The Progress., 1897-09-04
TALMAGE's SERMON.
No Matter How Hard the Storm
Christ IL In Command.
Those whose Voyage Of Life 10 TeznDsstu-
Gus Should AlWays Take Christ In
4, tho ship and Port Wall be
Safely Reached.

J safely Reached.
Rev. T. Dewitt Ta1mage, in the fol-
lowing sermon, designs to give comfort
70 those who find life beset with trials
and troubles The text is:
And there were also with Him other little
ships and there arose . great storm Of wind.
And the wind ceased and there WAS . great
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Tiberias, Galilee, Gennesaret-three
names for the same lake. No other
gem ever had SO beautifula setting. 1t
lay in a scene of great luxuriance; the
surrounding hills, terraced, sloped,
eroved, so many hanging gardens of
beauty; the waters rumbling down be-
tween rocks Of gray and red limestone,
flashing from the hills, and bounding
into the sea. On the shore we're cas-
ties, armed towers, Roman baths,
everything attractive and beautiful;
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 rigorous climate.
It seemed as If the Lord had launched
one wave Of beauty on all the scene.
and it hung and swung from rock and
hill aud oleander. Roman gentlemen
In pleasure boats sailing the lake. and
eountrymen in fish smacks coming
down to drop their nets, pass each 9th
.er with nod and shout and laughter, or
swinging idly 1T their moorings. Oh.
what wonderful, what . beautiful
lake!
1t seems as il we shall have q quiet
lnight. Not leaf winked in the air;
mot q ripple disturbed the face of Cen
inesAret; but there seems to be . little
excitement up the beach, aud we hasten
20 see what it il. and we find it An en-
jbArkation.
From the western shore . dotilla
pushing out, not = squadron. or dead
ly armament, nor clipper with valuable
merchandise. nor piratic vessels ready
70 destroy everything they could seize;
but hotills, bearing messengers OF
life. and light, and peace. Christ is in
the front boat. His disciples are in q
smaller boat. Jesus. weary with much
speaking to large multitudes. is put
into somnolence by the rocking Of the
waves. II there was any motion at all,
the ship was easily riRhted; if the
wind passed from one side from star
board to larboard, and from the
llsrboard to starboard, the boat would
rock, and by tho gentleness of the mo-
tion putting the Master asleep. And
they extemporized n pillow made out
of q Gsherman's coat. l think no
sooner is Christ PROSTATE, and His head
touching the pillow. than He is sound
ssleep. The breexes of the lake run
their fingers through the locks Of the
worn sleeper. and the boat rises and
falls like = sleeping child on the bosom
Of q sleeping mother.
Calm night, starry night, beautiful
night Run up all the sails, ply all
the oars, and let the large boat and the
ANAL boat glide over gentle Genness-
ret. But the sailors say there is going
TO be = change OF weather. And even
the passengers can hear the moaning
OF the storm, ~ it comes on with long
stride. with all the terrors OF hurricane
and darkness. The large boat trembles
like deer 1t bay trembling among the
clangor of the hounds; great patches
of foam are flung into the air; the sails
lOi the vessel loosen, and the sharp