are going to be
ovcrthrown and are just as muci
affrichted as the disciples of my tex
were affrighted. Don't worry, don
fret, as though iniquity were going t'
triumph over righteousness.
A hon goes into a cavern to sleep. Id
lies down, with his shaggy name cover
ing the paws Meanwhile the spider
spin web across the mouth Of the cav
ern and say, 1--WE have captured him.
Gossamor thread after gossamer threa'
is spun until the whole front Of th'
cavern is covered with the spiders wei
and the spiders say, The lion is done
the lion is fast. " After awhile the lioi
has got through sleeping He rouses him
self he shakes his name, be walks on
into the sunlight, be does not ever
know the spiders web is spun' and VIII
ais voice he shakes the mountain.