Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-09

. = - baa-ints down on WI. E4Ft
.insi1:-:cE,u- away from hapIiers-,
sinkirr away f-3m God. sinAitc away lFon
evar-tttry tHat l. good and Hl-ss"d-
Then wI.a. 10 We want A swItniHe1-'
stronc swimmer, a swi't swimmer. 49,
Ilnese, h.. God. in my ,ext wt nave lin
ar.nn+caa He stall spread forth his
hands ii the midst 81 them. e ne thae
erInta..h -tra:rhe.il tCr-h Aa aanI9 -
ar;r" loa have noticed t.tt WAeh 4
Sxl:c-a- roe, - r~-*'ln ft4y 'He ne pu.4
hte Heavy apf12re'. Il" IT,, ~ 49,
onv 4..l ifnnediment Atoac lin il he !.
49, - do ts4, .roat dee:. AEt wien
C,-,st etenp4t forth u say" Us ne SHOOK
m tha ~4n14iS0 heaven. and II. ieet were
free. and tb-l. IA stepped down mo the
vaye af NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ana Il 'aH1 w
IA. sr,ar ,,4,, IN liz .iie-aye. il dashed
"a +hr !...ratet ten pie. the nigh water
mari ~ anguish. Then. rising above the
Goya. "He.-t:eichcd forth his hands III the
rrt!et OF ti,el-. a. he that ~sEinfnetn spread
cta .qrta his hanGs to -"in.'
Il yc1 aa"e ever watched a swimmer,
var rnti.. that hi- Whole BODY is brough,
80 II,v IN arm. are .eIed. the hands
1r,vs the water tacs, TIE kue.s are active.
to. mad +, tlrG VII hack to escape strahgu-
Ia.ion. the w..o.c haiy IS in propuision.
Ana when Carl-t sprung INTO the deep 70
saw ~ etGr-W i-calire nature into IL
All HI, gchhe43. His oEln;s"ience. His good
ness HI love. His omnipotence. head.
heart eva. haai5. eeet. We were Tar out
ntne sea and 80 deep down in tre waves
aud s. ar out from the shore that nothing
.aort ~ au entire God colid save US.
Cn,i.t Ienppl out for our rescue, saving.
10. como to do thy will" and ali the
ron tn~ gates OF heaven feared He would
70 down uuoer the waves and instead OF
saving others would Himself perish; but,
putting Ills breast to tEe foam and shak-
ing the suri from Els locks, He came on
and IN llvtjl ia "a - Ujt hin t|a ransh
Of every one hey. eye 0rnniScieut. heart
infoite. Arms 0-niDotait, mighty to save,
cen unto thu uttermost.
On. II va not hatf a cool that trampled
down bell SiuS Ieuneslrct: it was not Il
quarter ~ q SOD that mastered the de-
mons ~ G2darn it was not two-thirds Of Il
Goa that lifted Ip Lazarus into the.aims
Of hi o-rrIoyed sister: it was not a trag-
ment Of = GOD vic offered parlon and
peace to All tho race. No. "ii> mighty
swimmer threw his grandeur, his glory,
his might. his wisdom, his omnipotence
and his eternity into this one act. It took
both bands Ct God to save us-both feet.
How do l prove it! On the cross were
not both hands nailed? On the cross
were not both feet spiked? His entire
nature Involved in our redemption,
II YOU have lived much by the water,
you notice also that II any one is going out
to the rescue CT the drowning he must be
Independent, self-reliant, able to 60 alone.
There may DO 4 time when be must spring
out to save one, and he cannot get Il life
boat. and = he goes out and has not
strength enough to bear himself up and
bear another up he will sink, and instead
OF dragging ono corpse out Of the pillows
you vii! have two odras out. When Christ
! Sprang out into the sea 20 deliver us, He
had no lite buoy. His Father did not help
Him. Aion" in the wine press, alone in the
paaG, alone in the darkness, alone on the
mountain. alone in tue sea. Oh, il He saves
Gs He shall have all the credit, for there
was none :" help" no.oar, 10 wing, no
ladder! Wien Nathaniel Lyon fell in the
battle charge in front OF his troops, he had
a whole army to cheer him. When Marsha!
Ne. SpranG into the contest ana plunged
in the spurs TIL tho horses Hanks spur1ed
hood. al! France appl"Ided him. But Jesus
alone "Of the people there was none to
help. "All forsook him and fed" Oh. it
was rot Il hotiiia that sailed down and
saved Us. 1t was not Il cluster OF gondolas
that came over the wave. 1t was one per-
son, independent and alone. ''spreading
out His hands among us as a swimmer
spreadetl forth his hands to SWIM
Behold. then, tue spectacle OF a drown
ing soul aud Christ the swimmer, I believe
it was IA 1913 when there were six English
soldiers OF tho Fifth fusiieers who were
hanging to capoized boat-a boat that
had been upset by a squall three miles
from shore. 1t was IN the night, but one
ul1it val tii tue boucu. Sulucu
by the dark mountains that lifted their tops
through the night. He came to the beach.
Ill" found n ShoremAn that consented to 90
with him and save the other men, and they
pat out. II was some time before they
could find the place where the men were.
but after awhile they heard their CRY,
Help. help and they bore down to them,
and tney saved them and brought them to
shore.
II You have been much by the water, you
know Very welt that when one is in peril
help mast come very quickly. or it Will be
o. no use. One minute NAV decide every
thtnE. Immediate help the man wants or
10 help at all. Now, that is just the kind
OF RELIEF we want. Thc case is urEeut,
imminent, instantaneous. See that soul
s!nEing, Son of God. lay hold os him.
Bc cuic&. be quick. On. I wish Won ali
, understood how argent this gospel is.
:, Tier was q man in the navy at sea
who had been severely whipped for
bad behavior, and he was ,naddened
by i and ieaped into the sea, ana no sooner
? had he leaped into the SEA than, quick as
lightning. an albntroSS sN Doped upon him
The drowning man. brought to his senses
setzni hold of the albatross AMI held on.
r The huttering OF the bird kept him on the
: wave until relief could come. Would nov
: that the dove OF Got's convicting. convert.
il ing and saving spirits might fash from tn.
throne upon your soul aud that you. tax
INK hold OK rs potent wing. might live anG
i live forever.
The world has had strolS swimmers bs
q sides the one Of the text. perhaps tn.
q greatest amongthem Matthew Webb. OF h,
BrIti~l mercantile marine service. II,
: ieaped from TIE deck ofthe Russia, the Gun
ard steamer. to save the life OF u sailor VIII,
had fallen overheard. No wonder tn,
q passengers subscribed for him q large re
Il ward and the Royal humane Society o
u London decorated him with honors.
Re mighty swimmer was he. by the strength
I. % his own arm and foot pushing througI
Q the waters from Black wall pier to Graves
end pter. eighteen miles, and from Dover t
e Calais. ~ mites. where ne crossed. ye. b,
1t was WI at last in our Niagara
= whirlpool. Bu. the strong swimmer OF "a
IL text Put on: alone 10 swim a wrathier Sc
> aud for vaster distance, even from wori
h, 70 world, 10 save rs who were swamp ped l.
II guilt ami Woe, ant brought US 10 the shor
o. safety, although He ~ last went dow
x int" tie whirlpool OF human and sa:ani
u rag. H" descended into heil."
le Naw modes have been Invented Tor re-
"a cning a drowning body. tut There has bee