The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
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A Rough Sea Voyage IL What Christ's
Follower Must Expect-A Sermon al
soisce TO People Who Are in rrouble-
The Storm, the Calm and the Harbor.
TEXT: Sand there were also with Him
cther little ships, and there arose a great
storm OF wind. And the wind ceased and
there was great calm. Mark w.. Sc.
Tiberias. Galilee, Gennesaret = three
names for the same lake. No other gem
syer had so beautiful a setting. It Law In a
gene OF great luxuriance-the surround
inc hills high, terraced, sloped, groved. so
many hanging gardens OF beauty; the wa
ter rumbling down between rocks OF gray
and red limestone. flashing from the hills
and bounding into the sea. On the shore
vere castles, armed towers, Roman baths.
everything attractive and beautiful, ali
styles OF vegetation In shorter space than
IN almost any other space in all the world,
rom the palm tree OF the forest to the
irae of rigorous climate.
II seemed as II the Lord had launched
one wave OF beauty on all the scene. and IL
hung and swung from rock to rock and hill
and oleander. Roman gentlemen In pleas
ure boats sailing the lake and countrymen
Ia Ash smacks, coming down to drop their
nets. pass each other with nod and shout
and laughter or singing idly at their moor
| ings. on, what wonderful. what beau
tiiu lake!
II seems as II we shall have quiet night.
Not a leaf winked In the air, not n ripple
disturbed the face Of Gennesaret, but
there seems to be little excitement up the
beach, and We hasten to SEQ what It Is. and
re find It an embarkation.
From the western shore fiotila pushing
out. not squadron or deadly armament.
nor clipper with valuable merchandise. nor
pratic vessels ready to destroy everything
they could seize, but flotilla, bearing mes
sngers of life and light and peace. Christ
ln the front Of the boat. His disciples
re 10 smaller boat. Jesus, weary with
much speaking to large multitudes, IS nut
into somnolence by the rocking OF the
raves. II there was any motion at all.
The ship was easily righted; II the wind
passed from one side, from the starboard to
he larboard or from the larboard to the
sarboard, the boat would rock, and by the
eentleness of the motion putting the Mas
ter asleep. And they extemporized pill
low made out OF flsherman's coat.
think no sooner Is Christ PROSTATE and His
bead touching the pillow than He is sound
rleep. The breezes Of the lake run their
fingers through the locks Of the worn sleep
n, and the boat rises and falls like sleep
ng child on the bosom Of sleeping moth
Calm night, starry night, beautiful
light. Run up all the sails, ply all
be oars, and let the large boat and the
mall boat glide over gentle Gennesaret.
but the sailors say there Is going to be a
hange Of weather. And even the passen-
ers can hear the moaning OF the storm as
comes on with long stride, with all the
erOrs OF hurricane and darkness. The
lrge boat trembles like a deer at bay
Fembling among the clangor Of the hounds:
peat patches OF foam are flung into the
" the sails OF the vessels loosen, and the
arp winds crack like pistols; the smaller
pats like petrels poise on the cliff Of the
pves and then plunge. Overheard 20
rso tackling and masts, and the
enched disciples rush into the back part
the boat and lay hold Of Christ and say |
TO Him, Master, carest thou not that |
pershy" That great parsonage lifts |
head from the pillow Of the flsherman's |
at, walks to the front Of the vessel and |
'ks out into the storm. All around him |
Y the smaller boats, driven in the temp |
and through 1t comes the cry Of drown
3 men. BY the flash Of the lightning I |
II the calm lbrow Of Christ as the spray
4 pped from His beard. He has one word |
NJ the sky and another word for the waves.
I'd king upward, He cries, "Peacer' Look
MI downward, He says, "Be still!'
ne waves fall fiat on their faces, the
vi melts, the extinguished stars relight
mi torches, the tempest falls dead, and
er 81 stands with His foot on the neck of !
n storm. And while the sailors are bail
nd out the boats and while they are irving
y ntange the cordage the disciples stand
cod nazement, now looking into the calm
10 'neh into the calm sky, then into the
II q OF the Sayiours countenance, and
cca cry out, What manner Of man Is this,
and even the winds and the sea obey Him?''
" SUBJECT in the first place impresses
ess I'm the TACT that 1t is very important
n sye ChFift In the ship, for all those
,erl would have gone to the bottom of
vu esaret II Christ had not been present
lghv nat ~ lesson for you and for me to
e q Mhatever voyage we undertake, in
he pa'eVer enterprise we start, lot us al
nave Christ in the ship. Many Of you
se days OF revived commerce are
ns out IN new financial enterprises. 1
W good cheer. Do all you can do.
VI as hlgh plane as possible. You
y" W. Sn fisht 10 be stoker in the ship If
an " an admiral OF the navy. You
! The W rght to be colonel of regiment
well !, can an command brigade; you have
es y. 10 De engineer Of boat on river
. VI y. near the coast II you can take the
not .teaher ,Mer from New York to Liver
conf al you can do with utmost tension
e all !; nihd and soul, you are bound to
ed 81 on nave Christ in the enterprise.
has III every voyage, Christ In eyery
nee s,a are men who ask God to help them
tufts s.aft OF great enterprises. He has
,ors a,., .as .hem In the past. No trouble
,ut Smnrow them. The storms might
STh " from the top Of Mount Hermon
have : bn, uonhesaret into foam and into
1 and W. II could not hurt them, But
m thu another another man who starts out in
e les .u.a.seerprlse, and he depends Upon
he Dl e0,a Ia'Ities OF this life. He has no
,pe, y u,p nd ,. nm. After awhile the storm
|, whsi Wv wv. .Vsses l on the masts OF the shin.
endOe ;" Tu' MS ilfeboat. The sheriff and
renSh I1er IN %,. Try to help him off. They
reassd p MIN of He must 90 down--no
riOtp1 tioa one snip. Here are young men
md 10 s ~ out IN lie. Your life will be
tempt !, sunshine sunshine and shadow. There
uncul' tnom t",c.lc blasts or tropical lorna
ron Vm y. not what is before you, but I |
- Ha'e Christ with you all shall
't,nsnt ~ ., seem see to get along without the
"S m I'd hn, Hurlst M while everything goes
~ sss,lot Ma, ., =, after awhile, when sorrow
IN, % =. .ne soul, when the waves Of
Q, ~ ow' ear over tho hurricane deck
tel az oWsprit Is shiyerod on5 a.