The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-11
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
No Matter How Hard the Storm
Christ is in Command.
Those Whose Voyage of Life IL Tempestu-
Gus should Always Take Christ In
the ship ana Port VIII be
Safely Reached

IDDSt VIM hhA 'AAN NN"~N
and troubles. The text Is:
And there were also with Him other httIs
ships and there arose great storm OF vino.
And the wind ceased end there was q great
calm.-Mark w., $50
Tiberias, Galilee, Gennesaret-three
names for the same lake. No other
gem ever had so beautiful setting IL
lay in scene OF great luxurianee; the
surrounding hills, terraced, sloped,
groved, SO many hanging gardens Vi
oeauty; the waters rumbling down De-
tween rocks of gray and red limestone
flashing from the hills and bounding
into the sea. On the shore were cas-
ties, armed towers, Roman baths,
everything attractive ana oeautiiui'
all styles of vegetation In shorter
space than in almost any other space
in the world, from the palm tree OF the
forest to the trees of a rigorous climate.
1t seemed as il the Lord had launched
one wave of beauty on all the scene,
and it hung and swung from rock anu
hill and oleander. Roman gentlemen
in pleasure boats sailing the lake, ana
countrymen in fish smacks coming
down TO drop their nets, pass each 9TH
er Win nOu ShouI ohN 'eef,
swinging idly at their moorings. oh,
what a wonderful, what oeautitui
lake!
1t seems as il we shall have quiet
night. Not leaf winked IN the arr
not a ripple disturbed the face Oh zen
nesaret; but there seems TO be llttle
excitement up the beach, and we hasten
TO see what it is, and we find it an en-
barkation.
From the western shore totilla
pushing out, not a squadron, or dead
iy armament nor clipper with valuable
merchandise. nor pirate vessels ready
TO destroy everything they could seize;
but fiotilla, bearing messengers OF
life, and light, and peace. christ Is IN
the front boat. His disciples are IN
smaller boat. Jesus weary with much
speaking to large multitudes, is put
into somnolence by the rocking OF the
waves. If there was any motion at all,
the ship was easily righted; If the
wind passed from one side, from star
board to larboard, and from the
larboard to starboard, the boat would
rock, and by the gent!eness OF the mo
ton putting the Master asleep. And
they extemporized a pillow made out
of fisherman's coat. think no
sooner is Christ PROSTATE, and His head
touching the pillow, than lie is SOUND
asleep. The breezes OF the lake run
their fingers through the locks OF the
worn sleeper, and the boat rises ano
falls like sleeping child on the bosom
of a sleeping mother.
Calm night, starry night, beautiful
night. Run up all the sails, ply al
the oars, and let the large boat and the
small boat glide over gentle Gennesa
ret. But the sailors say there is going
to be a change of weather. And ever
the passengers can hear the moaning
of the storm, us it comes on with Ions
stride. with all the terrors of hurricane
and darkness. The large boat tremblei
like a deer at bay trembling among thu
clangor of the hounds; great patche
of foam are flung into the air; the sail
of the vessel loosen, and the sharl
winds crack like pistols; the smalle
boats. like petrels poise on the cliff o
waves and then plunge. Overheard x
cargo, tackling and masts, and tn
drenched disciples rush into the bac
. part of the boat, and lay hold OF Christ
and say unto Him: Master. cares
not that we perish?" That great pei
sonagc lifts His head from tn
pillow OF the fisherman's coal
waiKs to the front Of the vesse
and looks out into the storm
All around Him are the smaller boat.
driven in the tempest, and through
comes the cry of drowning men. Il
the flash Of the lightning l see tn
calm brow of Christ as the spra
dropped from His beard He has Oh
word for the sky and another word IL
the waves. Looking upward, lie erie
Peace" Looking downward, He say
abe still"
The waves fell fat on their face
the foam meits, the extinguished sta
relight their torches. The tempe
falls dead. and Christ stands with II
foot on the neck of the storm. Al
while the sailors arc bailing out Il
boats. and while they are trying to u
tangle the cordage, the disciples stal
In amazement, now looking into t
calm sea, then into the calm sky, tn
into the calm Of the Saviour's count
nance, and they cry out: 'What ma
ner Of man is this, that even the win
and the sea obey Him"
The subject in the first place !
presses me with the fact that it is W
important to have Christ in the sh
for all those boats would have gone
the bottom of Gennesart IL Christ h
not been present. oh, what less
for you and for me to learn! VIII
ever voyage we undertake, into VIII
ever enterprise we start. let us alwi
have Christ in the ship. Many OF y
in these days Of revived CONNIE
are starting out in new fin
cial enterprises. l bid you good che
Do all you can do. Do it on
high a plane as possible. You hi
no right to be stoker in the ship
you can be an admiral of the ma
You have no right to be colonel
regiment il you can command bi
ade; you have no right to be an
pinecr of boat on river banks, or N
the coast, IL you can take the oc'
.t..rnar from New York To LiyerDf