The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-12-21
5SS THE FERRY.
iTaimags Tells Of Davies Pas
sage Oysr.-the Jordan.
FROM ALMOST UNNoTIcED
incident Ct Ciden Tins Are Drawn
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Lessons Of Comfort ard
HcpetuIness to Al
Gcf'e Cbi;tren-
Gcd's Children.

draws scme comforting and rapturcus
lessons. The text is II Samuel xix,
Is, 'And there went over ferrybost
to carry over the kings household"
Which of the crowd is the king?
That short man, surburnt and in ia:
tigue dress. 1t is David, the exiied
king. he has defeated his enemies
and is now going home to resume his
palace. Goodl | always like to see
David come cut ahead. But between
him and his hcme there is the celebrated
river Jordan which has to be passed.
The king is accompanied to the bank
of the river by an aristocrasic old gen
tleman of 80 years, Bayzillai By name,
who owned fine country seat at Roge-
lin. Besides that, David has his tamil
II with him. But how shall they get
across the river? While they are stand
ing there see. 3 ferrybo coming from
the other side, snd asit cuts through
: tie water sec the faces Of David and
his household brighten up at the
thought of so soon getting home. No
sooper has the ferry beat stuck the
shore than David and his family and
his old friend BA1zi!lsi fron Rogelim
get on board tie beat. Either With
splashing oars at the side or Eith one
oar scullirg at the stern of the boat
they leave the eastern bank of the Jor
dan and start for the western bank.
That western bank is black with
crowds of people, who are TaVing and
shouting st the approsch Of the king and
his family. The military are al out.
Some Of those who have been David 8
worst enemies now shout until they are
hoarse at his return. No sooner has
the boat struck the shore on the vest
ern side than the earth quakes and the
heavens ring with cheers Of welcome
and ccngratulssion. David and his
family ard Bsrzillai from Rogelim
step ashore. King David asks his old
friend to go with him and live at the
palace, but Bsrzillai apologies and
intimates tkss he is ;rdrm with age
and too deaf to appreciate the music,
and has delicate appetite that would
soon be cloyed with luxurious living,
and 50 he begs that David would let
him 20 back to his country seat.
once heard the father Of a presiden.
of the United States say that he had
just been to Washington to see his 5on
in the White House, and he told me Of
the wonderful things that occurred
there and Of what Daniel Webster said
to him, but be declared: Il was glad
to get home. There W.ss too much 60
ing on there for me" Ny father, an
aged man, made his lsst witt at my
house in Philadelphia, and after the
church service was over, and We went
home, some one in the house asked
the aged man Row he enjoyed the ser.
vice. well, he replied, II enjoyed
the service, but there we're too many
people there fo1 me. It troubled my
head very much" The fact IS that old
people Go Let ike excitement. If
David had asked Balz!llai 30
years before to 80 to the palace, the
probability is that Barzillsi would have
gone, but not nog. They kiss each
other gocdby, q custom among msn
oriental, but in vogue yet where two
brothers part OF an aged father and a
son 90 away from each other never to
meet again. No wonder that their lips
met as King David and old Bsrzillai,
at the Prov Of the ferEyboas, parted
forever.
This river Jordan, in sll ages and
among ali languages, has been the sym
Dol of the boundary line between earth
and heaven. Yet when, on former
occasion, l preached to you about the
Jerdanic passage l have no doubt that
some of you oespondlpgly said. The
Lord might have divided Jordan for
Joshua, but not for poor me-" Cheer
up! want to show yousha5 there IS 8
way over Jordan as we'll as through 1t.
My text says, And there Went ever a
fe1ryboat to carry ever the king 5 house
hold"
ALL our cities are familiar with the
ferry boz. 1t goeHFsm San francisco
to Oakland AID from Liverpool to
Birkenhead, and twice every secular
day of the week multitudes are on the
ferryboats of cur great cities, so that
you will not need 70 hunt up classical
dictionary to find ont what I mean
while am speaking 20 ycu about the
passage Of Davil and his family across
the river Jordan.
-~7My subject, in the first place, i'm
Easses me with the fact that when we
4 :oss over from this world to the next
ne boat will have to come from the
{ ,ther side. The tribe of judah, We
are informed, sent this fe1rs boat across
TO get David and his household. I
stand on the eastern side Of the
river Jordan, and l find no shipping at
Asll, but while I am standing there l
~ boat plowing through the river,
sas / hear the swirl Of the waters
the boat comes to the eastern side
<, the Jordan and David and his family
/ md his cid friend step on board that
boat / am nightly impressed with the
fact that when We cross over from this
world to the next the boat will have to
come from the opposite shore.
Blessed be God, there is boat COM
ing from the other side! Transports
ton at last for our souls from the other
shore; everything about this gospel
from the other shore; pardon from the
other shore; mercy from tie other shore;
pity from the other shore; ministry Of
angels from the other shore; power to
work miracles from the othsr shore;
Jesus Christ from the other shore.
This is faithful saying and worthy
Of all acceptation that Christ Jesus
came into the world to save Sinners"
and from foreign shore l see the fer
~ boat coming, and it rolls with the
surges of Saviour's suffering; bat as it
strikes the Garth the mountains rock,
and the dead adjust their apparel SO
that they may be fit tc come cut. That
beat touches the earth, snd glorious
Thomas Walsh gets into it in his ex