The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-12


Oh. how they we're all tossed IN the
tempest John Husa In the nre; Hugh
MeKail In the hour OF mariyrdom; the
Alblgcnses. the wridenses. the Scotch
Covenanters-dld they hnd II smooth
failinr7
Ny subject also lmpresses me with
the fact that good people sometimes
set very much frightened. In the tones
Of these disciples as they rushed into
the back part Of the boat, ! fnd they
are frightened almost to death. They
say: Master. oarest thou not that we
perlshg" They had no reason TO be
frightened. for Christ was In the boat
suppose II We had been there We
would have been just as much alright
ed. Perhaps more.
In all ages very good people set very
much afrlghted. II IL often 20 In our
day. and men say. "why. look at the
bad lectures: look al the sprituaiiatie
societies: look al the various errors
going over the Church Of God; We are
going 20 founder: the Church "a
going TO perish: she Is going
down" Oh. how many good people
are anrlghted by triumphant In
lqulty In our day. and think the church
Of Jesus Christ and the cause Of right
eousnesa are going to be overthrow
and are Jus, aa much afirighied rs the
disciples Of my text were anrighied.
Don't worry. don't fret. as though In
lqtliy were going 10 triumph over
righteousness.
A lion goes into a cavern 10 steep. Ne
lies down. with bis shaggy name COW
srlng the paws. Meanwhile the spiders
spin a web across the mouth Of the
cavern. and say. we have captured
him" Cossamer thread after goasamer
thread Il spun until the whole front Of
the cavern Il covered with she spiders
web. and the spiders say. "The lion is
done. the lion h fast" Aficg awhile
the iloa las got through sleeping; be
rouses himself. be shakes his name. he
walks out into the sunlight: he does
fpi even know the spiders web Il spun.
sr1 With his yolcg he shakes the noun
alu.
So msa come. spinning their sophia
tries and scepilcism about Jesus
Christ: be seems 70 be sleeping. They
say. I'VE have captured the Lord; he
viii never come forth ara'a upon the
nation. Christ is capin.cd. and cap
turcd forever. Ills religion will never
make any conquest among men" But
after awhile the Lion OF the tribe Of
Judah VIII reuse himself and come
forth % shake nightly the nations
What is a SPIDERS web to the aroused
llonf Give truth and error a faiT crap
PIE. and truth will come on victor.
But there are a great many good peo.
1 pie Who get afrlghted In other re-
spscts: they are afrlghied In our day
about revivals. They say. oh, this IL
a sironr religious sale; We are afraid
[ the Church OF God IL going 10 upset.
and there are going 10 be a great many
peopla brought into the Church that
are going 20 be- Of no use 10 IL" and
thes are anrighsed whenever they see
revival taking hold of the churches
As though a ship captain with Ave
thousand bushels Of wheat for a cargo
should say. some day. coming upon
deck. Throw overheard all the cargo:
and the sailors should say. why. cap,
tain. what DO you mean' Throw over
an the cargo" "Oh." says the cap
tain. I'VE have a peck Of chat thai IA,
Got into this ave thousand bushels
wheat. and the only way 10 get rid Of
the chan u to throw an the wheat
overheard" Now. that l. a great dea
wiser than the salk Of a great mani
Chrlstlana who want 10 throw over
board an the thousands and tens o.
Thousands Of souls who have beer
brought IN through great awakenings
Throw an overheard because there is
peck Of chan. a quart Of chafi. a pint o.
chani I say. iet them stay until thl
last day; the Lord will divide the chat
from the wheat
on. that these gales from hCavcl
mieht sweep through an our churches
on. Tor such days az Richard haxtc
saw In England and Robert McChoyn
saw IN Dunicc' Oh. Tor such days a
Jonathan Edwards faw Ia Northamp
tom have ofteg heard my father eel
ui the fact that In The early part OF thi
century a revival broke out In somof
willie. n. J.. and some people were yer
much agltaicd about H. They said
"Oh. you are going 20 bring too man
people into the church az once; an
, they sent down 20 New brunswick I
set John Livingston TO stop the n
! vival. Well. there was no better so1
, In an the world than John Livingston
+ lie wen, up: he looked AZ the revlva
, they wanted him to stop H. He atoo
, In the pulpit on the Sabbath, and lool
, cd over the solemn auditory. and D
, said: "Thls. brethren. h in reality n
! work Of God. beware how you Try
4 stop a." And he was an old man. Leaf
: ing heavily on his stan-a very ol
, man. And he lifted the stan. and too
hold OF the small end o. the stan. an
4 began TO let n fall very slowly throu0
Z between the finger and the thumb. an
h he said. "oh. thou lmpenitent. nc
e aft falling now-falling away FRO
b. lie. falling away from peace and hea
B.. On. falling as certainly a. that cane
o falling through my hand-falllRg &c
4 tainly. though perhaps falling vel
d slowly" And the cane kept on fallii
n through John IAvlngston's hand. II
II religious emotion In che audience VI
d overpowering. and men saw type
b their doom AZ the cane kept tallil
+. aud falling until the knob Of the ca
IL struck Mr.. Llvlngston'a hand. and
l. clasped Il stoutly aud said, But q
grace Of God can stop you, a. ! siopp
Ia that cane" and then there was STA